Re: Repeater question
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To: FT-60@...
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: [FT-60] Repeater
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STEVE BALCH
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#16141
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Re: my first contact!
Rick,
The FT-60R has an SMA Female connector (threads on the outside, female center pin) on it so you would want to get the SRH77CA (threads on the inside, male center pin).
Nearly all of the
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Jim K5JG <k5jg@...>
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#16140
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Re: How to call on Simplex on 2 meters/440?
Same as on repeaters. WA7JRD monitoring, listening, etc. bear in mind, this is to let people know you are there IF they want to talk to you, not a request for a conversation. You can ask "is
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JARDY DAWSON
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#16139
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Re: Always read the instructions :) [2 Attachments]
If you put the nylon washer on the bottom side of the bracket that is indeed the problem. ?The washer needs to be between the driven element and the bracket. ?The outer shell of the connector needs
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kbbersch <KBBersch@...>
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#16138
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Re: How to call on Simplex on 2 meters/440?
Pretty sure that calling CQ on any simplex frequency is permissible. Why not? It's no different doing the same on HF.
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Mark Lassman
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#16137
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Re: after market antennas
I won't comment on replacement antenna for the radio, but I will comment on the tape measure yagi. I have been using one for 6 months to communicate to a net that is about 40 miles away with
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Clive Souter
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#16136
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Re: after market antennas
A friend of mine(KF7LGR) uses a tape measure beam to work the satellites with his FT-60.
Dave - WB6DHW
<http://wb6dhw.com>
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Dave WB6DHW
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#16135
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Always read the instructions :)
For weeks I have had issues with my Jpole OSJ from Arrow. I don't think eham had a bad review on it about them. I mounted it up on my roof and used it with my HT (FT-60) for net check-ins. I was
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jwalton4th@...
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Re: my first contact!
Ron,
I spent a lot of time just now looking at eaars.com plus links mentioned there. Great stuff.
I agree, Globe is the closest repeater although South Mountain may be blocking me. I¡¯ll
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Rick Sparber
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#16133
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Re: Repeater question
I know the repeater and club frequencies in the area. My problem is being able to reach them. So far, if the repeater is not on South Mountain, 2.5 miles north of me and line of sight, I can¡¯t raise
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Rick Sparber
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after market antennas
As I read about various after market antennas for my FT-60, I find a few
things that surprise me. The first is that some vendors will say "sma"
connector but not mention if it is male or female. Then
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Rick Sparber
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Re: my first contact!
RON,
Lots of GREAT info here but one burning question. I saw from one vendor:
Choice of connectors: SMA male (SRH77CA), SMA female (SRJ77CA) and BNC (RH77CA)
For the FT-60, wouldn't the SMA female
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Rick Sparber
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How to call on Simplex on 2 meters/440?
Just to be clear, my understanding is that it¡¯s OK to call CQ on 2 meters or 440 when you are on the National Calling Frequency Simplex. Is that correct? If not, how do you call on
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Geoffrey Baker
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#16129
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Re: my first contact!
Hi Rick, Yes, I'm in Tombstone.
We use the EAARS LINKED repeater system in the area.
I've talked on the EAARS repeaters from Tombstone to Phoenix.
Actually they installed a new Repeater near Truth
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kg7dju <kg7dju@...>
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#16128
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Re: not very exciting start
Brian,
Makes sense to me.
73,
Rick
KG7MQL
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 8:48 PM
To: FT-60@...
Subject: RE: [FT-60] Re: not very exciting start
Rick
There
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Rick Sparber
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#16126
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Re: Repeater question
Thanks for the link. I just printed it out and will now go outside and try every one of them!
73
Rick
KG7MQL
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 9:47 PM
To: FT-60@...
Subject: Re:
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Rick Sparber
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#16125
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Re: my first contact!
Ron,
Do you live in Tombstone? Is there some arrangement of repeaters that would let me go from south of South Mountain down to Tombstone?
73,
Rick
KG7MQL
Sent: Wednesday, June
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Rick Sparber
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#16127
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Re: Repeater question
Hi Rick,? go online and look for a amatuer radio clubs in your area,? there Web site's will tell you the repeater used for say ARES.? Once you get someone one the air they can give you the low down
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[email protected] <kf5zzk@...>
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#16124
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Re: not very exciting start
If you're pretty sure everything is configured properly, yet you're *still* not able to raise the repeater, double check and make sure that the repeater shift is configured correctly. My FT-60R came
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Don McKee, KE6DM
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Re: not very exciting start
Again, it's not technically "wrong" or against the rules, just not accepted repeater "etiquette".
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Mark Lassman
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