I second that. A subject line should always tell what the message is
about. I skip long threads because the messages are likely to have
wandered far away from the subject line.
John
On Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 11:37:59AM -0500, Steve wrote:
> Hey guys, maybe somebody should take the trouble to change the subject line when
> the discussion isn't about the 480 and 2000 any longer.
>
> I just did.
>
> But, it would be nice for those of us who group messages and don't necessarily
> read every message.
>
> Steve, K8SP
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob - KA5ETA" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 7:00 PM
> Subject: Re: TS480 and TS2000 comparison needed for HF
>
>
> Are you thinking about rg174? It is small but I thought it was lossy.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 5:24 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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