[NLRS] Fw: 144.240 net tonight at 8pm is ON

[Todd Sprinkmann]

  First effort bounced, let's see if this goes thru.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd Sprinkmann" <sprinkies at excel.net>
To: <badgercontesters at mailman.qth.net>; <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>; 
"CVVHF" <cvvhf at cvvhf.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 11:06 AM
Subject: 144.240 net tonight at 8pm is ON


>   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
>
>