PLEASE STOP IN DM55!!!!
Its one of the last 24 needed for FFMA!
Thanks de Tim - K7XC - DM09nm... sk
----- Original Message -----
From: jamesduffey@comcast.net
To: Bill Schwantes
Cc: vhfcontesting ; RMVHF@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 02:39
Subject: W7QQ Rover Plans Revised
We have added a stop on Sunday morning in DM54..
W7QQ and I will be roving in NM for the June VHF Contest this weekend. Bill
has spent a lot of effort to develop a well equipped rover; 100 + watts and
long boom Yagis on all bands from 50 MHz to 1296 MHZ. Well, the 50 MHz antenna
is a Moxon, which is pretty long for a mobile antenna on six. Ask my wife. :^)=
With two ops we can operate 6M during a Es opening and not miss any action on
the higher bands. This multioperator rover operation is new to both Bill and I,
so bear with us if we have cockpit issues. With two operators, one can drive
and one can operate, and when stopped, one can operate while the other sets
up. In this fashion, we can maximize our operating time. We will have CW, so if
you hear a weak CW signal calling please respond.
Here is our itinerary:
Saturday
DM76 1800Z to 1930Z We will operate from the picnic area east of Truchas.
This has good sight lines down the Rio Grande valley, to the south and west,
and to Colorado.
1930Z to 2130Z travel through DM76 and DM75 to arrive at
DM75 2130Z to 2230Z We will set up at the westbound rest stop east of
Moriarty on I-40. Depending on conditions we may cut this one short as we will
have been able to work many QSOs while in motion. While not high, this is as
good a site as it gets in this part of NM and I have made QSOs to CO and down
to Las Cruces from here.
DM74 2245Z to 2345Z Operation here will be from the Torrance County Landfill
east of Moriarty. It is just south of the site in DM75 and similar in
performance.
DM64 0000Z to 0100Z We will operate from the road to the Moriarty Airport.
This is an OK spot to everywhere but some spots in Albuquerque.
DM65 0115Z to 0215Z Don't worry if you miss us from here, we will be in DM65
again on Sunday, in motion to DM55
Then home. Please take these times as guidelines only, if conditions are
good, we will stay longer in a grid and if they are poor, we may move on
sooner. I doubt we will end the day on time. I hope that we make lots of QSOs
and end the day late. If you miss us keep looking.
Sunday
DM65 1300Z to 1415Z In motion to DM54
DM54 1415Z to 1515Z We will setup about 15 miles sourhwest of Grants. We have
not operated from this spot before, so we don't know what to expect. Look for
us.
In motion DM54 to DM55 via DM65 1515Z to 1630Z
DM55 1630Z to 1800Z We will set up about 5 miles south of Prewitt. This is a
good spot and I have worked stations north to Colorado and South to Las Cruces.
Albuquerque is pretty much a slam dunk, so get that extra grid mult from us on
as many bands as you have while we are here.
1800Z to 1930Z in motion to DM56, will be in DM55 mostly
DM56 1930Z to 2030Z We will set up at a high point along HWY 371 to operate.
This should also be a slam dunk into Albuquerque so again get that grid/band
mult and QSO points while we are here.
2030Z to 2130Z in motion to DM66
DM66 2130Z to 2300Z We will be operating from a mesa northwest of Lybrook.
This is an excellent site, with great sight lines in nearly direction. I have
worked eastern NM from here, up to Colorado and Utah, and down to Las Cruces
(albeit by CW) Albuquerque is nearly line of sight, so again even if you have
modest capabilities on the higher bands you will be able to pick up a lot of
band mults and QSO points from us here.
2300Z to 0100Z In motion home.
DM65 0100Z to 0300Z If conditions warrant we will operate from DM65 until end
of contest.
This is a modest effort, so I am fairly certain that we will hit all the
grids planned. Times might be a bit off, given conditions, but if you look for
us, you will eventually find us. We will be on nearly the whole contest, except
for the middle of the night, making noise on one band or another.
In part this is also a wringing out rove for Bill's new rover. He has done a
good job putting it together and I am looking forward to roving with him. We
put in a respectable effort in the January contest in my rover and I hope that
we can repeat our success in June.
I think that this may be the first time that this many bands have been
available from a single rover in NM, so this is a historic opportunity to get
QSOs and mults in the contest that have not previously been available. Listen
for us. Listen for the weak ones. - KK6MC and W7QQ
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