[NLRS] Tips on possible locations for a rookie rover ???

[N0HJZ at aol.com]

Hi Ray -
 
I'm sure others will have ideas for specific places to operate.  You  may 
even be able to follow someone out to one of the grid corners.
 
For a first-time rove, I would suggest staying close to the Twin  Cities.  
Get used to roving and to the callsigns, etc.  Maybe a trip  to the 
EN24/34/25/35 corner would be good.  Or a stop to that corner and a  stop to the 
EN23/24/33/34 corner.  Good sites at all locations.
 
Next weekend is 222 & above so you'll only be able to use 432.  A  small 
yagi and low power should be able to work quite well out to a few hundred  
miles.
 
Talk to others, get some ideas and then post your plans.  We'll all be  
watching for you!
 
73  
Rich N0HJZ (222 op at the W0AUS multi-op)
 
 
 
In a message dated 7/26/2009 10:32:48 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
johnsorj at tcq.net writes:



Hi All

I am hoping to operate next weekend as a first  time rover-
I have found many good tips on the web for equipment
and  setup for roving but would appreciate any recommendations
on decent  locations around  Minnesota/Wisconsin--I can
devote  approximately  10 hours and up to a 250 mile route 
for this  effort-

Equipment is quite modest--An Icom 706IIG and halos or
short  yagis for 6/2/70cm on a 20 foot push-up mast.

All tips / location  recommendations  are greatly appreciated..

Ray   KE3QY   in EN35 (Maplewood)

ps--My apologies for the "3 area  " callsign-It is left over from
when I worked for BT&D-DuPont in  Wilmington,Delaware--
I am retired now and hope to get my original High  School
callsign, WB0EBG, back in the coming months as I get
back into  Ham Radio operating  --rjj
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