Yep, I just got to work a repeater in Ridgewood NJ (W2MPX) and Glen Oaks in Queens (W2VL) just now. Couldn't get to either previously without the upgrade. Nice helpful folks on both. I can hear Brooklyn repeaters ok, but haven't managed a QSO to there yet.
On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 5:01 PM, Robert O'Connor <[email protected]>wrote: > Neat > > ---rob > > Sent from my phone...excuse any typos. > On Dec 10, 2012 4:54 PM, "David Reeves" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi HM Radio Fans, >> >> I received my 'New Ham' packet last week, and was inspired by an article >> in the encolsed ARRL mag ( >> http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/tis/info/pdf/0791033.pdf) to >> make a better antenna for my Baofeng HT, as I was having trouble hitting >> any repeaters at all up here in Washington Heights with the stock antenna. >> >> Took me about half an hour to put together, using an SMA connector from >> Radioshack and $5 of 12 gauge wire from the local hardware store. And of >> course some hastily attached tape to keep the vertical 'vertical' while >> handheld. Maybe I'll replace that a 3D printed brace ;) >> >> Lo and behold, I just had a good QSO on a repeater 20 miles north in >> White Plains. Yay! Let me know if you want to try simplex sometime (or even >> find a repeater we can both use). My digital transceiver is keying properly >> too now, so we can play with digital modes too assuming we can get >> reception. >> >> Dave >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Radio mailing list [email protected] >> http://list.hackmanhattan.com/mailman/listinfo/radio >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> > > _______________________________________________ > Radio mailing list [email protected] > http://list.hackmanhattan.com/mailman/listinfo/radio > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
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