[NLRS] 144.240 net tonight at 8pm is ON

[Todd Sprinkmann]

   Good day,

   Well we've got the August UHF contest only 74 
hours away.  Link to the rules, if you need one:

http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2008/uhf.html

     Tropo forecasts look very encouraging; there 
could well be a period of enhanced conditions. 
 
     Everyone get on for this one.  Look for the 
EN44 multi-op (K9CVC), look for the EN52xc 
multi-op (KI9R), and of course, spray RF all 
across the Rovermaniacs in NLRS-land.  

   WB8BZK will also be roving EN51/61/62/52 
with a good station and power on 222, 432 and 
1296.  Liasion frequency for 'BZK will be 144.260.    

    Stations that only have FM for 223 and 440, get on 
the air and make some Q's.  I know that I've worked 
plenty of stations cross-polarized out to 100 miles 
on 222.5 and 223.5 FM, and I appreciate every Q.

    But about the net tonight -- it's a go.  Once again, 
I start at 8pm on 144.240, and I only look west thru 
north.  My location is EN63ao, or 40 N of Milwaukee.  

    I do this until 8:30, moving the beams thru the 
quadrant at least twice.  At 8:30, I have to QSY and 
look south to do the regular Badger net on 144.250.  

    Plenty of you have checked in or tried, and I'm very 
pleased by the turnout.  One of these nights, we'll get 
some enhanced conditions (tonight??) and we'll be 
really busy.  

     The purpose of this is to stir up weak-signal activity 
in W and N Wis, as well as adjacent portions of Minn, 
Iowa and the U.P. of Mich.  I also hope that after I 
QSY, stations will continue to look around on or about 
144.240.  After all, anyone can get on the air and call 
CQ, nudge, nudge.  :) :)

     73,
     Todd  KC9BQA  EN63ao   40 north of Milwaukee
     50 thru 2304