Howard, Cooking is becoming a chore these days. LOL! Would rather do amateur
radio.

A gentleman came over yesterday who is a ham operator friend and he didn't
have the right connector to try the mag mount. But we will get to one before
we buy one. 

And, yes, we will use the stove for first experiment. <smile.

Here is a good description of the repeaters I am dealing with. My friend's
email to me.
Happy Easter kk4hrg,
 
I hope the both of you are having a great day. Trish 
 
and I are enjoying a quiet afternoon together.
 
Now to answer your questions  big smile
 
1. Your longer antenna should give you better reception 
 
 and transmission clarity. There is no tone for the 670 
 
repeater and if I remember right, your off set was
 
 correct. You are about three quarters of a mile closer
 
to the 670 repeater than the 640 repeater but the 
 
signal going towards the 670 is probably effected by all
 
 of the steel in your building and the frame work of the
 
 stars and balconies headed towards the north east. the 
 
height of the antenna is only about 200 feet.
 
Now looking towards the 640 machine it is almost a clear
 
 shot and that antenna is at one thousand eight hundred
 
 feet.
 
When transmitting or receiving, your antenna should be 
 
held straight up and down. If you picture a donut on 
 
your table, it would depict the approximate shape of the
 
lets say, antenna pattern. Therefore if the "donut" is 
 
not horizontal, in theory the radio waves could be 
 
directed over or under the receiving antenna. big smile
 
 I just finished dinner and now I can finish your note.  
 
2. A magnet mount antenna is an antenna attached to a
 
circular magnet which attaches to the roof of a car. 
 
It can also be used off a car as I do with the radio in 
 
my living room. The closest place to buy one is in 
 hugs and 73
Linda c. knight and Shirley
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