[NLRS] 2017 ARRL 10 GHz & Up Contest

Tue Feb 28 11:34:47 EST 2017

I've operated from both sites. Both are good but Taum Sauk is a rarer grid and stimulated bigger pile ups. 

Phil Hejtmanek
KF9US
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> On Feb 28, 2017, at 10:11 AM, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> I was wondering about the trees in the summer. Another possibility is Bald
> Knob in southern Illinois. I have been there and operated from there on
> VHF. It has a superb view in all directions (no trees). My friend Bob N5RP
> lives just down the road. In the past, some groups have been allowed to
> actually set up antennas on the 110 foot cross there. I don't know if that
> would be still allowed, though, as it's changed ownership several times
> since then. But operation from the hilltop would certainly be OK.
> 
> 73, Zack W9SZ
> 
> 
> On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 10:02 AM, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson <geraldj at netins.net>
> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> Taum Sauk ought to be interesting but frustrating. Likely where its not
>> covered in water its covered with trees. The top of the mountain is a man
>> made lake. A power plant at the foot of the mountain pumps water up to the
>> lake on top when electric power consumption is low (midnight to dawn most
>> likely) then during utility peak load periods the power plant runs water
>> down the hill to generate power, likely summer afternoons when
>> airconditioning loads peak. So it keeps the coal plants running closer to
>> full load when customer consumption is down and helps supply load peaks.
>> Should be an interesting visit for an engineer. There is at least one
>> campground below the summit. Some campers drowned a few years ago when they
>> overpumped the lake and it overflowed down through a campground. It may be
>> the oldest pumped storage electric power plant in the world. It is I think
>> the highest point in Missouri. With at least one campground near the top
>> and needing to maintain the lake there must be one or more roads up the
>> mountain. I haven't been there.
>> 
>> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 2/28/2017 8:42 AM, Zack Widup wrote:
>> 
> 
> 
> I was wondering about the trees in the summer. Another possibility is Bald
> Knob in southern Illinois. I have been there and operated from there on
> VHF. It has a superb view in all directions (no trees). My friend Bob N5RP
> lives just down the road. In the past, some groups have been allowed to
> actually set up antennas on the 110 foot cross there. I don't know if that
> would be still allowed, though, as it's changed ownership several times
> since then. But operation from the hilltop would certainly be OK.
> 
> 73, Zack W9SZ
> 
> 
> On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 10:02 AM, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson <geraldj at netins.net>
> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> Taum Sauk ought to be interesting but frustrating. Likely where its not
>> covered in water its covered with trees. The top of the mountain is a man
>> made lake. A power plant at the foot of the mountain pumps water up to the
>> lake on top when electric power consumption is low (midnight to dawn most
>> likely) then during utility peak load periods the power plant runs water
>> down the hill to generate power, likely summer afternoons when
>> airconditioning loads peak. So it keeps the coal plants running closer to
>> full load when customer consumption is down and helps supply load peaks.
>> Should be an interesting visit for an engineer. There is at least one
>> campground below the summit. Some campers drowned a few years ago when they
>> overpumped the lake and it overflowed down through a campground. It may be
>> the oldest pumped storage electric power plant in the world. It is I think
>> the highest point in Missouri. With at least one campground near the top
>> and needing to maintain the lake there must be one or more roads up the
>> mountain. I haven't been there.
>> 
>> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 2/28/2017 8:42 AM, Zack Widup wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I also have been thinking about going to somewhere that is near the path
>>> of
>>> eclipse totality for the August contest. I usually do not make many QSO's
>>> in August compared to the Lake Michigan rove in September. I plan on doing
>>> that again, too.
>>> 
>>> Not sure exactly where I will be in August. I've been thinking that Tom
>>> Sauk Mountain in Missouri could be interesting. But I know nothing about
>>> that site. I'll have to ask the St. Louis gang about it.
>>> 
>>> 73, Zack W9SZ
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 7:56 AM, Jon Platt via NLRS<nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> For August I do plan to be with the eclipse-o-mania group in NE.  Its a
>>>> blend of roving, site seeing, 10GHzing, on our way to the primary goal of
>>>> seeing the eclipse.  I doubt it will produce a lot of 10 GHz contest
>>>> points, but that isn't the goal.
>>>> 
>>>> Regarding club scores,there is no club competition in the ARRL 10 GHz
>>>> contest.  This differs from the SBMS 2.3 GHZ&  Above contest where there
>>>> is
>>>> 
>>>> a club aggregated score with a club competition.  Its easy to get these
>>>> two
>>>> events mixed up.
>>>> 
>>>> September 2017 is open (no eclipse!) and perhaps that may be a good time
>>>> to scout/play Superior for a major effort in 2018?   Lake tropo is
>>>> probably
>>>> better in August , if there is to be any, but who can predicted.
>>>> 
>>>> 73, Jon
>>>> W0ZQ
>>>> 
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