[AK-VHF] NET: 14 April - 144.200 USB

[Edward R Cole]

Brandon,

Good to see you on the net this morning.  I hadn't read my e-mail 
before net.  Your FT-817 with 5w to vertical worked (S9) fine from 
the trailhead area (as I would expect).  In my former work, I 
maintained a VHF repeater located in Glenn Alps subdivision that is 
another mile down the road from the SP parking area and I could see 
Tesoro plant from there.  I'm located only 2-mi SE of the 
plant.  Diamond Ridge (1100-foot ASL) is near line-of-sight from 
Chugach SP (150mi path).

KL7XJ checked in toward end of the net and was copying your signal in 
Kenai (he is very near the college on west side of Kenai River).

My 2m noise level went to S7 which made Dale's S7 signal (90-degrees 
off point of my yagi array when pointed to Anchorage) difficult to 
hear so I switched to the FT-847 connected to my 17-foot 10-dBi 
vertical and he was S5 over S1 noise (no preamp).  Had no other 
stations check-in.

Good to know that KL7AA will have a good VHF+ station.  Hope we can 
encourage participation on the net and in contests.

73, Ed - KL7Uw

At 07:21 AM 4/14/2018, Brandon Clark wrote:

>Hi Ed,
>
>
>I'm free this morning so I'll try checking in again. I'm going to 
>head up to the Mt. Baldy trailhead here in Eagle River to get a 
>better location.
>
>73,
>
>Brandon
>
>
>PS: I have managed to get some buy-in with the Anchorage club for 
>the June VHF contest.  We are working on Wednesday evenings to set 
>up a proper VHF weak signal station there at the new clubhouse. 
>Looks like we will have all bands from 6 M through 1.2 G on the air 
>for the contest. The clubhouse isn't in a great location for VHF 
>since it is in a small depression, but it should work well with some 
>gain antennas. More details to follow.
>
>
>
>On 04/13/2018 07:57 PM, Ruthann Bledsoe wrote:
>>
>>Hi Ed >>>
>>
>>
>>      Well, considering what's happening these days,  I'm just glad 
>> somebody else didn't get your refund!  Have fun on the VHF+ Net in 
>> the morning.  We're having lots of satellite action here in 
>> Pahrump.  See you in two weeks.
>>
>>
>>                                                      73,
>>
>>
>>                                                      Craig, KL4E
>>
>>
>>
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>>on behalf of Edward R Cole <mailto:kl7uw at acsalaska.net><kl7uw at acsalaska.net>
>>Sent: Friday, April 13, 2018 15:48
>>To: <mailto:ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net>ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net
>>Subject: [AK-VHF] NET: 14 April - 144.200 USB
>>
>>Almost tx time!  We got our refund already.
>>
>>Net will begin on 144.200 USB at 9::00 am going until 10:00.
>>
>>Also monitoring 223.50 FM as alt net check-in.
>>
>>
>>73, Ed - KL7UW

73, Ed - KL7UW
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