[AK-VHF] So close, yet so far

[Christopher Brown]

I have 222 SSB as well, and KL6M is the only other station I am aware of
with the capability.

On 11/27/18 12:01, Edward R Cole wrote:
> Tom,
> 
> I had a 222/28 transverter which would do all modes and sold it about 
> a year ago because there is only FM activity.  I bought a Bridgecom 
> BCM-220 30w mobile which I use two 11-element yagis at 60-foot.  I 
> also have a 130w linear.
> 
> Originally I had two 150w amps which I considered combining to try 
> 222-eme but finally decided I did not have enough power/gain for eme 
> and also because there are few stations on 222-eme.  I think KL6M is 
> the only station with 222 SSB/CW.
> 
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
> 
> At 08:14 AM 11/27/2018, Tom Elmore wrote:
>> Brandon, does anyone operate 220 on SSB up here or is it only FM.
>>
>>> On November 27, 2018 at 1:02 AM Brandon Clark <kl7bsc at gmail.com 
>> mailto:kl7bsc at gmail.com > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>     I finally got around to looking at my QST magazine and saw 
>> that the June
>>>     VHF results are in. I looked up my call and found I managed 
>> 550 points. Not
>>>     bad for my first time ever roving, and especially in a place 
>> where "there's
>>>     no VHF activity up here".
>>>
>>>     The butt kicker though . . . If I had only another 11 points 
>> I would have
>>>     made it into QST for the West Coast Region. (Done that twice before
>>>     operating SOP.)
>>>
>>>     Eleven points! So close, and yet so far, lol.
>>>
>>>     Brandon
>>>
>>>     Ps: Looking forward to the August contest results. I was able 
>> to activate
>>>     another two grids in that contest, so I think I did better 
>> than in June.
>>>     Fingers crossed.
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> 73, Ed - KL7UW
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