[Rover] NE8I/r June VHF plans

[Rick R]

Nevermind!! I found this email after I sent you the other!!! Thanks

> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 17:04:29 -0400
> From: l10368r1 at gmail.com
> To: rover at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Rover] NE8I/r June VHF plans
> 
> 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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