From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Fri Jul  1 19:25:18 2022
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 15:25:18 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] AK-VHF Net: July 2- 144.200 USB
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Happy 4th July weekend:

Net will begin at 9:30am on 144.200 USB.
I will also monitor:
223.50 FM
50.125 USB

73, Ed- KL7UW



From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Sun Jul  3 03:48:51 2022
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2022 23:48:51 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] AK-VHF Net: July 2- 144.200 USB
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Net Report:

144.200:
KL7H - S8
AL7JK - S0 (barely heard)
KL7XJ - S8

223.50:
KL7H - 2bar
KL7XJ - 2bar
KL6M - 2bar

50.125: Noise=S3
KL7H - S9
AL7JK - S3
KLK6M - S8

73, Ed - KL7UW

Net next week (July-9) on 144.200 USB, But no net on July 16 due to the 
Kenai Hamfest: https://www.kl7uw.com/Hamfest2022.htm


On 7/1/2022 3:25 PM, Ed Cole wrote:
> Happy 4th July weekend:
> 
> Net will begin at 9:30am on 144.200 USB.
> I will also monitor:
> 223.50 FM
> 50.125 USB
> 
> 73, Ed- KL7UW
> 
> 
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From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Fri Jul  8 22:51:14 2022
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2022 18:51:14 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] AK-VHF Net - 9 July on 144.200 USB
Message-ID: <ead4f20c-f999-f0fb-a9da-69d02d1c1f09@acsalaska.net>

The net begins at 9:30am on 144.200 USB.
I will also monitor:
223.50 FM and 50.125 USB

Wx is cooling a bit with occasional rain so be interesting to see how 
that affects signal propagation.

The following weekend there will be no net on 16 July due to the Kenai 
Peninsula Hamfest at the Kenai American Legion Hall from 10am till 4pm.

Details: https://www.kl7uw.com/Hamfest2022.htm

Hope to see many of you at the hamfest (first full in-person hamfest 
since 2019).  Last year we did it at park in Soldotna which was lightly 
attended.

Indoor venue with easy access for those bringing things to sell.

73, Ed - KL7UW

From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Sat Jul  9 17:03:08 2022
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2022 13:03:08 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] AK-VHF Net - 9 July on 144.200 USB
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Net Report:
Overcast, calm wx, 64F

144.200:
KL7H - S7
KL3WF - S2 (from his shop)
KL7XJ - S9
NL7OW - S3/4 from Clam Gulch with vertical dipole and 50w
Al7JX - S1 barely readable from Anchor Pt.
KL6M - S7/8

223.50:
KL7H - 2ar
KL7XJ - 2bar
KL6M - 1bar

50.125 (noise = S5):
KL7H - S9
KL6M - S9+20dB with 5-elem yagi+200w
NL7OW - S7

I will be at the Kenai Hamfest on July-16 and in Anchorage to a wedding 
on July-23, so will not be able to anchor the net (but that does not 
prevent others for meeting on 144.200, etc.).

Net on July 30 will be held on 146.52 FM.

73, ed - KL7UW


On 7/8/2022 6:51 PM, Ed Cole wrote:
> The net begins at 9:30am on 144.200 USB.
> I will also monitor:
> 223.50 FM and 50.125 USB
> 
> Wx is cooling a bit with occasional rain so be interesting to see how 
> that affects signal propagation.
> 
> The following weekend there will be no net on 16 July due to the Kenai 
> Peninsula Hamfest at the Kenai American Legion Hall from 10am till 4pm.
> 
> Details: https://www.kl7uw.com/Hamfest2022.htm
> 
> Hope to see many of you at the hamfest (first full in-person hamfest 
> since 2019).? Last year we did it at park in Soldotna which was lightly 
> attended.
> 
> Indoor venue with easy access for those bringing things to sell.
> 
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
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From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Thu Jul 14 22:54:24 2022
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 18:54:24 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] NO NET Juy16 -CQ VHF Contest this Weekend
Message-ID: <01be4cfa-2eb7-7059-3a7d-ac110c1efde9@acsalaska.net>

There will be NO net this weekend due to the Kenai Peninsula Hamfest 
being held July 16 at Kenai American Legion Hall; Details:
www.KL7UW.com/Hamfest2022.htm

Hope to see a few of you at the Hamfest!

Also, note that the CQ VHF Contest begins at 1800 utc (10am local) on 
Saturday until 2100 utc (1pm) Sunday.  CQ VHF Contest is one of the last 
opportunities for working summer 6m Es (sporadic-E) skip into the 
lower-48.  50.125 for SSB or 50.313 for FT8 are best frequencies to 
watch (and call on):  https://www.cqww-vhf.com/

I will probably check things on Sunday and call on 50.313 (mostly 
beaming SE for West Coast Activity) running 1000w on FT8!

73, Ed - KL7UW
Hamfest Chair

From jason at n4ijb.com  Wed Jul 20 21:04:23 2022
From: jason at n4ijb.com (Jason A. Thomas, N4IJB)
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 01:04:23 +0000
Subject: [AK-VHF] Public Libraries and radio books
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Dear all:

It appears the Alaska library system is short on license study books or any recent ham radio books in general. I'd like to see the library have license study books so prospective hams can checkout books instead of buying them. There may be a copy of the tech license book, but there aren't current ones for the general and extra last time I checked.

One way we can cure this is to go to your libraries and make purchase requests and let them know that the community has an interest in current ham radio books, and the librarians should take that into consideration in buying books.
Let them know what other reference books are good so they can consider buying them. The more interest the library community shows in ham radio, the more likely they are to buy ham radio books.

Secondly, Anchorage has overdrive, which is a web service of audiobooks and ebooks you can download for limited amounts of time, the same way you can check out books. They have CQ magazine if you want to read it. I have it checked out right now if it shows as unavailable.

My wife is a librarian (not in the public libraries anymore) so I'm a frequent patron of the library. I don't know how the APL deals with purchase requests, but when she was the librarian for a Idaho library district, she would look into buying the books that the community showed interest in. I think it would be worth while to go talk to your librarian if you find the library is missing good reference books.
73,
Jason A. Thomas
N4IJB

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From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Fri Jul 22 18:26:57 2022
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:26:57 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] NO NET July 23
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NO Net tomorrow (July 23) as I will be attending a wedding in Anchorage. 
  But if anyone wants to get together for an unofficial net on 144.200 
USB then do so.

I will hold next net on July 30 on 145.52 FM simplex.

73, Ed - KL7UW


From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Fri Jul 29 23:24:17 2022
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 19:24:17 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] AK-VHF Net: July 30- 146.52 FM
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Been two weeks without doing the net so hope everyone is ready for one, 
tomorrow:

9:30 am start on 146.52 FM Simplex plus will monitor:
223.50 FM and 50.125 SSB.

The Kenai Peninsula Hamfest turned out good even with a rainy day:  We 
had 29 folks show up from the southcentral AK area.  Thanks to 
Craig-KL7H for doing Amasat table and presentations as outdoor demos 
were not happening.

Been nice and sunny this week but now clouding up with possibility of 
rain by tomorrow!

73, Ed - KL7UW


From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Sun Jul 31 02:57:16 2022
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2022 22:57:16 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] AK-VHF Net: July 30- 146.52 FM
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Net Report:

146.52:
KL3WF - S0 (at his shop)
many signals too weak to copy (doubt they heard me)

223.50:
KL7XJ - 2bars

50.125:
NR

Unfortunately, my 2m yagi is showing high swr so having to temporarly 
use the vertical.  Work on four-yagi 2m-eme array has halted for 
cleaning out and wiring the new ham shack (renovating 12x38 foot storage 
shed).  Six pickup loads to the dump.  Maybe get sunny-calm day to work 
on the array?

Obtaining a rented man-lift to work on SWR on tower is unlikely until 
construction season is over (mid-Sept?).  Hoping to have 2m-eme array 
QRV before then.

73, Ed - KL7UW

On 7/29/2022 7:24 PM, Ed Cole wrote:
> Been two weeks without doing the net so hope everyone is ready for one, 
> tomorrow:
> 
> 9:30 am start on 146.52 FM Simplex plus will monitor:
> 223.50 FM and 50.125 SSB.
> 
> The Kenai Peninsula Hamfest turned out good even with a rainy day:? We 
> had 29 folks show up from the southcentral AK area.? Thanks to 
> Craig-KL7H for doing Amasat table and presentations as outdoor demos 
> were not happening.
> 
> Been nice and sunny this week but now clouding up with possibility of 
> rain by tomorrow!
> 
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
> 
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