KA6U Update - November 7, 2022 -  1300UTC

Trip plan update adding Kentucky.  

I will add Kentucky to the activation list.  KY is 60km from where I am staying.  This will delay LA one day.  See updates below

NOTE: I will not be able to go to South Dakota again on this trip.  Weather forecast is -10 to -14C during operating times.  That is too cold.

Thank-you to the 42 callers last night in TN that are in the log. Very full waterfall when I turned the station on... after plugging in preamp power.  The drive that day started near Hilton Head in South Carolina and finished on the Mississippi River in western Tennessee.  The 10 hour drive took 12 hours because of road construction and bad crashes on the road.  Result is I arrived hour later than planned.

Thank-you also to everyone who has contributed to the roving costs.  It costs about $150 per day to do these activations.

Here is a nightime photo from TN last night




Updated Plan:

I will add Kentucky because of requests and excellent weather.  This will delay LA one day.  I know several ops are waiting for LA. 
  • EM56 - Arkansas - 2300 - 0300UTC Nov 7 - 23cm and 222 
  • EM56 - Missouri - 2330 - 0300UTC Nov 8 - 23cm and 222 
  • EM56 - Kentucky - 2345 - 0400UTC Nov 9 -23cm and 222
  • EM32 - Louisiana - 0100 - 0600UTC Nov 11 - 23cm and 222  (Thursday night local time Friday morning UTC)
Detail photos of the 23cm dish rotator, feed and simplified operating location.  Rotator with tripod attached weighs about 30kg.




When operating two bands simultaneously I connect the 2nd ICOM 705 to the PC.

Peter KA6U

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