[AK-VHF] Fw: Re: ARRL VHF Contest (June 11&12)

[Paul Kiesel]

Missed CCing you all. Sorry...
P.

--- On Fri, 6/10/11, Paul Kiesel <k7cw at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Paul Kiesel <k7cw at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [AK-VHF] ARRL VHF Contest (June 11&12)
To: "RuthAnn Bledsoe" <ruthann.bledsoe at alaskaair.com>
Date: Friday, June 10, 2011, 8:38 PM

Hi RuthAnn,

146.58 is probably the next most popular simplex FM frequency in the lower 48. 432.1 is the 70 cm calling frequency. Down here, one would make general calls in 432.1 and also visit frequencies known to have traffic, such as 432.2, in your case. 

I would recommend sticking to the recommended frequencies, as these are the frequencies that others would look for activity, particularly folks visiting Alaska from elsewhere.

You folks in Alaska can decide as you like, but now you have my recommendation.

I hope you make a lot of contacts and if you have 50 MHz SSB capability, be sure to keep an eye to the south. Today we had a big opening all over the US and Canada, plus some of us worked into the Carribean Sea area, as far south as Trinidad (9Y4-land). Last night, we worked stations in Wasilla and Fairbanks. So the band does
 open in your direction!

73, Paul, K7CW
AVG Contest Guy

--- On Fri, 6/10/11, RuthAnn Bledsoe <ruthann.bledsoe at alaskaair.com> wrote:

From: RuthAnn Bledsoe <ruthann.bledsoe at alaskaair.com>
Subject: Re: [AK-VHF] ARRL VHF Contest (June 11&12)
To: kl7uw at acsalaska.net
Cc: k7cw at yahoo.com, AL2B at alaska.net, geneshea at gmail.com, KB7FXJ at arrl.net, KL0RG at arrl.net, akrab at gci.net, KL6M at arrl.net, RADIO at matnet.com, DBUSH at gci.net, JBURY at gci.net, KL7UW at arrl.net, daleh at alaska.net, KL7YK at arrl.net, kkarle at mtaonline.net, ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net, dan at obarr.net, melum at alaska.net, kl7bm at arrl.net, kl7md at arrl.net, nl7sk at gci.net, radio at matnet.com, johnlynn at gci.net, radio at matnet.net
Date: Friday, June 10, 2011, 11:10 AM

Hi Ed >>>

     I was looking at your
 recommended frequency list and reviewing the ARRL
VHF contest rules (see
http://www.arrl.org/general-rules-for-arrl-contests-above-50-mhz for details)
and had some questions.  As I read this we are supposed to stay away from
146.52 (see rule 1.8) but there is no restriction on the other national simplex
frequencies such as 52.525 and specifically 223.5 (see rule 1.8.3).  That's why
I'm confused about your recommendations for 220 and 6M.  Also, if you're going
to move 60 KHz away from 146.52 to 146.58, why don't you go the other direction
to 146.43 and pick up all the Valley folks who hang out on the Valley simplex
frequency?  Also, you'll want to check 432.2 USB since that's the frequency
that the South Central Simplex Net uses for 432 sideband every Tuesday night. 
So... My recommendations would look
 something like this:

50.125     52.525
144.2       146.43
220.1       223.5
432.2       446
                927.5
1296.1     1294.5

     I'm sure this will all work out fine, but I wanted to see if I understood
the "big picture."  Thanks for all your hard work.  See you in the morning.

                                       73,

                                        Craig, KL4E

"Edward R. Cole" <kl7uw at acsalaska.net> on Friday,
 June 10, 2011 at 2:22 AM
-0800 wrote:
>Just a reminder that the June ARRL VHF Contest is only a couple days away!
>http://www.qsl.net/a/ak-vhf//Contests/
>
>Freq. Suggestions
>50.125 SSB; 50.30 FM (simplex)
>144.200 SSB, 146.58 FM
>220.100 SSB, 222.35 FM
>432.100 SSB, 446.00 FM
>927.5 FM
>1296.100 SSB, 1294.5 FM
>
>N6SPP, Eric, plans to be QRV on Sunday at KL7AA Club station:
>0400-0500z 144.200 & 50.125 USB
>0400-0500z 144.142  JT-65B/FSK-441
>0400-0500z 50.260 ISCAT
>1400z ms on 144.142 FSK-441
>
>KL7YK hopes to be active on Sunday 10am rover up on Anchorage Hillside.
>
>The AK-VHF Net will meet on 144.200 USB at 9am-10am , Saturday and 
>serve as a warm-up/wake-up before the contest begins.
>
>
>
>73, Ed - KL7UW,
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