From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Sat Jun  7 12:02:39 2014
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Edward R Cole)
Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2014 08:02:39 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] NET: Today at 9am
Message-ID: <201406071602.s57G2dAP033677@ingra.acsalaska.net>

Sorry for the late notice:
Net will start on 146.52 for check-in and QSY to 144.200 USB after ten minutes.
Discussion of the June ARRL VHF Contest - NEXT Weekend!

73, Ed - KL7UW
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From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Sat Jun  7 14:34:46 2014
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Edward R Cole)
Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2014 10:34:46 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] NET: Today at 9am
In-Reply-To: <201406071602.s57G2dAP033677@ingra.acsalaska.net>
References: <201406071602.s57G2dAP033677@ingra.acsalaska.net>
Message-ID: <201406071834.s57IYlu0053761@huffman.acsalaska.net>

At 08:02 AM 6/7/2014, Edward R Cole wrote:
>Sorry for the late notice:
>Net will start on 146.52 for check-in and QSY to 144.200 USB after 
>ten minutes.
>Discussion of the June ARRL VHF Contest - NEXT Weekend!
>
>73, Ed - KL7UW
>http://www.kl7uw.com
>     "Kits made by KL7UW"
>Dubus Mag business:
>     dubususa at gmail.com

Net started out slow with only KL7XJ checking in on 146.52 FM.  We 
QSY to 144.200 at 9:10 am and picked up KL6M and KL4E to round out the net.

Discussion:
1- June 2014 ARRL VHF Contest starts at 10am after net NEXT 
week!   So the net will run 146.52 for ten minutes checkin followed 
by 144.200 USB and flow into the contest at end of net.  My plans are 
to run all bands 6m-23cm on Saturday (June 14) from the home station, 
and run as rover from Diamond Ridge (1100 feet) above Homer in BO49 
on Sunday with target time of 11:00-12:30 a we will drive down Sunday 
morning (2-hour drive) plus time to set up antennas.  But I have some 
tech issues to work out for 223.50, 432.200, and 927.5 for roving so 
they are somewhat in limbo at present.
2-  KL4E volunteered to bring the 900-MHz repeater down from KL7FZ to 
the Hamfest for KL7UW to take home for benchwork.  I will attempt to 
get it working and will hook it up to my 33 element loop yagi for 
testing.  But a permanent home is needed for this repeater preferably 
on the Anchorage Hillside.  A high gain omni antenna will be needed 
for that and run of hardline to whatever tower to be used.
3-  K5TRA, Tom, who is in Austin, Tx and a member of the Roadrunners 
MIcrowave Group has offered an Allstar node for 900-MHz.  If it of 
enough interest it would be only networked with similar node in No. 
Calif. and Tx with groups who share mw weak-signal interests (NOT 
open to world-wide use).  Allstar works like IRLP by providing 
internet linking of radios.
4.  Kenai Hamfest is Sat. July 12:
http://www.kl7uw.com/Hamfest2014.htm
Looking for programs and presenters - any ideas?
This announcement was in the June AARC Newsletter, and will be 
repeated for July.

I am snowed under with work building two transverters under contract 
and working on getting my dish operational (mechanical structure 
work) and my 2m-8877 controller back operational.  Plus re-installing 
my 2m board into my KX3 which I plan to use rovering with a 30w amp 
which needs new transistor installed; TR needs set up for 432 
transverter and restoring xtal oscillator function; 900 antenna is 
needed (to be built) if I run 927.5 rovering.  A lot to accomplish 
this week!  So rover plans may get modified?


73, Ed - KL7UW
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From ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net  Mon Jun  9 22:03:49 2014
From: ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net (Paul Kiesel via ak-vhf)
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2014 19:03:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [AK-VHF] ARRL June Test
Message-ID: <1402365829.27539.YahooMailNeo@web122305.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>

Howdy, All!

I hope you've all made plans to participate in the June VHF contest this year. 


We've already had a couple of pretty good openings from the lower fourty-eight to Alaska on six meters this year. There is still time to get together a decent antenna for 50 MHz. Maybe the next big sporadic E opening to Alaska will be during the contest.

Be sure to send in you log, even if you make one or two contacts... and mention that you are a member of the Alaska VHF-Up Group in your entry.

Hope to work you all during the contest!

Alaska VHF-Up Group Contest Page

 
   Alaska VHF-Up Group Contest Page
Alaska VHF-Up Group member participation in VHF contests  
View on www.qsl.net Preview by Yahoo  

73,
Paul, K7CW / VE7IB
AVG Contest Guy

From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Wed Jun 11 20:44:43 2014
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Edward R Cole)
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:44:43 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] ARRL June Test
In-Reply-To: <1402365829.27539.YahooMailNeo@web122305.mail.ne1.yahoo.com
 >
References: <1402365829.27539.YahooMailNeo@web122305.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <201406120044.s5C0ihoD018310@ingra.acsalaska.net>

Thanks for the "heads-up"!  Only three days to get ready.

Unfortunately, I am very busy getting a contract kit out the door to 
a customer.  And then I need to replace my Triode Board and calibrate 
the meters, bias, and over-limit settings to get it QRV with the 
2m-8877 to operate eme next week (soon to be revealed big deal event).

Sooo....I down scaled my contest plans to operate six bands at home 
on Saturday, and (If my KX3 2m transverter module gets delivered by 
Friday pm) to make a 6m&2m roving trip to Homer's Diamond Ridge 
(1100-feet ASL) with clear view of Chugach Mtn Hillside above 
Anchorage 150-mi to the north. That will be 11am on Sunday for an 
hour or until the calling  ends.  The grid is BO49, which is 
relatively rare on VHF, as Homer lies on the other side of the ridge 
and in the radio shadow of stations to the north.

This is posted on http://www.qsl.net/ak-vhf along with a link to the 
contest info & rules provided by Paul.

73, Ed - KL7UW

At 06:03 PM 6/9/2014, Paul Kiesel via ak-vhf wrote:
>Howdy, All!
>
>I hope you've all made plans to participate in the June VHF contest 
>this year.
>
>
>We've already had a couple of pretty good openings from the lower 
>fourty-eight to Alaska on six meters this year. There is still time 
>to get together a decent antenna for 50 MHz. Maybe the next big 
>sporadic E opening to Alaska will be during the contest.
>
>Be sure to send in you log, even if you make one or two contacts... 
>and mention that you are a member of the Alaska VHF-Up Group in your entry.
>
>Hope to work you all during the contest!
>
>Alaska VHF-Up Group Contest Page
>
>
>    Alaska VHF-Up Group Contest Page
>Alaska VHF-Up Group member participation in VHF contests
>View on www.qsl.net Preview by Yahoo
>
>73,
>Paul, K7CW / VE7IB
>AVG Contest Guy
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From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Sat Jun 14 00:39:42 2014
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Edward R Cole)
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 20:39:42 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] NET plus June VHF Contest - tomorrow!
Message-ID: <201406140439.s5E4dh7E025446@huffman.acsalaska.net>

Net will start at 9am with check-ins on 146.52 FM for the first ten 
minutes.  Net will then QSY to 144.200 USB and other bands, if desired.

The net concludes at 10am with the start of the June ARRL VHF 
Contest.  Checkout details at:
http://www.qsl.net/a/ak-vhf//Contests/

Contest can be done on any band 6m and higher with any mode including 
FM.  Use of 146.52 and repeaters are not allowed.  See the suggested 
frequencies at:
http://www.qsl.net/ak-vhf/

half-way down the page!

PS: I have cancelled plans to operate near Homer and will operate from home.

73, Ed - KL7UW
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From ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net  Sat Jun 14 15:47:43 2014
From: ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net (Eric T-N6SPP via ak-vhf)
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 11:47:43 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] Cqing 50.276-jt65
Message-ID: <8242B99D-3619-4D7B-9ED0-FEC0D64029DB@yahoo.com>

Cqing @1300hz AF 2nd(odd) for a bit.
Eric n6spp-bp51cf

~via iP5

From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Sat Jun 14 18:10:25 2014
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Edward R Cole)
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 14:10:25 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] Cqing 50.276-jt65
In-Reply-To: <8242B99D-3619-4D7B-9ED0-FEC0D64029DB@yahoo.com>
References: <8242B99D-3619-4D7B-9ED0-FEC0D64029DB@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <201406142210.s5EMAPk3029631@huffman.acsalaska.net>

GL, Eric.  Today and tomorrow until 7pm local time the June ARRL VHF 
contest is running so should be many stations active.  Also watch 
50.125 for SSB and <50.110 for CW callers.

No DX heard this morning 10am-12noon.  I am monitoring 50.125 with 
125w + 6-elements pointed SE.  Be QRX for an hour while I mow the lawn :-)

73, Ed - KL7UW

At 11:47 AM 6/14/2014, Eric T-N6SPP via ak-vhf wrote:
>Cqing @1300hz AF 2nd(odd) for a bit.
>Eric n6spp-bp51cf
>
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From ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net  Sat Jun 14 22:30:25 2014
From: ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net (Eric T-N6SPP via ak-vhf)
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 18:30:25 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] Cqing 50.276-jt65
In-Reply-To: <201406142210.s5EMAPk3029631@huffman.acsalaska.net>
References: <8242B99D-3619-4D7B-9ED0-FEC0D64029DB@yahoo.com>
	<201406142210.s5EMAPk3029631@huffman.acsalaska.net>
Message-ID: <1E32B5BA-1965-493E-8CD4-DDA7DC228A18@yahoo.com>

Hi Ed-
..."many stns active" in lwr 48,VE and XE etc...
With condx the way they are at these latitudes, I've  only seen three or four stns in the entire state of AK on 6m in the last two months going into the E season.

Aside from the popular tuesday nite simplex net, there doesn't seem to be much going on.

A few of us try to promote 6/2 weak sig activity (non-fm) in AK , but not much interest it seems.
Too bad. 
I think skeds are one way to get things going up here.

Lack of Ssb,cw 6 or 2m rigs and antennas might be part of the issue.

We are here to help with any questions too.

73 Eric n6spp

~via iP5

> On Jun 14, 2014, at 14:10, Edward R Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net> wrote:
> 
> GL, Eric.  Today and tomorrow until 7pm local time the June ARRL VHF contest is running so should be many stations active.  Also watch 50.125 for SSB and <50.110 for CW callers.
> 
> No DX heard this morning 10am-12noon.  I am monitoring 50.125 with 125w + 6-elements pointed SE.  Be QRX for an hour while I mow the lawn :-)
> 
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
> 
> At 11:47 AM 6/14/2014, Eric T-N6SPP via ak-vhf wrote:
>> Cqing @1300hz AF 2nd(odd) for a bit.
>> Eric n6spp-bp51cf
>> 
>> ~via iP5
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From ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net  Sun Jun 15 12:09:32 2014
From: ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net (Eric T-N6SPP via ak-vhf)
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2014 08:09:32 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] Wspr mode 50.293
Message-ID: <3E797799-9D82-444C-925B-1FBE60CDA8EA@yahoo.com>

Happy Father's Day guys.

Running wspr mode for a bit..
Any reports welcome. 
If u have a 50mhz ssb rcvr and a simple antenna , u might be able to copy the signal via ground or E's.

Downloading the program is also not necessary at first-
Pull up a simple waterfall program (hrd, fl digi, psk type etc) and look for a very narrow (5.9hz) signal around 1450hz af.

Program:
"Wspr-x"

73, Eric n6spp
~via iP5

From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Sat Jun 21 04:18:29 2014
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Edward R Cole)
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 00:18:29 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] NET: Saturday June 21 - 9am
Message-ID: <201406210818.s5L8ITNN002076@huffman.acsalaska.net>

The Net will take checkin's on 146.52 FM for the first ten minutes
and switch to 144.200 USB

73, Ed - KL7UW
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From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Thu Jun 26 17:09:30 2014
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Edward R Cole)
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 13:09:30 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] No NET this Saturday
Message-ID: <201406262109.s5QL9U4p090834@ingra.acsalaska.net>

The net is cancelled because of Field Day.  I will be helping the 
Moosehorn ARC with their FD set up on Saturday.
There WILL be a net on July 5.
Then no net on July 12 because of the Kenai Peninsula Hamfest in Soldotna:
http://www.kl7uw.com/Hamfest2014.htm
instead we hope you will check into the Kenai Repeater as you are 
arriving for the hamfest.

73, Ed - KL7UW
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