[NLRS] Fw: ANTENNA RANGE DELAYED to 10AM

[Donn, WA2VOI]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donn, WA2VOI" <wa2voi at mninter.net>
To: "NLRS" <NLRS at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: "WB0LJC Gary Danlieus" <WB0LJC at arrl.net>; "Ed Marciniak, 
NB0M" <elmarciniak at mnits.net>; "W9FZ" <w9fz at w9fz.com>; "KC0IYT" 
<goverby at charter.net>; <Melvynkc0p at aol.com>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 8:29 PM
Subject: ANTENNA RANGE DELAYED to 10AM


> Unfortunately, it looks as if the WX-man is going to be right
> this time on his call for storms overnight and into Saturday
> morning.  The line is forming up west and south west of us and 
> is
> slowly moving in our direction.  Wet gound won't work for the
> equipment, and none of us is going to be playing in
> the rain (at least I won't), so....
>
> The "good" news is that it MAY happen earlier than had been
> predicted... the rain/storms are now being forecast 'mostly
> before 4AM.'  If this holds, late morning may have seen enough
> drying to make it possbile to run the range.  (There is, of
> course, the possibility that the rains will be later than is
> predicted, and that could scrub the range activities.  We'll 
> have
> to make that call in the morning.)
>
> THEREFORE -- we'll DELAY THE START of the antenna range UNTIL
> 10AM.  (Thats only an hour's delay, but hopefully enough.)
>
> I AM planning on going to Breakfast.  (Roseville Old Country
> Buffet, 0830+/-) and will be at Mounds Park at 10AM.
>
> Gary, if you make Breakfast, please make sure you have the 10 
> and
> 24GHz sources in the car.  If you CAN'T make, maybe we can make
> arrangements for me to pick them up so they'll be available 
> when
> we start at 10AM.
>
> There were no requests for anything other than 2 - 432 and 
> 10GHz,
> so that's all the equipment I'll have with me.  Over all 
> turn-out
> is very low... only 5 e-mails as I requested (one of whom has 
> had
> to cancel) and two others mentioned they'd "try" to make it.
>
>
>