[NLRS] August UHF Contest

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

On 7/22/2014 7:00 AM, Bruce Richardson wrote:
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> Well, that got out of the phone before I was done :-)
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> Back in "Rovermania", Jon and I had some spirited competitions while on different meridians. Jon was on the 94th and I was on the 90th. My point is I did the Wausau and Dodgeville grid corners (8 grids) during several UHF contests in a row. I gotta tell you that 8 during a UHF is crazy due to the 120+ mile reposition required in the middle of the night.
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> Jon and I usually had 5 or less rover-to-rover q's (but boy were they helpful). The secret is good Fixed Station support. N9DG, N9LB, W0GHZ, N0KP, N0AKC, W9GA, K2DRH, W0UC, and several others have been SO helpful to keep the bands humming during UHF contests.
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> Support out of Chicago has always been lighter than I'd expect but W9ZIH and N4PZ as well as JK/R and SNR/R come to mind.
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> Another secret is promotion. Does Chris out of Jessup, IA know your sched (call escapes me at moment).

QRZ.com says that's N0TTW and wife KC0RAD. I should be looking for them 
in August.

73, Jerry, K0CQ
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> Good luck in this one! Guts Frisbee in Marquette, MI has my attention on that wknd.
> 73
> Bruce W9FZ
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> Rust Never Sleeps
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