Saturday June 10th
Parks on the Air and June VHF Contest Saturday June 10 2023
I am pleased to announce that I will be operating as a ROVER set up for my first VHF Contest on Saturday and Sunday. This will be combined with a Parks on the Air Activation at High Point State Park POTA K-1619 High Point State Park.
Parks on the Air Activation - POTA K-1619 Saturday 11:00 EST
10 Meters 28.400 11:00 EST 40 Meters 7.240 11:30
20 Meters 14.288 12:00 17 Meters 18.118 12:30
15 Meters 21.300 01:0)
VHF ARRL Contest 2:00PM - GRID Square FN21qh Saturday 2:00 PM Changeover antennas to the VHF Contest. The bands operating will be:
144 MHz and 422 MHz (SSB) 50 MHz (SSB) and 222 MHz
Monitoring 146.520 Simplex
I will operate as a Single Operator Limited Rover (RL) call sign AA2SD.
You can track me with APRS.Fi by entering the SSID AA2SD-5 in the search area for track call sign.
High Point Monument
High Point is a mountain peak within High Point State Park on the border of Wantage Township and Montague Township, Sussex County, New Jersey. Located in the portion of the state known as the Skylands, it is the highest elevation in the state, with a peak elevation of 1,803 feet (550 m). The closest city is Port Jervis, New York, which lies to the northwest. Besides being the highest peak in New Jersey, High Point is also the highest peak of the Kittatinny Mountains. Three states – New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania – can be seen from the summit.
At the peak is the High Point Monument, a 220-foot (67 m) obelisk, built in 1930 as a war memorial.
June 2023 Rover Plan Limited Rover
Single Operator - four lowest bands for the contest
Low Power Limits
144 MHz - 440 MHz Bands
222 MHZ - 50 MHz Bands
Parks on the Air Park K-1619 High Point State Park
Grid Squares Roving Plan Saturday June 10
APRS Live Tracking for AA2SD-5
Track me on aprs.fi I send a beacon during travel to all park locations and while roving with call sign AA2SD
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AA2SD-5 (make sure your track AA2SD-5 SSID for rover application)
Antenna mount on Roof Rack
Stacked 2 Mtr & 220 Antenna
2 Meter and 70 CM Antenna
Vertical Mount for Antenna Stack
Harvest YG1443 V/UHF 140~150/400~470MHz 800W Square Loop Base Antenna
222- MHz Antenna
Model#--- 222MLHD-SQ-SO Element:- 5/16 inch diameter 6061 aluminum solid rod Usable Frequency:-222 to 224 MHz Bandwidth:-2 MHz Directivity:-----Omnidirectional Polarity: Tuning:------------------------- Gamma Match
70 CM 2 Mtr Antenna
Frequency Band(s)
140~150/400~470MHz
Max Power 800 Watts
Gain 4 dB (VHF) / 5 dB (UHF)