Hi!

I am about to start a 3-day road trip from the Williams (Arizona) hamfest, looking to do some sightseeing and operating from unusual grids in and around northern Arizona. All plans are subject to change without notice due to weather, road conditions, etc. - but I will try to keep you posted.

At this moment, I am still in Williams, but will leave tomorrow morning for the DM56ex/DM57ea grid boundary in northeastern Arizona. I hope to be on the 2106 and 2247 UTC AO-27 passes from this spot. Please note that this grid boundary is just south of the Arizona/Utah border, so this will not be a QSO with two states simultaneously - just Arizona.

After the two AO-27 passes, I will head west toward Page AZ, site of Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Powell, and the DM46fx/DM47fa grid boundary. I will be on the one good Sunday evening AO-51 pass (0201 UTC Monday) from here. I may be on an AO-51 pass Monday morning, before leaving this area.

According to my maps, at Page the grid boundary is also the Arizona/Utah state line. I will try to confirm this while I am in the area, so contacts from this location could be good for 2 states as well as 2 grids.

On Monday, I will head west and try to be on AO-27 passes from either the DM36/DM37 or DM26/DM36 grid boundaries near the northwestern corner of Arizona. Then, down to Las Vegas and the DM25/DM26 grid boundary for the evening AO-51 passes.

I might try for SO-50 passes during both of these days, around midday local time (1800-1900 UTC). For now, I won't post specifics related to those passes, other than to say I might give them a try.

After Monday, I have not decided if I will stay along the Colorado River looking for SO-50 and/or AO-27 passes from grids like DM24 or make a more-direct return to Phoenix. I will try to post updates while on the road, if I have Internet access.

73!

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