[AK-VHF] Fwd: Re: NET 9am - Contest 10am Saturday

[Edward R Cole]

>Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:58:04 -0900
>To: Shannon Methe <shannonmethe at gmail.com>
>From: Edward R Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net>
>Subject: Re: [AK-VHF] NET 9am - Contest 10am Saturday
>
>Shannon,
>
>That should have been 10:15am Saturday morning.  I will only have 
>15-min at the beginning of the contest before going to work.  I do 
>not get home from work until 8:30pm and too tired to operate, 
>then.  I will not resume operating until 9am Sunday morning up to 
>12noon when I will switch to 2m-eme for about three hours.  Contest 
>period ends at 7pm Sunday but, unless requested, I do not plan to 
>operate late on Sunday.
>
>73, Ed - KL7UW
>
>I plan to take a day off for Saturday during the June VHF Contest. 
>Could not be arranged for January.
>
>At 09:16 PM 1/17/2013, Shannon Methe wrote:
>>Ed,
>>
>>Eric, N6SPP and I will be operating mobile again as KL3JI/R. I've
>>borrowed KL7AA's Icom IC910 VHF rig. We'll be operating that and
>>Eric's FT857 and my HT (only radio with 223.) We'll start out at Flat
>>Top, then move to Woronzoff Pt. (BP41) and then move to Beluga Pt.
>>(BP50). We'll be monitoring on 6m, 2m, 1.25m, 70cm  on both FM and USB
>>according to the AKVHF-UP group home page's freq. chart. Also, Eric
>>Reimer, KL2NW will be operating Rover with his FT857 on 6-70 cm less
>>1.25M. He plans to rotate through the same operating positions as us
>>at different times.
>>
>>Did you mean to say that you'll be operating from midnight sat 
>>night/ sun morning on the other bands??
>>
>>-Shannon
>>KL3JI
>>On Jan 17, 2013, at 9:04 PM, Edward R Cole wrote:
>>
>>>Good news to report:
>>>
>>>I have repaired my high-power transmission line and fully QRV on 
>>>2m- SSB/FM with 150w.  Array was raised about 3pm today.
>>>
>>>Net will start on Saturday at 9am on 144.200 USB.  After about 20- 
>>>min we will QSY to 146.58 FM to take check-ins.  Then if there is
>>>time and interest other bands up to 1296 may be activated.
>>>
>>>At promptly 10am the ARRL VHF Contest begins.  I will be operating
>>>144.200 USB and 146.58 FM concurently until 10:15pm.  Then I must
>>>QRT and leave for work.  I hope many of you will continue to operate
>>>during the contest as it is a good time to work many stations.
>>>Contest is valid on both SSB and FM-simplex (NOT on 146.52 or any
>>>repeater).
>>>http://www.qsl.net/a/ak-vhf//Contests/
>>>
>>>I will be on 2m starting at 9am Sunday for anyone that wishes
>>>contact on 2m, 223.5, 432.100, and 1296.100.  At 2100utc (12am)
>>>Sunday, I will begin eme operation on 144.116 using JT65.  Probably
>>>run eme for about 3-hours.
>>>
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