[AK-VHF] KL3JI/R Rover Operations During June VHF QSO Party

[Edward R. Cole]

The June VHF Contest is often the best participated of the three ARRL 
Contests each year.  It has the best promise of major 6m DX 
propagation.  If the 6m band opens to Alaska from the lower-48 or 
elsewhere it takes precedence over working other frequencies while 
the conditions exist.  This can impact rovers so just wanted to make 
this clear.  Hopefully, rovers can extend their operation to 
compensate.  If they are operating 6m CW/SSB they will likely 
enjoying the open band themselves.

Regards operating 52.525 FM the only reason the AK-VHF suggests using 
50.30 is for those who are using NB antennas that do not extend up to 
52 MHz.  Most 6m activity will be CW/SSB which uses horizontal 
polarized antennas (almost universally).  FM on VHF+ bands are 
typically vertical polarization (and so is CW/SSB on 2m and up in Alaska).

I hope to see a good turn-out to reward the efforts of rovers like 
the KL3JI group.  They provide the opportunity to work grids not 
commonly active and if you work five Alaska grids you become 
qualified for the Sourdough Award of the Alaska VHF-Up Group see:
http://www.qsl.net/ak-vhf/AVG%20Award.doc

Good luck in the contest!

Ed - KL7UW, BP40

At 01:43 PM 6/7/2012, Shannon Methe wrote:
>To: Members of the Alaska VHF-Up Group and the Alaska Weak Signal Group:
>From: Shannon Methe KL3JI
>Re: ARRL June VHF QSO Party
>
>Eric (N6SPP), Tyler (Visiting Ham from Oklahoma State University 
>Amateur Radio Club), and myself (KL3JI) will be making an earnest 
>effort in this year's June VHF QSO Party this coming weekend, and we 
>ask your support in that endeavor. We will be operating an Unlimited 
>Rover Class operation on both days using the call sign KL3JI/R, and 
>we hope to activate five Maidenhead Grid Squares during the contest 
>to include BP51, BP41, BP42, and BP52 (in that order) on Saturday, 
>and BP50 on Sunday. We will be working 6 meters, 2 meters, 1.25 
>meters,and 70 cm, all modes. We will be utilizing the frequencies 
>and antenna polarizations set forth as "Suggested Operating 
>Frequencies" on the Alaska VHF-Up Group web page located at: 
><http://www.qsl.net/ak-vhf/>http://www.qsl.net/ak-vhf/ (Scroll to 
>the bottom of the webpage to view the table.) We will be 
>transmitting 50W on 6M, 20W on 2m and 70cm and 5W on 1.25M. We will 
>be attempting weak signal DX using USB and CW on 6M.
>
>Those frequencies are:
>
>50.125 USB 50.525 FM (This is different than the webpage)
>144.20 USB 146.58 FM
>223.5 FM
>432.1 USB 446.0 FM
>
>We will be operating both temporarily fixed and vehicle mobile 
>through the entire day. Our operating schedule follows:
>
>Saturday:
>
>10:00 am Local Begin Contest at Flat Top. Work from Flat Top (BP51) 
>until the action stops or about 2 hours.
>12:00 pm Local Take about 30 minutes to relocate to Pt. Woronzof 
>(BP41) work there for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until the action stops.
>Not later than 2:00 pm relocate north toward Talkeetna/Trapper Creek 
>area (BP42)-about a 3 hour drive.
>2:00 pm-5:00 pm Local Operate mobile driving north along the Parks 
>Highway through Wasilla, Houston, WIllow, Talkeetna.
>5:00 pm Local Operate from either Trapper Creek or Talkeetna (BP42) 
>for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until the action stops.
>Not later than 6:30 pm relocate north 20-30 miles into BP52. Operate 
>there for about 1 hour or until the action stops.
>About 7:30 pm Local Operate mobile driving south toward Anchorage. 
>Plan to be back in Anchorage about 11:00 pm.
>
>Sunday
>
>12:00pm Local Operate from Hope (BP50) for about 1-2 hours or until 
>the action stops.
>2:00 pm Local Drive back to Anchorage. Return Not later than about 5:00 pm.
>
>Please bear in mind that we hope to stick to this schedule as best 
>as we can, but local conditions will likely force at least some 
>deviation throughout the day, especially on Saturday. We hope that 
>you will keep your radios on and listen for us as we move about 
>throughout the contest.
>
>Please feel free to forward this email or disseminate this 
>information to any radio operators you feel may be interested.
>
>We are very excited about this year's contest and look forward to 
>hearing all of you on the air and seeing you in our logbook.
>
>73 de KL3JI/R
>Shannon, Eric, Tyler


73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45
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