Re: not very exciting start
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I figured that out the first time I hit the PTT key and the display said ¡°error¡±. ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL ?
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Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 6:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [FT-60] not very exciting start? ? 246.52 was a mistake. ?Not a ham frequency. Sent by the Underground Railroad,? ? Brian, ? You wrote both 146.52 and 246.52. Which one is it or did you mean for me to try both? ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL ? ? ? Sorry thats 146.52 for the simplex freq. Dang phone keyboard! On Jun 18, 2014 6:58 AM, "Brian Amos" <bamos1@...> wrote: You may want to try either calling with your callsign on simplex 246.52 (there are many people that listen there) or try checking in to the superstition drivetime net at 7am on weekday mornings.? Im not sure where you live exactly but with an ft-60 and a magmount you should be able to hit the superstition repeater. If you are using the radio inside your house with a rubber duck you may not be hitting the repeater even with everything set up properly.? One way to know is listen for a beep on the repeater after you release the ptt. I cant think of a repeater that doesn't have a courtesy tone in the phoenix area. If no beep you aren't getting in. You can probably get into the repeaters on south mountain from anywhere you can see south mountain as long as the antenna is outside. I've hit those with 2watts and the stock rubber duck from casa grande to anthem. The white tanks are another good bunch of repeaters as long as you are north of south mountain and between east mesa and palo verde nuke plant. If you can get into the newbie net on Thursday evening the guys there can help you get everything set up right. CQ is usually not used on repeaters.? The arrl has a beginners guide that goes through the lingo used on repeaters and that used on am and ssb. The best way to learn is listen. The three most used repeaters in phoenix are probably shaw butte, white tanks, and the superstition repeater which is in the power and brown area near red mountain. Brian
KF7OVD On Jun 18, 2014 6:03 AM, "Jack Travis ae8p@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote: ? There is no ¡°correct¡±, but commonly you would say ¡°AE8P listening¡±. ?Substitute your call for AE8P. ?CQ is more commonly used on HF radio and not 2 meters or 440. ? ? ? I first said CQ 3 times and followed it with my call sign. Isn't that correct?
Rick ? I don¡¯t believe doing CQ on 2 meters is normal practice. ?Try to ID with your call sign and see if anyone responds. ? ? ? I think I have the frequencies and offsets plus PL set up right for the repeaters that are nearby but heard no traffic. I said a few CQs followed by my call sign in each channel but got nothing. I know I am transmitting because my voice came in on my scanner. That doesn¡¯t mean that I unlocked the repeaters correctly or that my offsets are right. I¡¯ll try again in the morning. ? Any suggestions? ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL ?
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