Interesting quad grid point in Northern Maine, + FN87
As I plan my semi-annual trek from Atlantic Canada to Deerfield, NH for NEAR-Fest, I have been corresponding with a few hams who badly need FN55, FN56, FN65, and FN66. I used to live in FN66 when I operated as VE1JH in NB and remember it being quite popular back in the AO-27/UO-14 days.
Just for kicks, I took a look to see where those four grids intersect and, lo, they all come together just steps from the side of a "Fire Road" that branches off from Route 2A not too far south of Houlton, ME.
While the pass times don't work well for a Quad-Point expedition on my trip later this week, I'm wondering if this 4-point has ever been activated in the past. The terrain looks fairly clear, and not too hard to get to (if you're already that part of Maine, of course).
If there is a bad need for that, and if I find I'm able to travel back that way over the summer or fall this year, I may do a dedicated activation. I think it would be fun. I may need bug repellent, though.
As well, I am still planning to activate FN87 in the very near future. This grid is almost entirely over water, and only a thin sliver touches the shore of Prince Edward Island. As small as the Island is, FN87 is still close to a 2-hour drive from my place. I'm close to having multi-mode receive through an SDRPlay-Android Tablet combination, and when I get that working well I'll schedule the trip.
If anyone has a RX-only FT-817 that they would part with for fair $$$, maybe I can arrange these travels a little sooner, hi hi.
73
Brent Taylor VY2HF, W1PJ
Brent,
I've found confluence.org to be a valuable resource for working from 4 corners. Here's a link to the FN55,56,65,66 corner http://confluence.org/confluence.php?id=14
73,
Mike Diehl AI6GS
On May 1, 2017, at 9:32 AM, Brent Taylor [email protected] wrote:
As I plan my semi-annual trek from Atlantic Canada to Deerfield, NH for NEAR-Fest, I have been corresponding with a few hams who badly need FN55, FN56, FN65, and FN66. I used to live in FN66 when I operated as VE1JH in NB and remember it being quite popular back in the AO-27/UO-14 days.
Just for kicks, I took a look to see where those four grids intersect and, lo, they all come together just steps from the side of a "Fire Road" that branches off from Route 2A not too far south of Houlton, ME.
While the pass times don't work well for a Quad-Point expedition on my trip later this week, I'm wondering if this 4-point has ever been activated in the past. The terrain looks fairly clear, and not too hard to get to (if you're already that part of Maine, of course).
If there is a bad need for that, and if I find I'm able to travel back that way over the summer or fall this year, I may do a dedicated activation. I think it would be fun. I may need bug repellent, though.
As well, I am still planning to activate FN87 in the very near future. This grid is almost entirely over water, and only a thin sliver touches the shore of Prince Edward Island. As small as the Island is, FN87 is still close to a 2-hour drive from my place. I'm close to having multi-mode receive through an SDRPlay-Android Tablet combination, and when I get that working well I'll schedule the trip.
If anyone has a RX-only FT-817 that they would part with for fair $$$, maybe I can arrange these travels a little sooner, hi hi.
73
Brent Taylor VY2HF, W1PJ
-- Brent Taylor, VY2HF / W1PJ Stratford, PEI, Canada _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
That looks like a place where you might want to double up on the bug spray Brent!
Ken VE3HLS
On 2017-05-01 1:11 PM, Mike Diehl wrote:
Brent,
I've found confluence.org to be a valuable resource for working from 4 corners. Here's a link to the FN55,56,65,66 corner http://confluence.org/confluence.php?id=14
73,
Mike Diehl AI6GS
On May 1, 2017, at 9:32 AM, Brent Taylor [email protected] wrote:
As I plan my semi-annual trek from Atlantic Canada to Deerfield, NH for NEAR-Fest, I have been corresponding with a few hams who badly need FN55, FN56, FN65, and FN66. I used to live in FN66 when I operated as VE1JH in NB and remember it being quite popular back in the AO-27/UO-14 days.
Just for kicks, I took a look to see where those four grids intersect and, lo, they all come together just steps from the side of a "Fire Road" that branches off from Route 2A not too far south of Houlton, ME.
While the pass times don't work well for a Quad-Point expedition on my trip later this week, I'm wondering if this 4-point has ever been activated in the past. The terrain looks fairly clear, and not too hard to get to (if you're already that part of Maine, of course).
If there is a bad need for that, and if I find I'm able to travel back that way over the summer or fall this year, I may do a dedicated activation. I think it would be fun. I may need bug repellent, though.
As well, I am still planning to activate FN87 in the very near future. This grid is almost entirely over water, and only a thin sliver touches the shore of Prince Edward Island. As small as the Island is, FN87 is still close to a 2-hour drive from my place. I'm close to having multi-mode receive through an SDRPlay-Android Tablet combination, and when I get that working well I'll schedule the trip.
If anyone has a RX-only FT-817 that they would part with for fair $$$, maybe I can arrange these travels a little sooner, hi hi.
73
Brent Taylor VY2HF, W1PJ
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Mike, Interesting site! TNX Maybe there will be an overhead pass. ;o) -BL
From: Ken Alexander [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 1, 2017 1:23 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Interesting quad grid point in Northern Maine, + FN87
That looks like a place where you might want to double up on the bug spray Brent!
Ken VE3HLS
On 2017-05-01 1:11 PM, Mike Diehl wrote:
Brent,
I've found confluence.org to be a valuable resource for working from 4 corners. Here's a link to the FN55,56,65,66 corner http://confluence.org/confluence.php?id=14
73,
Mike Diehl AI6GS
On May 1, 2017, at 9:32 AM, Brent Taylor [email protected] wrote:
As I plan my semi-annual trek from Atlantic Canada to Deerfield, NH for NEAR-Fest, I have been corresponding with a few hams who badly need FN55, FN56, FN65, and FN66. I used to live in FN66 when I operated as VE1JH in NB and remember it being quite popular back in the AO-27/UO-14 days.
Just for kicks, I took a look to see where those four grids intersect and, lo, they all come together just steps from the side of a "Fire Road" that branches off from Route 2A not too far south of Houlton, ME.
While the pass times don't work well for a Quad-Point expedition on my trip later this week, I'm wondering if this 4-point has ever been activated in the past. The terrain looks fairly clear, and not too hard to get to (if you're already that part of Maine, of course).
If there is a bad need for that, and if I find I'm able to travel back that way over the summer or fall this year, I may do a dedicated activation. I think it would be fun. I may need bug repellent, though.
As well, I am still planning to activate FN87 in the very near future. This grid is almost entirely over water, and only a thin sliver touches the shore of Prince Edward Island. As small as the Island is, FN87 is still close to a 2-hour drive from my place. I'm close to having multi-mode receive through an SDRPlay-Android Tablet combination, and when I get that working well I'll schedule the trip.
If anyone has a RX-only FT-817 that they would part with for fair $$$, maybe I can arrange these travels a little sooner, hi hi.
73
Brent Taylor VY2HF, W1PJ
-- Brent Taylor, VY2HF / W1PJ Stratford, PEI, Canada _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Bob,
I've been using it to scope out new 4 corners that I haven't activated yet. Unfortunately they aren't all as nice and open like the ones I've activated so far in the desert areas. The corners of DM04,05,14,15 DM15,16,25,26 and DM07,08,17,18 are all good spots and pretty easy to get to.
Off topic but if people visit corners they should also look for geocaches. All three corners I've worked from had one. It seems we aren't the only ones who find these places fun to go to.
73,
Mike Diehl AI6GS
On May 1, 2017, at 11:43 AM, R.T.Liddy [email protected] wrote:
Mike,
Interesting site! TNX Maybe there will be an overhead pass. ;o)
-BL
From: Ken Alexander [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 1, 2017 1:23 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Interesting quad grid point in Northern Maine, + FN87
That looks like a place where you might want to double up on the bug spray Brent!
Ken VE3HLS
On 2017-05-01 1:11 PM, Mike Diehl wrote:
Brent,
I've found confluence.org to be a valuable resource for working from 4 corners. Here's a link to the FN55,56,65,66 corner http://confluence.org/confluence.php?id=14
73,
Mike Diehl AI6GS
On May 1, 2017, at 9:32 AM, Brent Taylor [email protected] wrote:
As I plan my semi-annual trek from Atlantic Canada to Deerfield, NH for NEAR-Fest, I have been corresponding with a few hams who badly need FN55, FN56, FN65, and FN66. I used to live in FN66 when I operated as VE1JH in NB and remember it being quite popular back in the AO-27/UO-14 days.
Just for kicks, I took a look to see where those four grids intersect and, lo, they all come together just steps from the side of a "Fire Road" that branches off from Route 2A not too far south of Houlton, ME.
While the pass times don't work well for a Quad-Point expedition on my trip later this week, I'm wondering if this 4-point has ever been activated in the past. The terrain looks fairly clear, and not too hard to get to (if you're already that part of Maine, of course).
If there is a bad need for that, and if I find I'm able to travel back that way over the summer or fall this year, I may do a dedicated activation. I think it would be fun. I may need bug repellent, though.
As well, I am still planning to activate FN87 in the very near future. This grid is almost entirely over water, and only a thin sliver touches the shore of Prince Edward Island. As small as the Island is, FN87 is still close to a 2-hour drive from my place. I'm close to having multi-mode receive through an SDRPlay-Android Tablet combination, and when I get that working well I'll schedule the trip.
If anyone has a RX-only FT-817 that they would part with for fair $$$, maybe I can arrange these travels a little sooner, hi hi.
73
Brent Taylor VY2HF, W1PJ
-- Brent Taylor, VY2HF / W1PJ Stratford, PEI, Canada _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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