So far, it's not much better here in Wisconsin, Dan. The great VHF/UHF
propogation killers have arrived - cold and rain. I woke up this morning
(after pulling the plug at 11:30 PM last night [I also did double duty in
the NA SSB Sprint]). As of 10:40 AM, it's raining, and the temp's dropped
from the 70s las night, down to the low 60s. I have a feeling that condx.
are going to be rougher today than yesterday. So far:
26 QSOs
6m 5 QSOs 3 grids
2m 13 QSOs 4 grids
432 6 QSOs 4 grids
1296 2 QSOs 2 grids
No grids outside of those surrounding mine yet.
The wind gusts make me nervous at times (I set up semi - portable, putting
the antennas on a homebrew mount on my 2nd story balcony [it is not weighted
down], setting up the radios by the sliding balcony doors, where I can
access the antenas to turn them, and still be able to operate out of the
weather). I wish I had 10 Ghz - at least I could try rain scatter then. ;)
73,
Ellen - AF9J
Grid EN52xx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Evans" <dan.evans@insightbb.com>
To: "VHF Contesting eMail Remailer" <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>;
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Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: [SMC] [VHFcontesting] K9ZF/R plans
> I did find a couple of decent spots in EM67 & EM77.
>
> The spot in EM67xw turned out real nice. I found a beautiful park just
> out side of Fort Knox, KY. There was a decent hill overlooking the Ohio
> river with a nice view to the north, east, and west. South wasn't as
> good, but didn't seem too bad. I seemed to have some really good
> enhancement to the north to start the contest as well. I stayed here
> for several hours before heading over to EM77aw, about 10 miles from the
> original spot.
>
> Just as I was finishing my last QSO in EM67, and preparing to move to
> EM77, Murphy struck. I managed to let the smoke out of my trusty old
> inverter. Quite literally, it was an impressive sight! I had to drive
> with the windows down for awhile to clear the stench:-( I guess
> turning the rotator in the stiff breeze and recharging the laptop was
> just too much of a load for the old beast. So I was left using
> arm-strong rotation and paper logging the rest of the day... Luckily,
> inverters are pretty cheap these days.
>
>
> And now today. The remnant of Ike is crossing Indiana today. We are
> getting strong gusty winds, 45+ Mph, heavy rain, and thunderstorms the
> rest of the day. Not very conducive conditions for Roving, I'm afraid.
> I might be able dodge the thunderstorms, but I would never be able to
> get the antennas up and down in the high winds we are getting. So I've
> decided to throw in the towel.
>
> I may be able to make a few QSO's from the drive way from time to time,
> but I'm not going to try the hill tops in this.
>
> I may do a better recap later. Hope everyone is having better luck,
>
> 73
> Dan
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>
>
> Dan Evans wrote:
> > So far everything is still a go for the contest this weekend. I still
> > haven't found any good high spots in EM77 and EM67 south of Louisville,
> > but I'll get an early start Saturday and try some more.
> >
> > Here is the plan:
> >
> > The ARRL September VHF QSO Party is nearly here! *Just 8 more days,
> > September 13 - 15, 2008. You can find all of the details here:
> > http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2008/sepvhf.html
> > *
> > After the Greater Louisville Hamfest tomorrow, I plan to scout for a
> > couple of new operating spots. I'll send an update this week if I find
> > some better spots. But the basic plan is:
> >
> > EM77 and EM67 on Saturday. Somewhere to the south of, but near
> > Louisville, KY.
> >
> > EM68 and EM78 on Sunday. In Salem and Henryville, IN, respectively.
> >
> >
> > 6 meters will be 100 watts, 3 elements at 18'.
> > 2 meters will be 160 watts, 10 elements at 24'.
> > 432 Mhz will be 100 watts, 18 elements at 21'.
> >
> > Sorry, I still haven't been able to get back on 222.
> >
> > Will also have FM on each band. I'll try to monitor 2m FM simplex, and
> > would be more than happy to work anyone on FM if you don't have SSB or
> > CW available. I also plan to call a lot on 144.220 +/- QRM, and .200
> > from time to time.
> >
> >
> > ****************************
> > Dan Evans
> > Process Engineer
> > (812)256-3351 ext.154
> > Cell: (812)786-9410
> > D.A. Inc.
> > 101 Quality Ct.
> > Charlestown IN, 47111
> > ****************************
> >
> >
> > 73
> > Dan
> >
>
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