[450] Monitoring looking north 450FM

[Bob]

Are you on today?  In the shack.......


On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 7:14 PM, David Garcia <wb2rxf at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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