[AK-VHF] VHF contest

[Edward R Cole]

Ken,

I will try getting my 6m moxon mounted at 14-foot 
mast before the 9am net down here.  This is the 
setup I used in CO (DN70) for CQ-VHF last 
July.  I will point it north using KX3+80w linear 
on 50.125 SSB.  Almost forgot it (still attached 
to our trailer ladder from our trip).  Also 
3-element 6m yagi fixed az=130 at 22-foot.

50.125 80w SSB +3dB antenna fixed North
144.200 150w SSB + 4x 10-element yagi array at 52-feet (fixed az=50)
146.52 FM 25/100w + 9dB vertical
223.50 FM 30w/130w + 2x 11-element yagi at 60-foot (rotatable)
446.00 FM 100w + 12 dB vertical

432.200 USB 100w optional with vertical
927,50 FM 50w optional + 18dB loop-yagi (fixed az=50)

73, Ed - KL7UW

At 09:12 PM 9/7/2018, Ken Karle wrote:
>With the lack of 6m stations and the 2m arrays 
>out of service, I’ve scaled back my plans. 
>Mike, I’d still like to try 2m, but it may be 
>afternoon tomorrow. Don’t want to schedule a 
>QSO, but I’ll let you know if it looks like 
>I’ll get up to Murphy Dome sometime.
>
>73,
>Ken
>NL7B
>
>From: Mike KL6M [mailto:melum at alaska.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2018 10:15 PM
>To: kkarle at mtaonline.net; kl7uw at acsalaska.net
>Cc: k7cw at qsl.net
>Subject: Re: VHF contest
>
>Hi Ken
>
>My 2m yagis are out of service right now, but I 
>have worked KL7EDK on his 4 yagi array with my 
>17 ft colinear.  I plan to be operational with 
>that again this weekend.  I'm also planning on 
>doing some EME on 222 and 432.  I'm not sure my 
>EME antenna can be aimed as far north as to work 
>Fairbanks area.  I might give it a try on 432 if 
>you will be on.  Its a matter of my coax 
>'flex-loop' having enough flex to get all the 
>way north.  Otherwise I have a pair of 12 
>element yagis stacked(V) on 432 that I can aim north no problem.
>
>   73
>Mike, KL6M BP51dc
><http://kl6m.com/>http://kl6m.com/
>
>On Tue, 4 Sep 2018 19:49:35 -0800, "Ken Karle" wrote:
>
>
>Hi Ed and Mike,
>
>With the Sept VHF contest this weekend, I’m 
>considering setting up a VHF station in the 
>hills north of Fairbanks on Saturday, with 6m, 
>2m, and 70cm. BP54 includes Murphy Dome at 2900 
>ft. I’ve experimented up there several times. 
>Last June, I worked Kevin KL7KY in Wasilla on 
>6m-tropo (cw), with a 3-el yagi/100 watts.
>
>Ed has mentioned 2m QSOs between Fairbanks and 
>Southcentral in the past, possibly by bouncing 
>signals off Denali. 6m and 2m should be doable 
>on CW, maybe ssb, with the bigger VHF stations 
>in southcentral. I’ll have the 3-el yagi for 
>6, and a 2.9 wl yagi for 2m. If BP54 is 
>successful and there is interest, I’d move to 
>similar hills in BP64 and/or BP65. I’m also 
>interested in trying 70cm (150 watts and maybe a 15-el quagi).
>
>Last spring, somebody on the VHF up-group 
>reflector mentioned ft-8 for 6 m, which may be 
>ideal for this path as well. I’m willing to 
>put that in the mix as well, if there’s interest.
>
>So before I commit and put up a schedule on the 
>reflector, I’m gaging interest-wondering if 
>you’ll be on the air Saturday (or Sunday) and 
>willing to point some big antennas north. Sounds 
>like Ed should be back Sat morning-hopefully his 
>station is intact after a summer away. I’ve 
>also been trying to contact KL7KY, though no 
>luck through email. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!
>
>73,
>Ken
>NL7B

73, Ed - KL7UW
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