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AA2SD/R and KE5NJ/R Pack Rat Rovers Team Up for the September VHF Contest in the Poconos.

Pocono Mountains AA2SD/R Rover - Jan VHF Contest 2025 - Plan to point your antennas to Jim Thorpe Grid FN20DU located at the FlagStaff Mountain and Big Big Pocono State Park Grid FN21HC. We are pleased to report that “Chris KE5NJ/R Rover” and “Scott AA2SD/R Rover” will be setting up at (2) different overlooks at the start of the Sept VHF Contest. Chris will be strategically located at the 100 Mile Overlook located at Penns Flag Staff Mountain, and Scott will be located at Big Pocono State Park. “ The busiest time of the contest is the first 4 hours and we plan to be both operating in separate grids with good elevation to maximize contacts” says Scott D AA2SD/R. You can join our text list, for (1) msg from each location below.

Saturday Day (1) (operate from 2PM-6 PM)

KE5NJ/R Rover Chris GRID FN20DU ( Available with 6-144-222-70-903-1296)
AA2D/R Rover Scott GRID FN21HC (Available with 6-144-222-70-903-1296-2.3-3.4)
Evening operation will have both Rovers in FN20DU - with FT8 and Bands above
Starting frequencies will be 50.128 and 144.208 +/- based on conditions

Sunday Day (2) (operate from 8 AM-1PM Grid Circling FN10XW and FN11WA FN20DU

Both Rovers will be on the road to Grid Circle in 2 Grids and move back to FN20DU
Evening operation will have both Rovers in FN20DU - with FT8 and Bands above
Starting frequencies will be 50.128 and 144.208 +/- based on conditions

How To Track and Find the Rovers?

We will be utilizing the W3SZ App to allow you track our movement during the contest please use the links below. Please use the important links below

W3SZ Map for tracking https://w3sz.com/map.php

AA2SD/R Web Site with Updates https://www.aa2sd.com/arrl-2025-september-vhf-contest

Join text here https://eztxt.net/2jYm9L

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