Hi! While I am at the Yuma (Arizona) Hamfest, I will be near the rarely-heard grid DM32. I will drive through it on Thursday (19 February) evening, and drive home through it either on Saturday (21 February) evening or Sunday (22 February) morning. There is also a chance I can go out there Friday (20 February) evening, since the western edge of DM32 isn't too far from Yuma - only 35 miles/56km east. I will try to post here on AMSAT-BB my plans to operate from this grid, as well as on my @WD9EWK Twitter feed. If you do not use Twitter, my @WD9EWK feed is accessible with a web browser at:
I don't know for sure what passes I can work from there, but I will have a listing of available passes. If the opportunity arises to work passes while driving through DM32, I will try to do that. While on the road, APRS should show my location using WD9EWK-9 as my call sign. This should be visible online at:
among other sites.
As with my other trips, I will upload my log to Logbook of the World after the weekend. If you would like a QSL card to confirm a QSO with me from DM32, please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. If you're in the log, I will send you a QSL card. No need to first send me a QSL card. I don't normally collect cards for QSOs I make away from the Phoenix area, or outside my 200km limit per the VUCC rules.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/