I like the simplex frequencies, it is more of a challenge. But it is
fun sometimes to see who you can work you with a repeater.
Monday, I worked (I Think ST. Hellens Island near South
Africa.) Also Japan. I don't have the Ac log open, if interested in
the calls, I can look them up and tell you next time.
The hex beam is still at about 20 feet from the ground.
Haven't worked those countries till yesterday.
I will check those other simplex frequencies out.
Mike
KD2CDU.At 11:29 AM 10/24/2014, you wrote:
>the problem of course is that there are multiple repeaters on the same
>frequency...so unless KQ2H is really really strong, other machines will come
>in with it and make communication difficult at best...you can key up 2 or 3
>repeaters at once sometimes and if one has a long hang time, you may miss
>anyone coming back to you. KQ2H has a very long hang time on the repeater
>tail, so that does help...but it gets awfully noisy on those frequencies.
>29.66 is even worse with machines all over the US...from where I am, I often
>hear the machine in texas, new york, georgia and illinois all at the same
>time with people trying to use all 4.
>29.6 FM simplex can be allot of fun...also listen on frequencies every 10KC
>from 29.5 and up as well for simplex activity.
>29.0 to 29.3 always has some AM activity going on when the band is
>open...which can also be fun to operate.
>73
>Colin, V A6BKX
>--------------------------------------------------
>From: "Mike Barnard" <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, October 24, 2014 9:16 AM
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: VGS1 Now Installed, Receiver Souunds Very Good
>
> > can get in that repeater from Sidney Ny, sometimes. When I get my
> > tower up, I will hopefully hit it better. The hex is only up about
> > 20 feet now, when the tower is up, it should be about 60 feet up.
> > Mike
> > KD2CDUAt 11:25 AM 10/22/2014, you wrote:
> >>ah yes, the 1500 watt monster out of the catskills.
> >>it's usually 40 over S9 during the day here.
> >>
> >>73
> >>Colin, V A6BKX
> >>--------------------------------------------------
> >>From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 11:40 PM
> >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Subject: Re: VGS1 Now Installed, Receiver Souunds Very Good
> >>
> >> > Fine business Mike. Would be interested in your menu settings
> >> > when you get everything tweaked. BTW, I heard the KQ2H repeater
> >> > in New York on 29.62 today and somehow got the input and output
> >> > programmed into a memory in time to work Sao Palo Brazil via the
> >> > repeater around 13:30 local time here. 73, Jim WA6EKS
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[log in to unmask]
> >> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >> > Date sent: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 22:22:05 -0400
> >> > Subject: VGS1 Now Installed, Receiver Souunds Very Good
> >> >
> >> > No contacts yet, but everything is talking, and the receiver is
> >> > sounding very good using only the default settings.
> >> >
> >> > I will start tweaking the menus tomorrow.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Mike Duke, K5XU
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