[AK-VHF] AK-VHF Net - 13 August on 144.200 USB

[Ed Cole]

Net Report:

144.200:  No noise at start
KL7H - S4
KL7YO - by relay from KL7H
KL7CA - by relay from KL7H
KL6M -S1 weak but copyable until noise rose to S2
KL7XJ - S9

50.125: Noise S4 on 3-element yagi pointed SE
KL7H - S4
KL6M - S6

223.50:
KL7H - 2bars
KL6M - 2bars
KL7XJ - 2bars (has intermittent problem)

Reception using the vertical not as good a using 11-element yagi at 45-feet.

Once the debri from the fallen tower is removed so a man-lift can be 
brought to the 50-foot HF tower, I will try to mount the two 2m yagis 
bolted to the tower on 8-foot crossboom at 40-foot level.  yagis now 
only 8-element.

Same coax lines may be used to run to the 2m yagis, as before.  1/2-inch 
hardline will become 100-foot vs 50-foot.  I might mount the 100w amp in 
a wx-tight compartment at base of the tower which would remove 0.88 dB 
cable loss. All depends on having enough time before winter wx (man-lift 
can't be used with snow on the lawn

I will also move the vertical to end of new ham shack reducing coax run 
from 100-foot to about 30-foot.

73, Ed - KL7UW
http://www.kl7uw.com/