Yeah, I should have said the 146.640. Sorry for my confusion. Thanks, Mark > On Apr 1, 2020, at 11:30 AM, Robert Polinski via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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 <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mark Brantana via BVARC > Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2020 11:17 AM > To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> > Cc: Mark Brantana <[email protected]> > 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 > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
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