From mailserver at jonz.net Sun Jun 4 20:13:32 2017 From: mailserver at jonz.net (Jonesy W3DHJ) Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2017 18:13:32 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [Rover] W3DHJ/R DM77, DM78, DM87, DM88 Message-ID: I will be dragging my butt through grids DM77, DM78, DM87, DM88 in the contest. 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 -- Marvin L Jones | W3DHJ | W3DHJ | https://W3DHJ.net/ Pueblo, Colorado | @ | Jonesy | __ 38.238N 104.547W | jonz.net | DM78rf | 73 SK From mailserver at jonz.net Sat Jun 10 15:35:17 2017 From: mailserver at jonz.net (Jonesy W3DHJ) Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2017 13:35:17 -0600 (MDT) Subject: [Rover] ROVER: SNAFU: QRT Message-ID: It all checked out Just Fine in the driveway. At the first (DM88) site it was kah-kah. I'm QRT. SRI ES 73 Jonesy -- 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 Wed Jun 14 12:02:46 2017 From: rick1ds at hotmail.com (Rick R) Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 16:02:46 +0000 Subject: [Rover] Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference Message-ID: 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 Conference Early Bird** Registration only $40 Saturday Evening Early Bird Banquet $40 ***Additional Speakers & Proceedings papers sought*** Contact Rick1ds at hotmail.com or 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 Stattion Automation Seminar (+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 RF Tower Safety and Construction Pete Kobak K0BAK Rover Adventures and Automation ADD YOUR NAME, CALL and TOPIC HERE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ details and updates www.packratvhf.com ** Early Bird price good through Sept 20. From rick1ds at hotmail.com Sat Jun 24 14:02:41 2017 From: rick1ds at hotmail.com (Rick R) Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2017 18:02:41 +0000 Subject: [Rover] Additional Papers Sought--Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference Message-ID: 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 Conference Early Bird** Registration only $40 Saturday Evening Early Bird Banquet $40 ***Additional Speakers & Proceedings papers sought*** Contact Rick1ds at hotmail.com or 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 RF Tower Safety and Construction Pete Kobak K0BAK Rover Adventures and Automation George Holubec NE2U Chasing the Propagation ADD YOUR NAME, CALL and TOPIC HERE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ details and updates www.packratvhf.com ** Early Bird price good through Sept 20.