[NLRS] Hoffman Hills observation tower, EN44

[N0HJZ at aol.com]

I know that there will be several in the Eau Claire area who may love a  
QSO.  You may be readable in the Cities and you might not.  Until you  
try...who knows.
 
If you're headed home on Saturday of the contest, a stop in EN44 could add  
a few Q's to your score.  If you have time to stop in EN35, that would  add 
more Q's too.  Or you could operate from home in EN34 and  still qualify as 
a rover, since you'd already activated EN44.
 
If we know approximately when you'd be in Menomonie, I'm sure people would  
look for you.  We'll never know if it'll work until we try!
 
73  Rich N0HJZ 
 
 
In a message dated 7/24/2009 3:46:33 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
clem.law at usa.net writes:



Has anyone operated VHF from this observation  tower:

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specific/hoffmanhills/

This  is the Hoffman Hills Recreation Area near Menomonie.

The reason I ask  is that we'll be driving home from vacation the Saturday 
of
the UHF  contest, and won't have much equipment with us.  But would it be  
worth
a stop here?  I'm not sure the exact time we would arrive, so  would I be 
able
to raise anyone with a random CQ?

Here's the  catch:  The only antenna I'll have available will be a rubber  
duck.
Would I be able to work anyone in the Twin Cities on 432 SSB with 5  watts? 
How about FM with 1.5 watts?

If we have a realistic chance  of making a couple of contacts, we'll try to
make a stop and put out a call  as W0IS/R and KC0OIA/R.  

73,
W0IS


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