From rick1ds at hotmail.com Tue Jul 8 11:12:27 2014 From: rick1ds at hotmail.com (Rick R) Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2014 11:12:27 -0400 Subject: [Rover] Mid-Atl VHF Conf Sept 26-28 Message-ID: Mid-Atlantic VHF States VHF Conference Sept 26-27-28 InnPlace Hotel, Bensalem, PA (soon to be a Holiday Inn) Special Conf rate $79/night + Tax, includes light continental bkfst >>>NOW ACCEPTING ADDITIONAL PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS<<< ***Early Bird Registration ($40) now available on-line at*** http://dataandwireless.com/packrat/2014_vhf_registration.php Fri Sept 26-Hospitality and table-top selling 7P-11P Sat Sept 28- Conference 8A-5P Pizza lunch and snacks included for paid registrants Tentative Speakers & Tentative topics: K3RWR-Quit Jamming Yourself and Let the Weak Signals Through! K3TUF-Look What I can do with my SDR K1JT-Optimized Small-Station EME: X-pol at 432 MHz K2UYH- Getting started on 1296MHz EME N1JEZ- Linearization of Your Transmitted Signal W1GHZ-Comb-line filters for VHF and Up ARRL LAB SPEAKER-Dealing With Noise K2WB- The W2EA Contest station- History & operations GROUP--Lumps and Bumps: What happened and how I fixed and prevent a recurrence WA3GFZ- Station Automation WB2RVX- Super Station Renovation Technical equipment testing by Rohde & Schwarz Antenna range testing--please let us know what you are bringing. Saturday evening buffet banquet and door prizes* $40 Sun Sept 28-8A-11A FREE to all mini-outdoor flea market Check the web page for updates and speaker list www.packratvhf.com Questions or paper & presentation submissions to rick1ds at hotmail.com or call Rick 215-284-5517 *You must be registered and paid for both conference and banquet to be eligible for door prizes From jim.k0mhc at earthlink.net Tue Jul 15 13:23:12 2014 From: jim.k0mhc at earthlink.net ( Jim Froemke) Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 12:23:12 -0500 Subject: [Rover] CSVHFS Conference - "How's that working for you?" - *free* stuff! Message-ID: <006a01cfa051$75728bb0$6057a310$@earthlink.net> You can have experts check-out your rover and/or microwave station system and/or its components by attending the Central States VHF Society Conference in Austin on July 24-27th. You'll also be able to get the lowdown by viewing other rover and dish station configurations. Exhibitors will be available to provide *free* advice during the rover-row and dish-bowl on Friday morning. Test equipment operated as a *free* service by technical experts will assess your: - Overall dish system sun noise performance measurements by Al Ward, W5LUA - requires your dish and transverter (receive function only) - dish bands - Antenna gain measurements by Kent Britain, WA5VJB - requires only your antenna(s) and feed(s) - 50 MHz on up - Pre-amp and/or transverter noise figure and receive gain measurements by Ben Bibb, NO5K- requires only your unit(s) - 50 MHz on up Show-and-tell *free* rover-row and dish-bowl exhibits: - Several rover station configurations will be on display. You're welcome to bring yours also as we would like to show several implementations. - Several portable microwave dish station configurations will also be on display. Here again, you're welcome to exhibit your station. So, if you have interests in roving, VHF+ and/or microwave station configurations, be sure to stop by and get a head start on your future project. - If you're still struggling to get you're station on-the-air, bring it along and test it out. Don't put it off until tomorrow! - If you're contemplating upgrading your antenna, amplifier, pre-amp, transverter, etc., check-out the vendors in attendance: o DEMI o W6PQL o Directive Systems o Click here for more vendors - If you're looking for a good deal on hard to find, surplus parts: o Hanger-18 o Browse the swap tables - If you have surplus gear to sell, bring it to the *free* swap tables If you're a happy camper and are already operational, then by all means join our informal show-and-tell Friday morning from 9-11AM. Please drop me a note if you can participate by exhibiting your station(s) so I can save room for you in our designated space in the parking lot. I'm looking forward to joining you for a *free* beer in the hospitality room. We all recognize the need for more activity of all kinds: rovers, portable microwave, fixed VHF+, etc. so come-on-down to Austin and get-it-on! CU@ Austin 73, Jim K0MHC/rover Be sure to join us at the 48th Annual CSVHF Conference on July 24-27 in Austin, TX. Visit www.csvhfs.org for more information. From wa2iid at wa2iid.net Thu Jul 24 15:10:10 2014 From: wa2iid at wa2iid.net (Jack WA2IID) Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:10:10 -0400 Subject: [Rover] FS Rover Message-ID: <23EE3A7FCD08416B8A6CC21B89223C8A@JackPC> Rover Station for Sale As my arthritic joints age, I have too much pain to continue enjoying roving. So I have decided to sell my AWARD WINNING ROVER STATION. It consists of a utility trailer and stations on all bands from 7 MHz through 10368 MHz complete with rigs, antennas masts and rotators, amplifiers, preamps, power, band switching, keying, etc. It is set up to support two operators but can be used as single op. It holds the high score record for roving in the Hudson division in the June (2006), August (2002), and September (2006) contests. I usually came in at or near the top score in whatever division I entered. for more information on the rover including pictures and the scores see my web site: http://wa2iid.net I would like to sell it as a complete rover station as I would like to see it supporting the hobby, but if there is no interest in that over the next month or so, I expect to sell individual items. on Ebay, Reflectors, hamfests etc. What doesn't sell most likely will end up in the town dump so this is a golden opportunity for a real bargain. Please contact me off line, contact info is on my web site. Jack WA2IID/r From rover at mailman.qth.net Fri Jul 25 07:08:10 2014 From: rover at mailman.qth.net (Ev Tupis via Rover) Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 04:08:10 -0700 Subject: [Rover] FS Rover In-Reply-To: <23EE3A7FCD08416B8A6CC21B89223C8A@JackPC> References: <23EE3A7FCD08416B8A6CC21B89223C8A@JackPC> Message-ID: <1406286490.84917.YahooMailNeo@web162705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Hello Jack- I've forwarded your post to a few local (WNY and So.Ont.) lists in the hope that the equipment will sell in the region and continue to benefit others here. Thank you for your participation over the years.? You've been one of the great forces behind much of the excitement in the Hudson Division, NY. Best wishes, sincerely. Ev, W2EV >________________________________ > From: Jack WA2IID >To: rover at mailman.qth.net >Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2014 3:10 PM >Subject: [Rover] FS Rover > > >Rover Station for Sale > > > >As my arthritic joints age, I have too much pain to continue enjoying >roving. > >So I have decided to sell my AWARD WINNING ROVER STATION. > >It consists of a utility trailer and stations on all bands from 7 MHz >through 10368 MHz complete with rigs, antennas masts and rotators, >amplifiers, preamps, power, band switching, keying, etc.? It is set up to >support two operators but can be used as single op.? It holds the high score >record for roving in the Hudson division in the June (2006), August (2002), >and September (2006) contests.? I usually came in at or near the top score >in whatever division I entered.? for more information on the rover including >pictures and the scores see my web site: > > > >http://wa2iid.net > > > >I would like to sell it as a complete rover station as I would like to see >it supporting the hobby, but if there is no interest in that over the next >month or so, I expect to sell individual items. on Ebay, Reflectors, >hamfests etc.? What doesn't sell most likely will end up in the town dump so >this is a golden opportunity for a real bargain.? Please contact me off >line, contact info is on my web site. > > > >Jack > >WA2IID/r > > > > > >______________________________________________________________ >Rover mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/rover >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:Rover at mailman.qth.net > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > From rick1ds at hotmail.com Sat Jul 26 14:51:27 2014 From: rick1ds at hotmail.com (Rick R) Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 14:51:27 -0400 Subject: [Rover] Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference Message-ID: REGISTER NOW FOR A GREAT CONFERENCE Mid-Atlantic VHF States VHF Conference Sept 26-27-28 InnPlace Hotel, Bensalem, PA (soon to be a Holiday Inn) Special Conf rate $79/night + Tax, includes light continental bkfst ###This special hotel rate expires on August 26th### >>>NOW ACCEPTING ADDITIONAL PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS<<< ***Early Bird Registration ($40) now available on-line at*** http://dataandwireless.com/packrat/2014_vhf_registration.php ###Early bird rate good through September 12th### Fri Sept 26-Hospitality and table-top selling 7P-11P Sat Sept 28- Conference 8A-5P Pizza lunch and snacks included for paid registrants Tentative Speakers & Tentative topics: K3RWR-Quit Jamming Yourself and Let the Weak Signals Through! K3TUF-Look What I can do with my SDR K1JT-Optimized Small-Station EME: X-pol at 432 MHz K2UYH- Getting started on 1296MHz EME N1JEZ- Linearization of Your Transmitted Signal W1GHZ-Comb-line filters for VHF and Up ARRL LAB SPEAKER-Dealing With Noise K2WB- The W2EA Contest station- History & operations GROUP--Lumps and Bumps: What happened and how I fixed and prevent a recurrence WA3GFZ- Station Automation WB2RVX- Applied Station Automation for VHF Contesting Technical equipment testing by Rohde & Schwarz Antenna range testing--please let us know what you are bringing. Saturday evening buffet banquet and door prizes* $40 Sun Sept 28-8A-11A FREE to all mini-outdoor flea market Check the web page for updates and speaker list www.packratvhf.com Questions or paper & presentation submissions to rick1ds at hotmail.com or call Rick 215-284-5517 *You must be registered and paid for both conference and banquet to be eligible for door prizes