[AK-VHF] Sat Contest

[Paul Kiesel]

While it's true that the best results will be had with coordinated efforts (skeds), there is also the calling frequency for others to call on and watch for others on. The best times for meteor scatter is the morning hours. Stations could call and watch on the calling frequencies. Stations farther to the west call on first sequence and stations to the east, on the second sequence. Of course, this is not fixed in stone. Also, before calling, stations can listen on the calling frequencies for other active stations.

I suggest hanging out on 50.260 and 144.140 during morning hours (0600 to 1000 local, maybe). Call CQ, but also listen for other CQing stations. FSK441 and ISCAT-B are very effective. Good luck!

73, Paul K7CW




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 From: Edward R Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net>
To: Den Koawl <dkoawl at yahoo.co.uk>; "ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net" <ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net> 
Cc: ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net 
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: [AK-VHF] Sat Contest
 

Dan,

As I commented to Eric, N6SPP, Those of us operating in the south 
central area in range of Anchorage and those in the Fairbanks area 
probably will be distracted with local contacts on SSB and FM-simplex 
during the early hours of the contest.  MS operation requires 
concentrated operating without distraction and really needs to be 
coordinated, in advance, for best results.  I am assuming both you 
and N6SSP are referring to 6m operation.  One needs the exact 
frequency to listen on and its helpful to know the sequence (is N6SPP 
first or second?  Is AL7RS first or second?). If you both transmit 
the same you will never hear the other.

I may be able to get my 6m 30-foot long yagi set up temp on a ten 
foot mast (no rotator), today.  It is not rainy but quite windy with 
gust to 20 mph which may make handling the long yagi, tricky.  Also 
is concern that the tripod mounted mast will tip over in the wind 
without tying off the antenna.  Location is good for looking at 
Anchorage az=045, but may be blocked by the house to the NW (AL7RS 
az=310), though might be OK (have to shoot that angle with the compass).

Sun is out and clear skies, so looking good to work on 1296 and 
50-MHz systems, today.  I had 1296 finished yesterday, but the TR 
relay is flaky and has to be replaced, today.  I still have not fixed 
432 Rx on transverter but that workbench work and can be done in bad 
wx (maybe tomorrow).  I will not lower my eme array to try installing 
the 900 MHz system so will not have it for the contest.

I am capable of running 1300w on MS on 144-MHz if interested.  On 
50-MHz I only have 125w (at present; 800w amp is not ready).

73, Ed - KL7UW

At 07:15 AM 9/13/2013, Den Koawl wrote:
>Greetings All,
>
>I seen a few posts with times for ISCAT, 1900 - 2000z and 2000 - 
>2100z ..... so i will monitor during those times.
>
>If anyone has interest, from 0200z to ? , i may set the rig in 
>beacon mode for alternate periods of time, on 50.255, ISCAT-B.
>
>GOOD LUCK
>
>Dan/AL7RS
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