[AK-VHF] Success on Quadrantids MS in AK

[Brandon Clark]

That's very cool about working FBX on meteor scatter. I'll have to try that with you guys the next time you make an attempt. I have that two-element Yagi up on the roof now. It isn't much gain, but with today's digital modes it just might work. It would also be interesting to try "Denali-bounce" some time as well.

Ed, do you know if anyone else in Fairbanks is set up for 6 M work? I know that we have reached out to a bunch of stations on the Kenai and Anchorage bowl, and there is a lot more 6 M capability here than there used to be. I'm not sure about Fairbanks though.
Brandon

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On Jan 4, 2022, 08:38, Ed Cole wrote:

> Today, I worked Ken-NL7B In Fairbanks (BP64AT) 305 miles north of me
> on 6m Meteor Scatter using MSK144 (1640utc/7:40am).
>
> Kens' signals were +05 to +07 and he copied me +09.
>
> Ken was running 200w to a dipole!
> I was running 500w to dual 7-element LFA yagis.
> My noise at a=19 degrees was low (S3) which certainly helped.
>
> We ran FT8 afterward but no decodes though both seeing signal.
> Ken can see Mt. Denali from his qth so I think when he gets his
> 6m yagi put up we can work mountain-bounce on FT8 pretty well.
>
> Denali and ken both in same direction from me.
>
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
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