[AK-VHF] Sporadic-E Season Is Here

[Paul Kiesel]

Hi Ed,

Good luck resolving that problem.

I didn't mention it in my other message, but we also copied the VY1DX 50 MHz beacon located in Whitehorse during the opening the other day. So, you just missed out. Drive safely.

73,
Paul K7CW
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On Wed, 5/17/17,  <kl7uw at acsalaska.net> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [AK-VHF] Sporadic-E Season Is Here
 To: k7cw at yahoo.com, ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net
 Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2017, 8:40 PM
 
 
 We
 are in Whitehorse, tonight.  I tried running my  100w amp
 with the new ATU board and doesn't appear to turn on the
 PA, so I reconnected using simple Tx key line.  But KX3 Rx
 does not make much noise??  I ran the KX3 ATU and it
 matched the Larson 1/4 WL whip to 1:1.  The amp is buried
 under the  back seat under a full load of stuff for the new
 trailer which we will pick up on May24 in Fife.  So
 checking the amp is a big chore requiring unloading half the
 back seat (which is up to level of seat backs).  I will try
 to make a test before getting underway in the morning. 
 Heading to Watson Lake, YT by night.  I  will monitor
 50.125 - hope for the best.
 
 
 
 ​73, Ed - KL7UW/VY1
  Arrive Fife May23 - staying at Extended Stay Hotel in
 Fife.
 
 
 
 On Wed, 17 May 2017 17:42:43 +0000 (UTC), Paul Kiesel via
 ak-vhf  wrote:
 
 
 
 Hello All,
 
 
 
 Stations in the "lower-48" have been experiencing
 bits of sporadic-E propagation since the first of May, but
 yesterday we observed the effects of geomagnetic storming as
 a result of increased solar wind streaming from a big
 coronal hole on the sun. Yesterday, we in the Pacific
 Northwest took advantage of widespread E openings across
 North America which included contacts with stations in the
 Caribbean and Alaska. I worked KL7NO, KL7KY and KL7HBK.
 
 
 
 As I type this message, the band is opening again for us in
 the Seattle area. We are hoping to have such good conditions
 as we had yesterday as the geomagnetic storm continues.
 Maybe we'll hear some of you as the opening swings up to
 the northwest again this afternoon/evening.
 
 
 
 73,
 
 Paul K7CW
 
 AVG Contest Guy
 
 
 
 PS, I hope you are all in the process of getting ready for
 the June contest!
 
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