Hi!

On my way to Palm Springs on Friday (3 February), I have a chance to stop at the DM23/DM24 grid boundary north of Quartzsite AZ for some passes. My tentative plans are to be out to that boundary sometime between 1600 and 1700 UTC, which could make it possible for an FO-29 pass around 1643 UTC covering much of North America, and an AO-85 pass as that FO-29 pass ends. I don't plan on spending the whole day at this spot, as I would like to arrive in Palm Springs by mid- to late-afternoon. QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World, and QSL cards to confirm QSOs are available on request.

As with my other road trips, my travels should appear on sites like aprs.fi as WD9EWK-9:

http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9

I will also use my @WD9EWK Twitter feed to post updates, which are also visible in a web browser without a Twitter account at:

http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

By the way, if anyone going to Palm Springs is up for dinner on Friday, please e-mail me off the list or send a direct message to my @WD9EWK Twitter account. I don't know all of the eating establishments in that area other than an In-N-Out along I-10, but I'm sure we can find a place that works for a meal and some conversation before Saturday's hamfest.

73!

Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK