[NLRS] The last hurrah - the September 10 GHz contest

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

Bringing up Delorme Tropo 4 on the old windoze 98 computer I searched 
for high spots south and west of Buck Hill. It shows Buck Hill about 
1167, though I'm sure its grown.

First spot. CR70 about a mile west of exit 81 from I-35. N93:18:49 
W44:38:37 WGS84 datum. Just SW of there, SW of the intersection of CR70 
and CR 8, N93:19:39 W44:38:35 NE of the intersection with France Boulevard.

CR91 1/4 mile N E 275th St E, SW Elko, SE New Market, N Webster. 
N93:20:19.7 W44:33:26.7

About 700 feet east of CR96/Halstad Ave and 60th St W, 2-1/2 mile N of 
Lonsdale or 2 miles east of Veseli at N93:25:20, W44:31:5.

1/2 mile w of Veseli on CR6, 1-1/2 mile w of SHW 19 near Hatch Lake. 
N93:28:28.6 W44:30:54.2 and near there a triangular road intersection, 
where Kennesec Ave meets CR 6 (which runs both south and west from that 
intersection). N93:29:2.1 W44:31:19.7

1000 feet south on Lake Ave from State HWY 21, 1 mile east of the county 
line, or 4 miles east of the intersection of 13 and 21 in Montgomery. 
N93:30:12 W44:25:25

These are all above 1150 ASL, nearly as high as Buck Hill on public 
roads. I expect someone has explored them all, but maybe not.

I'd like to see if I could work some stations on 10G this year, without 
driving to KM0T's back yard.

Let me know detailed Gilbert area plans, I know the area fairly well 
having lived there 40 years.

73, Jerry, K0CQ





On 9/15/2010 5:06 PM, Donn - WA2VOI/0 wrote:
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> Scott's question is a good one, though.  3hrs for him; closer to 5 or 6 if Joe
> comes down; 4 for me to get down to Gilbert, only to find out there's no one on
> the other end because of unusable roads ?  Uh-uh.
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> I think we should have 1) an alternate location and 2) a "drop-dead" date/time
> for making the change to the alternate location or (ABSOLUTE LAST RESORT) scrub.
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> 73 Donn
> WA2VOI/0
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