  Marvin L Jones     | W3DHJ      | W3DHJ  | https://W3DHJ.net/
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From n2mh at n2mh.net  Sun Jun  3 15:27:54 2018
From: n2mh at n2mh.net (Mark Herson, N2MH)
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2018 15:27:54 -0400
Subject: [Rover] FN20wr
In-Reply-To: 
References: 
Message-ID: <243b63cd-5ef7-3b9e-1ac3-543fc76dac87@n2mh.net>

Hi Jonesy,

As noted on your web page:

Rover Wisdom
Never go to FN20wr. It's not the end of the world, but you can see it 
from there.

Having had to go through there to/from work for the better part of 10 
years, I'd have to agree with you...  In fact, I used to work a guy on 
10 meters, who probably lived in this grid, and described Newark as the 
weed of the Garden State.

GL on you rove!

73, Mark, N2MH

From waisean at gmail.com  Mon Jun  4 13:07:53 2018
From: waisean at gmail.com (Sean Waite)
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 13:07:53 -0400
Subject: [Rover] K1SIG/R June VHF
Message-ID: 

It's that time again! K1SIG/R is heading out for the June VHF contest.

We should be QRV on the bottom 7 - 6m through 2.4GHz. Microwaves will be
very limited, if we're stopped we'll be happy to work you but we can't
operate it while driving. They are literally set up in a milk crate and
we're using small PCB beams. We'll be primarily SSB, we can kind of do CW,
and we'll have some FM equipment.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BjSm9DGnIVS/?taken-by=wa1te_radio

The current plan is this:
-Start at Pitcher Mountain, FN33wc. We're not spending long here before
moving to
-FN43bd, park and ride in Hillsborough NH. After another brief stop we'll
head down to
-FN42gw, the Lowes parking lot in Bedford NH. We may spend a bit of time
here, depending on traffic.
-We'll stop briefly again in FN42ho, at the exit 32 rest area on I-495.
-We have a short stop planned in FN41cs, off of Rt 6. We'll work whoever we
can from there. We may stop again in FN41, depending on how we're doing for
time. We then move on to...
-FN31id, a rest area off of I-95. We get brave after this,
-Clipping the NW corner of FN30. I don't know if we'll stop here, it
depends if we can work anyone to activate the grid. Hopefully we don't have
to stop, it's kind of a mess there.
-We then move into FN20. I don't expect a Saturday stop here, but we're
spending a lot of time driving through the grid. We'll be taking the NJ
Turnpike down to the PA Turnpike. We like traffic, apparently.  This is
hopefully where we'll stop for the night, if all goes anywhere close to the
plan.

On Sunday, we will....
-Drop down out of FN20 into FM29hx, the Gauntlet Community Center. We'll
skirt the FM29/FN20 border until we reach
-a Weis parking lot, FM19xx. We'll continue along that same general line
until we reach
-the Paradise Community Park, FN10wa. I don't think we'll spend much time
in FM29/FM19/FN10, but we may stop for a bit.
-We're looking for a spot to stop somewhere near Stroudsburg PA that has
good LOS to Camelback and similar, FN20 is preferred but we're flexible.
-We'll then shoot up 322 through Allentown, cut North along a few roads
until we cross 80, then up 209 to the NJ High Point, FN21qh. We plan to
spend a good bit of time at this location.
-After the high point, we're cutting across 84 to 87. We might be able to
swing an FN22 stop right near that grid intersection, or we may pop over
from Albany into the grid. It depends on time.
-Our final destination is Hogback Mountain, FN32ou. We'll spend the rest of
our time there before heading home.

So, the grid list is:
FN33wc
FN43db
FN42gw
FN41cs
FN31id
FN30...somewhere, will be mobile
FN20...somewhere, will be mobile
FM29hx
FM19xx
FN10wa
FN20...somewhere, looking for a spot near Stroudsburg
FN21qh
FN22...somewhere, maybe
FN32ou

A relaxed 13 grids. We'll be operating on 6-70 while driving, so these
short stops will be made up for with contacts while on the move. Hopefully
we'll manage to tag all of the grids we're only in for a short time. The
plan is to work as many stations as possible, we do need to keep moving so
we'll have to balance that. We've found that skeds don't really work for
us, but we have no problem giving a call or a text if we're stopped in your
vicinity.

We'll be spotting via APRS, I believe we're usually K1SIG-6 but we may be
under more than one tag. APRS spots will be via roverstatus and also I plan
to have spots on 144.390.

There is a very, very slight chance we'll be QRV on 10GHz. If I had another
week or two...

The car has a new clutch, new brakes, new headlights, my registration is no
longer hiding inside of my manual, so hopefully we'll avoid any run-ins
with "the fuzz."

Hope to catch you all on the bands.

73,
Sean Waite, WA1TE (K1SIG/R)

From rick1ds at hotmail.com  Sat Jun 16 13:08:38 2018
From: rick1ds at hotmail.com (Rick R)
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2018 17:08:38 +0000
Subject: [Rover] Mid-Atl States VHF Conf seeks papers,
	presenters and registrants
Message-ID: 

The 2018 June VHF Contest is now history--Be an early bird--we are seeking additional speakers and papers for the Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference for the weekend of Sept 28-30, 2018 at the Holiday Inn  Bensalem-Philadelphia.

Please send your topic or paper to rick1ds at hotmail.com

To register for the conference, visit www.packratvhf.com and look at the left upper corner for the conference info and the link for speaker info, conference registration, payment and hotel registration information

http://www.packratvhf.com/conf/2018_vhf_registration.php

TNX--HP to C U all there.   Rick, K1DS

From rick1ds at hotmail.com  Tue Jun 26 19:04:19 2018
From: rick1ds at hotmail.com (Rick R)
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 23:04:19 +0000
Subject: [Rover] Earlybird registration MASVHF Conf
Message-ID: 

Seeking additional speakers and papers for the Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference for the weekend of Sept 28-30, 2018 at the Holiday Inn  Bensalem-Philadelphia. Please send your topic or paper to rick1ds at hotmail.com

To register for the conference, visit www.packratvhf.com  click the link for speaker info, conference registration, payment and hotel registration information http://www.packratvhf.com/conf/2018_vhf_registration.php

TNX--HP to C U all there.   Rick, K1DS

From w9fz at w9fz.com  Thu Jun 28 23:46:29 2018
From: w9fz at w9fz.com (Bruce Richardson)
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 22:46:29 -0500
Subject: [Rover] CSVHFS 52nd Annual Conference less than a month away!
Message-ID: <02f501d40f5b$c51eaef0$4f5c0cd0$@w9fz.com>

Rovers, bring your rovermobile to "Rover Row".  Andrea K2EZ is--you can too!

Hello VHF Rovers:

If you haven't registered yet, you should firm up your plans because the
guaranteed hotel rate and block only lasts about another week (thru July
6th).  

Here's why you should attend:
- Central location in Wichita, KS at the Doubletree Hotel at the Wichita
airport
- Friday morning outdoor activities of Antenna Range, Rover Row, and Dish
Bowl.
- Friday morning Noise Figure measurement (inside)
- Presentations Friday afternoon and Saturday just some of which are:
	KL7UW		Dual Yagi Inverted-U az-el mount for 6m
	N2CEI		Multi-band Transverters
	KH6/K6MIO	The Solar Cycle and F2 Propagation
	WA5VJB	Yagi Antennas
	PJ4VHF		Medium Power Amplifiers
	W4KXY		BIP-BOP Controller for 6m Yagis
	N6NB		Obstacle Gain: Reinventing the Wheel 2018
	WD5AGO	End of Life: What is happening with older Low Noise Devices?
	W5ZN		Effective SO2R Techniques for 6 Meter Contesting
	KH6/K6MIO	Extreme Es Over water paths
	KK6MC		QRP VHF
	K0DAS		A Portable 6 Meter EME Station
	N6NB		Weak Signal VHF through the Years
- Luncheons Friday and Saturday with entertaining talks:
	W9FZ/W0ZQ	Microwave Adventures: Eclipse-o-Mania and Beyond
	K0DAS		The 2017 Search for Amelia Earhart's Airplane
- Saturday night Banquet with REAL Entertainment and Prize Table (dress
casual)
- Hospitality Suite available Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights
- Dealer area with Hanger 18 Surplus and Downeast Microwave confirmed
- Thursday night mixer for conference attendees and family
- Friday family program Bus Tour to scenic Flint Hills
- Saturday family program Tour to historic "Cow Town" and shopping trip to
New Market Square

First, visit the conference website at: http://2018.csvhfs.org/ and learn
about the event.

Next make your hotel room reservation by following the hotlink (with
flashing red arrow) at:
http://2018.csvhfs.org/index.php/lodging-and-travel/lodging
We have a guaranteed block of rooms (with conference rate) that will be
released after July 6th.  We can exceed the block before that date.  There
are just over 20 rooms in the block remaining (as of June 24).  Make your
reservations to ensure a place at the Doubletree Hotel.

Then register for the event (either online or mail-in) by visiting either:
https://bit.ly/2IAL59Q  or
https://www.csvhfs.org/index.php/annual-conference/2018-annual-conference-re
gistration
Click the "Register Individual" button at the very bottom.

Questions? Contact the host team at registration at csvhfs.org .

73
Mel Graves WR0I
Bruce Richardson W9FZ