[AK-VHF] AK-VHF Net: June-4 - 144.200 USB

[Ed Cole]

Brandon,

It would have been informative to see the received signal level produced 
by 1000w only about 100-miles away.  I'm sure if I ran my normal 70w it 
would have been successful on FT8 (your 50w was received at -16 on my 
system).

For those not aware what that means, a -18 signal is copiable in CW.

On Sunday KL7P (ex NL7B) was copied from Fairbanks in grid BP64 on FT8 
by me with my antenna oriented to the west toward Japan (copied JR1LZK & 
JA1QVI but not able to work them).  Sporadic-E propagation was linking 
Japan with South Eastern states (W4's).  I did not see the w4's. 
Earlier John-KL7HBK worked Hawaii.

Apparently signals were skipping over AK for the most part.  I did work 
Michael-NL7J in Anchorage off the side of my yagis.

May-June-early July are prime months for 6m sporadic-E propagation 
(typically to western USA and Rocky Mtn states from Alaska).  A dipole 
and 25w is often all that is needed.  Small yagi + 100w and you will be 
doing 6m DX!

SSB used to be the favored mode for 6m, but FT8 has taken over much of 
the activity.  See: https://www.pskreporter.info/pskmap.html

NEXT WEEKEND: June 11 (10am) to June 12 (7pm) is the June ARRL VHF 
Contest; any mode can be used (even FM).
Details: http://www.arrl.org/june-vhf

73, Ed - KL7UW

On 6/6/2022 1:08 PM, Brandon Clark via ak-vhf wrote:
> Hi Ed,
> 
> Your signal came is clear as day at my location. Since I had WSJT-X in contest mode I don't have the actual signal strength in dB, but it was strong. Digital modes open up a lot of possibilities up here. I wish we could get more hams to use them on VHF.
> 
> Brandon Clark, KL7BSC
> https://brandonclarklabs.com/
> 
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> ------- Original Message -------
> On Sunday, June 5th, 2022 at 21:36, Ed Cole kl7uw at acsalaska.net wrote:
> 
>> Net Report:
>>
>> 144.200:
>> KL7CU - S3
>> KL7XJ - S8
>> KL6M - S7
>>
>> 223.50:
>> KL7XJ - 3bar
>> KL6M - 2bar
>>
>> After net:
>> 50.313 - KL7BSC/POTA Independence Mine -16 FT8
>> Brandon running 50w to 6m dipole
>> KL7UW running 1kW to two 7-element yagis
>> -------------------
>>
>> Next week's net 9:30-10:00am. At 10am ARRL June VHF Contest begins.
>> Sunday 11am-1pm KL7UW/KL7 will run 144/432/1296 from Diamond Ridge
>> (BO49) 1100-foot above Homer.
>>
>> 73, Ed - KL7UW
>>
>> On 6/3/2022 9:39 PM, Ed Cole wrote:
>>
>>> Net will begin at 9:30am on 14.200 USB.
>>> I also monitor 223.50 FM
>>>
>>> Summer is here and things are heating up! Got some sun today wiring my
>>> 2m eme system. I might have my eme amp running in the morning at 500w.
>>> that will boost my signal by almost 8-dB. But not going to rush the
>>> tests so its a maybe!
>>>
>>> 73, Ed - KL7UW
>>>
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