[NLRS] [10GHzContest] 10GHz Cumulative weekend #2 Sept 19 & 20

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

I'm still planning to rove my western loop. I have visited some of the 
sites used or looked at in the past and found several new ones with 
views good to the hill and to the Buffalo Ridge. I plan to visit more of 
them in the next couple weeks. I have fixed my broken tripod and plan to 
work on my preamp collection. I think the first 36077 is the cause of 
the low gain in my Demi type preamp. I have another that I can try. It 
shows DC gain but low 10 GHz gain and my version of snowflaking hasn't 
made a detectable difference in gain. Then I have some more modern 
transistors that might work that I've heard rumors W5LUA has redesigned 
the DEMI preamps to use now that he's retired from Avago. But I've not 
seen any proof of that allegation.

73, Jerry, K0CQ

On 9/6/2015 9:16 PM, NLRS Regional 10GHz Contest mavens wrote:
> VHF and Microwave contesting will be busy the next two
> weekends with the September VHF on the 12th and 13th,
> then there is the second weekend of the 10GHz Cumulative
> on the following weekend September 19th and 29th.
>
> That means that it's time to plan for the 10 G weekend.
> There's not much planning so far. Here is what I have:
>
> Rovers:
> The plan is to rove on the Buffalo Ridge. Likely starting
> point is near Montevideo.
> Starting time 7:30AM?
>
> NØUK--Chris
> KØHAC--Holly
> WØZQ--Jon
> WBØLJC--Gary
>
> Possible rovers:
> W9FZ--Bruce
> KA9VVQ--Janice
>
> Who else would like to rove?
>
> Fixed group on Buck Hill:
> We have permission to use the hill.
>
> ????
>
>
> What would the rest of you like to do?
>
> 73, Gary  WBØLJC
>