[NLRS] W0ZQ/R - UHF Contest Plans

[Jon Platt]

The ZQ urban mobile has been transformed & roverized and is ready to go.  I ran the bands from 222 through 3456 with GHZ while sitting in my driveway shooting through 15 miles of trees.  Good signals on all bands, except just heard bit and pieces from him on 2304 and no go on 3456, no surprise given the maple tree foliage with my antennas at 10'.  Looks like any rain that may happen will be after about 7pm for the Rochester/St. Charles area so I should be good for a while.  Maybe some rain scatter opportunities?   I'll be at EN44bb starting the contest, then EN43aw around 2100z and EN33xw around 0000z (basically the St. Charles grid corner).  Depending on the weather I plan to be at Cannon Falls, EN34nl, on Sunday around 10am.   222 through 10 GHz.  Looking forward to any RS opportunities as long as its not at 90 degrees elevation.  My phone is the same 952-807-3816, plus I'll try to call & monitor on xxx.120 and xxx.100.  My 222 and 432 rig are one and the same, so I can only do one of those bands at a time.  I had originally planned on adding 222 & 432 digital modes but decided not to, so you will have to work me the old fashion way ..... no, not spark, SSB or CW (or both).  Good luck to all and safe travels to the rovers.
73, JonW0ZQ/R