From rick1ds at hotmail.com  Mon Jul 10 12:52:17 2017
From: rick1ds at hotmail.com (Rick R)
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 16:52:17 +0000
Subject: [Rover] Fwd: Rover list
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From: Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com<mailto:waisean at gmail.com>>
Date: July 10, 2017 at 11:48:36 AM EDT
To: rick1ds <rick1ds at hotmail.com<mailto:rick1ds at hotmail.com>>
Subject: Rover list

Hi Rick,

I've heard you and others make mention of a rover reflector, but I can't seem to figure out if it exists or where you sign up. Any chance that you can point me in the right direction?

Thanks!
Sean WA1TE (K1SIG/R)

From mailserver at jonz.net  Mon Jul 10 15:26:56 2017
From: mailserver at jonz.net (Jonesy W3DHJ)
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:26:56 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: [Rover] W3DHJ/R DM77, DM78, DM87, DM88
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1707101323460.78410@icf.wbam.arg>


I will be dragging my butt through grids DM77, DM78, DM87, DM88
in the contest.  (This time I hope to survive past the start....)

DM88, DM87, DM77, DM78 sequence on Saturday.

DM78, DM77, DM87, DM88 sequence on Sunday.

A little more info at https://w3dhj.net/vhfrover_plans.php

73
Jonesy W3DHJ/r
-- 
  Marvin L Jones     | W3DHJ      | W3DHJ  | https://W3DHJ.net/
   Pueblo, Colorado  |  @         | Jonesy |     __
    38.238N 104.547W |   jonz.net | DM78rf | 73  SK

From rick1ds at hotmail.com  Fri Jul 14 17:29:27 2017
From: rick1ds at hotmail.com (Rick R)
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 21:29:27 +0000
Subject: [Rover] Register Now for the Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference
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MID-ATLANTIC STATES  VHF CONFERENCE  Oct 6-7-8, 2017

Hosted by the Mt Airy VHF Radio Club
Holiday Inn-Bensalem-Philadelphia      3327 Street Rd, Bensalem, PA
(215) 639-9100 Early Bird rooms $99+tax
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Register on-line  at www.packratvhf.com<http://www.packratvhf.com/>
Conference Early Bird** Registration only $40
Saturday Evening Early Bird Banquet $40
***Additional Proceedings papers sought***
Contact Rick1ds at hotmail.com      or www.packratvhf.com<http://www.packratvhf.com/>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday Afternoon seminar ?Station Automation?
Friday evening hospitality and table-top selling
Saturday conference presentations & auctions
Registration includes pizza lunch and snacks
Rohde & Schwarz Technical Testing Room
Saturday evening Banquet buffet dinner with door prizes*
Sunday morning free outdoor mini-flea market
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tentative Speakers and topics:
Roger Rehr            W3SZ                    VHF/UHF/Microwave Station Automation (+K3TUF & WA3DRC)
Phil Theis               K3TUF                   Automation for VHF/UHF/uW Contesting
Jerome Byrd K3GNC                 "Apartmentyranous  Station Rex"
Steve Gross N4PZ  Yagis: Tales, Tricks and Truths
Russ Lamm NN3Q                   Building and Operating the NN3Q Rover (+K3WGR)
Gary Hitchner WA2OMY  The GPS Project and Packrat Beacon Update
Joe Jesson              W2JEJ                   Dongle Developments
Al Katz                    K2UYH                   Getting started on microwave EME (+K1DS)
Joe Horanzy          AA3JH                    Talking on 440 THz? Easy LASER! (+AC2CL)
Michael Davis        KB1JEY                   Enhancing your Test Bench Capabilities
Ray Golley N3RG                      Practical Solutions for Station Automation
Steve Simons        W1SMS                   W1SMS Station Updates Focusing on Remote Control
Pete Kobak K0BAK                     Rover Adventures and Automation
George Holubec   NE2U                      Chasing the Propagation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
details and updates www.packratvhf.com     ** Early Bird price good through Sept 20.


From mailserver at jonz.net  Mon Jul 17 22:26:45 2017
From: mailserver at jonz.net (Jonesy W3DHJ)
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 20:26:45 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: [Rover] Results: W3DHJ/R CQ WW VHF
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1707172020380.63786@icf.wbam.arg>

Well, finally!
The triumph of hope over experience!

The first two hours' score bested my 2015 and 2016 scores -- COMBINED!

My CLAIMED-SCORE: 23,424 is the best since 2006.

I never worked anyone in the grid I happened to be in.

I hung in for the last "dead" 90 minutes on Sunday for just one QSO --
which turned out to be a DUPE from hour 2 on Saturday!

Old School: SSB & CW

| RoverLog QSOs by Activated Grid:
| Grid  QSOs
| DM77  50
| DM78  34
| DM87  24
| DM88  64
|
| RoverLog Score Summary:
| Band    QSOs    Value   QSOPts  Mults
| 50      152     1       152     106
| 144      20     2        40      16
| Totals: 172             192     122
|                               -----
|                Claimed Score: 23424


I did encounter my first ever badger on Saturday evening.
He was in the middle of the road -- soaking wet from a recent
thunderstorm --  and wouldn't hang around long enough to have his
picture taken.

The Colorado prairie is lush with tall, green grass and festooned
with wild sunflowers from all the recent thunderstorms.
I saw more cattle than ever before.  Ranchers ain't dumb.

No hair-raising or teeth-gnashing stories this time.  I like that!

73
Jonesy W3DHJ/r
-- 
  Marvin L Jones     | W3DHJ      | W3DHJ  | https://W3DHJ.net/
   Pueblo, Colorado  |  @         | Jonesy |     __
    38.238N 104.547W |   jonz.net | DM78rf | 73  SK