Subject: Re: PATC Cabins
From: Daryl Cline (wb4yex@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Dec 04 2001 - 16:13:03 EST
It was my understanding that operation from PATCcabins and huts was withing score of the rules. Please correct me if I am wrong. At 11:21 PM 12/3/01 +0000, Larry Cahoon wrote: >Ken et al, some of these would not qualify. Having hiked past the Doyle >River cabin just this fall I can tell you I don't want to hike down the >mountain to the cabin and then back up to activate the trail. A better >choice there would be to stay at the Loft Mountain campground. The AT >circles the campground. I did go looking for the trail from the >campground and in at least the direction I headed off into the woods even >that was not close enough to qualify. I would not mind seeing the rules >changed so that all the campgrounds along Skyline Drive itself would >automatically qualify. There likely would be others near the trail that >could also fit in under the same set of rules. > >My own opinion is that the award is dead unless someone finds a way to >create more activity. As someone said a six hour round trip for a dozen >QSOs is just not worth the effort. For me I'd have to add to that any >operating time. > >Ron is dead set against allowing contest QSOs but I would sure like >contest QSOs from the trail or with someone on the trail to count. That >in itself could generate a lot more activity. > >73 de Larry............WD3P in MD >http://www.qsl.net/wd3p/ > >At 11:39 AM 12/3/2001 -0500, Ken Newman wrote: >> >From: CAGRAF@aol.com >> >Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 22:49:25 EST >> >Subject: PATC Cabins >> >To: plascell@inmind.net, atrail@lehigh.edu, wb4yex@yahoo.com, N2CQ@arrl.net >> >CC: tgraf@mindnet.org >> >> > >> >I am the PATC Cabin Construction Chairman, formerly Cabin Maintenance >> >Chairman, and I am a Ham. I do not belong to your group but would like to. >> >The PATC cabins that would be of interest to you would be: Doyle River, SNP >> >South District; Rock Spring, SNP Central District; Pocosin, SNP Central >> >District; Range View, SNP North District; Highacre (PATC members only) >> >Harpers Ferry WV; Milesburn, Michaux State Forest, PA; Michner, Michaux >> >State Forest, PA; Hermitage, Michaux State Forest, PA. All of the above >> >cabins except Highacre are available for rent to the general public. There >> >are some requirements that have to be met such as filing a responsibility >> >statement. For more information call (703) 242 - 0315 or (703) 242 - 0693 >> >ext 17. There is also a cabins booklet which the club sells for a nominal >> >fee which contains considerable information about all of the cabins. I >> >would also be willing to answer questions about our cabins by emai! l at >> >the above address. All of the above cabins are near the Appalachian Trail >> >although a few may be beyond your limit. I don' t remember what the >> >distance from the Trail could be and still be legal. All are certainly >> >close enough that one could live in the cabin and put an antenna up near >> >the Trail and operate in good weather or under a fly otherwise. >> > >> > Monday or Tuesday through the next weekend. >> > >> >I have equipment which I would be glad to contribute to the effort. I am a >> >lousy CW operator but can do it in a pinch. My brother and I operate QRP >> >all the time while we are backpacking. We use either a Wilderness SST with >> >2 Watts out or a MFJ Cub and an inverted "V" >> > >> >Charlie Graf - WA3THA >> >> 72 de >> Ken Newman - N2CQ == QRP CONTEST CALENDAR == >> Woodbury, NJ http://www.njqrp.org/data/contesting.html >> FM29jt >> N2CQ@ARRL.NET >> **************************** Daryl Cline WB4YEX FPQRP # 322 ARS #632 SOC #449 Harrisonburg, Va. http://www.cfw.com/~jdc -AOL Instant message screen name WB4YEX "When I found the skull near camp, the first thing I did was call the police. But then I got curious I picked it up and started wondering. ..... Who was this person ? ..... and why did he have goat horns ? *****************************************************************************************
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