[Elecraft] OT: 2m beam orientation

[Fred Smith]

I use a small yagi vertical (13B2) for one of my FM antennas for a while.
With it @ 65' and 50w could work repeaters as far as 170 miles away most of
the time. Using a good preamp and 165w about 225 mi or so.

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Richard Fjeld
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 9:35 AM
To: Ron D'Eau Claire; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: 2m beam orientation

Here in the plains the closest thing to a mountain top is a gopher mound.

Seriously though, repeater activity is almost dead compared to what it once
was.

Dick, n0ce

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Ron D'Eau Claire
  To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
  Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 10:09 PM
  Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: 2m beam orientation


  Do all of you live many, many miles from the repeater that requires a high
  gain antenna to reach it? 

  Here along the west coast of the USA we use a simple 1/4 wave whip for
  repeater connections since we are working a repeater on a mountain top in
  line-of-sight from the rig. 

  The Yagi's and other gain antennas are for CW/SSB/DATA over long paths
with
  horizontal polarization.

  73 Ron AC7AC



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