Hmmmm, I have found 160-80 the best "ground wave" communications at night,
for even short distances. You are correct in that the higher bands are
useless for most "short" range stuff. I used to live 20 miles north of
Athens, and it took me months to get even one contact on 15 or 10 with the
city. Living in some very big cities around the world, it was always the
80-40 meter bands wherin I had the best (sometimes the worst QRM)
communications locally. We had 2 meter repeaters in London, Hong Kong, and
Caracas and I was on them, but not all that much. Driving in London once,
the 2 meter repeater probably saved my life (or at least my car windows). I
was new there, and it was during the time of the prison riots and one part
of town (with the prisons) was up in flames. One of the locals "talked" me
thru and out of the area when I had taken the wrong road. I was never so
happy to get back to Abby Road, you couldnt sing about it.
Danny Douglas N7DC
ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA
SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB all
DX 2-6 years each
.
QSL LOTW-buro- direct
As courtesty I upload to eQSL but if you
use that - also pls upload to LOTW
or hard card.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew O'Brien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 3:41 PM
Subject: [digitalradio] Regional communications ?
> My entry in to amateur radio was via 10 meters and the quest for DX, I
> had no real interest in "local" communication. Over the years I have
>
