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Re: not very exciting start

 

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I have mended my ways ;-)

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“KG7MQL listening”

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73,

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Rick

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From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 4:59 AM
To: FT-60@...
Subject: Re: [FT-60] not very exciting start

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It's not common to say "CQ" on repeaters, just say your call sign and that you are listening, like Larry said.? I simply say, "W5ETA, listening", it's also common to say, "W5ETA, mobile" (when you are in your vehicle).? Either way, that's how it's done on FM repeaters, at least in my neck of the woods.

Welcome to the hobby and congrats!

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Gary

W5ETA

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On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 11:38 PM, 'L. Floyd' sonomadiver@... [FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:

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It's funny how CQ is common everywhere else, but not on 2m. ?I typically do something like "This is W5EIT listening on six-four", where "six-four" is the repeater output frequency (as in 04/64) or the simplex frequency I'm on.

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- Larry

W5EIT

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On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 9:04 AM, Jack Travis ae8p@... [FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:

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I don’t believe doing CQ on 2 meters is normal practice. ?Try to ID with your call sign and see if anyone responds.

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Jack, ae8p

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On Jun 17, 2014, at 11:37 PM, 'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:

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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.

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Any suggestions?

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73,

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Rick

KG7MQL

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Re: not very exciting start

 

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CQ was originally started on HF using morse code. ?Short for Seek You (anybody there?). Please don't use it on 2m/440. ?Kind of like using the Q codes. ?Not meant for uhf/vhf.

Jardy Dawson
WA7JRD Ham Radio

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On Jun 18, 2014, at 10:54, "'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:

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That is a great analogy.

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73,

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Rick

KG7MQL

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Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 9:40 AM
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Subject: [FT-60] Re: not very exciting start

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I travel to LA and San Diego for business and have noticed the same thing.? Lots of repeaters and no one using them.

As others have said here, don't call CQ on 2 Meters, just throw out your call sign.? If you hear the repeater tone or ID, you've probably hit it, although your signal may not be intelligible if you're running low power off the rubber antenna or are far away from the repeater.? Some repeaters are alligators...all mouth but no ears.
Re: not very exciting start

 

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246.52 was a mistake. ?Not a ham frequency.

Jardy Dawson
WA7JRD Ham Radio

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On Jun 18, 2014, at 9:15, "'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:

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Brian,

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You wrote both 146.52 and 246.52. Which one is it or did you mean for me to try both?

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73,

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Rick

KG7MQL

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Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 5:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [FT-60] not very exciting start

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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:

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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.

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Jack, ae8p

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On Jun 18, 2014, at 12:36 AM, Rick Sparber rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:

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Jack,

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I first said CQ 3 times and followed it with my call sign. Isn't that correct?

Rick

KG7MQL


On Jun 17, 2014, at 9:34 PM, "Jack Travis?ae8p@...?[FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:

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I don’t believe doing CQ on 2 meters is normal practice. ?Try to ID with your call sign and see if anyone responds.

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Jack, ae8p

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On Jun 17, 2014, at 11:37 PM, 'Rick - yahoo'?rgsparber.ya@...?[FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:

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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.

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Any suggestions?

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73,

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Rick

KG7MQL

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Re: my first contact!

L. Floyd
 

Congrats!!


On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 11:52 PM, 'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:
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Thanks to all for your advise. I just make my first contact using a repeater on South Mountain. This repeater is 2.5 miles from my home with a clear line of sight. When I was sitting down outside, the signal was poor. Just by standing up, it was good. My contact was in a town south of me about 30 miles away. I did remember to say my call sign every 10 minutes (or sooner) and at the end. Great fun and I learned a few things!

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Rick

KG7MQL
Re: Aviation Frequencies Problem Solved

Jim K5JG
 

I'm glad it was that simple.

Have fun.

73, Jim K5JG

'Dean Herrington' herringtons@... [FT-60] wrote:

6/18/14 Wednesday morning
Many thanks to Dave WB6DHW, and Jim K5JG, for the solution to my problem. Somehow the Operating Settings for aviation frequencies in my RT Systems software had been toggled from AM to FM, and I missed that detail in my troubleshooting. Pilot error?
Ockham's Razor, the solution with the fewest assumptions (eg - the simplest) is usually the right one. So, that new antenna I bought for the mobile wasn't really necessary? No wonder it had no effect. Looks great, though. J
Never even thought of examining the database for the Operating Mode setting. That WILL be the first thing I check next time.
Mucho thanko, guys.
Dean Herrington
KF7KCL
Re: Tones on Simplex (WAS: not very exciting start)

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There is normally (unless agreed to before hand with whomever you want to QSO with) NO tone on the simplex calling freq of 146.52.? After you make contact, and wish to continue in simplex, then pick another simplex freq (see band plans) and switch. If you want a tone at that time, you can agree upon the tone you want and enter that.

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Personally, I would not even use tones on simplex, however.

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Just my opinion.

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Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 2:12 PM
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Subject: Re: [FT-60] not very exciting start

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Tone for 146.52 ???


On Jun 18, 2014, at 5:59 AM, "Brian Amos bamos1@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:

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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:

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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.

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Jack, ae8p

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On Jun 18, 2014, at 12:36 AM, Rick Sparber rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:

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I first said CQ 3 times and followed it with my call sign. Isn't that correct?

Rick

KG7MQL


On Jun 17, 2014, at 9:34 PM, "Jack Travis?ae8p@...?[FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:

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I don’t believe doing CQ on 2 meters is normal practice. ?Try to ID with your call sign and see if anyone responds.

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Jack, ae8p

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On Jun 17, 2014, at 11:37 PM, 'Rick - yahoo'?rgsparber.ya@...?[FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:

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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.

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Any suggestions?

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73,

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Rick

KG7MQL

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Re: not very exciting start

 

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That is the simplex calling freq. ?there should be no tone.

Jardy Dawson
WA7JRD Ham Radio

Sent by the Underground Railroad,?

On Jun 18, 2014, at 13:12, "kg7dju kg7dju@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:

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Tone for 146.52 ???


On Jun 18, 2014, at 5:59 AM, "Brian Amos bamos1@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:

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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:
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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.


Jack, ae8p





On Jun 18, 2014, at 12:36 AM, Rick Sparber rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:


Jack,

I first said CQ 3 times and followed it with my call sign. Isn't that correct?

Rick
KG7MQL

On Jun 17, 2014, at 9:34 PM, "Jack Travis?ae8p@...?[FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:

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I don’t believe doing CQ on 2 meters is normal practice. ?Try to ID with your call sign and see if anyone responds.


Jack, ae8p




On Jun 17, 2014, at 11:37 PM, 'Rick - yahoo'?rgsparber.ya@...?[FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:


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.

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Any suggestions?

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73,

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Rick

KG7MQL
Re: not very exciting start

kg7dju
 

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Disregard, I missed "simplex"


On Jun 18, 2014, at 1:12 PM, "kg7dju kg7dju@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:

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Tone for 146.52 ???


On Jun 18, 2014, at 5:59 AM, "Brian Amos bamos1@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:

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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:
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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.


Jack, ae8p





On Jun 18, 2014, at 12:36 AM, Rick Sparber rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:


Jack,

I first said CQ 3 times and followed it with my call sign. Isn't that correct?

Rick
KG7MQL

On Jun 17, 2014, at 9:34 PM, "Jack Travis?ae8p@...?[FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:

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I don’t believe doing CQ on 2 meters is normal practice. ?Try to ID with your call sign and see if anyone responds.


Jack, ae8p




On Jun 17, 2014, at 11:37 PM, 'Rick - yahoo'?rgsparber.ya@...?[FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:


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.

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Any suggestions?

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73,

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Rick

KG7MQL
Re: not very exciting start

kg7dju
 

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Tone for 146.52 ???


On Jun 18, 2014, at 5:59 AM, "Brian Amos bamos1@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:

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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:
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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.


Jack, ae8p





On Jun 18, 2014, at 12:36 AM, Rick Sparber rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:


Jack,

I first said CQ 3 times and followed it with my call sign. Isn't that correct?

Rick
KG7MQL

On Jun 17, 2014, at 9:34 PM, "Jack Travis?ae8p@...?[FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:

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I don’t believe doing CQ on 2 meters is normal practice. ?Try to ID with your call sign and see if anyone responds.


Jack, ae8p




On Jun 17, 2014, at 11:37 PM, 'Rick - yahoo'?rgsparber.ya@...?[FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:


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.

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Any suggestions?

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73,

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Rick

KG7MQL
Re: Repeater question

kg7dju
 

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Yep, roger that.?


On Jun 18, 2014, at 6:55 AM, "John Eroh ssgeroh@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:

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Any repeater lookup source is only as accurate as the information that is reported to it.?I know of some where the repeater was?taken down,?moved or the tone changed and the owner hadn't reported the change or has taken their time doing so.
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73,
John N4SME
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On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 7:55 AM, "kg7dju kg7dju@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:


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Hi Rick. I've used too. It's a great place to start.?
Just beware sometimes it's not 100% accurate. I was in the Santa Fe area recently and was looking for an IRLP node and found a frequency. Connecting to the node was unsuccessful and then a local Ham operator came up on the radio and said it wasn't working.?
Here's another source for frequencies:

Ron




On Jun 17, 2014, at 3:26 PM, "'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:

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I have an app on my iPod touch called Repeater Book which comes from . Assuming it is accurate, it sure is helpful.
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Rick
KG7MQL
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Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 2:40 PM
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Where do you see that?
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73 de AC7EW
Kelly
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Date: 2014/06/17 2:23 PM (GMT-07:00)
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Subject [FT-60] Repeater question



When I see "Repeater Heading: north" does this mean that the main radiating lobe is pointing north? Could not find the answer with Google.


73


Rick
my first contact!

 

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Thanks to all for your advise. I just make my first contact using a repeater on South Mountain. This repeater is 2.5 miles from my home with a clear line of sight. When I was sitting down outside, the signal was poor. Just by standing up, it was good. My contact was in a town south of me about 30 miles away. I did remember to say my call sign every 10 minutes (or sooner) and at the end. Great fun and I learned a few things!

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Rick

KG7MQL
Re: Aviation Frequencies Problem Solved

 

Thank you, thank you! I was having problems on the av frequencies, too, and couldn't figure out what was wrong. Turns out that my menu item 40, RX MOD, was somehow changed from AUTO to FM (RT Systems bit me too, maybe?). I changed it back to AUTO, and all is well. :-D

-Don, KE6DM


On June 18, 2014 11:07:05 AM PDT, "'Dean Herrington' herringtons@... [FT-60]" wrote:
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6/18/14? Wednesday morning

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Many thanks to Dave? WB6DHW, and Jim ?K5JG, for the solution to my problem.? Somehow the Operating Settings for aviation frequencies in my RT Systems software had been toggled from AM to FM, and I missed that detail in my troubleshooting.? Pilot error?

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Ockham's Razor, the solution with the fewest assumptions (eg? - the simplest) is usually the right one.? So, that new antenna I bought for the mobile wasn’t really necessary?? No wonder it had no effect.? Looks great, though.? J

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Never even thought of examining the database for the Operating Mode setting.? That WILL be the first thing I check next time.

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Mucho thanko, guys.

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Dean Herrington

KF7KCL

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Aviation Frequencies Problem Solved

 

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6/18/14? Wednesday morning

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Many thanks to Dave? WB6DHW, and Jim ?K5JG, for the solution to my problem.? Somehow the Operating Settings for aviation frequencies in my RT Systems software had been toggled from AM to FM, and I missed that detail in my troubleshooting.? Pilot error?

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Ockham's Razor, the solution with the fewest assumptions (eg? - the simplest) is usually the right one.? So, that new antenna I bought for the mobile wasn’t really necessary?? No wonder it had no effect.? Looks great, though.? J

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Never even thought of examining the database for the Operating Mode setting.? That WILL be the first thing I check next time.

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Mucho thanko, guys.

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Dean Herrington

KF7KCL

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Re: not very exciting start

 

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That is a great analogy.

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73,

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Rick

KG7MQL

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From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 9:40 AM
To: FT-60@...
Subject: [FT-60] Re: not very exciting start

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I travel to LA and San Diego for business and have noticed the same thing.? Lots of repeaters and no one using them.

As others have said here, don't call CQ on 2 Meters, just throw out your call sign.? If you hear the repeater tone or ID, you've probably hit it, although your signal may not be intelligible if you're running low power off the rubber antenna or are far away from the repeater.? Some repeaters are alligators...all mouth but no ears.
Re: not very exciting start

 

I travel to LA and San Diego for business and have noticed the same thing.? Lots of repeaters and no one using them.

As others have said here, don't call CQ on 2 Meters, just throw out your call sign.? If you hear the repeater tone or ID, you've probably hit it, although your signal may not be intelligible if you're running low power off the rubber antenna or are far away from the repeater.? Some repeaters are alligators...all mouth but no ears.
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Brian,

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You wrote both 146.52 and 246.52. Which one is it or did you mean for me to try both?

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Rick

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From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 5:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [FT-60] not very exciting start

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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:

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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.

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On Jun 18, 2014, at 12:36 AM, Rick Sparber rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:

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I first said CQ 3 times and followed it with my call sign. Isn't that correct?

Rick

KG7MQL


On Jun 17, 2014, at 9:34 PM, "Jack Travis?ae8p@...?[FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:

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I don’t believe doing CQ on 2 meters is normal practice. ?Try to ID with your call sign and see if anyone responds.

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On Jun 17, 2014, at 11:37 PM, 'Rick - yahoo'?rgsparber.ya@...?[FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:

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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.

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Brian,

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I’m confused about operating simplex. I go to VFO and enter a frequency. It shows a “+” and “T” on the display. And consistent with the “+”, my transmit frequency does shift upward when I key in. Is the proper way to set this up to first set a frequency with the VFO, set the offset to off and disable tone. Then store it in memory?

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Rick

KG7MQL

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From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 5:58 AM
To: FT-60@...
Subject: Re: [FT-60] not very exciting start

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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:

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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.

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Jack, ae8p

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On Jun 18, 2014, at 12:36 AM, Rick Sparber rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:

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I first said CQ 3 times and followed it with my call sign. Isn't that correct?

Rick

KG7MQL


On Jun 17, 2014, at 9:34 PM, "Jack Travis?ae8p@...?[FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:

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I don’t believe doing CQ on 2 meters is normal practice. ?Try to ID with your call sign and see if anyone responds.

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Jack, ae8p

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On Jun 17, 2014, at 11:37 PM, 'Rick - yahoo'?rgsparber.ya@...?[FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:

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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.

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Any suggestions?

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73,

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Rick

KG7MQL

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Ron,

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Repeaterbook.com only showed one repeater in my area if I’m reading it right. But it was one that the other url didn’t have.

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Rick

KG7MQL

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From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 4:55 AM
To: FT-60@...
Subject: Re: [FT-60] Repeater question

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Hi Rick. I've used too. It's a great place to start.?

Just beware sometimes it's not 100% accurate. I was in the Santa Fe area recently and was looking for an IRLP node and found a frequency. Connecting to the node was unsuccessful and then a local Ham operator came up on the radio and said it wasn't working.?
Here's another source for frequencies:

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On Jun 17, 2014, at 3:26 PM, "'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:

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I have an app on my iPod touch called Repeater Book which comes from . Assuming it is accurate, it sure is helpful.

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KG7MQL

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Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 2:40 PM
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Where do you see that?

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Kelly

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Date: 2014/06/17 2:23 PM (GMT-07:00)
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When I see "Repeater Heading: north" does this mean that the main radiating lobe is pointing north? Could not find the answer with Google.


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Rick
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Larry,

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I did hear someone say “listening” and another person said “monitoring”. I was unable to reach either one of them.

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I’m confused by the nomenclature “04/64”. Say I had a repeater with 442.125? +5. How would you say that?

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Rick

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From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 9:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [FT-60] not very exciting start

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It's funny how CQ is common everywhere else, but not on 2m. ?I typically do something like "This is W5EIT listening on six-four", where "six-four" is the repeater output frequency (as in 04/64) or the simplex frequency I'm on.

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Kelly,

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I looked a repeater frequencies near my zip code and did fine one. It was not one that I was monitoring but will do so now.

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Rick

KG7MQL

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From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 10:09 PM
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Probably a repeater on the Calzona Link System.?

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Kelly

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From "James Murphy bartenderjim2002@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...>
Date: 2014/06/17 9:37 PM (GMT-07:00)
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Subject Re: [FT-60] Re: got it!

Rick,

You might have been listening to a repeater connected to the Winsystem. Go to? ?look up the repeater and see if it is on there. The winsystem is a series of repeater (approximately93 or so) connected via internet and rf all around the world. Check it out.

Oh and congrats on getting your call.?

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On Tuesday, June 17, 2014 9:00 PM, "'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:

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Kevin,

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A few nights ago I was outside with my FT-60 and heard a lot of chatter from CA. The frequency matched a repeater on the White Tank. Not sure how that all works but the discussion was great – a technical call in discussion. I will check out the New Ham Net on Thursday!

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73,

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Rick

KG7MQL

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From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 3:12 PM
To: FT-60@...
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Congratulations!? I hope to hear you on the air.

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I looked up your address on google maps and it looks like South Mountain will block you from the Any reapeaters on White Tanks or Shaw Butte.? You should be able to hit the Usery Pass repeater and anything on South Mountain, though.? You might try to check in to the New Ham Net on Thursday night.? That repeater is on South Mountain.

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