[Rover] Rover Planning for Upcoming Contests

[Robin Midgett]

Nice tools, Mark; thanks for making that available to the rovers.

At 04:28 AM 11/25/2008, you wrote:
>To all the Rovers out there:
>
>You're probably starting to think about where to rove for the January or
>June contest and what route you will take (in addition to the usual
>stuff about rigs, antennas, etc.). One of the hardest things I've come
>across as a Rover is identifying sites to operate from. If you want some
>ideas for a site or two, you might stop by the "N2MH RoveSite Locator"
>page at http://www.n2mh.net/rovesite/rovesite.htm . I've been collecting
>info about sites that may be useful to Rovers.
>
>At the very least, the site will give you the name of the site, its
>geographic coordinates, Grid Locator, and links to map making machines.
>You can generate a map that will tell you how to get there, a topo map
>of the site itself and even an aerial photo of the site. Additionally,
>many sites have an individual description page depending on information
>at hand.
>
>Just added is a downloadable GPX file for each 4-digit gridsquare for
>download to your GPS or other electronics. Right now, there are mostly
>East Coast, West Coast, Texas, and Denver area sites included. However,
>if anyone wants to have other locations added, anywhere in the country,
>please send them along to me and I'll get them in there.
>
>73 and Happy Contesting
>Mark, N2MH
>
>
>
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Thanks,
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