Locked Willmar HHS site coverage conclusions
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The previous map with a roughly 30 mile radius circle from Willmar gives a pretty good representation of a modest station's expectation of Winlink service.
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My test rig is a Toyota Corolla with a Yaesu FTM-200 radio to a mag mount dual band antenna on the trunk with about 3 dBi gain.
I used a laptop computer with a Digirig interface.
I ran 25 watts of power and always faced the back of my car towards Willmar.
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I tried to think like a good Ham when choosing my parking spot.
Publicly accessible and out in the open if possible.
Avoid nearby buildings between you and the other end.
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In an emergency situation not all of this may be possible. Then you do the best you can.
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Home stations with a reasonable outdoor 2m antenna can probably add 10 - 20 miles to the circle, depending on terrain.
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In conclusion, the coverage of this system is all I had dared hope for and more. :)
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He's an estimated coverage map that may help. 25 watts from top of the tower to a mobile station with 6 ft antenna On Fri, Aug 9, 2024 at 6:54?AM KB0MNU Ace Bonnema via <ace.bonnema=[email protected]> wrote:
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Received this Winlink email from Leon KF0OUA today.?
Google says that park was 44 miles away as the crow flies.
The location GPS coordinates are for his QTH.
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Message ID: EFYM5EK5QDDN
Date: 2024/08/18 21:06 ?(UTC) From: KF0OUA To: W0AYE; N0QBH; WD0HXV? Source: KF0OUA Downloaded-from: RMS:N0QBH-10 RMS Originator: N0QBH RMS Path: N0QBH@2024-08-18-21:06:52 Location: 45.104167N, 95.291667W (GRID SQUARE) Subject: greetings from lac qui parle state park just finished a pota activation ben. Thought I would try the post office from here. ?yaesu 7800 on low power with a 5/8 wave whip on a mag mount.
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Mike N0QBH
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N0QBH Mike Berg
KC0CAP Dan Gelle