[AK-VHF] NET: Oct - 21 : 144.200 SSB & 146.52 FM

[Ed Cole]

Brandon,

I was wondering why I didn't hear you (from Captn Cook Park).  I know 5w 
+ vertical will reach Nikiski because we set up a 5w crossband repeater 
for oil spill cleanup from up there back when I was working.

Operating from a warm rover might be a better choice in winter temps!

Back in the 1970's I camped out in the Sierra's in cold wx without heat 
- but had an arctic-rated down sleeping bag.

Remind me to tel you about the 1986 Iditarod  checkpoint that never got 
above -60F for three days (inside tent was -15F with barrel stove). 
Radio LCD didn't like that until run 10-minutes!  Had to heat Honda gen 
on top of wood stove to get oil warm enough to pull starter!

I left heat strip on overnight in the new hamshack (52 inside/15 
outside).  By 11am heater warmed it to 68/22).

73, Ed

On 10/21/2023 9:07 AM, Brandon Clark via ak-vhf wrote:
> Hi Ed,
> 
> I'm not going to be out activating this morning. I ended up running out of propane at 5 this morning and had to call it. I had plenty of warm gear for myself, but without a heater it's a tricky business running the radios.
> 
> This was my first time out with a new 5 Lb cylinder I picked up. The cylinder has plenty of capacity for running my Portable Buddy on low, but it got down to 4 degrees and I ended up running it on high. Live and learn.
> 
> Brandon Clark, KL7BSC
> https://brandonclarklabs.com/
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> 
> ------- Original Message -------
> On Friday, October 20th, 2023 at 19:27, Ed Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>> KL7UW operating from my New Hamshack:
>>
>>> Net begins at 9:30am on 144.200 USB until about 10:00am when we switch
>>> to 146.52 FM (may switch a little earlier if SSB activity is low).
>>>
>>> Net continues until approx 10:30am and other bands can be activated upon
>>> request:
>>> 50.125 USB Using only the 3-element yagi pointed toward Anchorage
>>> 446.00 FM
>>> 432.200 USB
>>>
>>> 223.50 is still located in the original shack (in the house 100-foot
>>> away) so KL7UW will not be QRV for check-ins on 223.50.
>>
>> ----------------------------------
>> Jenne-KL4SE has a new 50w 2m radio so look for her on 146.52. She is
>> located 3mi north of me in Nikiski running a vertical antenna.
>> ----------------------------------
>> Brandon-KL7BSC is on the Kenai this WE:
>>
>> Friday Night:
>> Camp in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and activate by HF.
>> Saturday AM:
>> Activate Captain Cook State Recreation Area during the Alaska
>> VHF-Up net
>> Saturday morning - afternoon:
>> Activate Johnson lake State Recreation Area
>> Activate Crooked Creek State Recreation Site
>> Activate Kasilof River State Recreation Site
>>
>> For each of the Saturday activations I will be running a j-pole antenna
>> for 2 M and 70 cm, and my usual telescoping vertical for HF. Bringing a
>> yagi would give me more reach on VHF, but I just don't have a way to get
>> it set up and taken down quickly enough to move between sites unless I
>> set up the full rover suite.
>> ----------------------------------
>>
>> My New 80m folded dipole is up and functional so I plan to check-into
>> the Swap net at 11:00am
>>
>> 73, Ed - KL7UW
>> keep warm out there!
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