N1MU/R Microwave Rover Page

Here's my car all decked out for a contest

Introduction

If you're not familiar with roving, it is an aspect of amateur radio contesting, involving driving, setting up and taking down antennas and radio gear, operating radios, and sleep deprivation. The object of radio contests is to make contact with as many different stations from as many different locations using as many different radios as possible. If it sounds weird, it is! Some people have strange hobbies. The real motivation behind contests is emergency preparedness. If we are practiced, we can quickly set up relay stations to pass emergency messages. If you would like to learn more about ARRL Amateur Radio contests, please visit the ARRL Contest Page or the MGEF Web Page.

Equipment

I have borrowed, built, and bought the stations I use:

	Band	Rig	Power	Antenna
A	50 MHz	Icom IC-706MkIIG	100 W	KB6KQ Halo
B	144 MHz	Icom IC-706MkIIG	50 W	13-Element Yagi
C	222 MHz	Downeast Microwave Transverter with RF Concepts PA	100 W	15-element Yagi
D	432 MHz	Icom IC-706MkIIG with RF Concepts PA	100 W	11-Element Yagi
9	902 MHz	WA2AAU/N1MU Homebrew Transverter	12 W	3' x 4' Dish
E	1296 MHz	WA2AAU Homebrew Transverter	20 W	3' x 4' Dish
F	2304 MHz	Modified MDS SSE1/T1 Transverter	10 W	3' x 4' Dish
G	3456 MHz	W1VT/WA2AAU/N1MU Transverter	30 W	3' x 4' Dish
H	5760 MHz	N1MU Homebrew Transverter	5 W	3' x 4' Dish
I	10368 MHz	KJ1K Whitebox Transverter	4 W	3' x 4' Dish

Here is a diagram of how I mount the vertical antenna mast to my trailer hitch.

Scheduling Contacts

I usually rove to the following grids: FN04, FN03, FN15, FN25, FN14, FN24, FN13, FN12, and FN22.

Please e-mail me at tmayo6 -at- gmail -dot- com for skeds!

Visit this link for info on our June 2009 contest effort.

Visit this link for info on our June 2008 contest effort.

Visit this link for info on my June 2007 contest effort.

Visit this link for info on our September 2002 contest effort.

Visit this link for info on our June 2002 contest effort.

Visit this link for info on our January 2002 contest effort.

To participate in these contests, it is important to know what Grid Square you are in. Here is a Grid Square Calculator I wrote.

Comments: tmayo1 at rochester.rr.com