[CALV-AUXCOMM] AUXCOMM Net 7PM on Thursday

[Wade Mahaffey]

What are the groups thoughts about using a North and South NCS on separate
simplex  frequencies to report to the EOC or a centralized station.

For example Portable and Mobile stations could send to their closest NCS
(North or South) and the NCS can facilitate traffic or reports to and from
the EOC.

De KB3VLE

On Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 12:55 ERIK Johnson via CALV-ARES <
calv-ares at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> If we are planning to set up a cross-band repeat system, I have a mobile
> and a HT that are supposed to be capable of cross-band repeat. The mobile
> is a TYT that I have used in my truck and the HT is an iRadio UV-98 clone /
> variant with 3 VFOs.
>
> 73,
> Erik - KC3QQD.
>
> > On 02/18/2026 11:39 AM EST Phillip Nelson <kc3ngq at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I had considered the possibility of what to do to do a temporary
> connection
> > for a dual crossband a few years ago. Whike not perfect my idea at the
> time
> > was to use two radios connected with a HT controller. It was conceived
> when
> > I was hoping to be more "outdoor active" and before I got HTs capable of
> a
> > crossband repeater.
> >
> > I'm mid-county and can reach both repeaters without an external antenna.
> I
> > also have two Leixen UV-25D 20 watt radios and two HYS "NOTE" clones
> which
> > are 25 watt UHF only (based on my tests a few years ago). The idea was to
> > connect the two with the controller, but each would have some power
> > limitations in terms of time before recharge. While not optimum such
> might
> > have some capabilities for a short term EmComm use to artificially link
> the
> > repeaters.
> >
> > There are a couple of technical issues to consider using external
> antennas
> > such as the N9TAX to assure the radios don't overload each other's
> speakers.
> >
> > Both the Leixen and NOTE have been described as mobiles in an HT format
> by
> > Miklor dot com.
> >
> > Phil Nelson, NO3N
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 11:02 AM N5WTA N5WTA via CALV-ARES <
> > calv-ares at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Maybe Echolink?  I can look at finding a way to transmit the audio from
> > > the repeater in sundrrland over discord.  Probably not a today thing
> > > thought.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Johnathan Ibert
> > >
> > > > On Feb 18, 2026, at 9:59 AM, Shawn Donley via CALV-ARES <
> > > calv-ares at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > All,
> > > >
> > > > Since the failed DR-1X 2M repeater has been replaced with a different
> > > model for the moment, we currently cannot link the 2M and 70cm
> repeaters.
> > > This presents an interesting challenge for communications with the
> south
> > > county.  Let's see if we can work out a solution (relays, etc) during
> the
> > > net.
> > > >
> > > > N3AE
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