[AK-VHF] Rover on tomorrow from Fairbanks

[Tom]

Where is everyone this morning ?


Thank You 

Tom Elmore KA1NVZ
Anchorage, Alaska 

-----Original Message-----
From: ak-vhf [mailto:ak-vhf-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Edward R
Cole
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 10:35 PM
To: ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [AK-VHF] Rover on tomorrow from Fairbanks

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
   http://www.kl7uw.com
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