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

[Edward R Cole]

Sorry for the mix up on frequencies (net should have been held on 
146.52 FM, today).  Busy week and I just didn't notice it was the 
last Saturday of the month.

Also apologies on malfunctions in my TR relay ckts.  I checked at my 
tower base jct box and the TR control wire pulled loose from the 
crimp connector.  That control cable is a bit short so hangs from the 
jct box to ground and I apparently stepped on the cable pulling on 
that one wire (others are long enough).  So I will splice on an 
extention on the wire so the cable can lay flat on the ground.  My 
jct boxes need new terminal strips as 22-years exposure have rusted 
them.  Something to do later this summer (with several other items 
when I move the 1500w PA to the tower location).

Today:
144.200:
KL7XJ - S0 good copy with the FT-736R
KL4E - S2
WL7AU - S0 readable
KL7JD - S9+++ (have to reduce RF gain to keep receiver from distorting audio)

223.50:
KL7XJ
KL4E

At 05:07 PM 7/24/2020, Edward R Cole 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
>   http://www.kl7uw.com
>Dubus-NA Business mail:
>   dubususa at gmail.com
>______________________________________________________________
>ak-vhf mailing list
>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ak-vhf
>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>Post: mailto:ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net
>
>This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
>Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

73, Ed - KL7UW
   http://www.kl7uw.com
Dubus-NA Business mail:
   dubususa at gmail.com