[450] Thinking out loud: 2M antenna installation

[John Foege]

I am the walrus.
On Feb 2, 2014 2:09 PM, "George Andrews" <gandrews at ntplx.net> wrote:

> Thanks for your time and the contact! Looking forward to the
> same on 2M and maybe 6M come summertime.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com
> [mailto:450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com] On Behalf Of William
> Knapp / KC1WJ
> Sent: Sunday, February 2, 2014 1:59 PM
> To: 450 at lists.vhfwiki.com
> Subject: Re: [450] Thinking out loud: 2M antenna
> installation
>
> I was out of the shack having lunch but I'll get back on in
> a couple minutes.
> 7230.
>
>
>
>
> Quoting George Andrews <gandrews at ntplx.net>:
>
> > I am hearing someone, but just above noise floor. About
> 1:40 by my
> > calibrated computer clock.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: 450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com
> > [mailto:450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com] On Behalf Of
> William Knapp /
> > KC1WJ
> > Sent: Sunday, February 2, 2014 12:46 PM
> > To: 450 at lists.vhfwiki.com
> > Subject: Re: [450] Thinking out loud: 2M antenna
> installation
> >
> > Listening on 7230 now.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Quoting George Andrews <gandrews at ntplx.net>:
> >
> >> I hear a picket fencing sound, but no voice. I called
> > using voice and
> >> CW (20 wpm and 10 wpm). I could not hear you.
> >> There was activity just above noise floor on the
> > waterfall.
> >> I have no trouble with Texas today and in the past. Also
> > Virginia was
> >> not a problem. Perhaps we are too close for conditions.
> > Also the cross
> >> polarization may be a factor.
> >>
> >> It would be interesting to try 40 M. I have no problem
> > with CT
> >> stations in the morning. If you are interested, let me
> > know. Usually
> >> talk to stations running 100W.
> >>
> >> Anyway, thanks for taking the time to try!
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: 450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com
> >> [mailto:450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com] On Behalf Of
> > William Knapp /
> >> KC1WJ
> >> Sent: Sunday, February 2, 2014 12:07 PM
> >> To: 450 at lists.vhfwiki.com
> >> Subject: Re: [450] Thinking out loud: 2M antenna
> > installation
> >>
> >> Gave you a a few cals on 28.510 running full power.
> Didn't
> > hear
> >> anything from you. Did you hear me at all? You're about
> >> 160 miles away. Shouldn't be a problem, really.
> >>
> >>
> >> Quoting George Andrews <gandrews at ntplx.net>:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: 450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com
> >>> [mailto:450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com] On Behalf Of
> >> William Knapp /
> >>> KC1WJ
> >>> Sent: Sunday, February 2, 2014 11:55 AM
> >>> To: 450 at lists.vhfwiki.com
> >>> Subject: Re: [450] Thinking out loud: 2M antenna
> >> installation
> >>>
> >>> There are about 20 stations talking on 28.400 right now.
> >> Can you go up
> >>> the band above 500?
> >>>
> >>> How about 28.510?
> >>>
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