[AK-VHF] NET: July 29 - 144.200 & 146.52

[Ed Cole]

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/
> 
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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 w
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