Hello fellow contesters! K4UVA will be up and running from FM17fo on 6
and 2 meters running 100 watts. You guys to the north of Richmond are
going to have some nasty weather to contend with from the looks of
things. Please look south to Richmond as I'm hoping I'll be able to have
the antennas up and running by the start of the contest.
Rovers please be safe on the icy roads this weekend and thanks for
braving the weather for the contest!
Good luck to all and we'll see you on the bands!
Lee K4UVA
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Today's Topics:
1. kc3wd/r rides again (Matt Butcher)
2. N2MH/R January Contest Plans (Mark Herson, N2MH)
3. APRS on Rovers (Ev Tupis)
4. K1DS/R & N1XKT/R plans (Rick R)
5. collection of plans (Lu)
6. APRS on Rovers - Pt 2 (Ev Tupis)
7. APRS on Rovers - Pt3 (Ev Tupis)
8. W4SHG January VHF SS Plans and Bands (Steve Gilmore)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:02:10 -0500
From: "Matt Butcher" <matt@bellatlantic.net>
Subject: [VHFcontesting] kc3wd/r rides again
To: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
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kc3wd/r schedule January 2008
50 MHz ? 10 GHz inclusive
...if all goes well: wx, equipment, etc.!
Look for the Matt's (kc3wd & kb1exm) on all the bands!
All times EST
1400 ? 1500 FM26 ? VA Beach
1530 ? 1700 FM16 ? CBBT North Thimble Island
1730 ? 1830 FM 17 ? CBBT South other Island
1900 ? 2100 FM27 ? CBBT Wise Point
2330 ? 0030 FM28 ? Deal Island
Drive / Sleep
0700 ? 0830 FM29 - Eastern Shore
0900 ? 1000 FM19 - Eastern Shore
1130 ? 1300 FM18 - Davidsonville, MD
There will be limited operating mobile and we will call it a contest 10
hours early.
73's and safe driving out there!
Matt & Matt
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:11:29 -0000 (GMT)
From: "Mark Herson, N2MH" <n2mh@n2mh.net>
Subject: [VHFcontesting] N2MH/R January Contest Plans
To: vhfcontesting@contesting.com, rover@mailman.qth.net
Message-ID: <33100.71.255.86.178.1200525089.squirrel@n2mh.net>
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Hello Everyone,
The N2MH Rover will once again take to the roads for the next running
of the ARRL January VHF Contest. Weather permitting, here is our
planned route. Each stop will be for a period of several hours. We will
make contacts in motion for grids shown as Passing through.
Saturday
FN51av - Marconi Site (Cape Cod) - start contest here (MA)
FN41 - Passing through
FN31rf - Hammonassett Beach (CT)
FN31kd - near Bridgeport (if FN31rf is not available) (CT)
FN30 - Passing through
FN20 - Passing through
Sunday
FN20vt - Eagle Rock Reservation (in morning) (NJ)
FN21qh - High Point State Park (NJ)
FN30ah - Monmouth Beach (NJ)
FM29xw - Seaside Heights (NJ)
Go back home. If time still left, go back to FN20vt.
Bands: 50, 144, 222, 432, 1296
APRS: We will be known as N2MH-2 with a "Puppy" symbol. (Sorry Ev, -15
is our digi at home (as well as many digi's in the NorthEast). So, we
will use what the license plate on the car shows: N2MH-2.) We will
leave the APRS on for a few minutes when we get to an operating
position. After that, it will be off until we are in motion again. Best
place to see us is at www.aprs.fi:
http://aprs.fi/?call=N2MH-2&mt=m&z=11&timerange=21600
(Log in with your callsign.) This will show the last 6 hours of our
travels and automatically update.
Monitor Freq: Since we will use APRS, our monitor freq will be 50.232.
>From past experience many years ago, APRS will make listening on 2
meters impossible.
Hope to work everyone and GL in the contest.
73, Mark, N2MH and Karen
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:42:08 -0800 (PST)
From: Ev Tupis <w2ev@yahoo.com>
Subject: [VHFcontesting] APRS on Rovers
To: Stanford VHF email Remailer <VHF@w6yx.stanford.edu>, VHF
Contesting eMail Remailer <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>,
Rover email
remailer <rover@mailman.qth.net>,
rvhfg_general@yahoogroups.com,
aprssig@lists.tapr.org, hamim@yahoogroups.com, WeakSignalVHF
email
remailer <wsvhf@mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <199482.5428.qm@web51706.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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As everyone knows by now, the ARRL has authorized Rovers to TX-only
their position and allowed Multi-Operator Class stations to receive it
via RF or via Internet. With the contest coming up this weekend, I
thought I'd float some strategies to consider.
1. HamIM (simplex full-feature APRS on a simplex RF frequency) is fully
VHF Contesting compliant and usable by all categories of competitors on
147.585 MHz. However...this is about APRS, so...
2. APRS Rovers: When inputting your call sign, append it with "-15". If
you have an APRS station with -15 already...simply change it. :) If all
rovers use "-15" it will be significantly easier to ID you.
3. APRS Rovers: When selecting your display symbol (in APRS, the
transmitting station sends a token that is translated into a symbol on
the RX end), select the "Little Puppy". This can be done in several
ways: "GPSLP" or "/p" (you'll know which one applies to your particular
situation...I'll spare the lists from the detail.
4. APRS Multi-Operator Stations: If you have Internet access, bookmark
the following URL: http://www.findu. com/cgi-bin/ symbol.cgi? icon=/p
This is a list of all stations IDing with the "puppy" symbol. Scan the
list for those with "-15" at the end and you've found the Rovers!
If you don't have Internet access, then power-up on RF (!) APRS (144.39)
with the knowledge that your KW's on 144.200 will likely totally wipe
out your APRS receiver, but you never know what may sneak in, between
your contest CQ's. :) Avoid QRMing your SSB operations by setting up
your APRS station to RX-only. If you are unaware of the various APRS
clients available...try one of the following:
-- Windows --
APRS-SCS: http://www.tapr.org/~kb2scs
UI-View: http://www.uiview.org
-- Linux --
http://www.xastir.org/
-- Mac --
http://www.winaprs.org/MacAPRS.htm
Hope this helps. C U this weekend!
Kind regards,
Ev Tupis, W2EV
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:27:45 -0500
From: Rick R <rick1ds@hotmail.com>
Subject: [VHFcontesting] K1DS/R & N1XKT/R plans
To: vhf contesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
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K1DS/R & N1XKT/R Family Rover tentative schedule
All times approximate and are weather and band condition dependent
We will try to call CQ around 144.160 and also frequent 223.5FM
Bands: 50MHz thru 24 GHz, plenty of power and antenna gain + Laser
Sat 2PM FN20ad
3:30PM FN10xc
6:00PM FM19xx
7:30PM FM29ax
11PM FM29hx
Sun 8AM FN20ig
2:00PM FN30ai (SW, W, NW)
4:00PM FN20xk (N, NW, NE)
7:00PM FN30ak (N, NW, NE)
May operate while in motion between grids.
Sri, no scheds due to the variability of roving issues.
We will call CQ, listen for you & run the bands. 73 es GL
Rick K1DS & Leon N1XKT.
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:57:37 -0500
From: "Lu" <n2sln@frontiernet.net>
Subject: [VHFcontesting] collection of plans
To: <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Message-ID: <00a401c858e7$04b1a5e0$83d5d7aa@lu>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
http://www.qsl.net/n2sln/contestplans.html
Should be browser-friendly and hopefully printer-friendly. Will do
final
updates either late Friday night or early Saturday morning, but further
time
spent on this collection will likely be limited.
Enjoy,
N2SLN Limited Rover
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:49:51 -0800 (PST)
From: Ev Tupis <w2ev@yahoo.com>
Subject: [VHFcontesting] APRS on Rovers - Pt 2
To: Stanford VHF email Remailer <VHF@w6yx.stanford.edu>, VHF
Contesting eMail Remailer <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>,
WeakSignalVHF email remailer <wsvhf@mailman.qth.net>, Rover
email
remailer <rover@mailman.qth.net>, hamim@yahoogroups.com,
rvhfg_general@yahoogroups.com, aprssig@tapr.org
Message-ID: <573885.72965.qm@web51709.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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Thanks to a conversation with Mark (N2MH), a few other items came to
light that will help to maximize your contest-APRS effectiveness. These
apply only to APRS on 144.39 MHz because it deals with DIGIpeating, not
HamIM (which is simplex on 147.585 MHz and has none of these issues).
1. If you are using a TNC, do *not* set it up to be a DIGIpeater to
other stations for any reason or on any alias. The APRS frequency of
144.39 MHz is waaaaaaaaaaaaay too close to the SSB sub-band centered on
144.200 MHz and I'm betting that the self-QRM from your *own* APRS
station's ID will cause you fits...let alone the traffic caused by
having it DIGIpeat others.
2. When launching on APRS, use the path of "WIDE1-1,WIDE3-3". This will
provide you with 4-hops of DIGIpeating, which will be about what your
SSB/CW RF range will be during the contest (yes, this is a generality).
This is *different* than the suggested pathway of "WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2"
because there is a tactical need for it to be...but *only* for the VHF
contest this weekend. Do not leave your Rovers APRS configuration in
that state, after the contest.
3. Test your APRS ID QRM now, before the contest begins. Set your TX
interval to something that won't make your head explode as you have your
volume turned up on 144.200, trying to dig-out a weak one and it
kicks-in. Under no circumstances should your ID be any more frequent
than every 5-minutes. Even when travelling at 60MPH, that is a location
error of only 5-miles. Frankly, every 10 to 15 minutes is probably
plenty. The only risk that you'll assume by longer ID intervals is that
you won't show as having moved from your hilltop until it ID's again.
4. Lastly...remember that APRS is supposed to HELP. If you find that
the self-QRM is unbearable to your contest operation, SHUT IT OFF and
contest. Just remember to turn it on while travelling and not operating
so at least we know you're out there. :)
Have fun!
Regards,
Ev, W2EV
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:55:10 -0800 (PST)
From: Ev Tupis <w2ev@yahoo.com>
Subject: [VHFcontesting] APRS on Rovers - Pt3
To: Stanford VHF email Remailer <VHF@w6yx.stanford.edu>, VHF
Contesting eMail Remailer <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>,
WeakSignalVHF email remailer <wsvhf@mailman.qth.net>,
rvhfg_general@yahoogroups.com, Rover email remailer
<rover@mailman.qth.net>, aprssig@lists.tapr.org
Message-ID: <423413.78718.qm@web51703.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Ugh. The URL to view contest rovers on findU got broken in the original
message. Here it is again. Please accept my apology for yet another
message so soon.
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/symbol.cgi?icon=/p
Kind regards,
Ev, W2EV
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:36:55 -0500
From: "Steve Gilmore" <shg@midatlanticbb.com>
Subject: [VHFcontesting] W4SHG January VHF SS Plans and Bands
To: <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Message-ID: <20080116213695.SM01128@gillyradio>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hello all for the cold abyss of FM18hk in Virginia
Well it appears that everything here is working and I should be on from
6M
to 10G from my little dungeon at home here in FM18hk.
Hopefully Saturday will bring some form of precepition in which the 5G
and
10G may bounce off of otherwise unless the space shuttle now has 10G I
again
probably won't get to anyone on those bands.
However I will try and now with 8 watts on 10G and the new dish who
knows.
Good to see all the rovers going out, be careful and stay safe.
The coffee pot is ready, the basement is cleaned up, the portable
W4SHG/R
tower is on the Expedition for the 10G stuff and the weekend is coming.
I hope to hear lots of activity.
Remember - "Listen for the weak ones" (W3IY) I certain fit into that
category.
Steve Gilmore - W4SHG
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