[NLRS] FW: June VHF Contest - lack of "chatter" - what grids do you guys need?

[John Toscano]

You said...

"Also approx. 170W into 4 x 8' yagi stack @ 25' and 2 x 8' yagi stack @ 20'"

I assume that the 4 x 8' stack is for 432 and the 2 x 8' stack is for 222,
right?

And in case anyone forgot, when you said "... the MOAS 1296 portable
station..." you were referring to your "Microwave On A Stick", in other
words, a microwave band on a temporary mast that is erected "on the fly" at
a particular stop.

Best of luck. It appears unlikely that I will be able to get on the air for
the June contest, but there is an extremely slim chance I could get 50 MHz
and/or 144 MHz up, though not in their final configuration, if the pieces
of coax I scavenged from my Apple Valley QTH are long enough to go from the
top of the mast to the new radio room here in New Braunfels. (Not much
chance of working any of you guys on 144, but if 6 meters opens up like it
often does, then maybe...)

73 de W0JT/5, EL09vu20ea

On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 10:26 PM, Jim Froemke <jim.k0mhc at earthlink.net>
wrote:

>
>
> OK, I get it. Fewer rovers and lower expectations. So, how can we get the
> most out of our half-full glass?
> I'm starting my rover route planning with a blank sheet of paper so, let me
> know what grids you need activated in the general area west to NW of the
> Twin Cities (Mel will be roving from SE to NE of the Twin Cities).
> In other words, since rovers are out there to provide multipliers (new
> grids), at the end of the contest, which grids are you usually missing?
>
> I'll be running approx. 350W into a 6-meter PAR moxon @ 35' and long
> 2-meter
> yagi @ 30'.
> Also approx. 170W into 4 x 8' yagi stack @ 25' and 2 x 8' yagi stack @ 20'
> With a little luck the portable 10 GHz station will be setup where the
> location terrain is favorable and conditions are "good".
> With a lot of luck the MOAS 1296 portable station running approx. 35W into
> a
> looper will be available.
> SSB and CW (slow) modes available. No digital.
> Obviously, this is a stop-and-shoot rover scenario.
> The bottom line is that we stand a good chance of working you if we can use
> the W0UC spotting coordination and conditions are reasonable.
>
> Please send direct jim.k0mhc at earthlink.net
>  and I'll pull together a list of the most requested grids to help plot a
> rover route.
>
> BTW, Your station data should be entered into Paul's on-line spreadsheet so
> we know what to expect. http://tinyurl.com/JuneVHF2017
>
> 73, Jim
> K0MHC/rover
>
> "Roving; some-assembly-required!"
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On
> Behalf Of Jim Froemke
> Sent: Thursday, June 1, 2017 5:33 PM
> To: nlrs at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [NLRS] June VHF Contest - lack of "chatter" - who's in the mix?
>
>
>
> Just arrived in MN and had an eyeball with Mel in Rochester today. As
> rovers, we're concerned about the total lack of "chatter" on the NLRS
> reflector. What does this infer regarding participation in the June VHF
> contest?
>
> Hopefully, there will be a good turnout within and outside of the Twin
> Cities area. Our route planning is dependent on "where-the-action-is".
>
> Mel is good-to-go but, I've got some-assembly-required work to do as
> everything is in boxes yet.
>
>
>
> So, we'll do our best to get our rovers out there but, we need someone to
> talk to (other than each other).
>
>
>
> 73, Jim & Mel
>
> K0MHC & KC0P rovers
>
> Route, tbd
>
>
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>
>
>
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