[NLRS] 222 & Up Distance Contest

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

I would only be on 432, but I'm not sure the 432 yagi feed survived the 
frozen winter, haven't made a 432 contact in 2020. The beam rotor is 
broken and the antennas 2m and 432 only are fixed pointed east. They use 
a common feed line and a splitter at the antennas that might have 
suffered from freezing snow.

Worse yet NWS weather radio for this area is forecasting thundershowers 
Saturday afternoon and evening, and Sunday morning. Lightning could be 
really hard on the radio, me, and the house if it hit the antenna in 
use. That makes me reluctant to plan for contest operation this weekend.

73, Jerry, K0CQ

On 7/30/2020 10:28 AM, Jon Platt via NLRS wrote:
> Its this weekend, 1 PM Saturday to 1 PM Sunday (24 hrs).  Don't plan
> to wait to get on until Sunday night !   The contest exchange is your
> six digit (not four digit) grid locator, for example EN34it.   Six
> digits are used for increased precision as to your location because
> the contest is based on distance.  Oh yea, its 222 and up. Not seeing
> a lot of posted activity.  Check out Paul's 222MHz&  Up Distance
> Contest activity spreadsheet at
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rvE8977WNx7KWtkCpLWmmQS38923TLVFOuCZcFrkyII/edit#gid=1
>
>
and post your plans.  Note along the bottom of the spreadsheet that 
there is a tab for fixed stations and a tab for rovers.
> Also note the Upper Midwest Spotting page for during the contest at
> www.w0uc.com/spots.html Right now the weather forecast for Saturday
> afternoon calls for 60% chance of rain while Sunday looks dry. 73,
> JonW0ZQ
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