You're right, but I can't think of what it is. I'm thinking of the same
thing, and that's what a lot of those guys use.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
> it seems to me that I remember hearing about a specific UHF coax that is
> used for anything from 800 and up...a rather small diameter, but nearly
> lossless...
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 1:11 PM
> Subject: Re: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
>
>
>> I'm not sure what they're using mobile, 1 guy I know has LMR400 in a very
>> short run. I know someone else using something, I forget what he called
>> it
>> but it looks like RG8U but supposedly it's lower loss, only a 10 foot run
> or
>> so which isn't much loss. What most people run though I'm not sure, I do
>> know it's not RG58 though. You lose almost 100% of your signal in a short
>> run of that and it will heat up and melt as someone around here found out
>> with a 1 foot test piece.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 2:49 PM
>> Subject: Re: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
>>
>>
>> > the cool thing about 900MHZ is you can easily put up a beam with huge
>> > amounts of gain and it won't take up much space at all.
>> > Even stacked arrays would be within the relm of possibility on my push
> up
>> > just because of the small foot print and weight factors.
>> > We don't currently have any voice operations on 900MHZ in my area, but
>> > they
>> > are seriously looking into D star and 1.2GHZ voice and data repeaters.
>> > What is the typical mobile coax used for 900MHZ setups?
>> > I can't imagine they would use hard line in a mobile?
>> > 73
>> > Colin, V A6BKX
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 12:22 PM
>> > Subject: Re: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
>> >
>> >
>> >> I was surprised when I looked at the directory, not that there's a lot
>> >> but
>> > I
>> >> know of at least 2 more going up and I guess they're working on a
> linked
>> >> system here. That should be pretty cool if it all works out, maybe get
> a
>> > few
>> >> 2 meter machines involved here and there or 440 machines that are
> allowed
>> > to
>> >> stay. It will be fun if it all works out.
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 1:50 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > Hi.
>> >> >
>> >> > I actually wouldn't mind trying out 900 MHz if there were some other
>> >> > activity in this area, but in Rochester, NY, all I would hear most
>> > likely
>> >> > is white noise. I'd probably have to put in a substantial enough
>> > antenna
>> >> > to reach Toronto before I would have any reasonable expectation of
>> > working
>> >> > anybody.
>> >> >
>> >> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > At 08:01 AM 11/16/2007 -0800, you wrote:
>> >> >>What I've played with 900 here, it isn't nearly as good as 440.
>> >> >>Much
>> > more
>> >> >>easily blocked by buildings and such and very unpredictable as far
>> >> >>as
>> >> >>coverage. Also very fluttery as it has a much shorter wave length.
>> >> >>One
>> >> >>problem is it takes a totally separate radio. Kind of like 220.
>> >> >>73s
>> >> >>Butch Bussen
>> >> >>wa0vjr
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
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>> >> > Louis Kim Kline
>> >> > A.R.S. K2LKK
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