[AK-VHF] Rover on tomorrow from Fairbanks

[Edward R Cole]

Heads Up!

Ken - NL7B (ex NL7HB who holds our 1st Pathfinder Award for 
50-144-432 as a rover) will be on 144.200 from Murphy Dome near 
Fairbanks tomorrow.

Point antenna toward Denali for mountain bounce (about a 120-degree bank shot).

73, Ed - KL7uW

>From: "Ken Karle" <kkarle at mtaonline.net>
>To: "'Edward R Cole'" <kl7uw at acsalaska.net>
>Subject: RE: September VHF Contest
>
>
>Ed,
>
>I am going up Murphy Dome again tomorrow morning (~3,000ft). It's a great
>location for looking south, but still a long distance. I'll have a shorter
>yagi; I couldn't get the SWR down on the long yagi yet. But I will listen to
>144.20 starting at 9 am, and make some calls south toward Denali if I
>haven't heard anything by 9:15 am, and will send some CW CQs by 930 am as
>well.
>
>73,
>Ken
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Edward R Cole [mailto:kl7uw at acsalaska.net]
>Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2017 10:09 AM
>To: Ken Karle
>Subject: RE: September VHF Contest
>
>Ken,
>
>Looking at 10am as I just read your e-mail.  The net stayed on 146.52 FM
>until the end as we had eight check ins an did not switch to SSB as planned.
>Sorry, if I had realized that you were making a concerted effort I would
>have come over to 144.200 earlier.  Not sure you can get e-mail while on the
>dome but you will get it later.  I will make a few calls every few minutes
>on 144.200 with antennas pointed to Denali.
>
>73, Ed
>
>At 08:03 AM 4/29/2017, you wrote:
> >Hi Ed,
> >
> >I am on my way out this morning to scout out some rover hilltop
> >locations for the next VHF contest in June. I will be on top of Murphy
> >Dome, just northwest of Fairbanks by 9:30am this morning. It is a VERY
> >long shot, but I remember that you've mentioned you worked somebody in
> >Fairbanks by bouncing a signal off Denali. I will listen for the SSB
> >net at 930 on 144.200. I have
> >100 watts and a 15 db beam with me. Again, a very long shot, but what
> >the heck. If I hear nothing, I may even send a short CW call. More later.
> >
> >73,
> >Ken

73, Ed - KL7UW
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