[AK-VHF] NET: 31 March - 146.52 FM

[Edward R Cole]

Mike-KL6M pointed out that I made a mistake with KL7JD's callsign - I 
did - sorry.

At 11:56 AM 3/31/2018, Edward R Cole wrote:
>Thought I'd give you some feedback on the net, today:
>KL7FD  S9+40 (neighbor in Nikiski)
>KL7RHJ did not check s-meter but full-quieting (Kenai)
>AL7JX S5 from Anchor Pt. with my ant pointed NE
>I rotated to az=140 and his signal went into the noise; he reported 
>mine went down, too?
>rotated back to az=50 and signals came back up (guessing some kind 
>of backscatter path)
>KL6M S9 (Anch.)
>KL4E S9 (Eagle River)
>KL7XJ S5/7 (normal with Dale off the side of my beam in Kenai).
>
>I checked noise floor before net and running S7 on SSB (normal quiet 
>band is S3)
>
>I apologize for disappearing at end of the net.  FT-736R (transmit 
>radio) somehow changed channel to 146.58.  I receive using preamps 
>that drive my 2m transverter with K3 as receiver, so did not notice 
>the transmitter was off freq.
>
>Next week net on 144.200 USB
>
>73, Ed - KL7UW
>
>At 10:51 AM 3/30/2018, Edward R Cole wrote:
>>Last Saturday of the month and the net starts at 9 am on 146.52 FM 
>>and will run until 10.
>>Please invite our FM-only friends to join us.  This why we do FM 
>>once per month.
>>
>>I run my FT-736R + amp at 100w into four yagi.  Higher SWR limits 
>>output somewhat from 140w I get on SSB.
>>Also will simultaneously monitor 223.50 FM for check-ins, though I 
>>will make maybe one call for the net, there.
>>
>>I run 30w into two yagis on 223.50 and can do 130w with amplifier, if needed.
>>
>>I would like to bring to your attention the roving activity that 
>>will happen in the June 9/10 VHF Contest.  Brandon-KL7BSC (Eagle 
>>River) will be roving form Homer to Fairbanks trying to activate 
>>all road-accessible grids along the way.  Read his itinerary:
>>http://www.qsl.net/ak-vhf/KL7BSC_Travel_Plan.pdf
>>
>>Contest info will be put on:
>>http://www.qsl.net/a/ak-vhf//Contests/
>>
>>73, Ed - KL7UW
>>   http://www.kl7uw.com
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>73, Ed - KL7UW
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73, Ed - KL7UW
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