[Rover] NE8I/r June VHF plans

[Lloyd Ellsworth]

Rick,

Other thing I did not include. This year at Dayton, I brought down
rover with the array on it. 6, 2, 222, 432, 1296. Done it several
times. It was a major tourist attraction. Just like up here. I would
say about every 10 minutes or so, someone would stop, take a picture.
The RSGB Radcom magazine editor, got a couple pix of me standing by
it. Here, at the National Park, I am enough of a visitor, that a
couple of the Rangers, have had a few chats with me. So when I show
up, visitors of the Park start taking pix of Rover, and the Ranger can
simply include some Amateur radio comments as part of their normal
talk. They say I am their biggest attraction, when I show up.

What I tell a few of the Rovers, is that here it is, we have the
chance, to provide the public with a good view of Ham radio, and what
we can do, and are doing. This is why on the side of Rover, is the
www.arrl.org on the side. So, if it gets in their picture. They can
look up the League, and maybe find something interesting. After all,
the League is set up to handle public questions. Why we need a nice
glossy general ham radio brochure to pass out.

73, Lloyd NE8I/r
EN74 etc

On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 10:35 PM, Rick R <rick1ds at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> OY!! Sri we didn't have you roving!!  I'll keep the story as potential for the write-up. I am lucky that I have a dedicated rover van.
>
>> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:47:32 -0400
>> From: l10368r1 at gmail.com
>> To: rover at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Rover] NE8I/r June VHF plans
>>
>> Rick,
>>
>> Several problems. First, was rain. We had 2 days of rain here, Friday
>> and Saturday. So I could not load rover, get it set up. My normal set
>> up, is I test every antenna, and every cable. SWR and Losses. 10
>> bands. Takes a full day. Can't do it in the rain. Sunday morning, got
>> up. Landlord asked me to help him with some heavy things. Threw out
>> back. Useless Sunday and Monday. All I could do to get back in here,
>> and lay down. A few contacts from home station. Home station next to
>> bed. Definetly a 6M contest this year. No Rover activity.
>>
>> Murphy ruled this year. Next time.
>>
>> 73, Lloyd NE8I/r
>> EN74 etc
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 6:58 PM, Rick R <rick1ds at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > so Lloyd--what was the reality after posting these plans--did you make your scheduled rove and what were the kinks and successes?
>> >
>> >
>> >> Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 17:52:29 -0400
>> >> From: l10368r1 at gmail.com
>> >> To: badgercontesters at mailman.qth.net; mams at mailman.qth.net
>> >> Subject: [Rover] NE8I/r June VHF plans
>> >>
>> >> Currently, I have 2 plans. If 6M is open. And if it is not really open.
>> >>
>> >> Saturday, if 6M is definetly open, I will head to American EN86, and
>> >> do the 4 Eastern UP grids. Emphasis on 86. That would include a bit
>> >> before the contest. Then return home.
>> >>
>> >> Saturday, if 6M is not really open, I will drive along Lake Michigan,
>> >> Michigan side. Around here. EN64, 74, 75. If 6M opens, head to the UP.
>> >> Really, need to get JT65 etc running.
>> >>
>> >> Sunday, will be Downstate Michigan. Essentially, travel route, South
>> >> on US131, GR, East on I-96 to I-75 North and return home.
>> >>
>> >> Then the usual bands, 6M through 47 GHz. Plan is for more operating
>> >> fun, and less frantic driving. Plus, easy on the fuel costs.
>> >> Typically, each stop, except 86, I plan from 30 to 60 minutes. Bottom
>> >> 4 bands, can operate while mobile. Higher bands, only when I am
>> >> stopped.
>> >>
>> >> All plans, subject to Murphy, the weather, the river don't rise, and
>> >> as W9FZ likes to famously quote, "Sculpted in Jello." So, sorry no
>> >> skeds or more specific itinery. Maybe a Friday evening, or Saturday
>> >> morning update. Rover Frequency. Oh, I don't know. 144.260 +/- Then
>> >> around the calling frequencies on 6/2/222/432. If 6 is really open,
>> >> likely something uncluttered above 50.200
>> >>
>> >> 73, Lloyd NE8I/r
>> >> EN74 etc
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