[AK-VHF] NET: 20 April -14 6.52 & 144.200 USB

[Ed Cole]

Net begins at 9:30 am on 144.200 USB and goes until approx. 10:00 am.
Then the net moves to 146.52 FM.  We can activate 6m or 1.25m bands
during this time interval:

144.200/146.52 using IC-9700 running 95w into 17-foot vertical
50.125 USB (where I run 80w into 3-elem yagi pointed toward Anchorage)
223.50 FM (where I run 30w into two 11-elem yagis at 60-feet)
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I tried to connect the 144-MHz dual 8-elem yagis, today, but needed a
pair of pliers to remove coax line from LMR-600 coax coming down the tower.

Existing 20-foot run of LMR-400 female N-connector center-pin retracted
resulting in no connection and high SWR.  It will have to be replaced.

I ran my set of coax jumpers which ended about 5-fooot short of
connecting to house thru-wall connector.

Wind too cold to go back out today to complete the new coax run.  Also,
uneven lawn is difficult for me walking, even using two ski poles.

I have two Alpha 2-position coax switches coming to use for selecting
vertical/yagi array.  Perhaps have all installed by the following week?

73, Ed - KL7UW
Snow is retracting quickly so work will get going on my 16-foot dish
pretty soon.  And moving hamshack stuff from house to new hamshack.

Selling my truck: https://www.kl7uw.com/fs.htm

Looking to obtain smaller vehicle-easier for me to get into.

Alinco DR-735 mobile radio will be removed from truck and installed in 
the house to use the vertical when I don't want to go out to the new
hamshack.  Will be capable of packet.


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