[AK-VHF] QRV 222-MHz

[Edward R. Cole]

I climbed my tower#2 today in the "warm" wx and connected my two 
11-element Cushcraft yagis to the 432/222 coax relay that permits 
sharing an 80-foot run of 7/8 Heliax to the shack between a 432 yagi 
and the 222 yagis.  I used the binoculars yesterday to inspect from 
the ground and clearly saw the LMR-400 line with orange tape was not 
terminated.  The antenna are at 60-feet, top of my tower#2.

While up on the tower I looked inside the relay box at 40-feet and 
discovered I had not yet connected the 222 preamp to the 222 TR relay 
or that relay to the 432/222 relay so left that for next summer to 
do.  Tight space in the plastic telephone junction box is suggesting 
that I replace it with a bigger box this summer.

So I hooked up my K3 + Downeast Microwave L222-28 transverter + 150w 
linear and I'm getting 130w forward with zero reflected - wow!  I 
leave the antennas on that tower pointed to az=60 (Anchorage) so I 
switched to 223.34/224.94 repeater and bring it right up with S3 
full-quieting signal.  SWR and power output is the same on 223.5.

I will be attempting to check in the Simplex Net tonight on 223.5 
(and 146.52, 144.200, 50.125).


73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45
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