01/29/2004 | KC8HZM/R This was our second time rovering, we had learned quite a bit from the first time around and made lots of improvements to our station, the er Rover. It was cold here in Michigan. We just about doubled our score from September, but it seemed like there was a lot less activity in Michigan this time around in January. I think the weather was a factor. Did I mention that it was cold? Jeff (KC8HZQ) and I spent two days driving around in my Festiva with a bunch of radio gear. It was a pleasure to meet KF8QL, W8LON, KC8RBR, and K8DOG on the air again. Our setup worked pretty well, except we were still stone cold deaf on 6m for some reason. I was hoping that our new antenna setup would alleviate that problem. It was cold. For next June I'm looking for a way to get on 222 and I'll probably build an amp for 6m also. I think that we're both looking forward to the warmer weather! Check out http://www.jeffdeheer.com/rover and http://www.goshen.edu/~martentb (click on 'rover station') for more info and pics! -- KC8HZM