[AK-VHF] Net: Jan 1 - 144.200 USB & Jan ARRL VHF Contest

[Ed Cole]

Join us for the Net beginning 9:30am and the start of the contest at 
10:00am.  Net begins on 144.200 USB.

The contest covers all ham bands from 6m and up.  Typically for AK that 
means 50-1296.  CW/SSB/FM/AM/digital modes are accepted in the contest.

On 6m 50.125 SSB or 50.313 FT8 are popular (select contest mode for NA 
in wsjt-x).

On 2m 144.200 SSB or 146.52 FM is where the action is.  If you have 
D-Star (std in the IC-9700) that will be 145.675.  FT8 on 144.174

220 is primarily 223.50 FM simplex

432.200 SSB or 446.00 FM

927.50 FM

1294.50 FM or 1296.100 SSB

Coordinating the band changes is typically handled on 146.52.  You can 
sked on a repeater (146.94 or 147.30, for example but only make 
arrangements to shift to a simplex frequency for the actual contact). 
Use of repeaters, digi-repeaters, packet nodes, aircraft mobile or 
satellite are NOT ALLOWED for the contest:

http://www.arrl.org/january-vhf

WE exchange four digit grid squares for the contest and not signal 
reports.  Most of Anchorage/Valley is BP51.

Hope to see a good turn out tomorrow!!

73, Ed - KL7UW