[GCARC] Advice for this Sunday's Fox Hunt

[Christopher Wawak]

On Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 10:08 AM Len Rust <lenrust at gmail.com> wrote:


> First of all, all I have to use at this time is a Baofeng HT. Will that
> even
> work, or am I just wasting my time?
>

As long as it can receive 2m FM, it'll work. Your baofeng will work
perfectly.


> Will I be able to hear the changes in the signal strength or do I need a
> better radio with a built-in S-Meter?
>

Yes - you'll be working mostly by ear. You'll be able to tell when you're
getting close with both the stock antenna and the yagi (at different
ranges).


> I really want to give it a try, but I also don't want to fail miserably and
> get discouraged.
>

My family failed miserably finding the fox - until we basically noticed the
groups of hams hihi! You can't fail, and as long as you can hit the
repeater, you'll be able to get to the fox. I fail constantly when doing
radio stuff. My last SSB CQ was literally answered out of pity: "you've
been callin so long, i just had to shut you up!". Anyway, just know that if
it starts getting not fun, to check into the repeater and see if anyone
will give you a hint.


> Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated.


I'd love to chat more about my experience last time. Care to jump on the
W2MMD 2m repeater? I wonder if we could simplex using your yagi!

73 Chris KC2IEB