Yes they can happen up there on FM too, and beyond.
----- Original Message -----
From: "tomi" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: recent openings in the midwest
> Wow, what a lot of trafic! I have a question about band openings. Can they
> happen on any frequency, including the fm 80 - 107 bands? I rember hearing
> roxi radio, which was in budapest, in Satoraljaujhely, which was 200 miles
> away. Why was this?
>
> regards:
> Tomi
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin Kwan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 6:31 PM
> Subject: Re: recent openings in the midwest
>
>
>> Well hear in Toronto repeater 70/80 miles away that are usually quite
>> noisy
>> are full quieting tonight. It's kind of cool when you bring up one
>> repeater
>> and there's several other ones underneath. I'm also hearing people on the
>> input that usually never make it. I wonder if vhf sideband is open. Too
>> bad
>> I haven't any equipment to find out. Oh well!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 9:22 PM
>> Subject: Re: recent openings in the midwest
>>
>>
>> what sort of long distance contacts on 2M?
>> is that simplex or repeater contacts?
>> I have been playing around with different distant repeaters for the past
>> four days or so now that i have a programmable radio.
>> The farthest repeater i am able to fairly consistantly key in the later
>> evening is around 120 kilometers away. Guess thats about 75/80 miles or
>> something....not quite sure...but that particular repeater isn't
>> considered
>> long range....i can key a repeater 136 kilometers away on 10 watts...its
>> a
>> long range repeater on a high hill.
>> As far as simplex, i have been copied using 50 watts in the neighborhood
>> of
>> 70 kilometers away by a mobile in motion....sort of rough country in that
>> direction so i would imagine in other directions i could go a little
>> further. think thats 45 miles.
>> One other repeater that i think is probably around 100 or 110 kilometers
>> away i can very easily key with 5 watts in the evening.
>>
>> antenna is a tram 1480 dual bander at 22 feet...of course these are all
>> on
>> VHF, i have not had the opportunity to try UHF yet.
>> Are these findings fairly normal? i am in a fairly geographically flat
>> area
>> with repeaters tending to be set up on hill tops well above the main
>> level
>> of the land.
>> I think the hill tops make a rather huge difference since there is a
>> popular
>> repeater i use about 45 miles away that i can get into with just a low
>> static level on the carier using 5 watts...im pretty sure that is due to
>> the
>> fact that it is on a hill with about a 100 mile foot print in all
>> directions.
>> Flat land is great for 2M.
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 6:23 PM
>> Subject: recent openings in the midwest
>>
>>
>>> Hi everyone, how have the band openings been in other areas of the
>>> country? Over field day weekend they were great, and I am referring to
>>> the tropo ones that we have experienced in Michigan and Ohio. Though I
>>> didn't get to participate in field day type things because of other
>>> comittments this weekend I did manage some long distance contacts with
>>> 2-meters!
>>>
>>
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