[AK-VHF] NET: 25 July - 144.200 USB

[Edward R Cole]

Paul,

Thanks.  E-mail came at dinner time and watched a TV show until 
8:00pm AKDST, so just came in.  Seeing nothing on FT8.  Listened to 
50.125 and 50.090-50.125 with nothing heard.  My 6m yagi is fixed SE 
so may not see Au in this direction (always tried north during 
aurora).  Assume most using CW?

73, Ed

At 06:27 PM 7/24/2020, Paul Kiesel wrote:
>We have an aurora borealis going right now. Haven't worked anything 
>beyond Idaho yet.
>
>73, Paul K7CW
>
>On Friday, July 24, 2020, 6:11:30 PM PDT, Edward R Cole 
><kl7uw at acsalaska.net> wrote:
>
>
>Net will begin at 9:30 am on 144.200 USB and I also monitor 223.50 FM
>
>Been a busy week: got two new driven elements replacing 22-year old
>one's that had failed.  Kind of tricky sliding steel keepers on the
>elements while standing on top of ten foot step ladder.  Cut new
>shorter phasing lines and installed four connectors with result that
>now have 1.2 SWR on both Horizontal and Vertical polarity on my four
>yagi 2m eme array.  Got it cranked back to tower top today in the rain!
>
>I think I solved the TR relay issue from last week by splicing TR
>control line eliminating and old rusty terminal strip.  120w forward
>with 1w reflected (about 1.2 SWR).  Ran into an apparent coax line
>problem with my Hpol preamp so temp have combined its output to the
>Vpol coax via a tee (by only powering one preamp which allows me to
>switch Rx polarity; this does load down the output from showing S3
>noise floor to S2; both preamps have 25 dB+ gain so dropping output
>6-dB has no affect on sensitivity).  I will find out during the net
>and have the FT-736R as backup, if needed.
>
>Been making some 6m FT8 contacts as far south as OR and hearing into
>SE US (AL).  CQ VHF Contest on 6m was total bust - no signals outside
>of the Kenai Penin.  Missed working AL7JX, sorry!
>
>Join us for the net tomorrow!
>
>73, Ed - KL7UW
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