From tom at telmore.com  Fri Aug  3 22:07:44 2018
From: tom at telmore.com (Tom Elmore)
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2018 18:07:44 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] LMR 400 loss at 70cm
Message-ID: <000e01d42b97$ef2fa480$cd8eed80$@com>

Does anyone use LMR 400 ultra flex on 432? I am surprised what I am seeing
for loss on short cable runs.  My 432 transverter sits across the room from
the amplifier and is fed with about 13 feet of LMR 400 then the amp feeds
and antenna switch probably another 10 feet away or so and with 400 watts
out of the amp I am loosing almost 100 watts by the time it gets to the
alpha delta 2 port switch. The antenna analyzer isn't showing much loss but
the wattmeter sure is. I thought maybe I would loose a couple of watts
between the two different cable runs but not nearly 100.

 

Thank You 

 

Tom Elmore 

Anchorage, Alaska 

 


From kl7bsc at gmail.com  Fri Aug  3 22:37:20 2018
From: kl7bsc at gmail.com (Brandon Clark)
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2018 18:37:20 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] LMR 400 loss at 70cm
In-Reply-To: <000e01d42b97$ef2fa480$cd8eed80$@com>
References: <000e01d42b97$ef2fa480$cd8eed80$@com>
Message-ID: <CA+qrvM_VPCJKXM=DO9qacJx=gRN_=1W3ki23hYmK6OmMyUEDmw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Tom,
Yep, something is wrong with your setup. The lost for a 25-foot run should
be just under 1 decibel. I use that same coax extensively in my mobile
contesting setup. What kind of connectors are you using, and what shape are
they in? I would check that as the first thing that is likely to go wrong.

Times microwave has a online calculator tool that is really useful. I keep
it bookmarked for my various VHF projects:

http://www.timesmicrowave.com/calculator/?productId=56#form

Brandon

On Fri, Aug 3, 2018, 18:07 Tom Elmore <tom at telmore.com> wrote:

> Does anyone use LMR 400 ultra flex on 432? I am surprised what I am seeing
> for loss on short cable runs.  My 432 transverter sits across the room from
> the amplifier and is fed with about 13 feet of LMR 400 then the amp feeds
> and antenna switch probably another 10 feet away or so and with 400 watts
> out of the amp I am loosing almost 100 watts by the time it gets to the
> alpha delta 2 port switch. The antenna analyzer isn't showing much loss but
> the wattmeter sure is. I thought maybe I would loose a couple of watts
> between the two different cable runs but not nearly 100.
>
>
>
> Thank You
>
>
>
> Tom Elmore
>
> Anchorage, Alaska
>
>
>
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From k7cw at yahoo.com  Fri Aug  3 23:00:43 2018
From: k7cw at yahoo.com (Paul Kiesel)
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2018 03:00:43 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [AK-VHF] LMR 400 loss at 70cm
References: <1624041888.2163590.1533351643034.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1624041888.2163590.1533351643034@mail.yahoo.com>

Yes, the connectors are almost certainly adding to the loss. N-type connectors are called for on 432. Also, the switch isn't helping, either. Is the switch necessary? If not, it might be possible to use less coax, too. 

73, Paul K7CW
--------------------------------------------
On Fri, 8/3/18, Brandon Clark <kl7bsc at gmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [AK-VHF] LMR 400 loss at 70cm
 To: ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net
 Date: Friday, August 3, 2018, 7:37 PM
 
 Hi Tom,
 Yep,
 something is wrong with your setup. The lost for a 25-foot
 run should
 be just under 1 decibel. I use
 that same coax extensively in my mobile
 contesting setup. What kind of connectors are
 you using, and what shape are
 they in? I
 would check that as the first thing that is likely to go
 wrong.
 
 Times microwave has
 a online calculator tool that is really useful. I keep
 it bookmarked for my various VHF projects:
 
 http://www.timesmicrowave.com/calculator/?productId=56#form
 
 Brandon
 
 On Fri, Aug 3, 2018, 18:07 Tom Elmore <tom at telmore.com>
 wrote:
 
 > Does anyone use
 LMR 400 ultra flex on 432? I am surprised what I am
 seeing
 > for loss on short cable runs.?
 My 432 transverter sits across the room from
 > the amplifier and is fed with about 13
 feet of LMR 400 then the amp feeds
 > and
 antenna switch probably another 10 feet away or so and with
 400 watts
 > out of the amp I am loosing
 almost 100 watts by the time it gets to the
 > alpha delta 2 port switch. The antenna
 analyzer isn't showing much loss but
 > the wattmeter sure is. I thought maybe I
 would loose a couple of watts
 > between
 the two different cable runs but not nearly 100.
 >
 >
 >
 > Thank You
 >
 >
 >
 > Tom Elmore
 >
 > Anchorage, Alaska
 >
 >
 >
 >
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From kl7bsc at gmail.com  Sat Aug  4 01:05:04 2018
From: kl7bsc at gmail.com (Brandon Clark)
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2018 21:05:04 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] LMR 400 loss at 70cm
In-Reply-To: <1885638597.2219403.1533352978995@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1885638597.2219403.1533352978995.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1885638597.2219403.1533352978995@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CA+qrvM8nFpPaR47-6jArNZHduaMrVy9SJDt+a=3gcvKr3hti0Q@mail.gmail.com>

I would be very surprised if it was bad coax. That might have been common
post WWII, but not these days. Crushed or damaged coax is another issue
though . . . .
As a check of the meters themselves, have you tried swapping the positions
of the wattmeters? It could be a wattmeter that has gone bad or has an
issue. If both are good and there is actually a loss issue then they
shouldn't give the same reading when at the
Brandon


On Aug 3, 2018 19:23, "Paul Kiesel" <k7cw at yahoo.com> wrote:

You might have some corrosion on one or more connectors. Try taking all
connections apart and re-connecting them tightly. You might also have coax
that is not up to snuff (even though it may be new). At the 400 watt power
level on 432, you might consider using LMR-600.
--------------------------------------------
On Fri, 8/3/18, Tom Elmore <tom at telmore.com> wrote:

 Subject: RE: [AK-VHF] LMR 400 loss at 70cm
 To: "'Paul Kiesel'" <k7cw at yahoo.com>, "'Brandon Clark'" <kl7bsc at gmail.com>
 Date: Friday, August 3, 2018, 8:03 PM


 I took the switch out of line
 thinking the same thing but it didn't reduce the loss
 much. I have standardized on N connectors for everything
 these days.

 -----Original
 Message-----
 From: ak-vhf-bounces at mailman.qth.net
 [mailto:ak-vhf-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
 On Behalf Of Paul Kiesel via ak-vhf
 Sent:
 Friday, August 03, 2018 7:01 PM
 To: ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net;
 Brandon Clark
 Subject: Re: [AK-VHF] LMR 400
 loss at 70cm

 Yes, the
 connectors are almost certainly adding to the loss. N-type
 connectors are called for on 432. Also, the switch isn't
 helping, either. Is the switch necessary? If not, it might
 be possible to use less coax, too.

 73, Paul K7CW
 --------------------------------------------
 On Fri, 8/3/18, Brandon Clark <kl7bsc at gmail.com>
 wrote:

  Subject: Re:
 [AK-VHF] LMR 400 loss at 70cm
  To: ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net
  Date: Friday, August 3, 2018, 7:37 PM

  Hi Tom,

 Yep,
  something is wrong with your setup.
 The lost for a 25-foot
  run should
  be just under 1 decibel. I use
  that same coax extensively in my mobile
  contesting setup. What kind of connectors
 are
  you using, and what shape are
  they in? I
  would check that
 as the first thing that is likely to go

 wrong.

  Times microwave
 has
  a online calculator tool that is really
 useful. I keep
  it bookmarked for my various
 VHF projects:

  http://www.timesmicrowave.com/calculator/?productId=56#form

  Brandon

  On Fri, Aug 3, 2018, 18:07 Tom Elmore <tom at telmore.com>
  wrote:

  >
 Does anyone use
  LMR 400 ultra flex on 432?
 I am surprised what I am
  seeing
  > for loss on short cable runs.
  My 432 transverter sits across the room
 from
  > the amplifier and is fed with
 about 13
  feet of LMR 400 then the amp
 feeds
  > and
  antenna
 switch probably another 10 feet away or so and with
  400 watts
  > out of the amp
 I am loosing
  almost 100 watts by the time
 it gets to the
  > alpha delta 2 port
 switch. The antenna
  analyzer isn't
 showing much loss but
  > the wattmeter
 sure is. I thought maybe I
  would loose a
 couple of watts
  > between
  the two different cable runs but not nearly
 100.
  >
  >
  >
  > Thank You
  >
  >

 >
  > Tom Elmore

 >
  > Anchorage, Alaska
  >
  >

 >
  >

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From kl7bsc at gmail.com  Tue Aug  7 01:06:16 2018
From: kl7bsc at gmail.com (Brandon Clark)
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 21:06:16 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] PSK31 on 2M
Message-ID: <CA+qrvM_3B3KtV+cUT7BPhxYOYRo_nmROPurTFJg64d6uwDN3_Q@mail.gmail.com>

Hello group,

Is anyone else on the list able to run psk 31 via SSB on 2 meters? I'm
working out the last of the bugs on my new HF SOTA activation gear, and I
need to do some on-air tests.

When doing a real activation I'll be using 20 and 30 meters, but for
working out the bugs 2 M is actually better. By testing locally over 2 M I
don't have the variables of propagation conditions to deal with, and I can
switch back and forth between voice and digital to get feedback.

Any takers?

Brandon

From kl7bsc at gmail.com  Tue Aug  7 02:18:13 2018
From: kl7bsc at gmail.com (Brandon Clark)
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 22:18:13 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] VHF Locations
Message-ID: <cfb38bb6-9664-aa66-d9b5-7de7c1caac60@gmail.com>

Hello group,

Does anyone know of any good VHF operating locations near Susitna North 
or Talkeetna? The September VHF contest is coming up and I'm going to go 
rovering again like I did in June.

The two problem grids back in June were BP42 and BP52. I just haven't 
been able to find good spots in those grids that get me above the trees 
so that I can shine a signal back towards the south.

Entering as a rover turned out to be way more fun than even I expected, 
and the turnout from everyone was great. I just have to solve those two 
locations and I'll be in good shape for the next run.

73,

Brandon


From k7cw at yahoo.com  Tue Aug  7 13:03:27 2018
From: k7cw at yahoo.com (Paul Kiesel)
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2018 17:03:27 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [AK-VHF] September VHF Contest Announcement
References: <173017470.3936288.1533661407490.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <173017470.3936288.1533661407490@mail.yahoo.com>

The ARRL September VHF Contest is just over a month away. 
I've posted an announcement on the AVG Contests page.

http://www.qsl.net/ak-vhf/Contests/

73,
Paul, K7CW / VE7IB
AVG Contest Guy

From kl7bsc at gmail.com  Tue Aug  7 14:39:54 2018
From: kl7bsc at gmail.com (Brandon Clark)
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2018 10:39:54 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] September VHF Contest Announcement
In-Reply-To: <173017470.3936288.1533661407490@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <173017470.3936288.1533661407490.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<173017470.3936288.1533661407490@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CA+qrvM-vP2SxPSQ0KYmbqrypXXZM2ctDoSt8X4S4bOVeBs2p3Q@mail.gmail.com>

I like the contest page. It's good to see growth in the contests here. You
f you want, you can list me as a resource to help get people started if
they have questions about how to participate.

With the terrain around here even a mag mount antenna and dual band ht
would work well for a Rover entry - I didn't even use my yagis much in the
June event. Base stations would have an even easier time participating.

I'll be reprising my rover route in the September contest, to please put
the word out wherever you can. Tentative route is to activate five+ grids,
driving from turnagain up to Talkeetna on the Saturday of the event.
Details to follow soon.
Brandon

On Aug 7, 2018 09:03, "Paul Kiesel via ak-vhf" <ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

The ARRL September VHF Contest is just over a month away.
I've posted an announcement on the AVG Contests page.

http://www.qsl.net/ak-vhf/Contests/

73,
Paul, K7CW / VE7IB
AVG Contest Guy
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From kl7bsc at gmail.com  Tue Aug 28 03:21:15 2018
From: kl7bsc at gmail.com (Brandon Clark)
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 23:21:15 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] Rover route 9/8/18
Message-ID: <8d105eb5-afec-69c3-5aa7-719aa17c76b8@gmail.com>

Fire up the mobiles, hook up the LMR 400, and dust off those Yagis . . . 
it's contest time! The Saturday after next (9/8/18) is the last ARRL VHF 
contest of the year. The event starts at 1000 local time and ends late 
Sunday morning.

I'm going to be doing a rover route similar to what I did during the 
June contest. I'll have 6 M, 2 M, 70 cm, and limited 23 cm capability. 
Below is a list of my grid squares, operating locations, and on-air 
times (all times local):
BP51 - Flattop trailhead: 1000 - 1200
BP41 - Kinkaid park: 1230 - 1330
BP51 - Mt. Baldy trailhead: 1415 - 1545
BP42 - Susitna North: 1715 -1815
BP52 - Parks Hwy: 1845 - 1945
(APRS beaconing will be in use throughout the day.)

Anchorage operators will hear me from the first three sites. (Stations 
with beams or high locations will hear me from all sites.) Mat-Su, Eagle 
River, and Big Lake stations will hear me from all locations. Soldotna 
and Kenai stations will hear me from my first three locations.

(Remember that if we make a contact from one grid square we can work 
again for additional points once I get to my next grid, and so on. Tune 
in throughout the afternoon and rack up those points!)

Frequencies will be pretty standard:
6 M: 50.125 SSB, 50.525 FM
2 M: 144.2 SSB, 146.52 FM
70 cm: 432.2 SSB, 446 FM
Note: I'll primarily be calling on 146.52 FM, and will QSY to other 
bands as needed. Most of my time will be on FM. However, I will have SSB 
available for weak signal paths or anyone who just wants extra bragging 
points.

Lastly, if anyone else wants to go roving you're more than welcome to 
follow along with me. I can mentor you and get you started. Also, "pack 
roving" opens up a lot more possibilities than going solo. And it's just 
plain FUN!
73
Brandon Clark, KL7BSC



From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Tue Aug 28 08:33:33 2018
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (kl7uw at acsalaska.net)
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 08:33:33 -0400
Subject: [AK-VHF] Rover route 9/8/18
In-Reply-To: <8d105eb5-afec-69c3-5aa7-719aa17c76b8@gmail.com>
References: <8d105eb5-afec-69c3-5aa7-719aa17c76b8@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <201808281233.w7SCXXrB010562@mail70c28.carrierzone.com>


	


HI all from AB! &nbsp;
I should be leaving Tok o Sept 9 and arrive Palmer by eve. &nbsp;Drive thru Anch and be home Sunday eve. &nbsp;6m/2m ssb and 2m/70m fm.
73, Ed - kl7uw


On Mon, 27 Aug 2018 23:21:15 -0800, Brandon Clark  wrote:

Fire up the mobiles, hook up the LMR 400, and dust off those Yagis . . .
it's contest time! The Saturday after next (9/8/18) is the last ARRL VHF
contest of the year. The event starts at 1000 local time and ends late
Sunday morning.

I'm going to be doing a rover route similar to what I did during the
June contest. I'll have 6 M, 2 M, 70 cm, and limited 23 cm capability.
Below is a list of my grid squares, operating locations, and on-air
times (all times local):
BP51 - Flattop trailhead: 1000 - 1200
BP41 - Kinkaid park: 1230 - 1330
BP51 - Mt. Baldy trailhead: 1415 - 1545
BP42 - Susitna North: 1715 -1815
BP52 - Parks Hwy: 1845 - 1945
(APRS beaconing will be in use throughout the day.)

Anchorage operators will hear me from the first three sites. (Stations
with beams or high locations will hear me from all sites.) Mat-Su, Eagle
River, and Big Lake stations will hear me from all locations. Soldotna
and Kenai stations will hear me from my first three locations.

(Remember that if we make a contact from one grid square we can work
again for additional points once I get to my next grid, and so on. Tune
in throughout the afternoon and rack up those points!)

Frequencies will be pretty standard:
6 M: 50.125 SSB, 50.525 FM
2 M: 144.2 SSB, 146.52 FM
70 cm: 432.2 SSB, 446 FM
Note: I'll primarily be calling on 146.52 FM, and will QSY to other
bands as needed. Most of my time will be on FM. However, I will have SSB
available for weak signal paths or anyone who just wants extra bragging
points.

Lastly, if anyone else wants to go roving you're more than welcome to
follow along with me. I can mentor you and get you started. Also, "pack
roving" opens up a lot more possibilities than going solo. And it's just
plain FUN!
73
Brandon Clark, KL7BSC


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From kl7bsc at gmail.com  Tue Aug 28 23:21:17 2018
From: kl7bsc at gmail.com (Brandon Clark)
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 19:21:17 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] [KL7AA] Rover route 9/8/18
In-Reply-To: <70.85.06669.A5BE58B5@OssLbzOutscnVm-1.gci.net>
References: <8d105eb5-afec-69c3-5aa7-719aa17c76b8@gmail.com>
	<70.85.06669.A5BE58B5@OssLbzOutscnVm-1.gci.net>
Message-ID: <CA+qrvM9cypibX2M9NXO3k3JEDaJVNOQg2P7hSca8xuqD4G5T6g@mail.gmail.com>

Hi John,

Yes, thank you for catching that. 52.525 FM. That's what I get for doing
the write up at 11 PM, lol.
Brandon


On Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 16:39 John Lynn KL7CY <johnlynn at gci.net> wrote:

> Brandon did you intend 52.525 for 6M FM?
>
>
>
> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Brandon Clark <kl7bsc at gmail.com>
> Date: 8/27/18 11:21 PM (GMT-09:00)
> To: AK VHF+ Group <ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net>, KL7AA Mailing List <
> KL7AA at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [KL7AA] Rover route 9/8/18
>
> Fire up the mobiles, hook up the LMR 400, and dust off those Yagis . . .
> it's contest time! The Saturday after next (9/8/18) is the last ARRL VHF
> contest of the year. The event starts at 1000 local time and ends late
> Sunday morning.
>
> I'm going to be doing a rover route similar to what I did during the
> June contest. I'll have 6 M, 2 M, 70 cm, and limited 23 cm capability.
> Below is a list of my grid squares, operating locations, and on-air
> times (all times local):
> BP51 - Flattop trailhead: 1000 - 1200
> BP41 - Kinkaid park: 1230 - 1330
> BP51 - Mt. Baldy trailhead: 1415 - 1545
> BP42 - Susitna North: 1715 -1815
> BP52 - Parks Hwy: 1845 - 1945
> (APRS beaconing will be in use throughout the day.)
>
> Anchorage operators will hear me from the first three sites. (Stations
> with beams or high locations will hear me from all sites.) Mat-Su, Eagle
> River, and Big Lake stations will hear me from all locations. Soldotna
> and Kenai stations will hear me from my first three locations.
>
> (Remember that if we make a contact from one grid square we can work
> again for additional points once I get to my next grid, and so on. Tune
> in throughout the afternoon and rack up those points!)
>
> Frequencies will be pretty standard:
> 6 M: 50.125 SSB, 50.525 FM
> 2 M: 144.2 SSB, 146.52 FM
> 70 cm: 432.2 SSB, 446 FM
> Note: I'll primarily be calling on 146.52 FM, and will QSY to other
> bands as needed. Most of my time will be on FM. However, I will have SSB
> available for weak signal paths or anyone who just wants extra bragging
> points.
>
> Lastly, if anyone else wants to go roving you're more than welcome to
> follow along with me. I can mentor you and get you started. Also, "pack
> roving" opens up a lot more possibilities than going solo. And it's just
> plain FUN!
> 73
> Brandon Clark, KL7BSC
>
>
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From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Fri Aug 31 09:57:17 2018
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (kl7uw at acsalaska.net)
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 09:57:17 -0400
Subject: [AK-VHF] VHF Locations
In-Reply-To: <cfb38bb6-9664-aa66-d9b5-7de7c1caac60@gmail.com>
References: <cfb38bb6-9664-aa66-d9b5-7de7c1caac60@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <201808311357.w7VDvH1q031445@mail71c28.carrierzone.com>


	


Brandon,
BP42 ask kl4e. &nbsp;Note new travel plans have is home Sept 7 so home for net/contest.
73, Ed - kl7uw

On Mon, 6 Aug 2018 22:18:13 -0800, Brandon Clark  wrote:

Hello group,

Does anyone know of any good VHF operating locations near Susitna North
or Talkeetna? The September VHF contest is coming up and I'm going to go
rovering again like I did in June.

The two problem grids back in June were BP42 and BP52. I just haven't
been able to find good spots in those grids that get me above the trees
so that I can shine a signal back towards the south.

Entering as a rover turned out to be way more fun than even I expected,
and the turnout from everyone was great. I just have to solve those two
locations and I'll be in good shape for the next run.

73,

Brandon

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