[AK-VHF] NET: Feb 18 - 144.200/146.52

[Brandon Clark]

Hi Ed,

Sorry I missed the net today. I've been wanting to try out the new format. I went out to Glacier View this morning for a POTA activation. Lots of european stations coming in on FT8, but propagation was more one way than I would have hoped. Solar activity is picking up and every band is active these days.

Brandon Clark, KL7BSC
https://brandonclarklabs.com/

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On Feb 18, 2023, 14:24, Ed Cole wrote:

> Net Report: 144.200 USB: KL7H - S0 difficult copy* KL7H - S5 running IC-9700 barefoot at max power (~90w) WL7AU - By relay *new amp TR relay not switching into Rx So bypassed amp and running IC-9700 at max power. 146.52 FM: KL7H - S9 WL7AU - By relay NL7OW - S7 (Tom running 50w mobile which he feels drops to 10w due to high SWR from poor coax lines. KL7XJ - S7 145.67 D-Star: KL7H - S8 *Note: 146.52 had considerably better prop than 144.200 or 145.67 50.125 USB: KL7H - one-way WL7AU - by relay 223.50 FM: KL7H - 1 to 2 bars WL7AU by relay **best propagation PS: After Net Tried connecting my new RFC 2m amp thru an external bypass relay and ended up partially blowing the final when it went into self-oscillation (output dropped from 160w to 100w on unknown freq). Removed the new amp and replaced it with my TE-1410g which now outputs 130w with shorter cables. Revised my For Sale page (keeping TE1410g). 73, Ed - KL7UW On 2/17/2023 7:33 PM, Ed Cole wrote: > Net begins at 9:30 am on 144.200 USB and continues until 10:15. > Then net will QSY to 146.52 FM ending before 11:00 am. KL7UW now > transmits 160w on 2m to 10-dBi vertical. > > In the second session we can activate other bands such as 50.125* SSB, > 223.50* FM, and higher as desired by the net members. KL7UW-NC is only > currently able to operate these *bands. > > Still awaiting tower climbers to install 144 dual-yagi's and > 432/927.50/1296 antennas. Wiring outside equipment boxes for those band > is in process. > > 73, Ed - KL7UW > http://www.kl7uw.com/fs.htm > ______________________________________________________________ > ak-vhf mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ak-vhf > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ ak-vhf mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ak-vhf Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html