[AK-VHF] AK-VHF Net - 20 August on 144.200 USB

[Ed Cole]

Net report:
144.200:
KL7H - S5 (after pointing antenna toward me)
KL7YO - by relay from KL7H
KL7CA - S0 (barely hearing his voice)
KL7XJ - S9
KL6M - S0 (weak but readable)

223.50:
KL7H - 3bars

50.125 (Noise = S5):
Kl7H - S5 (weak in the noise)
KL6M - S8
Note: 6m yagi is pointed 60-degrees east of Anchorage - bolted to tower 
leg at 20-feet.  Later this fall, I may rent a man-lift and repoint the 
3-element yagi toward Anchorage, plus install two 2m yagis at 40-46 feet 
pointed toward Anchorage.


> Brandon-KL7BSC is driving down to arrive by end of the net to help me 
> tear apart the 40-foot tower with my broken 6m-eme yagis.  Wx prospects 
> are for rain all day on Saturday.
> before: http://www.kl7uw.com/dec_1_2018_6m_array_3.jpg
> after: http://www.kl7uw.com/6m_Tower_Down.jpg

Brandon arrived at noon and we worked until almost 5pm.  Lucked out with 
no rain. Antennas, cables, and equipment boxes removed.  Some structure 
was cut apart others unbolted.  A lot of scrap aluminum but some 
survived for reuse.  Tower section separated and stored adjacent to back 
driveway.  Top section had to be cut to remove bent steel mast.  Azimuth 
rotator may have suffered bending.  Big thanks to Brandon!  Hope he 
arrived home safely.

If I can get a dry day or two this coming week i will try to install 
four coax lines to connect eme yagis for use in net next weekend.  Net 
will be on 146.52 FM.

73, Ed - KL7UW