[NLRS] planning and spots. June VHF

[Dave Aho - N9TTX]

Thanks John,

   hope I get a few more ideas also.  and that is the
corner I remember hearing about, but needded the good
been there done that directions.  I think Bruce also
mentioned an Irma site in EN55.  Not sure where that
is either...in any case, it is an agressive plan, but
the 38/48/47/37 corner is going to be a snap...the
Iron range highlands are right through there, and I am
going to be in the area anyhow.  the EN37 site is more
south and west in Virginia...on the mine in the sky
visitor center///and yes I will be taking pictures. 
It also helps that I have travelled the Northern route
oodles of times going to the Iron Range and back and
vacationing in N. Michigan...and of course the
hometown of Rhinelander (EN55) helps too for a comfy
bed.




--- "John (JK) Kalenowsky, K9JK"
<hamk9jk at ameritech.net> wrote:

> WOW Dave,
> 
> Quite an aggressive plan!
> 
> When I went up to near the EN33,34,43,44 Grid Corner
> back in the 2005 
> UHF, I was ONLY able to "hit" EN33 and 43 but I
> *think* those are the 
> primary ones of interest since it looks you'll be
> driving through EN34 
> and then to/through EN44.
> 
> There is an unpaved road that runs along the north
> side of I-90 and you 
> can hit BOTH EN33 and EN43 from along that road. If
> you're on I-90, the 
> exit is the one for St. Charles, Minnesota Route 74,
> and you go "just 
> south" from the exit a little bit to get to CR-35
> which will take you 
> back east to the roads I describe further and which
> I HOPE the Google 
> Map URL that I'm pasting in just below WILL actually
> work. The point of 
> the "Green Arrow" on the Google Map *should* be
> where the Grid Line (92 
> degrees west longitude, in this case) crosses "St.
> Charles Township Road 
> 3".
> 
>
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=43.9353,+-92&ie=UTF8&ll=43.938142,-92.003331&spn=0.010198,0.02841&z=15&iwloc=addr&om=0
> 
> There's a slightly 'more civilized' spot (and maybe
> a little extra 
> elevation) for EN33. Track west on St Charles
> Township Road 3 to where 
> it tees into what looks like CR-123 (maybe CR-37
> also?), go south across 
> the I-90 Overpass and there was some relarively flat
> (and dry when I was 
> there in August) area on the NE corner of the
> intersection of CR-35, 
> CR-123 and St. Charles Township Road 1. Obviously
> you can ALSO see that 
> St. Charles Township Road 1 goes over to the
> Gridline to the east (on 
> the south side of I-90) but I opted for the "3" Road
> on the north side 
> of I-90 (as I recall, it looked" higher on the north
> side).
> 
> I hope this is if some help to you. Wishing you Good
> Luck and SAFE 
> travels!
> 
> Also, please share if you get any good suggestions
> for the EN43,44,53,54 
> corner area near Necedah. I know Jim, K9UJH who
> lives up near there (and 
> his son, Perry, N9MUC and grandson, Steve, KC9DDK)
> and I've *threatened* 
> to come up there to rove near them in a VHF Contest
> (but have yet to 
> "deliver" on that *threat*). If I recall correctly,
> Jim and his son 
> actually determined that Jim's property straddles 44
> North Latitude 
> there so they checked to be sure that the proper
> Grid designator was 
> given (and I presently am drawing a blank on which
> they determined it 
> was, EN43 or EN44).
> 
> 73, JK
> 
> ERRO ERGO SUM (I rove therefore I am)
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave Aho - N9TTX" <n9ttx at yahoo.com>
> To: "NLRS" <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>; "Joe Belany"
> <joeb116 at yahoo.com>; 
> "Reverend Bittner" <w0aih at arrl.net>; "Steve Bluem"
> <ka9omy at arrl.net>; 
> "Jay" <jpacker99 at yahoo.com>; "Charlies Midwest
> Monsters" 
> <cvvhf at cvvhf.org>; "Bill Noble"
> <bill077 at centurytel.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 13:20
> Subject: [NLRS] planning and spots. June VHF
> 
> 

I modulate, therefore I am!
               ...73, and all that jazz,


                 Dave...N9TTX


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