[FARC] Less than two weeks...

[Joseph M. Durnal]

Hi Anthony,

I hope to see you at the hamfest!

>From most parts of the panhandle you can reach the 147.06 and 146.73 2
meter repeaters here in Frederick.  There is also the 147.255 repeater
in Martinsburg, and another in Jefferson Co that I can't remember.

The coax you are re-using might not be what you want for ham radio, it
will likely be a mis matched impedance as most broadcast audio/video
works at 75 ohms.  I don't know for sure, but you'll want to use 50
ohm coax.  What you have shouldn't be a problem at low power.  I'm
sure there will be a vendor or two selling coax at the hafest.  I sure
hope so, because I need some.

If you have an HF radio, don't forget about 10 meters - even though
there are few sunspots, this is the season for 10 meter sporatic E -
there have been quite a few stations on recently.

You may have heard the Frederick County Amateur Radio Emergency
Service net at 7:30pm.  It can be heard on the 147.06 in Frederick and
the 146.745 from Berkerley springs Wv.  They are linked after 7pm.  I
was operating the net from the Frederick Amateur Radio Club station
with the call K3ERM.

73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R

On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 9:17 PM, ARC <comulada at verizon.net> wrote:
> S'cuse me for my excitement but, I can barely wait until the fathers' day
> hamfest... I'll be taking the technician test and it's been driving me nuts
> not being able to participate in the nets that I've been listening to on 2m
> and 80 meters (when I upgrade to Gen) over the last couple months while
> studying. I'll prolly get stage fright and forget everything when I sit down
> to take the test!!! I just put together my first jpole today from a site on
> the internet for 2m and it's working real nice so far. The plans set it up
> for a center freq of 146 MHz and that was close enough for me (at this
> point). I don't have a SWR meter or antenna analyzer so, I put it up on the
> mast temporarily at around 25-30' that's strapped to my deck railing and I
> heard a few more repeaters than with the mobile antenna. I even built my
> first coax cable today from 30' that was left coiled around my power meter
> by the cable guys. We use DIRECTV so I won't be needing 30 extra ft of coax
> (for that anyway). I'm sure what they use is probably not the best to use
> but, I got the PL 259 soldered on there the first try... I consider it a
> step in the right direction (even though it's not the nicest job). I do have
> to find a more permanent place for the mast since the wife is already
> saying..."You're not keeping that thing there...permanently...are you?!?"
> Gotta keep the wife happy...
>
>
>
> I believe (if my memory is correct) I heard the net in Frederick, one out of
> West VA and the Panhandle net and another that I can't remember now...
>
>
>
> I'll be listening...
>
>
>
> Anthony
>
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