Re: Mobile Antenna Question
Dr. Mesh, This is VERY interesting! Do you suppose the NMO mount is actually acting as some sort of tuned stub, or "cavity radiator", and the top of the vehicle provides some sort of surface wave
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cybersapient
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Re: ID-1 Software Download location?
Jim: Radio City has the disc RSID1 advertised for 44.00 phone 1-800-426-2891, internet sales@...
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Bill Pennekamp
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Re: Mobile Antenna Question
I have never run into the resonance problem, that mentioned below. But, I am not surprised. Some N connectors have a natural resonance at around 10 GHz. So any given NMO mount having a resonant
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beamar <beamar@...>
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Re: Mobile Antenna Question
This is actually very interesting. I have had amazing 30-40 mile results with a roof mounted RESONANT NMO 1/4wave (to a repeater fed from the ground to an omni antenna at ONLY 200ft designed for 14dB
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Dr. Joe Mesh
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Re: ID-1 Software Download location?
Thanks for your e-mail. The gentleman who sold me the radio did find his CD and included it with the radio. Now, I'm off to find other hams in the Richmond area who are on 1.2GHz :) It's a small group
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Jim Bates <jlbates4@...>
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Re: ID-1 Software Download location?
Jim - ? I'm not aware of any location on the?Icom web site that the ID-1 control?software is available on-line for download. ? You'll likely need to reach out directly to Icom to understand if
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Mark Thompson
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Re: Mobile Antenna Question
Back in the analog days, i purchased every antenna made for 23 cm mobile use. For comparison, I built a 23 cm 1/4 wave whip. It worked about as good as some of the antennas that cost much more
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beamar <beamar@...>
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Re: Mobile Antenna Question
Both the Files & Links sections of this group have RF folders that have information about commercial 23cm antennas and also construction plans for 23cm antennas. ? 73, Mark, WB9QZB To:
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Mark Thompson
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Re: Mobile Antenna Question
Thanks for the reply. Has anyone done any experimenting with modifying any? antennas for the 800-900MHz range and had any luck on 23cm? And do the formulas for cutting an antenna for quarter or half
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kb3gom
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[ircDDBGateway] DD experience with ircDDBGateway
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Hans <dl5di@...> Date: Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 10:12 Subject: [ircDDBGateway] DD experience with ircDDBGateway To: ircDDBGateway@... ** Hi
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John Hays - K7VE / WRJT-215
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Re: Mobile Antenna Question
The antenna appears to be a very short antenna. There is a feature called aperture efficiency- the longer the antenna, the more efficient it is at capturing a signal. If you are always traveling
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cybersapient
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Mobile Antenna Question
Hello Has anybody tried the Comtelco A1132412B 1100-1500/2400-2800 MHz antenna? I am looking for an antenna that I can mount on the roof of an suv and not have to worry about parking garages. Any
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kb3gom
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ID-1 Software Download location?
I just purchased a used ID-1 and the owner can not find the original CD with the software. Can someone point me to the right I-Com site location to find the ID-1 software and drivers? Thanks! Jim
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Jim Bates <jlbates4@...>
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TAPR PSR Summer 2011 Journal Now Available
----- Forwarded Message ----- To: tapr-announce@... Sent: Monday, September 5, 2011 9:23 AM Subject: [tapr-announce] Summer 2011 TAPR PSR is now available Summer 2011 TAPR PSR is now available at
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Mark Thompson
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ARRL/TAPR DCC Forum Schedule, Banquet Speaker & Sunday Seminar Announced
The 30th Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference September 16-18, 2011 - Baltimore, MD http://www.tapr.org/dcc Update September 2, 2011? The speakers schedule is posted to the DCC web
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Mark Thompson
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Re: New GMSK modem -- Star*Board
Hi Jim No Problem at all,If you look in the Files Folder in the gmsk_dv_node group they are there so if anyone else needs information regarding hooking different radios up have a look there, when your
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lggauctions
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Re: New GMSK modem -- Star*Board
Rob, Thanks for finding my old post and reposting it here. I got all the info from Roland last year, then wrote it up including those 4 notes at the bottom (based on Roland's info). Been so busy
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J. Moen <jim@...>
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Re: New GMSK modem -- Star*Board
As suggested already I would use another radio if you have one knocking around but here is some information for your TS2000 Kenwood TS-2000 Thanks to Roland W9HPX. He provided most of the following
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lggauctions
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Star*Board GMSK Node Adapters Now in Stock
Star*Board GMSK Node Adapters now in stock ? ? Posted by: "J. Moen"?jim@...?k6jm_jim ? ? Date: Tue Aug 30, 2011 12:16 pm ((PDT)) I'm pleased to announce that the Matrix Circuits Star*Boards
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Mark Thompson
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Re: New GMSK modem -- Star*Board
Tom, I just joined this group, so yours if the first message I've seen. Turns out I also have a TS-2000, and I've hooked up Node Adapters to it. It's a little more difficult than many radios, since
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k6jm_jim <jim@...>
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