[AK-VHF] NET: 8 Jan. - 144.200 USB

[Ed Cole]

Net Report:

144.200:
KL0YO - S1 but Q5
KL7CA - S0 but semi-readable
KL7XJ - S9
KL3WF - S8
KL6M - S9
KL7H - S9

223.50:
KL7XJ - 2bars
KL7H - 2bars
3bars is max

50.125 (noise is S5):
KL3WF - S6
KL7H - S9

Next week net will start at 9:30am-10am when
Jan. ARRL VHF Contest will being.

I will run 6m, 2m, 222, 432, and possibly 1296.
Contest info: http://www.arrl.org/january-vhf

73, Ed - KL7UW

On 1/7/2022 7:37 PM, Ed Cole wrote:
> The net will begin at 9:30am on 144.200 USB.  I will also
> monitor 223.50FM and 50.125 USB.
> 
> Recent discussion has regarded running 6m FT8 during next
> weekend's ARRL VHF Contest.  This is encouraged as most
> activity on 6m in the lower-48 has moved to FT8 from SSB
> or CW.
> 
> FT8 definitely improves sensitivity at least by 10-dB over
> SSB so one can make longer distance contacts and include
> weaker stations who maybe run smaller antenna/power.
> 
> After the net tomorrow, a few of us will try making 6m FT8
> contacts on 50.313 between Nikiski, Anchorage, and Fairbanks.
> NL7B-BP64, KL7BSC-BP51, and myself KL7UW-BP40 will begin on
> 50.313.  Nl7B will transmit 1st 30-second sequence and the
> southern stations on the 2nd 30-second sequence.  KL7BSC
> and KL7UW can both transmit by operating on separate tone
> frequencies and not interfere with each other.  We plan to
> start at 12:00 noon until 1:00pm.
> 
> We welcome other 6m stations to join in this test if you are
> set up for FT8.
> 
> We may discuss what it takes to setup and operate during
> the VHF-AK Net.
> 
> See you tomorrow.
> 
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
> 
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