[AK-VHF] Rover Run

[Edward R Cole]

Just to add a few comments, to Brandon's:

His first stop listed "Meadow Road" is in Glenn Alps at about 2,000 
foot altitude with a terrific look over Anchorage/Valley/Kenai 
Peninsula.  Kind of around the corner from Palmer/Eagle River but 
maybe offers a "bounce" off of Mt. Sustina?

Check out pics of Brandon's Rover on our KL7VHF FB.

The BP50 site on the Seward Hwy offers working that grid back into 
much of Anchorage.

The mile-64 site on the Sterling Hwy is on the ridge coming out west 
of the mountains after climbing up from Cooper Landing with a great 
shot north into Anchorage.

Diamond Ridge is elevation 1100 feet with view of the mountains above 
Anchorage and about 150-mile shot from grid BO49.  You can just about 
use a HT from there to upper hillside locations like Chugach SP 
parking lot (or Meadow Road).  Remember Brandon will be there Sunday morning!

The VHF Contest is more like a "fun day" with lots of stations; 
activity is the goal vs "competing in a contest".  Starts off at 10am 
local after the VHF-Up net at 9:30 am on 144.200 SSB.  But a lot of 
activity will occur on 146.52 FM, as well.  All bands 50-MHz and up 
are allowed.  Giving your four digit grid is given in place of signal 
report in this contest, with band and grid multipliers.  See the 
details: 
<https://www.qsl.net/a/ak-vhf//Contests/>https://www.qsl.net/a/ak-vhf//Contests/ 


I will be operating from home on 50/144/222/432 bands but may have 
927.50 FM and 1296.100 SSB running, as well.

Hope to see a lot of you in the contest.

73, Ed - KL7UW


At 09:39 AM 6/9/2020, Brandon Clark wrote:
>Hello group,
>
>You've probably all seen the email blast that went out. In case you 
>haven't, Ed has posted the schedule for the KL7VHF rover run at 
>https://www.qsl.net/ak-vhf/2020_June_VHF.pdf
>
>This will be the longest rover run we've done so far: from Anchorage 
>to Homer. If anyone knows hams on Kodiak consider reaching out to 
>them - I'll be in range on Saturday evening and Sunday, so we might 
>be able to set up a sked. If they are beaming towards me on the 
>peninsula them some of the Anchorage stations might be able to pick 
>them up too. Fingers crossed.
>
>There is also an updated calendar on the site: 
>https://www.qsl.net/ak-vhf/VHF-Up_Calendar_2020-061.pdf
>
>The only big change was the September VHF Contest/MARA Hamfest. The 
>MARA club had some challenges finding a venue for their hamfest 
>(covid problems), so the only date they could get was contest 
>Saturday. We were already planning to help out with the hamfest, so 
>we reached out and are joining forces for that weekend.
>
>On Saturday morning I'm going to show off the rover and make a few 
>contacts from Wasilla. I'll be running a short APRS workshop in the 
>afternoon to help out with the hamfest. In the evening I'll probably 
>make a few more contacts. The contest runs through Sunday, so that 
>will be the main day for contesting. I'll do a short rover run 
>around the Anchorage area on Sunday so that we can still get some 
>contesting in.
>
>Brandon
>
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