Re: [amsat-bb] Operating from BL01...BL02 - Kauai, Hawaii

[John W Lee <k6yk@xxxxxxxx>]

I think I got a hold of one of those maps once. 
Put out by one of the radio manufacturers, and 
the grids were all off by one row! 
Not good . 

I'll be looking for you. Usually not a lot of action on those
western passes. 

73,
John, K6YK

On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 01:46:52 -0700 KD5MSS <kd5mss@cox.net> writes:
> Greetings et al,
> 
> I was looking at an Icom U.S. Grid Square Map kindly provided by my 
> worst habit, AES Las Vegas, and noticed that Kauai is showing up as 
> BL12 
> / BL11...humm.....  The ARRL shows it being in BL02.  AMSAT grid 
> square 
> calculator also shows it in BL02.  Would it be fair to say it's in 
> BL02 
> unless there is another undiscovered island out there...Treasure 
> Island?  :-)  Oh yeah that's in Vegas.
> 
> I will be operating from grid BL02 and possibly BL01 (Kauai) working 
> the 
> FM birds only.  Should be operational June 17^th thru June 23^rd , 
> armed 
> with nothing more than an HT  / Arrow antenna combination.
> 
> 73s,
> Marc, KD5MSS
> Las Vegas, NV DM26 
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