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May 21, 2011 - Initial Press Release
For the past 2 days I have been helping Pat-WX7M
get his 6M KW Rover ready
to roll.
Brand new Dodge Ram with a 50 ft telescoping mil surplus
tower mounted in the bed that's raised using a 12V winch. Also mounted in
the bed on a wooden deck are a 4KW 220V AC Generator and a IC-PW1 KW
amplifier/IC706mkIIg body in a custom made aluminum transit case with 6
muffin fans to keep it cool.
The M2 5 ele 6M yagi rides down the road as
one piece on a aluminum cradle mounted on the Passenger side of the vehicle.
When stopped its a simple matter to stand on the wooden deck mounted above the roof and install the yagi atop the safety wired
Create RC-5
rotor.
While mobile it will be possible to operate on 80-10M HF using one of the monoband hamsticks that ride in a
tube mounted on the ladder rack. 6M Mobile operation will utilize one of KB6KQ's latest style 6M
loops.
The radio and amplifier are used via remotely mounted control
heads
in the cab of the truck.
Over a 5 day period the route will
take me from Fallon NV to the AZ/CA border and then up thru central UT to NE
NV and finally back home to Fallon NV.
Grids traversed in sequence
are... DM09, DM08, DM18, DM07, DM17, DM16, DM26, DM25, DM24, DM23, DM35,
DM36, DM37, DM38, DM39, DM29, DN20, DN21, DN11, DN10, DN00, and back to
home to DM09.
Planned stops (KW W/5ele yagi at 25') are only in the
following grids... DM17,DM25, DM23, DM36, DM38, DM39, DM29, & DN20.
The rest will be worked while mobile in route with the KQ loop.
Modes
will be CW, SSB, & either 441A or JT65B (when stopped).
When you hear
me please post that info so others can get into the log as well.
Day 1
- Stops in DM17 - Mobile only in 08, 18, 16, & 26.
Day 2 - Stops in DM25
& 23 - Mobile only in 24, 26.
Day 3 - Stops in DM36 & 38 - Mobile
only 26, 37.
Day 4 - Stops in DM39 & 29 - Mobile only in 28, 29.
Day 5
- Stops in DN20 & 00 - Mobile only in DN21, 11, 10, & DM09.
Minor
details left to finish up then on the road we go. Departure possibly as
early Weds May 25th 2011. Look to the various reflectors for
updates...
73s de Tim - K7XC - DM09nm... sk
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