[AK-VHF] NET: 25 Jan. - 146.52 FM

[Edward R Cole]

Net will begin at 9:30 am on 146.52 FM simplex.

Last Sunday after having a brunch/APRS workshop meeting at the Kenai 
Paradosis Restaurant, Brandon-KL7BSC and his girlfriend drove up to 
my place and helped me get my 2m yagi array turned toward 
Anchorage.  Actually the array ended parked with cross-boom resting 
on the tower top plate.

Today Northerly winds rotated the array so it dropped facing 
Anchorage +/- 15 degrees.  So we will have use of the 21.3 dB gain 
array once again (vs using the 10-dB vertical).

Hope folks enjoyed the January ARRL VHF Contest last 
weekend.  Brandon operated using the AK VHF-Up Group's new club call, 
KL7VHF, while operating rover from his truck in four grid squares: 
two in Anchorage (BP51 & BP41) and one on Turnagain Arm (BP50), 
finishing with BP40 on the Kenai Peninsula at MP64 of the Sterling 
Hwy.  He wrote a nice trip report that was distributed via the AK-VHF 
Reflector a few days ago.

If you operated in the contest, please send in your log so we can 
show the contest participation from Alaska.  If you are a member of 
Alaska VHF-Up Group, be sure to mark club name in your entry.  Logs 
must be sent within ten days of the contest (deadline is 0359utc Jan. 
30).  Enter by using this link: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/

73, Ed - KL7UW
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