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

[Ed Cole]

Net Report:

144.200:
NL7OW - S6(V), S0(Y)
KL7XJ - S9(V), S9(Y)

146.52:
NL7OW - S6(V)
KL7XJ - S9(V)
KL5PJ - S6(V)

No other bands activated
73, ED - KL7UW

On 8/11/2023 7:29 PM, Ed Cole wrote:
> 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
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