[AK-VHF] Contest Logs - deadline

[Brandon Clark]

Hi Ed,

The travel plan didn't work out as smoothly as I though. I bypassed grid
BP50 (Seward highway by Indian) because I was running behind and woul have
to set up yagis to even hope to reach anchorage. Also I made it to BP52
(outside Talkeetna) but couldn't raise anyone locally. Also, I couldn't
find an opening in the trees or a decent rise so that I could get the yagis
into action. Missed activating those two grids.

The best way to go rovering is always in a pair, or preferably in a pack.
I'm thinking about doing a shorter rove route in September to see if I can
encourage another Rover or two to join in.

Also, I noticed that from most sites simple whip antennas on 2 m and 70 cm
we're more than adequate to pick up contacts. I was able to copy you on 2 m
from the Mt Baldy trailhead with just the whip on my truck. Now that we
know a lot of gain isn't necessarily required to move through the main
grids maybe that will encourage additional stations too.

Brandon


On Thu, Jun 14, 2018, 08:15 Edward R Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net> wrote:

> Very good!  I would have though you traveled thru more than four
> grids; no luck working stations in BP64?
>
> My contest stats:
> 4 grids
> 7 mult
> 14 stations worked
> bands worked 50/144/222/432*
> Score: 119
>
> *My 100w+18 element yagi appeared to be not functional so I switched
> to using my 12 dBi vertical; later ac ext cord appeared to be not
> fully plugged in.
>
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
>
> At 08:21 PM 6/13/2018, Brandon Clark wrote:
> >Hi group,
> >
> >Submitted my log today for the rover route. I lost a lot of time driving
> >between Sterling and Anchorage, but still came out okay. Next contest
> >(September) I'll be doing a much shorter route, with more time at each
> >location.
> >Stats:
> >Grids activated: 4
> >Multipliers: 11
> >QSOs: 42
> >Score: 616
> >
> >Still a long way to go, but not bad at all for a first time as a rover.
> >Brandon
> >
> >On Mon, Jun 11, 2018, 15:56 Edward R Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net> wrote:
> >
> > > 10-Day Logs Deadline. Entries must be electronically-uploaded or
> > > postmarked no later than 0300 UTC June 21, 2018 to be eligible for
> > > awards. Don't forget to include the club's name on a CLUB line in the
> > > cabrillo file.
> > > Example: "CLUB: ALASKA VHF-UP GROUP"
> > >
> > > 73, Ed - KL7UW
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