Well yes I know about all that but what chalange is that. building up a
good station and all that it takes is the best part of radio at least for
me. The way your talking about working d x is like washing your feet with
your socks on. 73
Ed K7UC
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From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 9:20 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Fun on 10 meters
> you can work world wide DX through a ten meter repeater.
> On the 29.62 machine in california, running 1300W on the output, you can
> make contacts through europe, south america and africa.
> Without needing the internet to do it.
> They can be fun...when DX isn't running very hot on ten, at your own QTH,
> but you can get into one of the east coast machines, you can work plenty
> of
> european dx from there.
>
> 10 meter repeaters are also great to have linked into local 2M and 70CM
> systems...they are great indicators of when 10 meters is open as allot of
> people try the FM repeaters before trying phone or CW on the lower part of
> the band.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BS
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 8:19 PM
> Subject: Fw: Fun on 10 meters
>
>
>> Well, I guess I must be out of the loop on some things, I just can't
>> see
>> what fun it is working through a repeater. I guess I'm from the old
>> school.
>> I would think repeaters would be used for when line of site comunications
>> are out of the pix. Glad there are those things for the folks who like
>> them
>> however. Cheers, have fun. Ed K7UC
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 4:49 PM
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Fun on 10 meters
>>
>>> Thanks, Kevin.
>>>
>>> This helps a lot.
>>>
>>> I'll put 10 meter repeaters on my list as something else to try in the
>>> months ahead, assuming that 10 meters stays open.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Kevin Nathan" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 9:12 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Fun on 10 meters
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Tom,
>>>>
>>>> The standard offset is 100 kHz and no, the 590 does not automatically
>>>> put
>>>> in
>>>> this split. I set up repeaters in memories using split channels. The
>>>> receive frequencies for the repeaters are 29.620, 29.640, 29.660 and
>>>> 29.680.
>>>> Your transmit frequency should be 100 kHz lower and using a tone of
>>>> 88.5.
>>>> The FM simplex frequency is 29.600 with no tone of course.
>>>>
>>>> I hope this helps and very 73.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kevin :)
>>>> Amateur Radio: K7RX
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>>> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
>>>> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 02:26
>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>> Subject: Re: Fun on 10 meters
>>>>
>>>> Kevin:
>>>>
>>>> You guys are now getting me interested in trying a 10-meter repeater
>>>> contact
>>>>
>>>> myself when band conditions allow.
>>>>
>>>> I have two questions, and hopefully, others will benefit from whatever
>>>> answers I get:
>>>>
>>>> 1. What is the standard off-set for 10 meter repeaters?
>>>>
>>>> and
>>>>
>>>> 2. Does the TS590 automatically enter those off-sets when you program
>>>> a
>>>> 10-meter repeater into the rig, or must that be done manually?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Kevin Nathan" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 10:57 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: Fun on 10 meters
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Steve,
>>>>>
>>>>> To go back to ten meters a minute, I got up there this afternoon after
>>>>> reading your message. I worked two stations through that repeater on
>>>>> 29.660
>>>>> in Dallas/Fort Worth and had a ball. They were my first actual
>>>>> repeater
>>>>> contacts on ten meters. One was a mobile in Vermont and the other was
>>>>> a
>>>>> guy
>>>>> in Forth Worth on the 440 side talking to me on ten. Worked some DX
>>>>> on
>>>>> SSB
>>>>> as well and all in all, had a great time. Thanks for the tip.
>>>>>
>>>>> Take care and very 73.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Kevin :)
>>>>> Amateur Radio: K7RX
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>>>> On Behalf Of Steve Forst
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 19:45
>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>> Subject: Re: Fun on 10 meters
>>>>>
>>>>> Howard,
>>>>>
>>>>> For RTTY I use the free MMTTY software:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://hamsoft.ca/pages/mmtty.php
>>>>>
>>>>> As you would expect, tuning in the signal, and getting your screen
>>>>> reader to spit out something understandable is the hardest part. Do
>>>>> a
>>>>> simple audio connection from radio to pc sound card and play around.
>>>>> Once you get the rx side working, than you can decide on how you want
>>>>> to
>>>>> tx.
>>>>>
>>>>> With JAWS, I found that putting a frame around the rx window and
>>>>> setting it up to read incoming text works pretty well. Otherwise use
>>>>> insert-s to "all" to read incoming text.
>>>>>
>>>>> Good luck, Steve KW3A
>>>>>
>>>>
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