[450] Monitoring looking north 450FM

Fri Jan 23 17:34:00 UTC 2015

I think M2 makes some of the best antennae. Certainly sounds like you 2M7 is working well for you! There is other good stuff, but I don’t think you can ever go wrong with M2. I have the 9 el on 14 feet which I decided to go with and I think it works well. I want to learn CW as it is a good weak signal tool and is good to use with a lot of noise. The ear can be trained very well to get the signal out of the noise with pretty good error correction. Digital modes are good, but I like voice the most. 

I was using the preamp in the PA which is not as good as the ARR preamp I have. I just have to find it. 

I would like to get an amp with about 400 to 600 W output, but that is competing with a full size 45 ACP perhaps with can. I have a subcompact 45 ACP for EDC, but would like to add the FS for IDPA competition.

George

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I also don't see an issue once a beam is in place either, I understand about the mountains, I have a good friend that lives in pike county Matamoras PA that I would like it like to be able to work regularly, but he has the highpoint state park mountain blocking him from my direction, so it doesn't make much sense to put 100watts or more into a mountain. I've typically worked into virginia & northern north carolina under flat conditions on ssb, before I had the amp in line & even had a gentlemen from Kentucky send me cw under the same flat conditions and I heard it fairly well, it was an s1 but it was readable. I'm surprised this 2m7 has turned out to be such a small gem.

On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 11:08 AM, George Andrews <gandrews at ntplx.net <mailto:gandrews at ntplx.net> > wrote:

I think communication should be possible with the beam. RXF is 233 miles, FSY 160 miles. I was able to go those distances on SSB. I don’t remember FM results. Bob and I communicated from his station to my mobile (with halo) well into NH. I think he was running over 400 W or more into an H frame. It is difficult getting out of this area  except for S/SW. There are mountains all around except for S/SW. I can’t reach the Mt. Washington repeater from mobile until I go about 25 miles S or N of my location. Although I am on a hill with some elevation, it is still on the side of a hill. I am on the west side of Pike Hill which I think is part of the problem.

HF works well however. Have not tried 1.3 M (100 W, four el) or 33 cm (30 W 7 el) yet.

George

N1YAE

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When George gets a beam up it will be doable in flat conditions I think.

On 1/23/2015 10:29 AM, George Andrews wrote:

K

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Ok np there will be better days :)

On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 10:13 AM, George Andrews <gandrews at ntplx.net <mailto:gandrews at ntplx.net> > wrote:

If I heard anything, it was at the noise floor.

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Calling you and listening now.

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have the antenna now more NE I forget your in NH sorry

On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 9:25 AM, George Andrews <gandrews at ntplx.net <mailto:gandrews at ntplx.net> > wrote:

Called you several times, now listening. Thought I might have heard something right at the noise floor.

George

N1YAE

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For a few.

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