From k7cw at yahoo.com  Tue Jul  4 17:02:43 2023
From: k7cw at yahoo.com (Paul Kiesel)
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2023 21:02:43 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [AK-VHF] Fw: Alaska VHF-Up Group Still Active?
In-Reply-To: <5ea61a4b-0a10-39e0-7244-2e31c4862ccd@posteo.net>
References: <5ea61a4b-0a10-39e0-7244-2e31c4862ccd@posteo.net>
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   ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "patefio at posteo.net" <patefio at posteo.net>To: "dalehersh907 at gmail.com" <dalehersh907 at gmail.com>; "kl7bsc at protonmail.com" <kl7bsc at protonmail.com>; "k7cw at qsl.net" <k7cw at qsl.net>Sent: Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 01:48:12 PM PDTSubject: Alaska VHF-Up Group Still Active?
 Hello Alaska VHF-Up Group,

Is the Alaska VHF-Up Group still active?? I have not seen any post on 
your site in over a year.? Have a great 4th of July.

73,

Richard Geiger

KL5MM

  

From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Tue Jul  4 23:53:56 2023
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2023 19:53:56 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] Fw: Alaska VHF-Up Group Still Active
In-Reply-To: <456f742e-f4e1-ad1a-d9ec-8df377acbbee@posteo.net>
References: <c900571f-b210-ea50-c2f9-18b2e056bd11@acsalaska.net>
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Richard,

Welcome to the Group as member 97.  We are an ARRL Affiliated club.

We have a net that meets weekly on Saturday morning starting at 9:30am 
on 144.200 USB, then at 10:00am we switch to 146.52 FM and often 
activate other bands such as 6m, 1-1/4 m and 70cm.

We have no meetings but get together at local hamfests and other ham 
get-to-gethers.  We promote the ARRL VHF Contests and CQ VHF Contest.

You can now join the  AK-VHF e-mail reflector by going to;
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ak-vhf

I'm the moderator and will approve your submission.

Our website is https://www.kl7vhf.org which Brandon-KL7BSC maintains. 
Brandon is also the VP of the group and is our contest mgr.

73, Ed - KL7UW

On 7/4/2023 2:38 PM, patefio at posteo.net wrote:
> Hi Ed,
> 
> Call:? KL5MM
> Grid square:? BP51ad
I am on 2 m and 70 cm.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Richard Geiger
> 
> KL5MM
> 


From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Sat Jul  8 00:08:19 2023
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2023 20:08:19 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] Nw 2m array is up
In-Reply-To: <6fc9af8f-6885-e63f-5c1f-0ac4e84b3dd0@acsalaska.net>
References: <69d64a50-ec7f-8540-2f3b-996c608c4638@acsalaska.net>
	<c8fe144b-6988-b826-5558-c256d64a5351@acsalaska.net>
	<6d37f120-b0e3-9631-48f6-bcb02bb62a91@acsalaska.net>
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The net will start at 9:30 am on 144.200 USB.
At 10:00 am the net will switch to 146.52 FM.

We can also activate:
50.125 USB
223.50 FM, or
446.00 FM

net ends at approx 10:30-11:00 am depending on activity.

NOTE: Next Saturday there will be no net due to the
Kenai Peninsula Hamfest 10am - 4pm at the Kenai American Legion Hall.
details: https://www.kl7uw.com/Hamfest2023.htm

Good place to visit old (and new) friends and cruise the swap-n-shop.
there will be door prizes ($1.00 tickets) and five grand prizes ($5.00) 
tickets.  Entrance is $5.00 which includes one door prize ticket.
Selling table fee is $10.00 (which includes one entrance fee).
ALL CASH-ONLY
check out the link (above) for more details.

Got part-way done on installing a 28-foot push-up mast which will 
initially hold one of my 5-element 6m yagis (Pointed toward lower-48). 
Eventually it will hold my dual-band vertical, wx station, and GPS.

73, Ed - KL7UW



From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Sat Jul  8 21:08:46 2023
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2023 17:08:46 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] Nw 2m array is up
In-Reply-To: <55262f0c-8b80-5586-3f0c-f8365f1ed986@acsalaska.net>
References: <69d64a50-ec7f-8540-2f3b-996c608c4638@acsalaska.net>
	<c8fe144b-6988-b826-5558-c256d64a5351@acsalaska.net>
	<6d37f120-b0e3-9631-48f6-bcb02bb62a91@acsalaska.net>
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Net report:

144.200:
KL7XJ - S6
NL7OW - S1
KL6M - S3/4 with his vertical

146.52:
KL7XJ - S6
NL7OW - S1/S3
KL6M - S5 with amp/S7 with amp+yagis
KL7RHJ - S9+ (has his small yagi at rooftop, again)

223.50: no activity

50.125 (Noise = S6):
KL6M - S9+5 dB
NL7OW - S3 at KL6M; not heard by me

My yagi is now fixed NE toward Anchorage; NL7OW is 31 miles south of me.

Working on raising one of my 5-element re-built 6m yagis to be pole 
mounted about 10-foot above ground and pointed toward West Coast (SE).

Next Week there will be no net; Kenai Peninsula Hamfest:
https://www.kl7uw.com/Hamfest2023.htm

Hope to see many of you there.

73, Ed
Call-in on 146.88 repeater

On 7/7/2023 8:08 PM, Ed Cole wrote:
> The net will start at 9:30 am on 144.200 USB.
> At 10:00 am the net will switch to 146.52 FM.
> 
> We can also activate:
> 50.125 USB
> 223.50 FM, or
> 446.00 FM
> 
> net ends at approx 10:30-11:00 am depending on activity.
> 
> NOTE: Next Saturday there will be no net due to the
> Kenai Peninsula Hamfest 10am - 4pm at the Kenai American Legion Hall.
> details: https://www.kl7uw.com/Hamfest2023.htm
> 
> Good place to visit old (and new) friends and cruise the swap-n-shop.
> there will be door prizes ($1.00 tickets) and five grand prizes ($5.00) 
> tickets.? Entrance is $5.00 which includes one door prize ticket.
> Selling table fee is $10.00 (which includes one entrance fee).
> ALL CASH-ONLY
> check out the link (above) for more details.
> 
> Got part-way done on installing a 28-foot push-up mast which will 
> initially hold one of my 5-element 6m yagis (Pointed toward lower-48). 
> Eventually it will hold my dual-band vertical, wx station, and GPS.
> 
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
> 
> 
> ______________________________________________________________
> ak-vhf mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ak-vhf
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From KL7BSC at protonmail.com  Mon Jul 10 13:21:18 2023
From: KL7BSC at protonmail.com (Brandon Clark)
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:21:18 +0000
Subject: [AK-VHF] Support Your Parks Weekend
Message-ID: <867db334-32fd-4441-a945-4566a54a7065@protonmail.com>

Good morning group,

There are a few of us who will be out and about for the Parks On The Air
Support Your Parks Weekend.

Hudson Spillers, KL4LJ, is going to be hiking the Hatcher Pass area
Friday Night and Saturday morning to activate some SOTA peaks. Keep an
ear on 146.52 for him - it is VERY difficult to activate SOTA up here,
so we need to support these activities. From the peaks he has planned he
should be in range of even Kenai and Soldotna.

I'm going to make another attempt at a POTA "Warthog Award", activating
five parks in a single UTC day. Friday evening at 1600 (UTC midnight)
I'll be up at Turnagain Pass (and out of VHF range), but on Saturday
morning I'll be in the Anchorage bowl operating 6 M, 2 M, 70 cm, and 23
cm from local parks. Keep an ear out for me calling on 146.52, and I'll
also plan to check into the morning net.

One caveat is that if HF band conditions are good then I may attempt to
operate through Friday night instead of packing it in. That would give
me time to activate up to ten parks, if everything goes well. (I would
be roving through the Mat-Su).

Any VHF/UHF contacts the group can provide are hugely helpful - for POTA
a change of band or mode counts as a new contact, and then quicker I can
get to 10 contacts the quicker I can move on to the next site.
Theoretically, if I was in range of another operator with four VHF bands
and FM/SSB capability then I could rack up eight contacts in just a few
minutes, as opposed to an hour or more waiting on FT8.

I'll post to the list on Friday evening when I know what the plan is and
I'm back in cell service.

--
Brandon Clark



From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Sat Jul 15 10:16:09 2023
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2023 06:16:09 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] NO NET - July 1 5
In-Reply-To: <0a8d95c2-021d-0876-ea95-e6f3134de055@acsalaska.net>
References: <69d64a50-ec7f-8540-2f3b-996c608c4638@acsalaska.net>
	<c8fe144b-6988-b826-5558-c256d64a5351@acsalaska.net>
	<6d37f120-b0e3-9631-48f6-bcb02bb62a91@acsalaska.net>
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There will be NO Net, today.

Please come to the Kenai Peninsula Hamfest:
At the Kenai American Legion Hall
10:00am until 4:00pm

Info & Directions: https://www.kl7uw.com/Hamfest2023.htm

Ham Radio Swap Meet
Ham Radio License exams (Walk-In's accepted)
Door Prizes and five Grand Prizes

Net will resume July 22

73, Ed - KL7UW

From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Mon Jul 17 11:12:07 2023
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2023 07:12:07 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] NO NET - July 1 5
In-Reply-To: <e1578cf8-7be6-f940-758f-870ec814a31c@acsalaska.net>
References: <69d64a50-ec7f-8540-2f3b-996c608c4638@acsalaska.net>
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The Hamfest was enjoyed by those who attended.  Only 20 this year (none 
from Anchorage/Valley).  Homer, Anchor Point were represented a well as 
Soldotna/Kenai area locals.  Last year we had 29 attend.

It was a rainy day so maybe had some influence.  2020 there was no 
Hamfest and 2021 it was held outdoors; Covis concerns affected those two 
years a lot.

Mike-KL5PJ (new ham on peninsula) won the HT radio and bought the 
antenna from the winner.  He has already installed it to use with 60w 2m 
base radio (overheard KL7ZK and him chatting on 146.52 during the install).

Exam session had four sit for exams with one passing.  Kent-KL5T 
officiated and can give more details.

73, Ed - KL7UW

On 7/15/2023 6:16 AM, Ed Cole wrote:
> 
> There will be NO Net, today.
> 
> Please come to the Kenai Peninsula Hamfest:
> At the Kenai American Legion Hall
> 10:00am until 4:00pm
> 
> Info & Directions: https://www.kl7uw.com/Hamfest2023.htm
> 
> Ham Radio Swap Meet
> Ham Radio License exams (Walk-In's accepted)
> Door Prizes and five Grand Prizes
> 
> Net will resume July 22
> 
> 73, Ed - KL7UW

From KL7BSC at protonmail.com  Mon Jul 17 12:50:33 2023
From: KL7BSC at protonmail.com (Brandon Clark)
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:50:33 +0000
Subject: [AK-VHF] NO NET - July 1 5
In-Reply-To: <f394ca99-09dd-c74e-3e20-79f492924114@acsalaska.net>
References: <69d64a50-ec7f-8540-2f3b-996c608c4638@acsalaska.net>
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Hi Ed,

It's good to hear the hamfest was a success, even with the lower turnout this year. It's always a challenge getting people to events in Alaska. The small population makes it difficult, and the weather never helps. In the summer everyone is traveling all over, whereas in the winter no one wants to travel.

Maybe getting the various clubs to coordinate on events might help with participation? Each of the Alaska clubs are very guarded of their "turf", but that doesn't mean they can't cooperate on fun radio events. I've never understood why there isn't more multi-club cooperation up here. Too much politics and personalities I guess.

The Support Your Parks weekend went well. I managed to activate three locations, one of which encompassed three parks. That was a lot of fun and should qualify for the "Warthog" POTA Rover award. I also managed to get in about 15 or 20 VHF/UHF contacts with local hams. That saved my bacon on Friday night and Saturday morning when the HF bands were not cooperating.
73,

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

Sent from Proton Mail mobile

-------- Original Message --------
On Jul 17, 2023, 07:12, Ed Cole wrote:

> The Hamfest was enjoyed by those who attended. Only 20 this year (none from Anchorage/Valley). Homer, Anchor Point were represented a well as Soldotna/Kenai area locals. Last year we had 29 attend. It was a rainy day so maybe had some influence. 2020 there was no Hamfest and 2021 it was held outdoors; Covis concerns affected those two years a lot. Mike-KL5PJ (new ham on peninsula) won the HT radio and bought the antenna from the winner. He has already installed it to use with 60w 2m base radio (overheard KL7ZK and him chatting on 146.52 during the install). Exam session had four sit for exams with one passing. Kent-KL5T officiated and can give more details. 73, Ed - KL7UW On 7/15/2023 6:16 AM, Ed Cole wrote: > > There will be NO Net, today. > > Please come to the Kenai Peninsula Hamfest: > At the Kenai American Legion Hall > 10:00am until 4:00pm > > Info & Directions: https://www.kl7uw.com/Hamfest2023.htm > > Ham Radio Swap Meet > Ham Radio License exams (Walk-In's accepted) > Door Prizes and five Grand Prizes > > Net will resume July 22 > > 73, Ed - KL7UW ______________________________________________________________ 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

From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Sat Jul 22 01:38:41 2023
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 21:38:41 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF]  NET: June 17 - 144.200 & 146.52
In-Reply-To: <87cbd07c-e5ff-3540-8d5c-340c3e3fc04f@acsalaska.net>
References: <69d64a50-ec7f-8540-2f3b-996c608c4638@acsalaska.net>
	<c8fe144b-6988-b826-5558-c256d64a5351@acsalaska.net>
	<6d37f120-b0e3-9631-48f6-bcb02bb62a91@acsalaska.net>
	<6a4583c0-3103-da9c-0da3-9f353386c4be@acsalaska.net>
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Net will begin at 9:30 am on 144.200 USB and run until 10:00 am, when 
the net will move to 146.52 FM.  Other bands can be activated:
50.125 USB
223.50 FM
446.00 FM, or
432.200 USB

Last week we held the Kenai Peninsula Hamfest so there was no net.

73, Ed - KL7UW

From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Sat Jul 22 01:46:37 2023
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 21:46:37 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] NET: June 17 - 144.200 & 146.52
In-Reply-To: <4277b57f-59f9-a08b-5d7f-bf2cd197f93c@acsalaska.net>
References: <69d64a50-ec7f-8540-2f3b-996c608c4638@acsalaska.net>
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	<6a4583c0-3103-da9c-0da3-9f353386c4be@acsalaska.net>
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Message-ID: <a89b7289-1f07-d7d3-3c5c-c7501463da63@acsalaska.net>

Sorry forgot to update the date: July-22

On 7/21/2023 9:38 PM, Ed Cole wrote:
> Net will begin at 9:30 am on 144.200 USB and run until 10:00 am, when 
> the net will move to 146.52 FM.? Other bands can be activated:
> 50.125 USB
> 223.50 FM
> 446.00 FM, or
> 432.200 USB
> 
> Last week we held the Kenai Peninsula Hamfest so there was no net.
> 
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
> ______________________________________________________________
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From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Sat Jul 22 17:45:48 2023
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2023 13:45:48 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] NET: July-22 - 144.200 & 146.52
In-Reply-To: <a89b7289-1f07-d7d3-3c5c-c7501463da63@acsalaska.net>
References: <69d64a50-ec7f-8540-2f3b-996c608c4638@acsalaska.net>
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	<6d37f120-b0e3-9631-48f6-bcb02bb62a91@acsalaska.net>
	<6a4583c0-3103-da9c-0da3-9f353386c4be@acsalaska.net>
	<920cb910-8432-ed71-615f-3eb198e9fb11@acsalaska.net>
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Net Report:

144.200: (16.4 dBi dual-yagis/9-dBi vertical)
KL3WF - S4 (from his home)
KL7H - S9
NL7OW - S1 (my vert), S0 (my yagis pointed NE)
KL6M - S5 (his vert), S6 (his yagis pointed  to NL7OW)

146.52:
KL7ZK/m - S9 (via cross-band repeat to output from his home 2m yagis)
KL5PJ - S9 (cross-band repeat thru KL7ZK)
KL7H - S9
NL7OW - S5
KL6M - S7
KL3WF - S0 (from his shop) Not readable

Note: with help of kL7ZK, I programmed my IC9700 for KL7ZK-UHF/VHF with 
working AL7JX in Anchor Pt. on 2m in mind.  My 2m vertical not 
sufficient gain to work AL7JX directly.  I see KL7ZK-UHF at S7.

50.125 (noise=S6 on 3-element yagi):
KL7H - S6

re-built 6m 5-element yagi mounted yesterday on 12-foot pipe pointed SE 
(untested nor coax connected); For use on FT8 to West Coast.

223.50:
KL7H - 2bars (on my dual-yagis)

446.00-FM/432.200-SSB:
KL7H both S1 & Q4 (using my 11 dBi vertical)

Tom-NL7OW suggested a round-table net for sharing 6m activity results (I 
suggested it be on 80m to reach wider area than VHF).


73, Ed - KL7UW

On 7/21/2023 9:46 PM, Ed Cole wrote:
> Sorry forgot to update the date: July-22
> 
> On 7/21/2023 9:38 PM, Ed Cole wrote:
>> Net will begin at 9:30 am on 144.200 USB and run until 10:00 am, when 
>> the net will move to 146.52 FM.? Other bands can be activated:
>> 50.125 USB
>> 223.50 FM
>> 446.00 FM, or
>> 432.200 USB
>>
>> Last week we held the Kenai Peninsula Hamfest so there was no net.
>>
>> 73, Ed - KL7UW
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> ak-vhf mailing list
>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ak-vhf
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>>
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From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Tue Jul 25 23:28:18 2023
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 19:28:18 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] 5-element 6m yagi now monitoring 50.313
Message-ID: <19f1e74f-1cc6-6fc8-6314-a2330fd20742@acsalaska.net>

Have resurrected one of my 6m LFA yagis from the eme array that crashed 
last August.

I was able to add a fifth element to the rear half of the original 
7-element LFA yagi.  Now its a 17-foot boom vs the original 32-foot antenna.

SWR is excellent with antenna pointed az=130 degrees band noise is s3 vs 
S6/7 I see with my 3-element yagi pointed NE (toward Anchorage).

Antenna is side-bolted to a 9-foot tower, temporarily until the old 
Rohn-45 tower can be re-installed at the end of the new hamshack with 
two stacked 5-element yagis on azimuth rotator.

50w displayed by Bird43 power meter on 50.313 FT8.

73, Ed - KL7UW

From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Sat Jul 29 01:06:07 2023
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 21:06:07 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] NET: July 29 - 144.200 & 146.52
In-Reply-To: <4277b57f-59f9-a08b-5d7f-bf2cd197f93c@acsalaska.net>
References: <69d64a50-ec7f-8540-2f3b-996c608c4638@acsalaska.net>
	<c8fe144b-6988-b826-5558-c256d64a5351@acsalaska.net>
	<6d37f120-b0e3-9631-48f6-bcb02bb62a91@acsalaska.net>
	<6a4583c0-3103-da9c-0da3-9f353386c4be@acsalaska.net>
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> Net will begin at 9:30 am on 144.200 USB and run until 10:00 am, when 
> the net will move to 146.52 FM.? Other bands can be activated:
> 50.125 USB
> 223.50 FM
> 446.00 FM, or
> 432.200 USB
> 

> 
> 73, Ed - KL7UW

From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Sat Jul 29 18:08:06 2023
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2023 14:08:06 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] NET: July 29 - 144.200 & 146.52
In-Reply-To: <e0843d36-f083-b5ef-a525-fd233a2202e4@acsalaska.net>
References: <69d64a50-ec7f-8540-2f3b-996c608c4638@acsalaska.net>
	<c8fe144b-6988-b826-5558-c256d64a5351@acsalaska.net>
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Net Report:

144.200, V=Vertical/Y=Yagi:
KL7JHR - S9(V)
KL7ZK - S5(V)
WL7XQ - S1(V), S0(Y) difficult copy of his 10w to vertical on short mast 
in Southwest Anchorage
KL7H - S3(V)
KL7XJ - S7(V), S7(Y)
KL5PJ - S3(V)
NL7OW - S1(Y), S3(V)

146.52:
KL7ZK - S5(Y), S9=10 (Y)
KL7H - S7(V), S9(Y)
KL7XJ - S7(V), S7(Y)
KL5PJ - S3(V)

223.50. 2x yagis:
KL7H - 1bar then 2bar
KL7ZK - 2bar
KL7XJ - NR until he pointed yagis (3bar)

446.00 Vertical:
KL4H - S0
KL7ZK - S7

50.125 Noise=S6  3Y=3 elem yagi (NE), Noise=S3 7Y=7 element yagi (SE):
KL7H - S6(3Y), S6(7Y)
NL7OW - S2(3Y), S7(7Y)
KL5PJ - S5(7Y)
KL7ZK - S7(3Y), S9+20(7Y)

73, Ed - KL7uW






On 7/28/2023 9:06 PM, Ed Cole wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> Net will begin at 9:30 am on 144.200 USB and run until 10:00 am, when 
>> the net will move to 146.52 FM.? Other bands can be activated:
>> 50.125 USB
>> 223.50 FM
>> 446.00 FM, or
>> 432.200 USB
>>
> 
>>
>> 73, Ed - KL7UW
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From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Sun Jul 30 00:04:51 2023
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2023 20:04:51 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] NET: July 29 - 144.200 & 146.52
In-Reply-To: <b9d2976a-6384-ae5f-9c2d-76ecbaf79650@acsalaska.net>
References: <69d64a50-ec7f-8540-2f3b-996c608c4638@acsalaska.net>
	<c8fe144b-6988-b826-5558-c256d64a5351@acsalaska.net>
	<6d37f120-b0e3-9631-48f6-bcb02bb62a91@acsalaska.net>
	<6a4583c0-3103-da9c-0da3-9f353386c4be@acsalaska.net>
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	<4277b57f-59f9-a08b-5d7f-bf2cd197f93c@acsalaska.net>
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Message-ID: <9d132110-918e-3370-b843-dbb4f757b647@acsalaska.net>

Add WL7AU on 144.200 - S0(Y) (not readable); 223.50 - unreadable

Today's conditions variable but below normal.

On 7/29/2023 2:08 PM, Ed Cole wrote:
> Net Report:
> 
> 144.200, V=Vertical/Y=Yagi:
> KL7JHR - S9(V)
> KL7ZK - S5(V)
> WL7XQ - S1(V), S0(Y) difficult copy of his 10w to vertical on short mast 
> in Southwest Anchorage
> KL7H - S3(V)
> KL7XJ - S7(V), S7(Y)
> KL5PJ - S3(V)
> NL7OW - S1(Y), S3(V)
> 
> 146.52:
> KL7ZK - S5(Y), S9=10 (Y)
> KL7H - S7(V), S9(Y)
> KL7XJ - S7(V), S7(Y)
> KL5PJ - S3(V)
> 
> 223.50. 2x yagis:
> KL7H - 1bar then 2bar
> KL7ZK - 2bar
> KL7XJ - NR until he pointed yagis (3bar)
> 
> 446.00 Vertical:
> KL4H - S0
> KL7ZK - S7
> 
> 50.125 Noise=S6? 3Y=3 elem yagi (NE), Noise=S3 7Y=7 element yagi (SE):
> KL7H - S6(3Y), S6(7Y)
> NL7OW - S2(3Y), S7(7Y)
> KL5PJ - S5(7Y)
> KL7ZK - S7(3Y), S9+20(7Y)
> 
> 73, Ed - KL7uW
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 7/28/2023 9:06 PM, Ed Cole wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Net will begin at 9:30 am on 144.200 USB and run until 10:00 am, when 
>>> the net will move to 146.52 FM.? Other bands can be activated:
>>> 50.125 USB
>>> 223.50 FM
>>> 446.00 FM, or
>>> 432.200 USB
>>>
>>
>>>
>>> 73, Ed - KL7UW
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From KL7BSC at protonmail.com  Sun Jul 30 21:44:10 2023
From: KL7BSC at protonmail.com (Brandon Clark)
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 01:44:10 +0000
Subject: [AK-VHF] NET: July 29 - 144.200 & 146.52
In-Reply-To: <9d132110-918e-3370-b843-dbb4f757b647@acsalaska.net>
References: <69d64a50-ec7f-8540-2f3b-996c608c4638@acsalaska.net>
	<c8fe144b-6988-b826-5558-c256d64a5351@acsalaska.net>
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Hi Ed,

Got some news on the VHF front: I got my new 6 m antennas put together today. I built two identical G0KSC LFA models. One is going to go up on the roof rotator, and the other is built take-down style for portable use.

Full specs are here: https://www.g0ksc.co.uk/2013-yagis/50mhz-yagi/50mhz-lfa/3el-50mhz-1-9m-boom.html

These are supposed to have about 6.4 dBd gain, so they should be good for regional contacts while not being too bulky. I still need to do some waterproofing on the connections, but should have the roof one up in the air by the end of the week.

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

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-------- Original Message --------
On Jul 29, 2023, 20:04, Ed Cole wrote:

> Add WL7AU on 144.200 - S0(Y) (not readable); 223.50 - unreadable Today's conditions variable but below normal. On 7/29/2023 2:08 PM, Ed Cole wrote: > Net Report: > > 144.200, V=Vertical/Y=Yagi: > KL7JHR - S9(V) > KL7ZK - S5(V) > WL7XQ - S1(V), S0(Y) difficult copy of his 10w to vertical on short mast > in Southwest Anchorage > KL7H - S3(V) > KL7XJ - S7(V), S7(Y) > KL5PJ - S3(V) > NL7OW - S1(Y), S3(V) > > 146.52: > KL7ZK - S5(Y), S9=10 (Y) > KL7H - S7(V), S9(Y) > KL7XJ - S7(V), S7(Y) > KL5PJ - S3(V) > > 223.50. 2x yagis: > KL7H - 1bar then 2bar > KL7ZK - 2bar > KL7XJ - NR until he pointed yagis (3bar) > > 446.00 Vertical: > KL4H - S0 > KL7ZK - S7 > > 50.125 Noise=S6 3Y=3 elem yagi (NE), Noise=S3 7Y=7 element yagi (SE): > KL7H - S6(3Y), S6(7Y) > NL7OW - S2(3Y), S7(7Y) > KL5PJ - S5(7Y) > KL7ZK - S7(3Y), S9+20(7Y) > > 73, Ed - KL7uW > > > > > > > On 7/28/2023 9:06 PM, Ed Cole wrote: >> >> >> >>> Net will begin at 9:30 am on 144.200 USB and run until 10:00 am, when >>> the net will move to 146.52 FM. Other bands can be activated: >>> 50.125 USB >>> 223.50 FM >>> 446.00 FM, or >>> 432.200 USB >>> >> >>> >>> 73, Ed - KL7UW >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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

From kl7uw at acsalaska.net  Mon Jul 31 00:59:34 2023
From: kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Ed Cole)
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2023 20:59:34 -0800
Subject: [AK-VHF] NET: July 29 - 144.200 & 146.52
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Brandon,

That will help get a signal out on 6m.  I ran a DB Products 3-element 
yagi (originally set on 72-MHz) on 50.3 MHz by adding tubing to the 
elements to make them longer.  I did not modify element spacing on the 
boom so they are a little close for optimum gain.  but I assume about 
5-6 dBi.

With this antenna only twenty feet high I worked a lot states and even 
many JA's with 125w (Mirage amp driven at 8w by my K3).

I now use an Elecraft HF/6m amp with auto-tuner that produces 50w.

Last week I re-constructed one of my LFA yagi to have 5-elements on a 
17-foot boom.  Assuming 10-dBi+ in gain. its 12-foot high on a mast 
clamped to a short tower (until I can get my Rohn-45 tower planted in 
concrete and both 5-element yagis stacked at 25 and 49-feet on a rotator.

The 3-element yagi is pointed toward Anchorage and 5-element toward West 
Coast US.  My amp has two antenna outputs.

Be interested to try 6m-SSB with you.

73, Ed - KL7UW

On 7/30/2023 5:44 PM, Brandon Clark via ak-vhf wrote:
> Hi Ed,
> 
> Got some news on the VHF front: I got my new 6 m antennas put together today. I built two identical G0KSC LFA models. One is going to go up on the roof rotator, and the other is built take-down style for portable use.
> 
> Full specs are here: https://www.g0ksc.co.uk/2013-yagis/50mhz-yagi/50mhz-lfa/3el-50mhz-1-9m-boom.html
> 
> These are supposed to have about 6.4 dBd gain, so they should be good for regional contacts while not being too bulky. I still need to do some waterproofing on the connections, but should have the roof one up in the air by the end of the week.
> 
> Brandon Clark, KL7BSC
> https://brandonclarklabs.com/
> 
> Sent from Proton Mail mobile
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> On Jul 29, 2023, 20:04, Ed Cole wrote:
> 
>> Add WL7AU on 144.200 - S0(Y) (not readable); 223.50 - unreadable Today's conditions variable but below normal. On 7/29/2023 2:08 PM, Ed Cole wrote: > Net Report: > > 144.200, V=Vertical/Y=Yagi: > KL7JHR - S9(V) > KL7ZK - S5(V) > WL7XQ - S1(V), S0(Y) difficult copy of his 10w to vertical on short mast > in Southwest Anchorage > KL7H - S3(V) > KL7XJ - S7(V), S7(Y) > KL5PJ - S3(V) > NL7OW - S1(Y), S3(V) > > 146.52: > KL7ZK - S5(Y), S9=10 (Y) > KL7H - S7(V), S9(Y) > KL7XJ - S7(V), S7(Y) > KL5PJ - S3(V) > > 223.50. 2x yagis: > KL7H - 1bar then 2bar > KL7ZK - 2bar > KL7XJ - NR until he pointed yagis (3bar) > > 446.00 Vertical: > KL4H - S0 > KL7ZK - S7 > > 50.125 Noise=S6 3Y=3 elem yagi (NE), Noise=S3 7Y=7 element yagi (SE): > KL7H - S6(3Y), S6(7Y) > NL7OW - S2(3Y), S7(7Y) > KL5PJ - S5(7Y) > KL7ZK - S7(3Y), S9+20(7Y) > > 73, Ed - KL7uW > > > > > > > On 7/28/2023 9:06 PM, Ed Cole wrote: >> >> >> >>> Net will begin at 9:30 am on 144.200 USB and run until 10:00 am, when >>> the net w
>   ill move to 146.52 FM. Other bands can be activated: >>> 50.125 USB >>> 223.50 FM >>> 446.00 FM, or >>> 432.200 USB >>> >> >>> >>> 73, Ed - KL7UW >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > ______________________________________________________________ ak-vhf mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ak-vhf Help: http://mailman.qth
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From KL7BSC at protonmail.com  Mon Jul 31 11:58:44 2023
From: KL7BSC at protonmail.com (Brandon Clark)
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:58:44 +0000
Subject: [AK-VHF] NET: July 29 - 144.200 & 146.52
In-Reply-To: <79929a88-7432-2d87-95ab-9e36263aa4bb@acsalaska.net>
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I'll have to try working you later this week - maybe once from home and on a different day when out portable. I'm hoping to make better use of 6 m with these antennas. I had a dual driven element yagi before, but it just never had the gain to reach out the way I wanted.

When I get my new portable mast and base built I'll have a pretty nice arrangement for portable operating. The collapsible mast will store and travel better than what I currently use, and the addition of a rotator will make it a lot easier to peak distant stations.

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

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On Jul 30, 2023, 20:59, Ed Cole wrote:

> Brandon, That will help get a signal out on 6m. I ran a DB Products 3-element yagi (originally set on 72-MHz) on 50.3 MHz by adding tubing to the elements to make them longer. I did not modify element spacing on the boom so they are a little close for optimum gain. but I assume about 5-6 dBi. With this antenna only twenty feet high I worked a lot states and even many JA's with 125w (Mirage amp driven at 8w by my K3). I now use an Elecraft HF/6m amp with auto-tuner that produces 50w. Last week I re-constructed one of my LFA yagi to have 5-elements on a 17-foot boom. Assuming 10-dBi+ in gain. its 12-foot high on a mast clamped to a short tower (until I can get my Rohn-45 tower planted in concrete and both 5-element yagis stacked at 25 and 49-feet on a rotator. The 3-element yagi is pointed toward Anchorage and 5-element toward West Coast US. My amp has two antenna outputs. Be interested to try 6m-SSB with you. 73, Ed - KL7UW On 7/30/2023 5:44 PM, Brandon Clark via ak-vhf wrote: > Hi Ed, > > Got some news on the VHF front: I got my new 6 m antennas put together today. I built two identical G0KSC LFA models. One is going to go up on the roof rotator, and the other is built take-down style for portable use. > > Full specs are here: https://www.g0ksc.co.uk/2013-yagis/50mhz-yagi/50mhz-lfa/3el-50mhz-1-9m-boom.html > > These are supposed to have about 6.4 dBd gain, so they should be good for regional contacts while not being too bulky. I still need to do some waterproofing on the connections, but should have the roof one up in the air by the end of the week. > > Brandon Clark, KL7BSC > https://brandonclarklabs.com/ > > Sent from Proton Mail mobile > > -------- Original Message -------- > On Jul 29, 2023, 20:04, Ed Cole wrote: > >> Add WL7AU on 144.200 - S0(Y) (not readable); 223.50 - unreadable Today's conditions variable but below normal. On 7/29/2023 2:08 PM, Ed Cole wrote: > Net Report: > > 144.200, V=Vertical/Y=Yagi: > KL7JHR - S9(V) > KL7ZK - S5(V) > WL7XQ - S1(V), S0(Y) difficult copy of his 10w to vertical on short mast > in Southwest Anchorage > KL7H - S3(V) > KL7XJ - S7(V), S7(Y) > KL5PJ - S3(V) > NL7OW - S1(Y), S3(V) > > 146.52: > KL7ZK - S5(Y), S9=10 (Y) > KL7H - S7(V), S9(Y) > KL7XJ - S7(V), S7(Y) > KL5PJ - S3(V) > > 223.50. 2x yagis: > KL7H - 1bar then 2bar > KL7ZK - 2bar > KL7XJ - NR until he pointed yagis (3bar) > > 446.00 Vertical: > KL4H - S0 > KL7ZK - S7 > > 50.125 Noise=S6 3Y=3 elem yagi (NE), Noise=S3 7Y=7 element yagi (SE): > KL7H - S6(3Y), S6(7Y) > NL7OW - S2(3Y), S7(7Y) > KL5PJ - S5(7Y) > KL7ZK - S7(3Y), S9+20(7Y) > > 73, Ed - KL7uW > > > > > > > On 7/28/2023 9:06 PM, Ed Cole wrote: >> >> >> >>> Net will begin at 9:30 am on 144.200 USB and run until 10:00 am, when >>> the net w > ill move to 146.52 FM. Other bands can be activated: >>> 50.125 USB >>> 223.50 FM >>> 446.00 FM, or >>> 432.200 USB >>> >> >>> >>> 73, Ed - KL7UW >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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

