[AK-VHF] Fwd: September VHF Contest

[Edward R Cole]

I would add that Ken with his NL7HJ call, is 
first recipient of the AK-VHF Pathfinder Award in 
2011 and 2013 for activation of more than five 
grid squares on 50 (five), 144 (nine), and 432 (five) MHz bands as a rover.
http://www.qsl.net/a/ak-vhf//Awards/

BP52 is not one of the grids that he made 
contacts previously, so this might be a first 
chance to work someone from that grid.  I will 
try to measure the path using Radio Mobile on 
line sw later today.  WinGrid shows the range to 
be 158mi on bearing of 18 degrees for me (BP40iq to BP52du).

73, Ed - KL7UW

At 02:36 AM 9/9/2016, Edward R Cole wrote:
>Note that Ken did a rove from Fairbanks to Homer 
>for a previous Jan VHF Contest.
>
>Be nice if a few folks get on for the contest to 
>try making contact with him.  My guess anyone 
>out in Big Lake to Willow have a good shot and 
>some areas in Anchorage (especially from parking 
>lot up at Table mtn trailhead).
>
>In the past KL7DTW Eklutna had regular skeds 
>with KL7EKB in Fairbanks via bounce off Denali 
>peak.  I worked KL7EKB using only 150w on 2m-SSB 
>and am 70 mile further south having to shoot 
>over Mt. Susitna to hit Denali.  Ken is SE of 
>the peak so maybe a path exists to the east of Mt. Sue.
>
>Unlikely to work on FM so one should use SSB or CW.
>
>But for the southcentral area FM simplex is workable if that is all you have.
>http://www.qsl.net/ak-vhf/ see suggested contesting freq.
>http://www.qsl.net/a/ak-vhf//Contests/ ARRL rules
>
>73, Ed - KL7UW
>NET Saturday 9am - 144.200USB - contest starts at 10am
>
>
>>From: "Ken Karle" <kkarle at mtaonline.net>
>>To: "'Edward R Cole'" <kl7uw at acsalaska.net>, "'Paul Kiesel'" <k7cw at yahoo.com>
>>
>>
>>Ed,
>>
>>Ok, the forecast for the Denali State Park area 
>>is still good for Saturday, so as of now, I’m 
>>planning on making this trip. We will drive 
>>down Friday night, and plan on hiking up the 
>>Little Coal Creek trail to Kesugi Ridge 
>>Saturday morning. 4-5 miles up to Kesugi Mtn, 
>>and 3,000 ft of elevation gain, so I hope to be 
>>set up no later than 1 p.m. local time, and 
>>earlier if possible.  I will be in 
>>Grid  BP52du, at N62d 52’00”, W149d40’45”.  The 
>>location is actually east-south-east of Denali, 
>>so I think I’m too far south to bounce a signal 
>>off the range; may have to knife-edge over the 
>>Talkeetnas, though the line of sight looks pretty good.
>>
>>I’ll have an HT with APRS with me; hoping I can 
>>hit an Igateway repeater to self-spot.
>>
>>I’ll plan on starting on 2m ssb. I’ll also have 
>>70 cm and 6 meter, ssb, cw, and FM for all 3. 
>>I’ll use the frequencies you list on the VHF-UP 
>>website, with vertical polarization for 2m and 
>>70cm. Antennas are a small log periodic for 
>>2/70 and a 6m dipole. My power will be limited 
>>by my gel batteries; those things weigh a ton, 
>>and we’ll have lots of weight with the radios, 
>>antennas, bear protection, etc. I will likely 
>>have to keep the power down to maintain the 
>>battery (10-20 watts
?). If I don’t hear ANYBODY, I’ll try 2m CW.
>>
>>If it is successful, I’d like to try Grid BP53 
>>on my drive home. If you’re interested in 
>>trying, there’s a potential spot at the 
>>Hurricane Gulch bridge (just inside the grid), 
>>especially with your 2m EME array trained in my 
>>direction. It might be a long shot, but worth a 
>>few minutes to try. Not sure yet if that will 
>>be Saturday evening or Sunday morning.
>>
>>If anyone would like to get in touch regarding 
>>this schedule, they should email me by Friday 
>>morning. If unforeseen circumstances prevent us 
>>from going, I’ll shoot you a note.
>>
>>73,
>>Ken
>>NL7B
>
>73, Ed - KL7UW
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