[CALV-AUXCOMM] AUXCOMM Net 7PM on Thursday

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Seems to add more complication to something that was working before, just not now because of hardware issues. They will get resolved soon. 
Regards,
Johnathan Ibert

> On Feb 18, 2026, at 1:45 PM, Wade Mahaffey <kb3vle at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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