[Rover] CU2QSO in June?

Fri, 30 May 2003 08:57:34 -0400

Yes.  It is the farthest non-repeater frequency from 144.2 and will offer the
least "self-QRM" to our operation at the low-end of the band (though expect a
little since antennas are probably so close).

Ev, W2EV

PS....a reminder that this will be the first year of general activity...there
may not be a lot of signals to catch...but those rovers that are out there with
the system will have a significant advantage in contests in the future.  They
will use these early events to get the hang of keyboard-to-keyboard simplex
messaging and coordinating of contacts on other bands.

It will be an eerie experience to have a message pop-up on their laptop as they
are driving down the road, saying something like "Hey, I need u on 23cm b4 u
leave grid" -or- "r u on 446fm? need this grid".

Bob Witte wrote:
> 
> If people are planning on using FM and AX.25 TNCs, then the appropriate
> frequency is 147.585 MHz? Right?
> 
> Bob Witte  K0NR
> (formerly KB0CY)
> [email protected]
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> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ev Tupis (W2EV)" <[email protected]>
> To: "Rover eMail Remailer" <[email protected]>; "BEACONet e-mail
> Remailer" <[email protected]>; "Rochester VHF Group eMail Remailer"
> <[email protected]>
> Cc: "VHF Contesting eMail Remailer" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 4:46 AM
> Subject: [Rover] CU2QSO in June?
> 
> > Home stations...visit http://www.BEACONet.org for setup information (see
> the
> > hyperlink titled "CU2QSO" at the top.
> >
> > Rovers...visit http://www.BEACONet.org and simply download UI-View/16 and
> follow
> > the helpfiles built-in to the system.  You'll need a high power FM
> transceiver
> > (more RF is better...this stuff is simplex), TNC and GPS.
> >
> > Remember...only ROVERS auto TX.  Home stations lurk, but can manually send
> > messages to Rovers and manually TX their locations..."CQing".
> >
> > In case you were thinking about it... (from the VHF Contesting list)
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Was wondering how many contesters were planning to run Beacon net
> > from their contest QTH or from their rover ?   It would be neat to see
> > how the band opens on two meters over the contest .   See ya on the bands
> > and Have Fun    "73"
> >
> >
> > N8NQG    EM 79
> >
> > Bruce
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Bruce,
> >  I will be running it continually in my rover for the June contest
> starting
> > in fn10, fn11, fn01, fn11, fn12, fn02, fn03 and fn13. I have not nailed
> down
> > the times yet,, but will get them on the reflector before the contest.
> > Jim n2jmh/r
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Even though its another radio (plus tnc) and another application on the
> > computer, I plan to run it in June. However, it will not be in continuous
> > operation. Expected route will be Long Island, northern NJ and Hudson
> > Valley, NY.
> >
> > I didn't see anything in my tests over the weekend, so I'll probably bring
> > it up again this coming weekend from FN20ut.
> >
> > 73, Mark, N2MH
> > The Lighthouse Rover
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > I will be a home station in FN03 using the system.  I will NOT miss any
> CU2QSO
> > rovers within a couple of grids distant this year.  I'll even be keeping a
> log
> > of the weekend and will create a movie of what I capture just to show
> others how
> > effective this system actually is.  Who else will be on (especially in
> WNY...it
> > will be nice to be in a movie, won't it)?  At least N2JMH/r will be in
> range and
> > I know of at least one other Rover and home station in the area with a
> system
> > (and I have the screen logs from past contests to prove it <g>).
> >
> > Ev, W2EV
> >
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