Once again we'll be just outside of Ann Arbor in our trailer, and
will make the attempt to talk amid the rain. The forcast for
our area is AWFUL. It will be interesting to see how many
show up for this.
Attempting to coax members out of their nice, dry QTH's,
I sent the following.
We'll see if it works. See you on the lower five bands and
maybe 3G too.
--STeve Andre'
wb8wsf en82
---------- Forwarded Message ----------
Subject: [arrow-info] September VHF Rain and QSO party
Date: Friday 12 September 2008
From: "STeve Andre'" <andres@msu.edu>
To: ARROW-info@yahoogroups.com
I am slightly pleased to announce the first VHF contest that
will try to combine aquatic and radio activities. This promises
to be interesting; fins and snorkles are I think optional, owing
to the height of Signal Hill, though others in EN82 may wish to
reconsider this.
An attempt will be made to talk with fish--I mean amateurs--
on 6, 2, 222, 432 and 1296. The latter band may prove to be
particularly interesting during the expected conditions. DX
from Dexter may turn out to be exciting on that band.
The endurance contest runs from 2pm Saturday to 11pm
Sunday. If the trailer starts to float we will go QRT but that
shouldn't happen. Probably.
All are invited. Bring appropriate waterproof gear, and a
desire to make contacts! If you have never tried VHF weak
signal communicatons before, now is the perfect time, as
the signals may be *very* weak.
--STeve Andre'
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