<div dir="ltr">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.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 12:34 PM, George Andrews <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gandrews@ntplx.net" target="_blank">gandrews@ntplx.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">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. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">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. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">George<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Garcia<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 23, 2015 11:31 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:450@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450@lists.vhfwiki.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [450] Monitoring looking north 450FM<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">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.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 11:08 AM, George Andrews <<a href="mailto:gandrews@ntplx.net" target="_blank">gandrews@ntplx.net</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">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.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><br>HF works well however. Have not tried 1.3 M (100 W, four el) or 33 cm (30 W 7 el) yet.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">George</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">N1YAE</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>K1FSY<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 23, 2015 10:38 AM</span><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:450@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450@lists.vhfwiki.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [450] Monitoring looking north 450FM<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:1.0in">When George gets a beam up it will be doable in flat conditions I think.<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">On 1/23/2015 10:29 AM, George Andrews wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">K</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com</a> [<a href="mailto:450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">mailto:450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Garcia<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 23, 2015 10:22 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:450@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450@lists.vhfwiki.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [450] Monitoring looking north 450FM</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in">Ok np there will be better days :)<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in">On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 10:13 AM, George Andrews <<a href="mailto:gandrews@ntplx.net" target="_blank">gandrews@ntplx.net</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">If I heard anything, it was at the noise floor.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>George Andrews<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 23, 2015 9:42 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:450@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450@lists.vhfwiki.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [450] Monitoring looking north 450FM</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Calling you and listening now.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com</a> [<a href="mailto:450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">mailto:450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Garcia<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 23, 2015 9:39 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:450@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450@lists.vhfwiki.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [450] Monitoring looking north 450FM</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.5in"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.5in">have the antenna now more NE I forget your in NH sorry<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.5in"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.5in">On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 9:25 AM, George Andrews <<a href="mailto:gandrews@ntplx.net" target="_blank">gandrews@ntplx.net</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Called you several times, now listening. Thought I might have heard something right at the noise floor.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">George</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">N1YAE</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450-bounces@lists.vhfwiki.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Garcia<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 23, 2015 8:58 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:450@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450@lists.vhfwiki.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [450] Monitoring looking north 450FM</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.5in"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.5in">For a few.<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:2.5in"><br>_______________________________________________<br>450 mailing list<br><a href="mailto:450@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450@lists.vhfwiki.com</a><br><a href="http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450" target="_blank">http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450</a><u></u><u></u></p></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.5in"> <u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:1.5in"><br>_______________________________________________<br>450 mailing list<br><a href="mailto:450@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450@lists.vhfwiki.com</a><br><a href="http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450" target="_blank">http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450</a><u></u><u></u></p></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:1.0in"><br><br><u></u><u></u></p><pre style="margin-left:1.0in">_______________________________________________<u></u><u></u></pre><pre style="margin-left:1.0in">450 mailing list<u></u><u></u></pre><pre style="margin-left:1.0in"><a href="mailto:450@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450@lists.vhfwiki.com</a><u></u><u></u></pre><pre style="margin-left:1.0in"><a href="http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450" target="_blank">http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450</a><u></u><u></u></pre></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"> <u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><br>_______________________________________________<br>450 mailing list<br><a href="mailto:450@lists.vhfwiki.com" target="_blank">450@lists.vhfwiki.com</a><br><a href="http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450" target="_blank">http://lists.vhfwiki.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/450</a><u></u><u></u></p></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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