[AK-VHF] ARRL VHF Contest - June 9/10

[Brandon Clark]

Will do Ed. I am planning to use 2M APRS for the length of the route, so
I'll be visible online if people want to see where I am. I'm probably going
to be mostly on FM, with short changeovers to SSB. Should get more contacts
that way.
Lastly, I forgot to mention it in my last email, but I'll also have 1.2G FM
capability as well, albeit at 1.5 W from an HT. That's going to be fed into
a five element beam though, so who knows . . . might be able to reel in a
few on a GHz band.
Brandon

On Mon, May 28, 2018, 17:20 Edward R Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net> wrote:

> Brandon,
>
> Good to hear this.  Your updated itinerary is posted as a pdf link
> from www.qsl.net/AK-VHF .
> If your travel time gets altered along the way, it is permitted to
> "self-spot" which means you can call someone to alert the rest of us
> on the time change.  Use of non-radio means is called working with
> assistance which is now permitted by the rules.
>
> Some folks use APRS tracking which is displayed on the Internet.
>
> Also, we have some northern AK members who may read the list so
> hopefully will spread the word of your roving up north.
>
> Also do not ignore using FM simplex for making contacts.  Check the
> rules for admissible frequencies.
>
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
>
> At 03:53 PM 5/28/2018, Brandon Clark wrote:
> >Hello group,
> >
> >Sorry for the late announcement, but yes, the rover route for the June VHF
> >contest is still on. For my first time roving here I'm planning to go from
> >just outside of Soldotna, up through Anchorage, and then to the Talkeetna
> >area on the first day.
> >One of my stops on day one will be at the Mount Baldy trailhead, from
> which
> >I have reached Ed with 5 watts and a whip antenna on two meters. I should
> >be able to hear all the way down into the peninsula, and all the way up
> >past the valley, so keep an ear on the FM and sideband calling frequencies
> >if you're around on that day.
> >I decided to also go ahead and push up to Fairbanks on Sunday of the
> >contest. If you know of any operators up in that area please pass the word
> >along that I will be coming in to radio range sometime in the morning and
> >early afternoon.
> >I still have to wrap up building my gain antennas and then get them
> mounted
> >on the truck, but everything should be ready before the contest. I'm
> >planning to operate on 2 M, 6 m, and 70 cm for this run. I had hoped to
> >also run gear on 220, but wasn't able to pull everything together in time.
> >If you're interested in making a few contacts don't hesitate to send me an
> >email. Also, don't forget that as a Rover you can reach me from more than
> >one place for credit. If I contacted you and one grid Square you can
> >contact me again in a different grid square and it is good to go for the
> >rules.
> >73,
> >Brandon
> >
> >
> >On Sat, May 26, 2018, 12:58 Edward R Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net> wrote:
> >
> > > http://www.qsl.net/a/ak-vhf//Contests/
> > > http://www.qsl.net/ak-vhf/  scroll down to contest announcement and
> > > KL7BSC/R itinerary
> > >
> > > 73, Ed - KL7UW
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