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February 14th 05, 01:17 AM
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The HIGHER the BETTER
Raised my M2 Horizontal Loop antenna from 20ft above ground to 45ft above
ground and picked up a full S-unit (s7 to s8) at a receiving station 70 miles away. Mode was SSB and frequency was 144.200 mhz. Also my receiving ability was enhanced dramatically.... The HIGHER the BETTER !!!! Photos and tech info on the M2 HO Loop antenna at the site listed below.... -- Charlie Ham Radio - AD5TH www.ad5th.com |
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#2
February 14th 05, 02:51 AM
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"Charlie" wrote in message ...
The HIGHER the BETTER !!!! That's always been the rule on VHF/UHF. 73 de Glenn AA5PK |
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#3
February 14th 05, 08:17 AM
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"Glenn" wrote in message news:luTPd.8673$Ps.7054@okepread06... "Charlie" wrote in message ... The HIGHER the BETTER !!!! That's always been the rule on VHF/UHF. 73 de Glenn AA5PK UNLESS you're working through repeaters and live in the valleys of a mountainous area. Then you're working bounces and if you get too high (high off the ground, but not as high as the hilltops around you), you can get up out of the signal. |
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#4
February 14th 05, 05:47 PM
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 02:17:15 -0500, "David 01"
wrote: UNLESS you're working through repeaters and live in the valleys of a mountainous area. Then you're working bounces and if you get too high (high off the ground, but not as high as the hilltops around you), you can get up out of the signal. One can also have a problem with height if the get so high as to key multiple repeaters on a common frequency. While this is more commonly a problem with aeronautical mobile stations, it also happens around here for stations on hills between several repeaters or whose beams line up with more than one repeater. Buck Buck -- For what it's worth. |
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#5
February 14th 05, 06:40 PM
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 11:47:52 -0500, Buck wrote:
On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 02:17:15 -0500, "David 01" wrote: UNLESS you're working through repeaters and live in the valleys of a mountainous area. Then you're working bounces and if you get too high (high off the ground, but not as high as the hilltops around you), you can get up out of the signal. One can also have a problem with height if the get so high as to key multiple repeaters on a common frequency. While this is more commonly a problem with aeronautical mobile stations, it also happens around here for stations on hills between several repeaters or whose beams line up with more than one repeater. I have run into this when hiking, and operating from various summits. I keyed up a repeater in Boston from the summit of Mt. Monadnock (southern NH) and also got a repeater on the same frequency in CT. Happy trails, Gary (net.yogi.bear) ------------------------------------------------ at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom |
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#6
February 15th 05, 12:42 AM
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"Gary S." Idontwantspam@net wrote in message ... On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 11:47:52 -0500, Buck wrote: On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 02:17:15 -0500, "David 01" wrote: UNLESS you're working through repeaters and live in the valleys of a mountainous area. Then you're working bounces and if you get too high (high off the ground, but not as high as the hilltops around you), you can get up out of the signal. One can also have a problem with height if the get so high as to key multiple repeaters on a common frequency. While this is more commonly a problem with aeronautical mobile stations, it also happens around here for stations on hills between several repeaters or whose beams line up with more than one repeater. I have run into this when hiking, and operating from various summits. I keyed up a repeater in Boston from the summit of Mt. Monadnock (southern NH) and also got a repeater on the same frequency in CT. Happy trails, Gary (net.yogi.bear) ------------------------------------------------ at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom Yeah, I experienced that too in 1991 on top of Mt Mitchell, NC, 6685 ft. back when few repeaters used tone squelch. 5 watts and I made several people angry in the southern states. |
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#7
February 15th 05, 01:22 AM
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 18:42:34 -0500, "David 01"
wrote: "Gary S." Idontwantspam@net wrote in message .. . I have run into this when hiking, and operating from various summits. I keyed up a repeater in Boston from the summit of Mt. Monadnock (southern NH) and also got a repeater on the same frequency in CT. Happy trails, Gary (net.yogi.bear) Yeah, I experienced that too in 1991 on top of Mt Mitchell, NC, 6685 ft. back when few repeaters used tone squelch. 5 watts and I made several people angry in the southern states. No one really angry, but a few people in Boston were confused when they only heard my side of the conversation with the ham in CT, although there was no other traffic on the Boston repeater. Only the Boston repeater has tone, the other one doesn't. I have also seen some areas deal with tone added for intermod control by having all of the repeaters in the area (coastal Maine for example) use the same CTSCC tone. This simplified things for hams with older equipment. Happy trails, Gary (net.yogi.bear) ------------------------------------------------ at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom |
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#8
February 15th 05, 03:05 AM
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"David 01" wrote in message ...
"Glenn" wrote in message news:luTPd.8673$Ps.7054@okepread06... "Charlie" wrote in message ... The HIGHER the BETTER !!!! That's always been the rule on VHF/UHF. 73 de Glenn AA5PK UNLESS you're working through repeaters and live in the valleys of a mountainous area. Then you're working bounces and if you get too high (high off the ground, but not as high as the hilltops around you), you can get up out of the signal. He did say he was operating SSB. |
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#9
February 15th 05, 03:37 AM
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"Glenn" wrote in message news:NNcQd.8786$Ps.3659@okepread06... "David 01" wrote in message ... "Glenn" wrote in message news:luTPd.8673$Ps.7054@okepread06... "Charlie" wrote in message ... The HIGHER the BETTER !!!! That's always been the rule on VHF/UHF. 73 de Glenn AA5PK UNLESS you're working through repeaters and live in the valleys of a mountainous area. Then you're working bounces and if you get too high (high off the ground, but not as high as the hilltops around you), you can get up out of the signal. He did say he was operating SSB. Yes he did and you just made a broad statement concerning VHF/UHF. That was the statement I commented about. |
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#10
February 16th 05, 02:07 AM
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"Glenn" wrote:
: "Charlie" wrote in message ... : The HIGHER the BETTER !!!! : : That's always been the rule on VHF/UHF. yes..but its a bummer when the FAA/NASA call around :-) |
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