I will be active as a rover in the contest this weekend. Here is my
tentative itinerary, subject to change.
I am currently on 432 MHz only.
DM74 at 1800Z
DM75 at 1915Z
Then I will be mobile on I-40 West bound. This contest I should be
able to operate while in motion. I will stop if necessary to pick up
weak stations.
DM65 at 2030Z
Then I will proceed down I-25:
DM64 at 2130Z
DM63 at 2300Z
DM62 at 0030Z
I will operate all of the above grids while in motion, but I will stop
at a couple of high spots in each grid to call. I will also try to
find a high spot if you call and are too weak to pull out while in
motion.
DM61 at 0130Z I will try to operate from the Franklin Mountains there,
which should give me a good height above average terrain.
The next morning
DM72 at 1400Z I will try to operate from the Alamogordo Space Museum
here, it looks like a good high spot to operate from.
DM73 at 1530Z I will find a high spot to pull off the road and operate
here.
1630Z I will head for home operating as I go. I should be somewhere in
DM63 when the contest ends.
If there is construction, flat tires, low overhangs, or other delays,
this may all change. Please forgive.
I will have 2M SSB with me, so give a holler on 144.2 if you can't
find me on 432.1. The 2 M rig is 120 Watts to a three element Yagi
pointing forward.
I will have 50 Watts on 432 MHz to a 11 element Yagi while at rest and
a Symmetrical Double Rectangular Loop while in motion. The loop will
have a bidirecitonal pattern, but should be better than a halo in
nearly all directions, and the equivalent of a 3 element Yagi in the
front and back directions. We will see how it works out.
Please listen for me. - Duffey
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KK6MC
James Duffey
Cedar Crest NM
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