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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Four Grids from one location
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
2. Re: Four Grids from one location (Edward R Cole)
3. Wouxon KG-UVD1P (andy thomas)
4. Re: Wouxon KG-UVD1P (Adrian Engele)
5. Re: Wouxon KG-UVD1P (Graham Shirville)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:54:39 -0700
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Four Grids from one location
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Hi Lee!
> I was wondering if anyone has operated from one point where four grid
> squares meet.
I did that twice in 2006, from locations north of Dayton. I worked from
EM79/EM89/EN70/EN80, then north of there at EN70/EN71/EN80/EN81.
Photos of your GPS receiver's display or a video showing your GPS readout
is now mandatory in terms of VUCC, if ARRL ever calls your operation into
question (it was not the case, in terms of VUCC, until late 2008). You would
want to have at least a couple of photos - one showing the GPS readout where
you have "all zeroes" after the decimal points for the latitude and
longitude, and
another with the GPS along with your station. A video clip that shows all of
that - a close-up of the GPS display, along with a wider shot of the GPS with
your gear - is also acceptable for ARRL. You can be creative on how you set
up
your station on the spot, but the photos are good to have if anyone ever calls
your operation there in question. You may want to review the VUCC rules,
which explain what ARRL wants to see if they ever ask for documentation of
your operation (specifically, sections 4e and 4f), at:
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Awards%20Application%20Forms/VUCCRULE1a.pdf
If you go to that spot, make sure you are not trespassing - and that you can
safely get to the spot and out of there when you're done. Most of the 4-grid
intersections in Arizona are either in areas requiring a 4x4 vehicle or even a
helicopter, or on private property (I regularly operate just south of the
DM32/DM33/DM42/DM43 intersection on the DM32/DM42 line, since the 4-
grid intersection is in farmland I won't walk onto without getting the OK from
the owner). One of those spots here in Arizona is just over the edge of the
South Rim of the Grand Canyon (DM35/DM36/DM45/DM46 - yes, I looked at
that spot a year or so ago on a trip up there - so close!). A site
that might be
useful for you and anyone contemplating operating from a 4-grid intersection
is:
http://www.confluence.org/
(you'll need latitude and longitude for the 4-grid intersection when using
this
site, instead of the Maidenhead grid locators)
On the air, you would probably want to announce all 4 grids. You aren't
required to, but why not mention that and attract attention to your unique
location. At the absolute minimum, make sure all of the grids are all
listed on
the QSL cards. A photo of the GPS readout, as WA4NVM mentioned (and
something that I and others do for our satellite QSL cards) would be great to
have.
Good luck and 73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:00:31 -0800
From: Edward R Cole <kl7uw@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Four Grids from one location
To: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>, Lee Ernstrom
<iamsavedbygrace@x.xxx>, Amsat-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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I am not sure what the requirements are for VUCC, WAS, DXCC & other
awards but for valid contacts from rovers in ARRL VHF Contests there
is a requirement that the rover moves a min distance between
grids. This is to prevent a method of shortcutting contacts called
grid circling. So, even with a GPS, it may be necessary to move
physically to register the proper six digit grid. Can you imagine
the number of grids that intersect at the north of south pole?
FWIW
73,
Ed - KLUW
At 06:43 AM 7/21/2010, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
>Lee Ernstrom wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I was wondering if anyone has operated from one point where four grid
> > squares meet. There is a location just a few miles to the west of where I
> > operated portable from yesterday in Idaho where DN31, DN41, DN32, and DN42
> > meet. The terrain looks a little rugged but in about a week or
> so I'm going
> > to drive back up there and check it out with my GPS. It looks like the
> > location is off the dirt road about 1/4 mile so there will be a little
> > hiking involved.
> >
> > WA7HQD
> > Lee Ernstrom
> > Syracuse, Utah DN31xb
> >
>Long time back, I worked KK5YY (now SK) from a 4 grid point in SW Texas.
>I'm scouting locations now to do the same thing during my SD trip next
>month. A snapshot of the GPS at the exact intersection is a very good idea.
>
>73, Drew KO4MA
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73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:15:27 +0000 (GMT)
From: andy thomas <andythomasmail@xxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Wouxon KG-UVD1P
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has anyone any experience of using the Wouxon KG-UVD1P on AO-51 and the FM
birds?
I have looked at eham etc and it seems to be a single vfo with channel watch
on both V and U; I'm not sure if a carrier on the uhf downlink would just
switch the vfo to uhf listen and transmit, ie you could never tx on V if the
carrier is on U...
can someone confirm that it works/does not work with an Arrow, please?
But "cheap as chips", and could be quite interesting?
73 de andy G0SFJ
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:40:30 -0700 (PDT)
From: Adrian Engele <aa5uk@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Wouxon KG-UVD1P
To: andy thomas <andythomasmail@xxxxx.xx.xx>, amsat
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Andy,
I saw it at Dayton and the few available were gobbled up in the morning on the
first day.
Check out: http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?t=214711&page=2
I saw some discussions for satellite use
Many YouTube video worth checking out.
73, Adrian AA5UK
EN61
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From: andy thomas <andythomasmail@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: amsat <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Wed, July 21, 2010 1:15:27 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Wouxon KG-UVD1P
has anyone any experience of using the Wouxon KG-UVD1P on AO-51 and the FM
birds?
I have looked at eham etc and it seems to be a single vfo with channel watch
on
both V and U; I'm not sure if a carrier on the uhf downlink would just switch
the vfo to uhf listen and transmit, ie you could never tx on V if the
carrier is
on U...
can someone confirm that it works/does not work with an Arrow, please?
But "cheap as chips", and could be quite interesting?
73 de andy G0SFJ
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:43:58 +0100
From: "Graham Shirville" <g.shirville@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Wouxon KG-UVD1P
To: "andy thomas" <andythomasmail@xxxxx.xx.xx>, "amsat"
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Hi Andy,
I understand there will be at least one of these devices at the AMSAT-UK
Colloquium next weekend - so if we don't know before then we certainly will
quite quickly at the event.
cheers
Graham
G3VZV
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From: "andy thomas" <andythomasmail@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: "amsat" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 7:15 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Wouxon KG-UVD1P
> has anyone any experience of using the Wouxon KG-UVD1P on AO-51 and the FM
> birds?
>
> I have looked at eham etc and it seems to be a single vfo with channel
> watch on both V and U; I'm not sure if a carrier on the uhf downlink would
> just switch the vfo to uhf listen and transmit, ie you could never tx on V
> if the carrier is on U...
>
> can someone confirm that it works/does not work with an Arrow, please?
>
> But "cheap as chips", and could be quite interesting?
>
> 73 de andy G0SFJ
>
>
>
>
>
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