[WIham] 432 MHz Sprint Wed. Night + 144 Net Plans

[Todd Sprinkmann]

   For those of you who are V/UHF-curious, I have a little bit 
of info to add to Mark Thompson's earlier email.   
   Specifically want to direct those who are interested to my 
website -- www.kc9bqa.com.   There's always more info 
available there.  

    If you want the latest info about tomorrow night's 432 sprint 
or the weekly 2m long-range nets, it's available at kc9bqa.com.   

    My 432 has been fouled up for months; but I'll help by talking 
up the sprint while I'm net control on 144.240 tomorrow night.   

    On or near 432.100 MHz tomorrow night, using horizontally-
polarized antennas, we want to highlight the following rovers:
    WB8BZK will be roving EN52/62/51/61 tomorrow night.   
    KA9RSL will be roving EN61/71/60/70. 
    K0GEM will be roving EM28/38/39/29 (admittedly a long 
shot, but track him on his APRS, or see if he wants to do a sked.)   
    More complete details are at my website, if you want them.  
   
    You may not know about rovers if you're unfamiliar with VHF 
contests.  Rovers are our single best friends.  They take their radio 
show on the road and drive to high spots in various grid squares to 
make contacts in the contests.  If you never pursued VHF because 
you are antenna-restricted or have a poor QTH, you can make your 
mark by becoming a rover.   If you have a sincere interest, I am able 
to help answer questions, plus steer you toward others who have 
actually roved.  
    Allow me to steer you to three sources of rover eye candy...  :)  
    http://www.k0gem.us/   (click on "rover station" on the left)
    www.qrz.com  (enter N0DQS for the callsign lookup and make 
sure to look all the way to the bottom.  The 2 pictures at the bottom 
are the best)   
    http://w9fz.com/janvhf08/page_travelogue.html  (make sure you 
click on the "photo album" tab on the upper right)   
   Without a doubt, my best VHF contest memories always include 
multiple rovers that I enjoyed working.    

    Even if you don't care about VHF, many hams will enjoy those 
3 links.  

     73,
     Todd   KC9BQA      EN63ao     40 N of Milwaukee
     www.kc9bqa.com   For Frequent VHF/UHF Updates
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