[NLRS] W0ZQ/R Ready to rummmble (and weather)

[W0ZQ at aol.com]

Yo, NLRS land.

W0ZQ/R is ready.  I had one set back .... I  believe that I may have mixed my 
222 input/outputs on the 222 brick and fried  the 222 transverter power 
module - no output on 222.   After a bit of  troubleshooting, I just so happened to 
have a "spare" module (thanks Tony !),  replaced it, and I am back in 
business again.   I did a band check  with GHZ from 222 thru 3456 from my driveway 
and all was good.

I will be  in the EN44/43/33/34 grid corner on Saturday afternoon in that 
order.  I  will be in each grid for about 1.5 hrs.  I plan to leave from there  
about dark and sleep at home.   I will be in the EN35/25/24 and  perhaps 34 
(again) on Sunday in that order with EN35 starting at about 6:30 to  7:00 am, 
again each grid for about 1.5 hrs.   Since 5.7 and 10gig are  outside the car, 
serious weather will hamper those bands.   I will be  hanging out on 222.065 and 
432.065, always to return there, and will be tuning  around too.

The current weather forecast has quite a bit of  uncertainly.  As of this 
afternoon the NWS has most of southern MN and  northern IA in a slight risk 
category.  Models are trying to generate a MCS  in the eastern Dakotas tonight, 
then again tomorrow afternoon in southern  MN.   It does look like a better than 
50/50 chance that rovers could  see some rain at some time - some may not see 
any, some may see a lot.  At  this time, there is a small potential for 
tornados on Sat. southwest  of the MN river into northern IA.  This forecast may be 
good for the  microwave crowed as long as the rain/hail/wind isn't over the 
top of the  rovers.

Drive safe rovers.  Have fun everyone !

73,  Jon
W0ZQ/R
 



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