[NLRS] VHF contest.

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

On 9/9/2010 10:29 PM, Bruce Richardson wrote:
>
>
> Hi Gerald:
>
> Yup, that was me. I saw Gilbert on the map, but I thought you moved from
> there.  I got off at the Storey City exit and went west to some high
> ground NE of Boone.  I don't actually expect to activate 22 or 32 this
> weekend. I just figgered since I was going right by there I ought to do my
> site research.

I was north bound with the VW that I had up north for 10G+ last year and 
for Aurora.

There are some good sites over north of Boone, and just east of 
Ellsworth (Exit 133) near here I not live. I'm still paying rent at 
Gilbert, but hope this is the last month, if I get the rest of the stuff 
moved out.

N0DQS likes the EN 31,32,21,22 corner. Its in the middle of a section SW 
of Boone, SE of Ogden so you can't get to the corner, but its just a 
mile between grids and there are roads all the way around that section. 
I think its about 2 miles south of US30 and not in the river bottom.

Ames Airport beacon I think sits exactly on 42 degrees north. If its not 
exactly on the line its within 100 feet of the line.
>
> I spent the night in Osceola, IA. This morning, I looked for spots in
> 30/31/20/21 near Thayer, IA.  Now I'm down near Gallatin, MO where I'm
> researching spots for EM29/39 EN20/30.  Tomorrow, I research sites in
> EM28/38/29/39 near Odessa, MO.
>
> I stopped by and did a shack visit with WB0JQQ in EM39.  There is a good
> chance I'll visit Garth W0GR tomorrow afternoon.
>
> My plans are on the W0UC spreadsheet at:
> https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AvU0R8d2qq2DdHMwR0YzNEh6bVdqRHRsaTdOY196alE&hl=en
> (paste together)
> and on the Midwest Mania! website at:
> http://www.w9fz.com/midwestmania10/
>
> Jerry, glad you are gonna get on the air for this weekend. I may not be
> able to work you on Saturday but should be able to on Sunday at the north
> end of my rove ending in 21/31.

It should be easier on 2 than on 432, the 2m beam won't have the front 
to back or the directivity of the RIW on 432.
>
> 73
> Bruce W9FZ/R
>
>>
>>
>> Yesterday, I noticed a white mini van with lots of rover antennas headed
>> south on I-35, about 7:15 PM, vicinity of mile post 127. Was that Bruce
>> on his way to Kansas?
>>
>> I'm working on getting up a small 2m yagi and a single RIW for 432 on a
>> tripod on the roof. Won't have a rotor, they will be looking north and
>> the feed line losses will be nontrivial, but I should be workable from
>> the cities since I'm 150 feet higher elevation than the old place and 25
>> miles north. My UHF log shows a grand 3 points, cross polarization made
>> even that one tough to achieve.
>>
>> There is a chance WB0BQV also in EN32 may be on with better antennas
>> than I'll have.

WB0BQV is in Gilbert. He's not been in a VHF contest.
>>
>> There is also a slight chance I might get the 10 GHz station working no
>> better than it was on Buck Hill last fall. That is deaf receiver and
>> only 100 mw on transmit.
>>
>> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
>>
73, Jerry, K0CQ