We look forward to working you in the January 2025 VHF contest. We have two rovers, Dave (W5TN) in W5TN/R and Kyle (KA5D) & Kourt (KA5C) in KA5D/R. All are operating limited rover 6m-70cm SSB & digital modes. We will start at 1pm CST Saturday at the grid corner EL09 / EL19 / EL08 / EL18 in the oil fields near Falls City, TX. We’ll grid circle and look for fixed stations during that time. We will use the normal call channels. Band runs will start at 144.200, then 222.1, 432.1, and finally 50.125.
We will be beaconing on APRS as KA5D-6, so look for us using this aprs.fi link. Connectivity permitting, we’re also on the VHF-Chat.slack.com Slack server in the “3-rover-raregrid” channel using the handle “Kyle KA5D”. We’re going to do our best to ensure that fixed stations get an opportunity to work as many rover & grids combos as practical.
Once we’re done in the oil fields, we’ll move to Devil’s backbone in EL09 for by dinnertime on Saturday. Sunday morning we move north from Austin to Hico and will circle up there in grid corner EM12/EM02/EM11/EM01, then stop for lunch at a high point in EM12 near Glen Rose. Below is the map of the route for the whole contest. We’ll head back to Austin Sunday afternoon. See you on the air!



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