[NLRS] [BC'ers] W9FZ/R and KA9VVQ/R plans for Jan VHF contest

[John Toscano]

Hello, Bruce!

Jim and I are planning to go out roving as K0MHC/R this weekend, and just
for something different, we are planning to beacon to APRS using a neat
little device called an AP510 APRS Tracker. (It only produces 1 watt of RF,
which we will run through an amplifier to get more oomph.

Jim and I are new to the APRS thing, and I know you have been using this
for a while. I'm curious why your APRS tracker ID is going to be W9FZ-15?
According to the little booklet that came with the AP510, a SSID of 15
indicates an HF station. I was planning to use K0MHC-9 to signify a mobile
station. The list in the booklet does not have a number for a contest rover.

Good luck in the contest. Maybe we'll get some 6 Meter E-skip between here
and there, and we can get each other into our respective logs. I presume
that you and Janice will operate as a family station for twice the fun. We
will represent only a single contact since Jim and I aren't truly family.
 ;^)

73 de W0JT/5, EL09vu
soon to be part of K0MHC/R, South Texas (through North Texas and Southern
Oklahoma).


On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 9:57 AM, Bruce Richardson <w9fz at w9fz.com> wrote:

> Our "RF low-level lights" are on and Janice and I are planning to be on
> this coming weekend with a rove.  We have entered our data on the rover tab
> at: http://tinyurl.com/vhfss2016
>
> Our 9EF equipment is still down. I know I have 100mw for 2304 and will
> take it only hoping to work KC0P/R and N0HZO/R.  I will test 903 and 1.2
> gear on Friday, if it works, I'll most certainly take it along.  We will
> have 10GHz and hope to work W0GHZ, KC0P/R, N0HZO/R, and K0AWU on Saturday.
> Sunday, we hope to work W9SZ down in EN50 on 10 GHz (in addition to other
> bands).
>
> In a nutshell, we will be at "St Charles corner" on Saturday and
> "Dodgeville corner" on Sunday.
>
> We will have ABCD and I.  We will CQ on 144.240 primarily. We hope you
> tune around and find us there. We will be chirping w9fz-15 so you can
> follow us on http://aprs.fi/#!call=a%2FW9FZ-15 .  And we'll be on cell or
> textable at 651-491-1077.  We'll be checking 146.52/.55/.58 periodically.
>
> Saturday
> 1300 - 1430L (1900 - 2030Z)  EN34wa
> 1500 - 1630L (2100 - 2230Z)  EN44aa
> 1730 - 1900L (2330 - 0100Z)  EN33xw
> 1930 - 2100L (0130 - 0300Z)  EN43aw
>
> Sunday
> 1000 - 1200L (1600 - 1800Z)  EN43wb
> 1330 - 1530L (1930 - 2130Z)  EN53ab
> 1700 - 1900L (2300 - 0100Z)  EN52ax
> 2000 - 2200L (0200 - 0400Z)  EN42wx
>
> We look forward to working ALL the regulars and doing our best to find the
> not-so-regulars.
>
> 73
> Bruce Richardson W9FZ/R and Janice Hoettels KA9VVQ/R
>
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