[AK-VHF] Fwd: Add three more initials on 6m

Edward R Cole kl7uw at acsalaska.net
Mon Oct 24 19:31:25 EDT 2016


Forward from 6m-EME reflector:
>Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 14:58:01 -0800
>To: 6m EME reflector
>From: Edward R Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net>
>Subject: Add three more initials on 6m
>
>Last night starting a 2am (1000z) MR I ran a sked with Bert S57RR 
>4x6 and succeeded after el>8 degrees
>111800  1 -28  1.805  -75  2#      KL7UW S57RR JN65    OOO   0  10   0.0
>112200  3 -29      0  -75  3  RRR
>
>Then Craig KG7H 4x9 shirt-tailed to complete a second contact at el=10:
>112600  3 -24  1.011   83  3*      KL7UW KG7H DN18           1   0   0.0
>112800  1 -31      0   82  1  RO
>113000  6 -28      0   81  1  73
>
>Final contact at el=11 with Jeff W7JW who runs 2x8 antenna:
>114200  2 -28  1.860   54  4#      KL7UW W7JW EN82     OOO   0  10   0.0
>114400  2 -30      0   54  2  RRR
>
>That was right at the threshold of my system so was a surprise.
>finished a 4am.  Now with 8 confirmed initials: 4 dxcc & 2 was
>Besides shooting thru active aurora (visible).  Thanks to all!
>
>Clear to me that I need more gain in receive (that will be remedied in 2017):
>current set up: http://www.kl7uw.com/6M-EME-LAYOUT-E.jpg
>to be built: http://www.kl7uw.com/6M-EME-LAYOUT-F.jpg
>
>73, Ed - KL7UW
>http://www.kl7uw.com
>     "Kits made by KL7UW"
>Dubus Mag business:
>     dubususa at gmail.com

73, Ed - KL7UW
http://www.kl7uw.com
     "Kits made by KL7UW"
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