Gridders,
I've had the Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel on my Bucket List for many years and have decided to get it crossed-off this week.
As a key part of the Trip, I'll be activating Delaware and several skinny Coastal Grids on Satellites. A number of folks have mentioned that they still need DE confirmed for their SAT-WAS.
It'll be a quick trip with driving over 1200 miles in 3 days with numerous stops for passes and 2 overnights. I'll leave early on Wed 5/24 and head for Delaware in hopes of getting there early afternoon for several passes into the late evening. Thu 5/25 has me heading down the DelMarVa Peninsula to cross the Bridge by early evening when I'll be in the Norfolk Area. Fri 5/26 has me on the road for the Home QTH.
My hope is to activate Grid Lines wherever possible to cut down the traveling. The plan is to do FM29/28/27/26/16 in that order on FO29, SO50, AO7 and the XW's. I have no set operating schedule as of now and will be relying on my phone's AMSAT-Droid for the Pass info. The Q's will all go into LoTW after I return home and will be posted as simply K8BL as in the past for US contacts.
73, Bob K8BL ( Twitter @K8blBOB , Info on QRZ.com )
Hi Bob,
I know several EU ops are looking for Delaware as well. I'm sure they'd appreciate a try on far eastern AO-7 passes (however unreliable it is in this low sun angle lately), and maybe even FO-29 for some! Happy to help spread the word among those circles if you're interested, a few have asked me for it in the past but I haven't gotten to operate from there yet!
Hope to work you in some new grids and Delaware, have a great trip!
73,
Gabe NJ7H
On May 22, 2017, at 6:07 PM, R.T.Liddy k8bl@ameritech.net wrote:
Gridders,
I've had the Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel on my Bucket List for many years and have decided to get it crossed-off this week.
As a key part of the Trip, I'll be activating Delaware and several skinny Coastal Grids on Satellites. A number of folks have mentioned that they still need DE confirmed for their SAT-WAS.
It'll be a quick trip with driving over 1200 miles in 3 days with numerous stops for passes and 2 overnights. I'll leave early on Wed 5/24 and head for Delaware in hopes of getting there early afternoon for several passes into the late evening. Thu 5/25 has me heading down the DelMarVa Peninsula to cross the Bridge by early evening when I'll be in the Norfolk Area. Fri 5/26 has me on the road for the Home QTH.
My hope is to activate Grid Lines wherever possible to cut down the traveling. The plan is to do FM29/28/27/26/16 in that order on FO29, SO50, AO7 and the XW's. I have no set operating schedule as of now and will be relying on my phone's AMSAT-Droid for the Pass info. The Q's will all go into LoTW after I return home and will be posted as simply K8BL as in the past for US contacts.
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