[AK-VHF] NET: tomorrow at 9am: 146.52 FM simplex

[Edward R Cole]

Gray day and it stayed 30 all day!  At 11pm Saturday its raining in 
Nikiski at 30F.

Good turn out for the net on 146.52 FM:
NL7OW - S8 (audio was low at first until Tom adjusted it)
KL4E - was a bit noisy at the start of the net but later was S9 full 
quieting; Craig was opening the squelch in the VX-6R that I transmit 
with - mainly I use the eme array to listen.
KL7XJ - S9
KL6M - S9+15
WL7AU - S8 difficult copy today
KL7RHJ - mobile in Kenai

Except for Chip I was hearing signals in both radios though better 
with the eme array.  It tells me if I add another 11-element yagi I 
would probably not need to use the eme array for FM reception.

Also hearing that KL4E is running 20w to a discone (typical gain of 
6dB) comes in almost always with a good signal reinforces what i have 
been saying for a long time (add a preamp if you want to hear long 
distance).  I was transmitting 150w into an 11-element yagi at 
45-feet which should be easy for most everyone in Anchorage to hear - 
yet many do not.

OK, well next week the net will be on 144.200 USB.

73, Ed - KL7UW
PS: new tower for 6m yagi is up - next is installing rotator and then 
the antenna.

At 10:17 PM 11/8/2013, Edward R Cole wrote:
>The net will meet on 146.52 FM at 9am Nov. 9, 2013
>
>I will run my single 11-element yagi with 120w on FM and be 
>receiving with the four eme yagis.
>Hope to see you there.

73, Ed - KL7UW
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