[AK-VHF] NET: April 1 - 144.200/146.52 & up

[Ed Cole]

NET Report:

144.200:  110w into vertical
NL7OW - S3 (15w with IC-746 into high SWR mobile vertical)
KL7XJ - S9
KL3WF - S0 poor readability

Switched to 2m FM at 10am:
146.52 (Noise=S3):  125w into vertical
NL7OW - S8
KL7XJ - S9
KL7JHR -S9+5
KL7KL - by relay
KL7ZK -S9+10
KL7RHJ - S3

223.50: 30w into 2x 11-elem yagis at 60-foot
KL7ZK - 3bar (loading 40m dipole)
KL7XJ - 2/3bar
KL6M  - 1bar

50.125 (Noise=S4):  70w into 3-elem yagi pointed 130 deg.
KL7ZK - S9+10 (loading 40m antenna with 60w)
NL7OW - S8
KL6M - S5/S8

446.00  58w into vertical
KL7ZK - S9+5
KL6M - NR
KL7XJ - NR?

Wired 2m amp with 4-inch fan but ran into control issues.
Amp is quite warm running 125w on FM and 110w on SSB.

73, Ed - KL7UW




On 3/31/2023 8:30 PM, Ed Cole wrote:
> No Fooling!
> 
>> Net begins at 9:30am on 144.200 USB until 10:00.
>> Then net moves to: 146.52 FM until ending after 10:30am depending on 
>> activity.  If there is interest in trying digital modes that can start 
>> at 10:30.
>>
>> Net closes before 11:00am when Swap Net begins on 3920-KHz.
>>
>> Other bands may be activated:
>> 50.125 USB
>> 223.50 FM
>> 432.200 USB or 446.00 FM.
> 
> Brandon - KL7BSC will be doing POTA:
> 
> Look for him on the Net and 446.00 FM from south side of Big Lake:
> BP51bm and POTA K-7209 (mostly HF, see his itinerary on the POTA website).
> 
>>
>> Hope see you on the net!
>>
>> 73, Ed - KL7UW
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