[AK-VHF] NET: Aug - 12th - 144.200 & 146.52

[Ed Cole]

Noted a correction from another list: Its the PERSEID's meteor shower 
(and supposedly to be strongest in several years).  If you have 
clear-dark skies its worth seeing them - best in early morning before 
daybreak.  SSB works on strong meteor bursts.

On 8/11/2023 7:23 PM, Ed Cole wrote:
> 
>> Net will begin at 9:30 am on 144.200 SSB and run until about 10:00 am 
>> when we switch to 146.52 FM.  Sometimes we switch sooner if there is 
>> light activity on SSB.  We may have my neighbor, Jenne-KL4SE, join us 
>> on FM.
>>
>> After going to 146.52 we can consider activating other bands, such as:
>> 50.125 SSB
>> 223.50 FM
>> 446.00 FM, or
>> 432.200 SSB
> 
> This weekend is the first for ARRL EME Contest on microwave bands (2.3 
> GHz and higher),  KL6M will be active.
> 
> Plus this weekend is the Pleides meteor shower.  Ken-KL7P (from 
> Fairbanks) will be portable near Yukon border SW of Tok on 6m (50.262 
> MHz) running MSK144*, first sequence, trying to work into BC/WA Saturday 
> 11-12pm and 4-9am Sunday running 600w into 5-element yagi.  Ken and I 
> will try 10:30-11pmon Saturday, though I have only 50w into 3-element 
> yagi pointed his way.
> 
> *MSK144 is part of WSJT-X software, so if you can do FT8, MSK144 is a 
> mere selection to change over.
> 
> 73, Ed - KL7UW