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Thisexperiencepreparedmetobreakoutonmyown.<Nophotosavailable>–George’sroverwasofthe–“shootandscoot”varietywith“crankup”tower.Thiswaseffectivewhenatsitebutwasbasicallyofflinewhenintransit.BackthenFMactivitycouldbeeffectivelyleveragedwhileinmotion,intheRochestergrids.

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Tom,KV2X12/23/202280ContestRoving-BillRogers-RVHFG.orgRoving-HowIgothereJourneyRoving-HowIgothereJourneymanRover(V1.0):(6M-2304MHzRunandgun)TomandIworkedforayeartodesignthefirstversion:WeleveragedNJ2L’s(K2UA)“FlexibleIFRigMod”toconvertanHTX-100foruseasatransverterIF.BuiltaDEM222-28anda432-28TransverterBorrowedacomplete1296-144transvertersystemfromRusHeally(K2UA)Purchaseda2ndhand2304transverterfromsomeoneattheRochesterHamfestalongwithaloopyagi.Anda10W903SystemfromDennisMungham,VE3ASO.WebuiltwoodenboomyagismostofwhichwereCheapYagis:byKentBritain,WA5VJB

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12/23/202282ContestRoving-BillRogers-RVHFG.orgRoving-HowIgothereJourneyK2TER/R–V2.0Rover(V2.0)10Bandoperation&telescopictower(circaJanuary2000)–combined“runandgun”and“shootandscoot”roverapproaches.Notthereyet…Stillafamilyvehicleintheoff-season.

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CreateLogYagiFor3FM.BythistimeitwasbecomingoverkillevenforRochester.5.7&10GHzonaseparatenon-telescopicmastRotorabovethetowerHelperspringsdon’thelpCoaxialmessHeavywooden“surfboard”LongCoaxrunsto2304and3456MHzNo6Mantenna12/23/202284ContestRoving-BillRogers-RVHFG.orgK2TER/R–V2.0Rover(V2.0)1K2TER/R–V2.0Rover(V2.0)Rearoperatingposition–(yeswehad3rotorsbackthen)

12/23/202285ContestRoving-BillRogers-RVHFG.orgK2TER/R–V2.0Rover(V2.0)ReK2TER/R–V2.0Rover(V2.0)MicrowaveDeck(903-10GHz)

12/23/202286ContestRoving-BillRogers-RVHFG.orgK2TER/R–V2.0Rover(V2.0)MiK2TER/R–V2.3TheHeartoftheSystem4in–5outtransverterinterface6,2,222,432and144MHzIF4IFRigsand10bandswitchboxes12/23/202