[AK-VHF] 2023 June VHF Results

[Ed Cole]

Brandon,

I had pretty good turnout for the contest, though not many from 
Anchorage were heard.

6m = 4
2m = 5
222 = 2
446 = 2
worked tree grids.

I missed 4 stations on 6 FT8.  Two Homer an one Seward station on 
6m-FT8.  Also, noted  several on FT8 were not running contest mode 
(providing grid square) so contacts did not count for the contest.

My dual 2m yagis worked well.  I heard you at S5 on FM and S2 on SSB.
Worked WL7AU (S0) on 2m SSB for first time since loosing my 11-element 
yagi.  KL3WF was S5 on 2m.

The dual yagis appear to be 12-dB stronger than my 2m vertical for 
signals from Anchorage.

My 3-element 6m yagi now points toward Anchorage and I put up my 6m 
moxon on mast fastened to my deck railing and pointed SE to work 
lower-48 and stations south of me.  Easy switch between the 6m antennas 
using my 80w 6m amp equipped with two ant connectors.

I have a coax switch rigged for quick switching on 2m between my 
vertical and the new yagis.

I have to swap cables to feed UHF to the vertical.  My VHF/UHF diplexer 
appears open-ckt (SWR>9).  I will replace it eventually for quick 
changing from 2m to 70cm.

422/900/1296 yagis did not get installed last weekend as I was chasing 
down bad SWR all Saturday and ran out of tine on Sunday.  I got debri in 
my right eye from using a grinder on Sunday which made everything hard 
to do.  Saw doctor Monday who found the speck of metal and removed it.

I will do some calling Sunday morning 9-12 on 146.52 and 50.313 FT8, 
hoping for a 6m opening.

73, Ed - KL7UW

On 6/10/2023 7:26 PM, Brandon Clark via ak-vhf wrote:
> Hello group,
> 
> Today I did something a little different with the contest, and set up a very simple station up on the Mt. Baldy trailhead. It was a nice change from the full, gear-intensive rover stations I've run before.
> 
> There wasn't a ton of activity, but I still managed 16 contacts for about two hours of operating.
> 
> Brandon Clark, KL7BSC
> https://brandonclarklabs.com/
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