[NLRS] 6 check-ins to 144.240 tonight -- nice job guys

[Todd Sprinkmann]

   Well for a spur-of-the-moment idea, this went very 
well tonight.

    I heard 6 check-ins for this new activity half hour 
on 144.240, every Wed. from 8:00-8:30pm.  

    They were:
    K0KFC -- Jim EN35.  About 4x1.  He heard me better.
    K0MHC -- Jim EN26.  5x1.  Can't wait to see how we 
work on our higher bands.
    W9RPM -- John EN43.  5x3 to 5x7.  Great signals.
    N9WQ -- Dave EN53.  5x7.
    N9LIA -- Jack EN54.  Very nice signal, easy 5x5.
    KB5ZJU -- Phil EN63.  Local to me, with loop @40'

    Per the plan, I did call CQ multiple times, from my west 
to the north, about 10-15 degrees at a time.  You guys 
definitely got something stirred up; I admit I think I missed 
a station or two that was down in my noise.  

    Also, there seemed to be an ongoing QSO after a few 
minutes.  No clue where they were; they were very light.  
I hope they were in Michigan or somewhere, and they 
weren't QRM'ed.  But they weren't trying to check in 
with us, I felt confident of that.  

    Continue to plan on this every Wed. night, lightning 
permitting.  And I look forward to the sun going down 
earlier, I didn't account for about S1 sun noise at that 
time of day.  Oh well.  

    Thanks to those who showed up, and I hope this 
evolves into lasting activity.

    73,
    Todd  KC9BQA  EN63 -- 40 miles north of MKE.  

    PS:  I plan to be on a lot for the CQ WW VHF next 
Sat/Sun the 19th/20th.  As well as Rovermania V, for 
sure.  Everyone start posting your contest plans.  

    Here's the link to the CQ VHF contest rules:  
http://www.cqww-vhf.com/rules.htm
    Part of why I'm doing this is activity half hour is to get 
us thinking about looking to semi-distant grids for tough 
contest mults.  You'd be amazed how many light, but 
copyable NLRS signals I hear in contests.