--- In [email protected], Mike WA6ILQ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> The mental image of Boris and Natasha's "Fearless Leader" came
> to mind (am I dating myself? check out "Rocky and Bullwinkle
> on late-night cable)
Well Mike, your not that old. Rocky and Bullwinkle is one of my
faves.
>
>>
> Not enough heat sink. Get a Micor base.
>
I am totally aware of the heat sink issue. Our 52.60 repeater is a
full blown Micor station. The repeater thing was their idea, not mine!
> >Our ARES group just recieved a bunch of these (most
> >without control cables)
>
> They're going to be hard to come up with.
No doubt. The cables appear to be just as valuable as the radios!
>
> Either way, if you need in-building penetration you'll be sorry.
This is my point exactly. I have tried to tell them this before. Not
to mention the serious performance degradation when handheld due to
the lack of antenna, even when out in the open.
>
> >I am just looking for some facts before I shoot my mouth
> >off. I am trying to convince the ARES group that we need
> >to stick to our VHF and UHF interests and not complicate
> >things further with low band.
>
> If the VHF/UHF works, why dilute the available technical
> resources across another band?
You must be reading my mind. This is what I have tried to stress, but
to little avail.
>
> >A friend and I have 6 meter box that works extremely
> >well but I still think we should focus on shorter
> >wavelengths. ;-)
>
> There's a reason the L.A. County Sheriff went from 39mhz
> to UHF. It's called in-building penetration.
>
> There's a reason the CHP is staying on low band and
> even snapped up the Sheriff's channels and converted their
> 43mhz dispatch channels into full repeat. They need the
> wide-open-spaces long range coverage that 330w base
> stations and 100w low band mobiles have (especially with
> high band mobile extenders that let the officers use a HT
> on 154.905 to talk through their cars back to the dispatchers
> while out on a traffic stop, out to lunch or to a bathroom break)
>
> If fearless leader is still convinced that 6m is a good idea,
> and you have a 6m repeater, you could put a receiver (or
> even a full transciever) on the current channel and let
> fearless leader use a low band mobile to convince himself
> that they need to keep the VHF / UHF system. Done properly
> a low band system can be an adjunct to a VHF/UHF system.
Already covered. A planned 6 mtr remote on the My UHF system will
allow complete connection to three 2 meter, 2 220, and 2 UHF machines
(all local) from the existing 6 mtr repeater.
>
> If the add-a low-band port idea works out, I'd think about
> grabbing a 6m Micor base off of eBay - maybe contact
> the seller of that last one and ask him to contact you if
> he comes across any more.
>
Got one, a spare for the repeater. I am just trying to prevent a ton
of wasted effort and further alienation of the ARES group. It is
tough enough to get everyone an the same page without introducing
more options.
Thanks for answering my questions Mike. We think alike. Now I must go
and read more fanmail from some flounder.
73 de John
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