Fantastic! Now build another for our igate! ;-) On Monday, December 10, 2012, David Reeves wrote:
> 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]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');> > > wrote: > >> Neat >> >> ---rob >> >> Sent from my phone...excuse any typos. >> On Dec 10, 2012 4:54 PM, "David Reeves" >> <[email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[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] <javascript:_e({}, >>> 'cvml', '[email protected]');> >>> http://list.hackmanhattan.com/mailman/listinfo/radio >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Radio mailing list [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, >> 'cvml', '[email protected]');> >> http://list.hackmanhattan.com/mailman/listinfo/radio >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> > >
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