Hi everyone, 

The second weekend of the 10 G and Up Cumulative is this weekend. Saturday September 21st and Sunday 22nd.

Updates highlighted with ****.

Rover: WBØLJC Gary.

****I will be roving solo. Start E Prosper, EN43bm, Spring Grove, EN43en, Eitzen EN43gm, Hanover, EN43fi, Frankville Cemetery EN43ef, S Postville, EN43ea and continue south from there. Sunday I will be starting along US 20 near Independence Iowa. then travel west before turning back north near Waterloo.

 Expected start time with the MN ops is 7:30 AM both days.

****Rovers Wisconsin: Janice, KA9VVQ and Bruce, W9FZ. Here is the general plan that they sent to me:

Start near Hillsboro, WI at EN43tq. Be on air at 0700L. Views in most directions.

EN43rm multiple set-ups required

EN43nm multiple set-ups required (near Viroqua, WI)

approx. EN43mi just north of Mt Sterling, WI

approx. EN43lc between Eastman and Hazen Corners

approx. EN42mw Patch Grove, WI

EN42px Roadside scenic overlook west of Fennimore, WI

Approx. EN42tw near Montfort, WI

Approx. EN42ww near Dodgeville, WI

Sunday

Approx. EN42us near Belmont, WI

EN42vm near Shullsburg, WI multiple set-ups required

Approx. EN52bk Waddams Grove, IL

Approx EN52ch Lena, IL

Approx EN52fe Baileyville, IL

Approx EN52gb Mount Morris, IL

Approx EN52da Brookville, IL

Approx. EN52ab Mount Carroll, IL

*****Rover Group #2: Chris, NØUK, Holly, KØHAC. No details yet, but they are planning a low key rove. Call 612-719-6351.

****Rover/Fixed #3: Mel, KCØP plans to be on both days. He plans to start at EN34ua on Saturday and move East 10 miles to give the fixed site more contacts. Not sure of his plans for Sunday.

*****Rovers up North: VE4MA, Barry plans have changed due to possible rain He may act as the fixed site and let the others rove. If the weather is nice, Barry will be a rover and there will be a few ops on a 22 story building equipped with a 2' dish and 19 W and an 18" dish and 5W. 

Sunday they may do a short rove with the higher bands. VE4SA and VE4AQU will be a fixed site for the rovers.  

Call or text Barry at 204-290-5372. If the operate from the tall building phone or text Shawn, VE4SA, at 204-791-1674.

Final plans will be posted to the 10GHzContest  reflector.

Fixed Site: Jim, KØKFC, has offered his QTH in St Croix Falls, EN35rj for use as the fixed site. Jim will have his grill going. I believe that Donn and Jim will provide the eats.

        WA2VOI, Donn plans to be there with Jim.

        WBØEBG, Ray plans to operate at Jim's on Saturday afternoon, starting about 1 PM. Then Sunday for the full day if he is up to it.

        WFØT, Warren, will be using one of the club loaners on Saturday using the WØAUS club call.

        WØADL, Aaron plans to be at Jim's on Sunday. He will use the club loaner with the WØAUS club call.

Fixed site #2: Lenny, KØSHF and Todd, NOØX, plan to be on from EN26cg on Saturday. Starting time is 8 AM. Sunday they have received permission to operate from the Andes Tower Hill Ski Hill. EN25eu43CL. Todd has scouted the site and it looks to be very good. Both of these sites are a long way from the rovers so we will need some rain scatter to make more then a few contacts with them. Todd, NOØX, has a number of ops in the area who are interested in seeing 10 G operations. I hope that everyone who can, runs with them so the new ops can get a feel for the band.  Call them at Lenny's cell number 612-916-0261.

Fixed site # 3: Larry, WA9TT, had decided to add some 10 G activity to his Wisconsin POTA activity on Saturday. Sunday he plans to operate with K9PW and the group on Lake Michigan. He will be on Saturday morning from EN54we, the Brillion Wildlife area. The site has a good views in most directions. Larry will be available for 10 G activity until 11 AM when the POTA event starts. After that time on a selective basis if he gets a call from a rover. The POTA event ends at 6 PM.

****Fixed Site #4: AD7OI, Kevin, AF4JF, Herbert, KOØZ, Ron and others plan to be on Sunday morning at 7 AM from EM49hq in Hannibal Missouri. I have a sked with them at 7:10AM. 

Saturday Kevin will be out roving from somewhere in EN40 to work Gedas. I do not know their Saturday plans, but think they will be out working WQØP and others to the west.

****Fixed site #5: Pete, K9PW will be at EN62bo at 7 AM Saturday for a short time to work a few of us to the west. This site has views to SE MN. His group will be down by Lake Michigan the rest of the weekend and so will not have any path back to the west.

Fixed Site #6: Ron, W9ZIH will be on from home Saturday until about 3PM and then most of the day Sunday.

Others either from home or another QTH: 

****Gary, WØGHZ may be around. Call him at 651-442-2381.

****NØKP, Dave, plans to be on, exactly where depends on the weather, wind and rain. He is thinking of the building site EN34hx. Weather and wind dependent.

KØAWU, Bill has said he will be around, how active is up in the air.

****W9HQ, David, plans to be on part time during the weekend. Possibly at Grand Dad Bluff.

ACØRA, Wyatt, plans to be on 10 G for the weekend, but not on terrestrial. He will be on for the EME contest. There is a small chance that he will get on outside the EME contest.

Not on:     

****Jon, WØZQ, will not be on Saturday. Undecided about Sunday but first choice is to join the fixed site at KFC's, maybe by 11AM.

        W7XU, Arliss, will not be able to be on for the 10 G weekend. NØAKC, Charlie will be busy with the EME contest. No 10G. KCØSKM, Gregg, is not available this year. NØLNO, Bill, NØUTP, Elizabeth, will not be on this time. N9LB, Lloyd is not able to get on due to health issues. N9EM, John, has not had time to move his 10 G equipment to the new site. KØMHC, Jim, isn't available for the 10 G weekend.

73, Gary WBØLJC