ALASKA 6M BEACONS: AL7QY -- 50.051 MHz - 45w OMNI -- Nome, AP74gm NL7Z -- 50.063.3 MHz - 25w OMNI -- Wasilla, BP51 KL7/KG0VL -- 50.065 MHz - 100w OMNI - Circle, BP75xw SOLAR FLUX: WM7D Solar Resource Page: http://www.wm7d.net/hamradio/solar/index.shtml Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory AURORAL ACTIVITY: Aurora from NOAA POES Satellite: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/pmap/index.html November 25, 2008 Update HF triband yagi, two stacked 6m yagis, 222 and 432 antennas installed on the extended 50-foot tower. All antennas were installed with the tower layed over to ground, and later raised with a boom-truck. Coax cables were run to the lower 6m yagi, HF yagi, and 432 yagi. Later plans are to run 7/8-inch Heliax to the 222 and 432 antennas (selected with a coax relay). Dual runs of LMR-400 will be run for 6m to the combiner, located in the radio room.
January 14, 2007 Update
We decided to temporarly install a 6m yagi, 432 yagi and two 222 yagis on 30-foot of tower. This will be increased
to 50-feet with the HF yagi and second 6m yagi being installed.
October 2006 Update:
We have poured the concrete for both towers (eme & HF/6m) and will begin assembly soon.
The "HF/6m/1.25m/70cm" tower will use a tilt-over base so that the tower and antennas may be
assembled at ground level. The tower will be anchored to the house with a stand-off bracket.
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Here is a diagram of the final version of the tower layout:
I have been active in the past running my FT-847 with 100w to a single 6m yagi on a 21-foot pole.
Several states, Canadian provinces, and Japan have been worked.
I have tried meteor scatter on 6m SSB making a single contact to Sitka, Alaska at 619-miles.
I am interested in trying more 6m MS using WSJT.
I am also interested in 6m EME, but that will have to wait until I can put up a large yagi
on a separate tower and build an 8877 amplifier.
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