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Re: Antenna question

 

If possible under all antenna installations, put the antenna in position and sweep the bands. ?Plot SWR V.S. Frequency on graph paper. ?The bottom of the "U" in the plot is the center of the design as installed. ?Use the equation for cutting the length of ?an antenna to find the length the antenna thinks it is. ?Comparing this to what you actually cut as the center. ?That will give the amount of correction in length needed. ?I have found that this gives the correct length every time. ?Only one cut for each band will be needed. ?Don need to keep cutting to find the correct length. ?If you need more help call me any time (480) 319-9423.

Tom k8pnw


Digital HF 40M Frequencies

 

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Hello All

I have heard a couple of questions about the digital frequencies and whats on different portions of 40M.

This is what I have from the WSJT-X program.

WSPR - 7.0386

FT4???? -? 7.0475

FT8???? -? 7.0740

JT9???? -? 7.0780

JT65?? -? 7.0760

Hope that clears up some thoughts.

Also here is a table showing Signal Reports for different S/N ratios:

S/N(dB)		RST
¡Ü¨C19		529
¨C18 to ¨C13	539
¨C12 to ¨C7	549
¨C6 to ¨C1	559
0 to 5		569
6 to 11		579
12 to 17	589
¡Ý18		599

73 es cul

K1EC Conrad



Re: Antenna question

 

Thanks for the feedback. Im aware that the voltage is "High" at the ends of the dipole, but not exactly sure what "High" means in terms of being in proximity to possible paths to ground. The roof is traditional shingle, and the nearest electrical conduit is approx 4 ft away from the center of the rafters, so im assuming that is far enough to not cause any arcing or other issues. Im also assuming that I don't need to worry about lightning being that the dipole is just below the roof line. If that is incorrect, please let me know. Im not familiar with lightning protection or how to implement it inside the roof.
Ron
KJ7MSB

On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 7:38 AM jim_kf7e@... <jim_kf7e@...> wrote:

Hi Ron:

??? Bending/drooping the wires will have minimal effect on performance. However there are a couple other things to consider.

??? ??? 1) The composition of, and proximity to, your roof material. Stone, metal, etc tend to absorb/block RF. Performance suffers greatly.

??? ??? 2) The antenna impedance and SWR curve are altered by the wood, EMT conduit or wiring, and the items in #1. Normally a dipole (fan or single wire) will be a bit shorter installed than the formula length. You will no doubt need to do some 'pruning and tuning' during install.

??? ??? 3) Remember the ends of a dipole are the high voltage points, even with 100W. Use good end insulators and don't let the wire touch anything else.

??? Good luck with the project.

Jim, KF7E


On 17-Mar-20 05:36, Ron Watkins wrote:
Im thinking about putting up a fan dipole in my rafters but ran into a slight issue. The length of the rafters is just a few feet short of the 1/2 wavelength needed for 40 meters. Wondering if it's OK to have the end of each side of the 40 meter wire dipole just drape down for approx 2 feet or will that mess up the ability of it to function properly??

--
Ron Watkins
602.743.5272



--
Ron Watkins
602.743.5272


Re: Antenna question

 

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Hi Ron:

??? Bending/drooping the wires will have minimal effect on performance. However there are a couple other things to consider.

??? ??? 1) The composition of, and proximity to, your roof material. Stone, metal, etc tend to absorb/block RF. Performance suffers greatly.

??? ??? 2) The antenna impedance and SWR curve are altered by the wood, EMT conduit or wiring, and the items in #1. Normally a dipole (fan or single wire) will be a bit shorter installed than the formula length. You will no doubt need to do some 'pruning and tuning' during install.

??? ??? 3) Remember the ends of a dipole are the high voltage points, even with 100W. Use good end insulators and don't let the wire touch anything else.

??? Good luck with the project.

Jim, KF7E


On 17-Mar-20 05:36, Ron Watkins wrote:

Im thinking about putting up a fan dipole in my rafters but ran into a slight issue. The length of the rafters is just a few feet short of the 1/2 wavelength needed for 40 meters. Wondering if it's OK to have the end of each side of the 40 meter wire dipole just drape down for approx 2 feet or will that mess up the ability of it to function properly??

--
Ron Watkins
602.743.5272


Antenna question

 

Im thinking about putting up a fan dipole in my rafters but ran into a slight issue. The length of the rafters is just a few feet short of the 1/2 wavelength needed for 40 meters. Wondering if it's OK to have the end of each side of the 40 meter wire dipole just drape down for approx 2 feet or will that mess up the ability of it to function properly??

--
Ron Watkins
602.743.5272


Re: Volunteers Needed for Spring Into Queen Creek, Saturday March 28th 8:30 AM till 1:30 PM

 

ATTENTION


The Spring Into Queen Creek event for March 28th is officially cancelled by the Town of Queen Creek.

Thank you very much for those of you that had volunteered.

Regards,

Joe, N2QOJ


Re: Volunteers Needed for Spring Into Queen Creek, Saturday March 28th 8:30 AM till 1:30 PM

 

Hi Bob,

Thank you for your past service and we look forward to next time.

Regards,

Joe


Re: Volunteers Needed for Spring Into Queen Creek, Saturday March 28th 8:30 AM till 1:30 PM

 

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Joe,?Julie and I will not be able to help out this time. ?We¡¯ll look forward to the next event.

RES

On Mar 12, 2020, at 8:00 AM, Joe Sammartino <jsammartino@...> wrote:

To all of you who have volunteered already, please join us at our monthly QCECG meeting tonight at 7 PM.

We will be discussing how we will be supporting this event.

We need more volunteers for this event.

I need 6 more volunteers!

Please contact me if you can help.

Please join us at our monthly QCECG meeting tonight at 7 PM. We will be discussing how we will be supporting this event.

Thanks,

Joe, N2QOJ

Joe Sammartino
24/7: ?480.270.4563
Mobile: ?480.381.2993








On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 7:47 PM Joe Sammartino <jsammartino@...> wrote:
Dear Members and Friends of QCECG:

The Town is hosting Spring Into QC at Mansel Carter Oasis Park on?Saturday, March 28, 2020.? The Town's Recreation Services Division has requested volunteers from QCECG to assist with directions and communications to the public (5), roaming support for event leadership (2, see note below), and logistics support at the Egg Hunt area (2).

Event date is?Saturday, March 28, 2020.

Event time is?9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Volunteers will be needed from?8:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Here is a link to the??event page on the Town's website.

A total of 9-13 volunteers will be needed.? Nine (9) will come from QCECG and four (4) from CERT.

We always like to have a buffer so I would like to have a total of at least 10 volunteers from QCECG to support this event.

There are two paved parking areas.? One to the north and one to the south of the park.? The south parking lot will be closed to the public and used for vendors only.? It will be closed at 8:30 a.m.

Most of the assistance is going to be needed to direct the public to parking in the north paved lot and for traffic control in the overflow lot.

I have attached the event map for 2020.

CERT Volunteer roles:
  • Three (3) CERT members at the overflow parking lot to assist citizens with parking directions.
  • One (1) CERT member at the crosswalk to the south of the overflow parking lot entrance to assist citizens with?crossing the road safely to?the park.

QCECG Volunteer roles:
  • One (1) QCECG member?will be needed?as net control.? We can set up in the overflow parking lot.
  • One (1) QCECG member at the overflow parking lot to provide communications for the CERT members (3) assigned to that area and also to assist citizens with parking directions.
  • One (1) QCECG member at the round-about entrance to the north paved parking lot to assist citizens with?parking directions.
  • Two (2) QCECG members at north paved parking lot to assist citizens with?parking directions.

New Positions (If we are able to staff):
  • Two (2) QCECG members at Egg Hunt area.? This will be similar to the Trunk line communicators for Trunk-Or-Treat focusing on supply needs and lost kids.? These will be stationary positions.
  • Two (2) QCECG members for the Event Leads or for a Lead and Roamer.? Please note: These will be active positions requiring fast-paced walking for the duration of the event.

Event Details

1. Event Location:

? ? ? ? Mansel Carter Oasis Park
? ? ? ??19535 E. Appleby Road

2.?Queen Creek?Recreation will provide?a pop-ups, chairs, and an ice cooler with water at the net control station in the overflow parking lot adjacent to the entrance.

3. Request that QCECG and CERT volunteers please bring a sports or camp chair.

4. Recreation will provide an event radio for monitoring purposes at the net control station.

5. Recreation will provide a map and a "script" with all of the events and information that we may need to answer for the public.

6. Joe LaFortune will provide a Recreation Point of Contact.

7. The event frequency will be simplex at 146.540 Mhz and backup of 146.560 Mhz.

8. Talk-In Frequency for arrival/check-in of QCECG volunteers will be the Queen Creek Repeater at 449.475 (-) PL 136.5 Hz.

9. The event site map is attached.

10. Each volunteer should have handheld radio (programmed in advance with QC repeater and simplex frequencies) and spare battery, speaker/mic or headset is recommended.

Please contact me asap if you can volunteer your services.

Thanks,

Joe, N2QOJ
480-270-4563
480-381-2993 cell/text

Co-Leader, Queen Creek Emergency Communications Group


Please Read: COVID-19 Cancelation of Electronicfest this Sun, Mar 15th

 


ELECTRONICFEST

Canceled this Sunday, Mar 15th due to COVID-19

Safety of our Scouts and community is, and always has been, our top priority. Due to the hightened concerns of our global situations, we have made the difficult decision to cancel electronicfest this weekend out of concern for our scouts and the community.

Thank you for your understanding and we'll see you at the next one!



The Boy Scouts of Troop 446 look forward to seeing you at the ELECTRONICFEST on Sundays.
Boy Scout Troop 446 | Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 7655 East Main Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85251


Re: Volunteers Needed for Spring Into Queen Creek, Saturday March 28th 8:30 AM till 1:30 PM

 

To all of you who have volunteered already, please join us at our monthly QCECG meeting tonight at 7 PM.

We will be discussing how we will be supporting this event.

We need more volunteers for this event.

I need 6 more volunteers!

Please contact me if you can help.

Please join us at our monthly QCECG meeting tonight at 7 PM. We will be discussing how we will be supporting this event.

Thanks,

Joe, N2QOJ

Joe Sammartino
24/7: ?480.270.4563
Mobile: ?480.381.2993








On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 7:47 PM Joe Sammartino <jsammartino@...> wrote:
Dear Members and Friends of QCECG:

The Town is hosting Spring Into QC at Mansel Carter Oasis Park on?Saturday, March 28, 2020.? The Town's Recreation Services Division has requested volunteers from QCECG to assist with directions and communications to the public (5), roaming support for event leadership (2, see note below), and logistics support at the Egg Hunt area (2).

Event date is?Saturday, March 28, 2020.

Event time is?9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Volunteers will be needed from?8:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Here is a link to the??event page on the Town's website.

A total of 9-13 volunteers will be needed.? Nine (9) will come from QCECG and four (4) from CERT.

We always like to have a buffer so I would like to have a total of at least 10 volunteers from QCECG to support this event.

There are two paved parking areas.? One to the north and one to the south of the park.? The south parking lot will be closed to the public and used for vendors only.? It will be closed at 8:30 a.m.

Most of the assistance is going to be needed to direct the public to parking in the north paved lot and for traffic control in the overflow lot.

I have attached the event map for 2020.

CERT Volunteer roles:
  • Three (3) CERT members at the overflow parking lot to assist citizens with parking directions.
  • One (1) CERT member at the crosswalk to the south of the overflow parking lot entrance to assist citizens with?crossing the road safely to?the park.

QCECG Volunteer roles:
  • One (1) QCECG member?will be needed?as net control.? We can set up in the overflow parking lot.
  • One (1) QCECG member at the overflow parking lot to provide communications for the CERT members (3) assigned to that area and also to assist citizens with parking directions.
  • One (1) QCECG member at the round-about entrance to the north paved parking lot to assist citizens with?parking directions.
  • Two (2) QCECG members at north paved parking lot to assist citizens with?parking directions.

New Positions (If we are able to staff):
  • Two (2) QCECG members at Egg Hunt area.? This will be similar to the Trunk line communicators for Trunk-Or-Treat focusing on supply needs and lost kids.? These will be stationary positions.
  • Two (2) QCECG members for the Event Leads or for a Lead and Roamer.? Please note: These will be active positions requiring fast-paced walking for the duration of the event.

Event Details

1. Event Location:

? ? ? ? Mansel Carter Oasis Park
? ? ? ??19535 E. Appleby Road

2.?Queen Creek?Recreation will provide?a pop-ups, chairs, and an ice cooler with water at the net control station in the overflow parking lot adjacent to the entrance.

3. Request that QCECG and CERT volunteers please bring a sports or camp chair.

4. Recreation will provide an event radio for monitoring purposes at the net control station.

5. Recreation will provide a map and a "script" with all of the events and information that we may need to answer for the public.

6. Joe LaFortune will provide a Recreation Point of Contact.

7. The event frequency will be simplex at 146.540 Mhz and backup of 146.560 Mhz.

8. Talk-In Frequency for arrival/check-in of QCECG volunteers will be the Queen Creek Repeater at 449.475 (-) PL 136.5 Hz.

9. The event site map is attached.

10. Each volunteer should have handheld radio (programmed in advance with QC repeater and simplex frequencies) and spare battery, speaker/mic or headset is recommended.

Please contact me asap if you can volunteer your services.

Thanks,

Joe, N2QOJ
480-270-4563
480-381-2993 cell/text

Co-Leader, Queen Creek Emergency Communications Group


Re: Corona Virus Webinar - Friday, March 13th @ 7 PM

Clint Hawkins
 

Thank you

Clint


On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 9:36 AM Joe Sammartino <jsammartino@...> wrote:
Oops, sorry Michelle, I got the call sign wrong - It's KG7NCW


On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 9:22 AM Joe Sammartino <jsammartino@...> wrote:
Corona Virus Webinar - Friday, March 13th @ 7 PM

From Mesa R U Prepared Group ----

Michelle, KG7NVW, Director of Clinical Services for a Health Care Company will be hosting and presenting this webinar.

"This will be our first live webinar! Day to day things are changing so we are going to be working with our live webinar platform. This will be a discussion with the best available information of the status of Covid-19 pandemic."

"We HIGHLY recommend that you test you ability to make the webinar link before the meeting. During (and immediately before) the meeting NO support will be available to assist you with login problems."

NOTE: Please feel free to pass this registration invitation to anyone you feel might benefit from this webinar!

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please register for Coronavirus Webinar on Mar 13, 2020 7:00 PM MST at:



After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Brought to you by GoToWebinar?
Webinars Made Easy?



--
Clint F. Hawkins IV
?
May America Be Worthy of God's Blessing.


Re: Corona Virus Webinar - Friday, March 13th @ 7 PM

 

Oops, sorry Michelle, I got the call sign wrong - It's KG7NCW


On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 9:22 AM Joe Sammartino <jsammartino@...> wrote:
Corona Virus Webinar - Friday, March 13th @ 7 PM

From Mesa R U Prepared Group ----

Michelle, KG7NVW, Director of Clinical Services for a Health Care Company will be hosting and presenting this webinar.

"This will be our first live webinar! Day to day things are changing so we are going to be working with our live webinar platform. This will be a discussion with the best available information of the status of Covid-19 pandemic."

"We HIGHLY recommend that you test you ability to make the webinar link before the meeting. During (and immediately before) the meeting NO support will be available to assist you with login problems."

NOTE: Please feel free to pass this registration invitation to anyone you feel might benefit from this webinar!

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please register for Coronavirus Webinar on Mar 13, 2020 7:00 PM MST at:



After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Brought to you by GoToWebinar?
Webinars Made Easy?


Corona Virus Webinar - Friday, March 13th @ 7 PM

 

Corona Virus Webinar - Friday, March 13th @ 7 PM

From Mesa R U Prepared Group ----

Michelle, KG7NVW, Director of Clinical Services for a Health Care Company will be hosting and presenting this webinar.

"This will be our first live webinar! Day to day things are changing so we are going to be working with our live webinar platform. This will be a discussion with the best available information of the status of Covid-19 pandemic."

"We HIGHLY recommend that you test you ability to make the webinar link before the meeting. During (and immediately before) the meeting NO support will be available to assist you with login problems."

NOTE: Please feel free to pass this registration invitation to anyone you feel might benefit from this webinar!

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please register for Coronavirus Webinar on Mar 13, 2020 7:00 PM MST at:



After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Brought to you by GoToWebinar?
Webinars Made Easy?


Disregard First For Sale message

 

Good Evening All

I realized that I had mis-identified the radio I am selling ...

Sorry about that , please disregard the first message.

The radio for sale is a Kenwood TS-2000 HF/VHF/UHF Transciever


Thanks es 73

Conrad K1EC


For Sale ¨C Kenwood TS-2000, HF/6M/VHF/UHF Transceiver with Signalink USB and Comet CFX-514 Triplexer

 

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For Sale ??? Kenwood TS-2000, HF/6M/VHF/UHF Transceiver with Signalink USB and Comet CFX-514 Triplexer

Selling a Kenwood TS 2000 Transciever. Unit comes from a non smoking home and is in perfect working condition. Transceiver has no issues and comes complete with power cord and the stock microphone. I have also included a Signalink USB Sound Card interface and Comet Triplexer .

The Triplexer allows a single antenna to be used for all bands. The Signalink connected to the TS2000 supports all of the Sound Card interface programs.


Bundle Price: $800 I can be contacted at email: arsk1ec@...

Included Items:

Power Cord
Kenwood MC43S Mic 8 PIN Dynamic Button Handheld Radio MicrophoneInstruction Manual
Signallink USB with cable
Comet CFX-514 Triplexer

Radio Features:

IF DSP Main Band
AF DSP Sub Band
HF by V/U, V by V, U by U and V by U
PCT Packet Cluster Tuning
Transverter Frequency Display
IF Auto Notch
Built-in TNC (1200/9600)
Built-in Auto Tuner 1.9-54 MHz
Built-in keyer with 3 Memories
Variable IF AGC (20 step)

TS2000

Thanks es 73
Conrad K1EC


For Sale ¨C Kenwood TS-2000X, HF/6M/VHF/UHF Transceiver with Signalink USB and Comet CFX-514 Triplexer

 

For Sale ¨C Kenwood TS-2000X, HF/6M/VHF/UHF Transceiver with Signalink USB and Comet CFX-514 Triplexer

Selling a Kenwood TS 2000 Transciever. Unit comes from a non smoking home and is in perfect working condition. Transceiver has no issues and comes complete with power cord and the stock microphone. I have also included a Signalink USB Sound Card interface and Comet Triplexer .

The Triplexer allows a single antenna to be used for all bands. The Signalink connected to the TS2000 supports all of the Sound Card interface programs.

Bundle Price: $800 I can be contacted at email: arsk1ec@...

Included Items:

Power Cord
Kenwood MC43S Mic 8 PIN Dynamic Button Handheld Radio MicrophoneInstruction Manual
Signallink USB with cable
Comet CFX-514 Triplexer

Radio Features:

IF DSP Main Band
AF DSP Sub Band
HF by V/U, V by V, U by U and V by U
PCT Packet Cluster Tuning
Transverter Frequency Display
IF Auto Notch
Built-in TNC (1200/9600)
Built-in Auto Tuner 1.9-54 MHz
Built-in keyer with 3 Memories
Variable IF AGC (20 step)

Inline image

Thanks es 73
Conrad K1EC








Volunteers Needed for Spring Into Queen Creek, Saturday March 28th 8:30 AM till 1:30 PM

 

Dear Members and Friends of QCECG:

The Town is hosting Spring Into QC at Mansel Carter Oasis Park on?Saturday, March 28, 2020.? The Town's Recreation Services Division has requested volunteers from QCECG to assist with directions and communications to the public (5), roaming support for event leadership (2, see note below), and logistics support at the Egg Hunt area (2).

Event date is?Saturday, March 28, 2020.

Event time is?9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Volunteers will be needed from?8:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Here is a link to the??event page on the Town's website.

A total of 9-13 volunteers will be needed.? Nine (9) will come from QCECG and four (4) from CERT.

We always like to have a buffer so I would like to have a total of at least 10 volunteers from QCECG to support this event.

There are two paved parking areas.? One to the north and one to the south of the park.? The south parking lot will be closed to the public and used for vendors only.? It will be closed at 8:30 a.m.

Most of the assistance is going to be needed to direct the public to parking in the north paved lot and for traffic control in the overflow lot.

I have attached the event map for 2020.

CERT Volunteer roles:
  • Three (3) CERT members at the overflow parking lot to assist citizens with parking directions.
  • One (1) CERT member at the crosswalk to the south of the overflow parking lot entrance to assist citizens with?crossing the road safely to?the park.

QCECG Volunteer roles:
  • One (1) QCECG member?will be needed?as net control.? We can set up in the overflow parking lot.
  • One (1) QCECG member at the overflow parking lot to provide communications for the CERT members (3) assigned to that area and also to assist citizens with parking directions.
  • One (1) QCECG member at the round-about entrance to the north paved parking lot to assist citizens with?parking directions.
  • Two (2) QCECG members at north paved parking lot to assist citizens with?parking directions.

New Positions (If we are able to staff):
  • Two (2) QCECG members at Egg Hunt area.? This will be similar to the Trunk line communicators for Trunk-Or-Treat focusing on supply needs and lost kids.? These will be stationary positions.
  • Two (2) QCECG members for the Event Leads or for a Lead and Roamer.? Please note: These will be active positions requiring fast-paced walking for the duration of the event.

Event Details

1. Event Location:

? ? ? ? Mansel Carter Oasis Park
? ? ? ??19535 E. Appleby Road

2.?Queen Creek?Recreation will provide?a pop-ups, chairs, and an ice cooler with water at the net control station in the overflow parking lot adjacent to the entrance.

3. Request that QCECG and CERT volunteers please bring a sports or camp chair.

4. Recreation will provide an event radio for monitoring purposes at the net control station.

5. Recreation will provide a map and a "script" with all of the events and information that we may need to answer for the public.

6. Joe LaFortune will provide a Recreation Point of Contact.

7. The event frequency will be simplex at 146.540 Mhz and backup of 146.560 Mhz.

8. Talk-In Frequency for arrival/check-in of QCECG volunteers will be the Queen Creek Repeater at 449.475 (-) PL 136.5 Hz.

9. The event site map is attached.

10. Each volunteer should have handheld radio (programmed in advance with QC repeater and simplex frequencies) and spare battery, speaker/mic or headset is recommended.

Please contact me asap if you can volunteer your services.

Thanks,

Joe, N2QOJ
480-270-4563
480-381-2993 cell/text

Co-Leader, Queen Creek Emergency Communications Group


QCECG Weekly Net Training 3/8/2020 @ 8 PM

 

QCECG Weekly Training Net

If you haven't checked in to the Net in a while - or ever - please join us.

With the Corona Virus threat - real or imagined - this is a great time to dust off your HT, charge it up, and join us on the net.

It takes only a few minutes a week to exercise both your HT and your skills.

QCECG weekly training net - 3/8/2020 @ 8 PM (2000)

8 pm at 449.325 Mhz PL 100.0 Hz. - Visitors welcome!

If you don't have access to a handheld radio or scanner, you can listen in over the Internet at






Re: MFJ-259C For Sale

 

This item is Sold

Conrad


Re: Newbie Tech looking for some help setting u

 

Thanks, ill do that.
Ill try to get on the repeater after work today.
Ron

On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 8:30 AM Joe Sammartino <jsammartino@...> wrote:
Ron,

You are very welcome.

I must add that CHIRP does indeed set all setting correctly. I have used CHIRP to program my radios, the radios we use for Queen Creek Emergency Communications Group, and for about 50 or so members' radios.

There was a glitch in your case.

Unusual things happen with CHIRP if you don't start with a saved copy of your original downloaded radio content (some refer to it as the codeplug). The correct process is to download your radio's content and save that file, make a copy, and enter your frequency map into that file copy.

Strange this happen - or worse - if that process is not followed.

Hope to hear you on our repeater soon.

Joe

Joe Sammartino
24/7: ?480.270.4563
Mobile: ?480.381.2993









On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 5:38 PM Ron Watkins <rwatki@...> wrote:
Joe, and everyone else to gave me help on the Baofeng, I got it working with the help of KI7QZP (credit where credit is due).
Turns out that the CHIRP software sais it's setting certain setting which actually it doesn't set in the radio and thus they have to be added manually after programming.
We did get it working now with manual programming of the offset.
Thanks again to everyone and im looking forward to meeting some of you at a club meeting soon.
Ron

On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 4:46 PM Joe Sammartino <jsammartino@...> wrote:
Just a note: I am continuing this thread on the Group just for edification on diagnosing issues.

They seem ok but you are probably not going to fire up those two repeaters in Phoenix.

Lets work one issue at a time.

You don't see the contents of your memory location menus on the radio, you can only see VFO setting for the menus of the band you are on.

In VFO mode (440 Mhz band), program in the frequency I said before - 449.325 and enter the following in the Menus...

Number 1 -5k

Number 7 -OFF

Number 10 -OFF

Number 11 -OFF

Number 12 -OFF

Number 13 -100.0 Hz

Number 25 - (-)

Number 26 -005.000

Now, when you transmit the display will change from 449.325 to 444.325.

I'll be listening

Joe, N2QOJ


On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 2:13 PM Ron Watkins <rwatki@...> wrote:
Joe, in an effort to be clearer about this, im including a screen shot of the CHIRP window showing the 2 repeaters I have tried.
According to this screenshot, both the PL tone and frequency offset are programmed already. Not sure what else needs to be done.

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--
Ron Watkins
602.743.5272



--
Ron Watkins
602.743.5272