[AK-VHF] June Rover Route

[Paul Kiesel]

 Guys,
A reminder -
We are now into the yearly sporadic-E season. 50 MHz could open at any time towards the lower 48 and to other places, as well. Yesterday, KL7HBK worked into Hawaii on six. This is just to suggest that folks should use as large an antenna as possible. The higher the gain, the better the results. This includes rovers. A three element horizontally polarized yagi can produce significantly better results than a single vertical. For a rover, this would likely mean that he/she would need to spend more time at each location in order to get the yagi up and take it down. And, if the band were to open, the probability of working distsnt stations during an E opening would be much, much better. 

I will be looking towards Alaska a lot on 50 MHz during the E season. Keep an eye for us down here.
Please have fun in the contest!
73, Paul K7CWAVG Contest Guy

    On Saturday, June 1, 2019, 7:06:40 AM UTC, Edward R Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net> wrote:  
 
 Brandon.

Sounds good.  If you refine your roving schedule with est times 
please pass that along.  The June VHF Contest begins at 10am on June 
8 and ends at 7pm June 9 (in AKDST).
https://www.qsl.net/a/ak-vhf//Contests/

I should be QRV 144.200/223.50/432.200/927.50/1296.100 from home on 
Saturday and Sunday.  Possible that the 6m dual-yagi array will be 
functional if I can schedule a bucket truck to work on installing new rotator.

73, Ed - KL7UW

At 02:40 PM 5/31/2019, Brandon Clark wrote:
>Good afternoon group,
>
>It's that time again. The June VHF contest is next weekend, starting at 10
>a.m. local time. After an absence from radio during winter and spring I
>will be roving again during the event.
>
>I am doing a slightly different route this year, and will start the event
>in the Susitna North area. My second grid square is nearby on the Parks
>Highway, and then I will be traveling south through Wasilla and back to
>Eagle River. I will be operating from the Mount Baldy trailhead in Eagle
>River, which allows me to pick up everything from Wasilla down to the
>Kenai. to will head down to Anchorage for my next grid square. The last
>stop for Saturday will be near Indian, on Turnagain Arm.
>
>the plan for Sunday is to start out on Diamond Ridge Road near Homer, and
>then work my way back towards Anchorage. That activates a few more grids,
>and with my bean antennas I expect I should be able to pick up Anchorage
>stations pretty easily along that route.
>
>I will have truck mounted yagi antennas for 2 meters and 70 cm. On 6 meters
>I have a loaded vertical on the vehicle which also works well. I will
>mainly operate FM near/on the calling frequencies, but will be doing some
>SSB operation as well. I had hoped to set up 1.25 meter capability for the
>contest, but ran out of time.
>
>Please spread the word that I'll be out there calling for contacts. Also
>let any new technicians out there know that this is a great contest to
>develop their skills and have some fun. If anyone is curious about how to
>participate feel free to contact me and I'll get you pointed in the right
>direction. If you have a handheld radio and a decent location then you have
>what you need to have some fun next weekend.
>73,
>Brandon
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73, Ed - KL7UW
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