[450] Monitoring looking north 450FM

Sat Jan 24 00:14:18 UTC 2015

I had the cushcraft 13B2 back 15 years ago, and really enjoyed it, but the
M2 is really something else. After about just a year I had to take down the
13B2, as the landlord thought it to be to big and a liability, his words
were, you can have antennas, just not so large, although the straps hold to
this day, and are the very ones in use with the 2m7 and 420-11-50 70cm. I
would've gone with the 2M9 14Foot Boom, but I didn't wanna rock the boat.
About the cw, its nice to use it, to home in and from what I regularly see,
its used for 2m weak signals to lock into someones signal. I can still read
about 10 wpm cw, but I wouldn't personally wouldn't use it for
conversation, with a straight key, there are just to many freeware apps
like WJST7 one can interface with a computer & keyboard these days. I'm
actually looking into high speed meteor scatter, which is a mode most can
use just about any day of the week for contacts all over the U.S on
2meters, using high speed cw at 1800wpm burst. I'm still very much a novice
on this front, but I'm seriously gonna try it out. If you've heard this all
before, forgive me, I've been off the air for more than a decade so whats
old is new again to me.

On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 12:34 PM, George Andrews <gandrews at ntplx.net> wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
> *From:* 450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com [mailto:
> 450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com] *On Behalf Of *David Garcia
> *Sent:* Friday, January 23, 2015 11:31 AM
>
> *To:* 450 at lists.vhfwiki.com
> *Subject:* Re: [450] Monitoring looking north 450FM
>
>
>
> 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>
> 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
>
>
>
> *From:* 450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com [mailto:
> 450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com] *On Behalf Of *K1FSY
> *Sent:* Friday, January 23, 2015 10:38 AM
>
>
> *To:* 450 at lists.vhfwiki.com
> *Subject:* Re: [450] Monitoring looking north 450FM
>
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
> *From:* 450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com [
> mailto:450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com <450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com>] *On
> Behalf Of *David Garcia
> *Sent:* Friday, January 23, 2015 10:22 AM
> *To:* 450 at lists.vhfwiki.com
> *Subject:* Re: [450] Monitoring looking north 450FM
>
>
>
> Ok np there will be better days :)
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 10:13 AM, George Andrews <gandrews at ntplx.net>
> wrote:
>
> If I heard anything, it was at the noise floor.
>
>
>
> *From:* 450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com [mailto:
> 450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com] *On Behalf Of *George Andrews
> *Sent:* Friday, January 23, 2015 9:42 AM
> *To:* 450 at lists.vhfwiki.com
> *Subject:* Re: [450] Monitoring looking north 450FM
>
>
>
> Calling you and listening now.
>
>
>
> *From:* 450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com [
> mailto:450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com <450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com>] *On
> Behalf Of *David Garcia
> *Sent:* Friday, January 23, 2015 9:39 AM
> *To:* 450 at lists.vhfwiki.com
> *Subject:* Re: [450] Monitoring looking north 450FM
>
>
>
> 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>
> wrote:
>
> Called you several times, now listening. Thought I might have heard
> something right at the noise floor.
>
>
>
> George
>
> N1YAE
>
>
>
> *From:* 450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com [mailto:
> 450-bounces at lists.vhfwiki.com] *On Behalf Of *David Garcia
> *Sent:* Friday, January 23, 2015 8:58 AM
> *To:* 450 at lists.vhfwiki.com
> *Subject:* [450] Monitoring looking north 450FM
>
>
>
> For a few.
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