[AK-VHF] NET: 21 March - 144.200 USB

[Edward R Cole]

Good net, signals a little lower than last week; wx light snow, overcast 34F:

KL7QZ - S0 but copyable
KA1NVZ - S8 strong
KL4E - S6 strong
KL7DR - NR by relay from KL4E (barely heard by turning antenna to az=43)
KB7FXJ - NR
KL7CA - S0 but full copy
KL7XJ - S4 strong
KL6M - S7
WL7AU - S2 good copy
KL2EZ - S6 strong
I'm running he FT-736R (without preamp) + amplifier (120w) to 4x yagi array.

Did some searching with antenna to peak signals.  Rotator "eyeball" calibrated.

Net will be on 146.52 FM next Saturday!

73, Ed - KL7UW

At 08:50 PM 3/20/2020, Edward R Cole wrote:
>The net begins at 9:30 am on 144.200 USB.  I will also monitor 
>223.50 FM simultaneously.
>
>2m rotator is working and have it pointed az=55 which in the middle 
>of most stations in Anchorage.  I checked  QRZ.com headings for most 
>of our regular net check in:  KL7FZ az=40.5; KL6M az=59.7 are the 
>two extreme headings.  AL7JX (Anchor Point) az=193.8 (but we hear 
>each other when I point toward Anchorage.
>
>Last week had seven check-in's with good signals (and my beam 
>heading was az=43).
>
>My eme preamp is shot so running the FT-736R without preamp on the 
>array.  I dug out an old 2m preamp and have it connected to the 
>vertical feeding my transverter (for Rx only).  Shows 25-30 dB gain 
>(I believe its a mgf-1302 Gasfet).  But the FT-736R receives very 
>well without a preamp.
>
>Join us tomorrow!
>
>73, Ed - KL7UW
>   http://www.kl7uw.com
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73, Ed - KL7UW
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