[Rover] New to list

[Rodney J J Johnson]

Mike,
   Welcome to the growing list of Rovers.  It is a fun way to operate,
especially with a family member, and enjoy it when my wife (non-ham)
occasionally comes along.  I have a son who is a non-active ham, and
would have loved to have had him go along with me when he was licensed.
 I  did combine a necessary trip to California with a June VHF contest
many years ago, but it was before he was very interested in the radio
stuff.  We did a leisurely Rover operation through some 18 grids as I
recall, on the way down.  Then we picked up some furniture from a
sister-in-laws house and drove back home.  He did not decide to get his
license until he was in high school, and has now graduated from college
and gotten married, but has very little interest in the hobby at the
moment.
  As for the FT-100:  I have one of those, but have never used it as a
rover rig.  I use a Yaesu FT-726 as a Rover radio, on 6M and 432.  I have
a seperate 2M all-mode for that band.  I use KB6KQ loops a lot, and have
them for 6M, 2M, 222, and 432.  I also have beams available for each
band, but don't always take them with me.  Sometimes I just run with the
loops,and a yagi for 432 qnd 1296. I all depends if I'm planning to stop
in many places for any length of time, or just run grids on the fly.  I
do make a lot of my contacts while mobile, and the loops are a big help
there.
  I can send you a picture of one version of my rig if you wish to see
it.  It seems that every time I go out, the antenna configuration is a
bit different.
  
    
Rod Johnson  WE7X (ex KA7YOU) Grid CN97AL - near Issaquah, Wa


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