[NLRS] Eclipsemania

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

KFC said
> The hill location is EN03sb...43-05-00N/98-28-29W

Official SD radio tower information puts the location at 43.077114 
98.484195 which is 43-4.62686 98-29.0579

According to Delorme Topo 4.0 the tower base is at an elevation of 1835 
feet. The terrain dorps off fast to the north , west and west south 
west. But southwest there is a 10 foot rise in a few hundred feet. 
Beyond that rise there is a fairly fast drop off, in about three miles 
the Missouri River is at 1345 feet ASL.

KFC's coordinates are a bit NE of that tower location at about 1845 
elevation with a ridge at 1861 elevation to the southwest. That 1861 
foot ridge would be the best spot to be for all directions. KVC's 
coordinates are about 3500 feet NE of the state's radio tower location.

It would be really handy if someone (Arliss?) scouted the area with 
emphasis on paths southwest to west where the eclipsomania rovers plan 
to be. Its not clear that there will be many opportunities to work the 
non existant crowd on Buck Hill, because if the group on Radar Hill 
doesn't move and there aren't other rovers in Minnesota or Iowa there 
isn't much reason to be on Buck Hill.

I haven't decided my plans for the contest yet. It would take a Buck 
Hill population of at least 5 or 6 stations to make me solo rove in Iowa 
using sites I've been too several times. Otherwise if Radar Hill can 
work the NE rovers reliably that looks like the best location to be, 
better for the rovers if the few from Buck Hill moved to Radar Hill.

Radar Hill is about 260 miles from home at EN32FG, not an easy trip just 
for precontest scouting.

73, Jerry, K0CQ

On 7/14/2017 12:10 PM, Jon Platt via NLRS wrote:
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> What is the lat/long or grid for the "Radar Hill" site that is near Yankton, SD ?   Is it usable as a fixed-portable site for several op's without creating a problem with the local law enforcement, and how is its vista (shots) in 360 degrees?
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> 73, Jon
> W0ZQ
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