[AK-VHF] VHF contest

[Brandon Clark]

Hello group,

I'll be roving around throughout the day, so if you're able to make 
contact with any of the Anchorage area stations feel free to send me an 
email and we can try to set up a qso. My rover station is a bit limited, 
but it never hurts to give it a shot.

Ed, I'll catch you on the net tomorrow morning at 9. Also, a heads up to 
the group: the loaded vertical I'm using for 6M has very narrow 
bandwidth, so I can only operate in the upper half of the band. I can 
still run any mode, of course.

I love seeing all the interest out there. We definitely need to 
coordinate for the January event and set up a shcedule to try some 
long-haul stuff between Anchorage and Fairbanks. After all the interest 
this year we definitely have people on both ends of the route who make 
it happen. You might not even need a WSJT mode to make the contacts. 
Even something straightforward like psk31 might be enough to make the 
Anchorage-Fairbanks path work - especially in January when you have snow 
everywhere and can bounce signals more easily.

Brandon


On 09/07/2018 10:26 PM, Edward R Cole wrote:
> 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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