You do get 100 points for each station you work, as long as your at least 1Km apart. I'm guessing you don't have many people with light stations. But remember as long as at least one of you moved 10 miles or 16 Km you can work them again. So it looks like you need to find a lot of good LOS paths that you can drive to, and not get in trouble setting up there in the dark.

A couple of my friends here are looking at UV LEDs, but I don't think either of them has a working station yet. I think they both want to try in daylight making QSOs. I may try and build a station.

As for me working you, it would take a real band opening as I'm normally in Michigan or in Ohio along Lake Erie for the contest.

73,

Mark

On Monday, July 28, 2025 at 11:08:44 PM EDT, Rob Jahnke <[email protected]> wrote:

Yep, sorry about that. THz certainly gets you to the 5 Multiplier!

But I see that the Multiplier is for the distance points only, not the QSO points. So it's not as valuable as I thought, but still could add up some points. We pretty much need line of sight and a night sky to make QSO's . So keep your eyes open for possible Line of Sight paths for optical while you are setting up for 10 GHz :-) Rob - K0XL

On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM Mark Korroch <[email protected]> wrote:

Hello Rob,

You missed a "1". It's 122 GHz and Up is a multiplier of 5.

Good luck with your light QSOs.

73,
Mark
WB8TGY

On Monday, July 28, 2025 at 09:32:07 PM EDT, Rob Jahnke <[email protected]> wrote:

For future reference, this is what I understand for multipliers for 10 Ghz & Up.
Let me know if I am missing something.

Band Factor or Multiplier:
10 GHz 1
24 GHz 2
47 GHz 3
75 GHz 4
22 GHz and Up 5

If that is true, then finding some viable optical paths and doing some pre-planning to get some reasonable distances with our THz (Light) rigs (at night) could be quite useful in the future :-)
Rob - K0XL

On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM Gary via NLRS <[email protected]> wrote:

Not many updates to add this time.

Still many of you to hear from. Please let me know your plans. If I don't hear from you then I will not post any second hand plans.

New info highlighted with ****.

Rovers: WBØLJC, Gary and WA9TT, Larry. Start time with MN/WI (EN35rj) stations 7:30 AM.

         Route--North Central Iowa near Waterloo and west on US20 Saturday. North from Fort Dodge                                 on Sunday. End at Kiester, EN33en.

*****Rover#2: K8OS, JB. Out roving on an unknown route.

            *****Chris, NØUK, and Holly, KØHAC will be roving with JB.

Fixed: KØKFC and WA2VOI at Jim''s QTH in EN35rj.

            Ray, WBØEBG, both days.

            *****KBØOZN, Mike. At Jim's One or maybe both days.

           Possible addition at Jim's: WBØVHF, Evelyn. Depends on how hip surgery goes. More info                                         later.

        If you don't have a rig and need to borrow one, please let me know. We have a few loaners. Jon,                 WØZQ, has repaired the deaf one from last year.

Fixed home QTH: KØAWU, Bill in EN37ed. Part time on Saturday full time Sunday. Call for sked.

Fixed EN26cg: KØSHF, Lenny plans to be on both days if his health problems clear up.

Going to be on but undecided to operate fixed at EN35rj or rove: WØZQ, Jon..

Fixed group at EN52xi: AA9IL and K9TMS. Maybe another op or two.

Not on: W9FZ and KA9VVQ. They have other plans for the weekend.

        KØMHC, Jim. Plans to have tower mounted system up in 2026.

        KCØSKM, Gregg. Unavailable for the weekend.

        ****NØAKC, Charlie will not be on. He will be working the ARRL 2.3 and Up EME contest.

Lets hear from the rest of you.

Remember, activity and route can change due to weather.

Loaner rigs available, let me know if you want to use one.

73, Gary WBØLJC

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