[AK-VHF] ARRL VHF Contest this weekend

[Edward R Cole]

Midnight update <been a long day> and we get up at 5am to be at Kenai 
Airport at 6:30am to pickup our guests.

Alas working all day to re-install the azimuth speed-control 
controller did not pass tests.  Too late to troubleshoot so antennas 
will be in direction of 62 degrees with no ability to rotate.

I did reconnect the control box and tested 2m into the antennas with 
150w.  6m yagi rotates fine 6-element + 80w.

Started to pull out the 222 amp and MOT dual voltage PS (about 
100-lbs.) but stopped at that step.  I will test 223.50 to see if 
there is any output (2w last time I tried it) from the 100w amp.  222 
LNA sounds great.  2x 11-element yagis at 60-foot.

I will also have 30w on 146.58 and 446.00 FM using FT-736R thru 
diplexer into 17-foot collinear vertical (probably only going to 
reach local area on Kenai Peninsula and maybe some hillside Anchorage stations.

No 927.5 or 1296 for this contest.

Net starts at 9am but we will be out to breakfast at local restaurant 
beforehand and might not be back at 9am; anyone can begin the net if 
I'm not back in time.  Net; 144.200 USB, but we will monitor 146.58 FM.

Contest details: http://www.qsl.net/a/ak-vhf//Contests/

73, Ed - KL7uW

At 12:54 PM 6/9/2016, Edward R Cole wrote:
>Alaska VHF-Up Group supports the ARRL VHF Contest which will start 
>at 10am on Saturday, June 11 - 7pm Sunday.
>6m and up is used for the contest.
>
>We suggest using 144.200 for USB and 146.58 for FM simplex.  146.52 
>can be used to find stations to work but you should work the contest 
>off 146.52 (using 146.58 makes it easier to find other station in the contest).
>
>On UHF 432.200 USB and 446.00 FM are suggested.  Please respect 
>other users on the UHF calling frequency.
>
>The AK-VHF Net begins at 9am one hour before the contest and will be 
>on 144.200 USB this Saturday.
>
>I will have both 2m SSB and 2m FM in use with separate radios and 
>antenna.  I will also operate 50.125 USB with a horizontal yagi and 
>80w and hope to have my 100w 223.50 FM system back in working order 
>(uses two yagi).
>
>We encourage VHF stations to participate.  Using my 2m four yagi eme 
>array with 150w  I can work many stations in Anchorage from my home 
>in Nikiski (12mi north of Kenai; SSW from Anchorage and S from Big Lake).
>
>I will make one more e-mail announcement on Friday with status of my 
>station/bands.
>
>73, Ed - KL7UW
>http://www.kl7uw.com
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73, Ed - KL7UW
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