[AK-VHF] NET: 15 August - 144.200 USB

[Brandon Clark]

Hi Ed,

Sorry I missed the net, if up high I could have helped fill in. Should be
on next weekend though. My girlfriend and I are getting ready for caribou
hunting at the end of the month, but I'm hoping to get a decent 2 M yagi up
in the air after that. Going to be cutting it close with winter coming on,
but will push for that.
Brandon


On Sat, Aug 15, 2020, 12:54 Edward R Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net> wrote:

> Well the net did not go well for me this morning.
>
> Had infinite SWR and not receiving, either, on my yagi array.
> Then lost all transmit RF to the Bird meter.
>
> Well, quickly determined my band change relay was not engaging so I
> bypassed it running coax direct to amp and connecting vertical to use
> the FT-736R.
>
> I did hear on 144.200:
> KL4E - S0 very rough copy
> KL7XJ - S0
> KL7JD - S9
> KL3WF - S0
> KL6M - S1
> WL7AU reported by KL4E
> 223.50 FM:
> KL7XJ - weak
> KL4E - weak
>
>
> guess conditions not great, either.
>
> After net I tested the yagi array with my antenna analyzer: 1.3 SWR
> in Tx and receives 146.88 repeater at S9.  What was wrong??  Guess it
> was Murphy!
> I rewired my band change relay (temporarily) to restore connection on
> 2m to the 150w amp (wire probably loose on band switch).
> Sorry about ALL THAT.  Hoping  net goes well next week.
>
> 73, Ed
>
> At 09:42 PM 8/14/2020, Edward R Cole wrote:
> >The net will begin at  9:30 am on144.200 USB plus I also monitor 223.50
> FM.
> >
> >Last week we had
> >144.200: Noise=S3
> >KB7FXJ - S6
> >KL7XJ - S5
> >KL7BSC/R - S5
> >KL4E - S6 then S9 when he rotated his antenna.
> >223.50:
> >KL7XJ
> >KL4E
> >
> >73, Ed - KL7UW
> >   http://www.kl7uw.com
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