[NLRS] Status for September VHF contest (N0AKC)

[Charlie Betz]

As of 9:30 this morning, I am fighting equipment problems (as usual).  

6M, 2M, 222 are all up and running with no problems - 100 watts on 6M, 1KW+ on 2M and 500 watts on 222.  1296 is also up and running with 15 watts out.

My 432 amp is down with no chance of being back on the air for this contest.  432 is on the air, but will be limited to ~ 30 watts.  I have a 38 element M2 yagi at 55' so it will help compensate a little for the lack of power.

902 is really acting flakey.  I presently am only getting 2 watts out of the amp instead of the 40 watts I should be getting.  I am presently troubleshooting, but at the current time I don't know if I will have it functional for the contest or not.  If I get it repaired, I'll report back here.

One final note - I will be active today until about 6:00 PM and then will be gone for the rest of the evening; therefore I will miss the east-west activity hour tonight.  I will be back on tomorrow, but my operating is likely to be somewhat sporadic.  

Hope to catch as many of you as possible this afternoon.

Charlie, N0AKC