[SixClub] The Rarest Grid in the USA to be Activated this Weekend on 6 Meters

doc at kd4e.com doc at kd4e.com
Wed Jun 29 19:55:49 EDT 2011


STOP THE PRESS!!!

Since these grids are "right out my backdoor" I will now be activating 
them on Monday July 4th as well. Call it a 3 day DXpedition after all is 
said and done. We are 100% guaranteed six meters will be open worldwide 
at least on one of those days, right? Well right?

Tom KCØW


> http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?302839-The-Rarest-Grid-in-the-USA-to-be-Activated-this-Weekend-on-6-Meters
>
> As I did last year, I will be once again activating the most needed grid
> (DN67) and 4th most needed (DN66) maidenhead grids in the USA this
> weekend. Lets hope the fantastic six meter band conditions experienced
> during last weekends Field Day will continue through this weekend as well.
>
> Anyway enough babbling, lets get down to business:
>
> The grids of DN67&  DN66 will be activated starting at 9:00 AM Mountain
> time this Saturday morning July the 2nd. I will operate until the band
> (hopefully) dies&  then will be back at it Sunday morning until (once
> again, hopefully) the band dies in the evening. Along with DN67&  DN66 I
> will also be activating DN65&  DN75............Check out this /highly
> informative/ most needed grid survey:
> http://www.ka5cvh.com/radio/vhf/grid_survey_report.pdf
>
> Modes of operation will be CW&  SSB with a */_strong_/* emphasis being
> placed on CW.
>
> Last summer was a successful one regarding putting rare grids on the air
> from the KCØW/m. Just under 2200 total Q's on six meters were made from
> grids here in North Dakota along grids in South Dakota&  Montana. I will
> once again be using the borrowed 550 watt homebrew 6 meter amp along
> with a portable 5 element Yagi&  the olde trusty vertical antenna for
> this DXpedition.
>
> Again, lets hope propagation will shine this weekend on six meters so we
> can have some fun!!!
>
> Tom KCØW
>

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