[AK-VHF] NET: Sept. 26 - 146.52 FM

[Edward R Cole]

Net report:

146.52 FM:
KB7FXJ - S6 (with S5 noise level; normal noise level is S3)
KL7XJ - S8 (Dale is only 14 miles from me)
KL7RHJ - S5 (Bill lives in Kenai)
KL3WF - S6 (good copy but was having trouble hearing me)
KL6M - S6 (mike commented I was stronger earlier: I had been 
transmitting with two KLM 11-element yagis with 60w)
I switched to transmitting with my four yagi eme array (at 100w) when 
talking with KL7XJ.

I switched back to the two KLM yagis:
KL6M - S5 (on my FT-736R with no preamp)  Mike said I jumped up to 
over S9 from something like S6 or 7, which is surprising since eme 
array has easily 3-dB more gain.
Pondering this it could be the fact the KLM SWR is best at 146.5 vs 
eme array is about 3:1 at 146.52.  The antennas are mounted on 
separate towers about 170-foot apart (hot spot?).

KL7JHR - S6 on eme array, S2 on FT-736R with KLM yagis  (Dennis is in 
Clam Gulch 37 miles south off back of both antennas).

Next week net will be on 144.200 USB.

73, Ed - KL7UW

At 08:47 PM 9/25/2020, Edward R Cole wrote:
>Net will begin at 9:30am on 146.52 FM.  I will also monitor 223.50 FM
>
>I will try running 60w to two KLM 11-element yagis, but if not 
>strong enough can switch to the four 10-element yagis with 100w amp.
>
>
>73, Ed - KL7UW
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73, Ed - KL7UW
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