[Rover] [Fwd: Re: [Mw] ND3F rove story and unchecked results]

[Bill Seabreeze]

Hi Mark,
That's a tough call.  I'd like to think that 144.260
works, bur I never got a chance to listen there
this past weekend.  I think each rover has to decide
what to do.  I was told that my freq was used by
all the DC area guys, and that stations looking for me
were QRMed too much.  Maybe each rover can
add a private freq to listen for high-priority  stations,
but this sounds too much like captive rovers, which
I despise the concept of.  I think I like the idea of 
different freqs for different rovers.  At least that way,
the rovers would not be listening all weekend to
stations calling other rovers.

What do you think?  I think the separate rx idea
is the key, one way or the other.

Hope u had fun up there in the north country.
73,
Bill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mugs@intac.com>
To: <microwave@wa1mba.org>; <rover@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 2:20 PM
Subject: [Rover] [Fwd: Re: [Mw] ND3F rove story and unchecked results]


> Bill,
> 
> Regarding your comment about a separate 2m freq for rover
> coordination... I've been thinking along the same lines. Do you think
> it would be a good idea for a common freq for all rovers or should
> each rover have a separate freq they monitor?
> 
> 73, Mark, N2MH
> The Lighthouse Rover
> IRLP Node 474
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Mw] ND3F rove story and unchecked results
> From: "Bill Seabreeze" <w3iy@fcc.net>
> Date: Wed, June 12, 2002 9:26 am
> To: <wsvhf@qth.net>, <vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu>, <microwave@wa1mba.org>,
> <k8gp@k8gp.net>
> 
> Hi Guys,
> 
> Thanks for the compliment, Brian, but you will
> always be the king!  Brian has done an incredible
> amount to help us all out, and his enthusiasm
> contunues to inspire many high-banders.  The
> microwave activity keeps growing, and operating
> as a rover in the contests is getting to be more fun
> than ever.
> 
> We had a great time in the contest, to say the least.
> Thanks to all who got on, especially the guys who
> kept me awake all nite running the bands from the
> bridge-tunnel.  It was awesome.
> 
> Condx were poor at the start in FM15.  The 20kt
> winds from the subsiding northeaster in NC were
> taking a toll on propagation.  A few Es QSOs on
> 6 were fun, but short-lived.  K4EFD showed up
> from the mtns in FM07 and blew my socks off on
> all bands thru 10G...vy loud!  We deviated
> significantly from plans since wrestling up the
> big antenna telescoping mast was hard labor in
> the winds...I was reluctant to take it down too
> quickly.
> 
> FM25 was also below average from stormy
> propagation condx.  By the time we got to FM26,
> the wx was getting calm, and the coastal ducting
> became highly apparent.  Had a blast working
> K1TEO, K1UHF etc S9 SSB on 10G!
> This propagation continued all nite thru FM16,17,
> es FM27.  AA2UK, K2SMN, K1GX, es others
> kept us hopping. Tnx guys!!
> 
> We missed most of our schedules, as
> it's just not a good idea to break off a band run
> with a station, after finally getting the microwave
> antennas properly trained.  This contest convinced
> me more than before that schedules really suck for
> rovers.  I think the best answer is for rovers and
> stations seking rovers to put a separate 2m rx es
> antenna up, and monitor a prearranged freq.
> 
> Worked lots of stations on the lower 4 bands
> whilst driving...great fun, but as I got tired, I
> slacked off on this for safety reasons.  Working
> guys is easy, but logging becomes tedious
> and dangerous while flying solo.
> 
> Had a good site in FM28, but as usual, we
> didn't find all the staions we were looking for.
> had good runs from here with K1RZ, N3NGE,
> etc.
> 
> The FM18 site was unexpectedly filled with 3000
> joggers doing a benefit run for some better cause,
> so we left them to their resources, and never stopped
> in this grid.
> 
> FM29aa was pretty clear in the corn fields, but again,
> missed most of the expected stations, even though
> we made noise on 144.247 alot.  W3CCX was much
> louder from here, es we got them thru 5.7G FB.
> 
> Usually we operate from the Chesapeake bay bridge,
> but the sleep deprivation and beach traffic required
> too much attention after the all-nighter, so we just listened
> for the most part, and stayed out of trouble.  It was
> awesome working K1RZ es K3DNE thru 2.3G mobile
> on tree scatter.  They sounded like Au at 55 mph!
> 
> Lots of mobile ops en route to FM19, where we stopped
> for 90min.  It was great running bands here with K9OYD/R
> es W4RX.  Worked W4RX on 24G with LOUD sigs hr.
> 
> Then on to FM08us at 3350ft.  Great site, but we got so
> busy running locals, we never cashed in es gathered the
> needed grids to the west.  Another W4RX 24G QSO hr.
> 
> On the way home, in Front Royal,
> some derelict tried to hop into my van with ill-intentions.
> Fortunately, the rover-mess prevented him from fitting
> in the seat.  We floored it es left him on the ground
> where he belonged.
> 
> Made multiple looper repairs due to errant trees.
> Lost the AC compressor.
> New DC power system worked great.
> 
> Totals 812 QSOs in 146 grids~~ 253K
> 
> Great contest~  tnx fer all the activity!
> CU on the bands.
> 73,
> Bill W3IY/R
> 
> 
> 
> 
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