[AK-VHF] vhf contest

[Brandon Clark]

Good morning guys,

That sounds like a fun idea. I have a pretty decent shot north, especially in the winter when the trees are mostly bare. I've been running a lot of FT8 on HF lately, so switching to 6 M is easy enough.

Should we plan on noon to 1 for the "Fairbanks connection" (weather permitting)?
73,

Brandon Clark, KL7BSC
https://brandonclarklabs.com/

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On Wednesday, January 5th, 2022 at 23:10, Ed Cole kl7uw at acsalaska.net wrote:

> OK Ken,
>
> Sounds like a lot of work but if its possible I am ready.
>
> My shot north has to clear hills 20-foot higher about 10-miles north of
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> me and then over Mt. Susitna (but that is over the horizon from me).
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> Same heading as I used for our MS shot.
>
> BTW that shot is directly over Talkeetna where there are a couple
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> members: Roger-KL4R and Kristie-KL4K BP52AG. I do know what they have
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> for 6m.
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> We are in for several cold days near zero, so not that interested in
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> outside work. But if I can will try getting 100w 432 and 50w 1296
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> systems running for the contest. Involves a lot of shoveling to reach
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> the tower.
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> 73, Ed
>
> On 1/5/2022 8:17 PM, Ken K wrote:
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>> If it ever warms up here, I might be able to dig out the rover, find a yagi, and drive up to one of the local high spots in BP54 or BP64 for an hour of FT8 during the contest next Sat 15th. We could plan it for noon or 1, after you guys get warmed up with some local contacts. Anyone with a yagi and 100w should be doable, especially if they have a relatively unobstructed view north. If this sounds good, I'll get back to you mid-week when I see the weekend wx forecast.
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>> 73,
>>
>> Ken