[NLRS] September VHF Contest - W0ZQ plans and east/west activity times

[Scott]

N0EDV and AI9Z will be on 50MHz to 902 MHZ from EN56 (Porcupine 
Mountains in Michigan's U.P.)  Callsign used will be AI9Z.

Equip:
6M - 100W - 3 element Yagi
2M -  ~200W - 12 element Yagi
222 - Maybe, maybe not.  If so, 5W or so to 6 element Yagi
432 - 20W - 15 or 16 element Yagi (New HB from AI9Z...can't remember how 
many elements he told me)
902 - 10W - 4 foot solid dish

Scott N0EDV (1/2 of AI9Z Multi-Op)
http://corbenflyer.tripod.com/
Gotta Fly or Gonna Die
Building RV-4 (Super Slow Build Version)



W0ZQ at aol.com wrote:

>Hello NLRS land.
>
>With the September VHF contest only two weeks away,  its time for some 
>chatter.   I plan to activate my home station in  EN34iu on 6m through at least 3456 
>MHz.   Who else will be around for  the contest ?  
> 
>Last year NLRS sent in 17 logs, CVVHF sent in 8, and the Badger Contesters  
>another 13.   Lets see if our plans for getting more WI & MN  synergy going may 
>grow those numbers this year.   Remember, no log is  too small to send in and 
>paper logs are OK (forms can be downloaded from the  ARRL website).  
>
>Regarding our previous discussion for an east/west  activity "hour" I 
>received only positive comments from QSO hunger contesters on  both sides of the 
>cheese line.  I forgot what I had originally  proposed in terms of the actual 
>times, but I think I had suggested one hour on  Saturday and a second hour on 
>Sunday as not everyone can make one time or the  other.   Since the beginning of 
>the contest is usually busy, as is the  end of the contest, how about 8:00 to 
>9:00 pm on Saturday evening and again at  2:00 to 3:00 pm on Sunday afternoon.  
> During these time periods  Dakota Division stations look east while WI, MI, 
>and northern IL stations look  west.   Obviously people are not locked into 
>concrete with this  proposal as the occurrence of any 6m E's, aurora, or tropo 
>may throw a wrench  into the plan.
>
>So who's going to be on ?  Any rovers out & about  ?   Anyone needs to borrow 
>some rover antennas - just ask me.   Comments on the suggested east/west 
>activity times ?
> 
>For those on the CVVHF and Badgers reflectors, please post this note there  
>for feedback & comments.
>
>73, Jon
>W0ZQ
> 
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