If you cannot hit the 146.94 with 50w from Missouri City, you have a radio or antenna problem with your mobile rig. Robert
-----Original Message----- From: BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> On Behalf Of Mark Brantana via BVARC Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2020 11:17 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc@bvarc.org> Cc: Mark Brantana <mark.brant...@gmail.com> Subject: [BVARC] Looking for a 2-meter I have been testing out my equipment against the emergency nets, and find my reach to be pretty weak from the house (50 W from the Car); Missouri City. Could not even touch the 146.940 ARES SW repeater or the Red Cross. I want to be able to confidently reach the local emergency repeaters. To get out better, I am considering adding a Firestik antenna above my TV antenna (yes, we are cheap) for the house. This is going to involve about 75 ft of coax unfortunately. These I have found, but I am open to any thoughts. Mainly, I am looking for a used 2-m station, and was wondering if anyone has one they might want to part with. I may be open to a used (HOA discreet) antenna too. Thanks in advance for any assistance. Mark N5PRD ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
