[K3CAL] Results of Oct 2nd 2019 Hospital Coverage Tests

[James Tetlow]

2 meter:
Radio Yaesu FTM 400 DR  1st issue
Power: 20 watt
Feed line : LMR 400 to coax switch @ 50 ft/  with RG 8 from switch to radio 10 ft.
Antenna: 2mtr/ 70 Cmtr  Diamond X510HDMA

70cm
All same but power set to 20 then 50 watts. Dont know if I was heard by any, but k3msp.
Did not receive and stations on 440, but k3msp, Mike 

Sent from my iPad,
Best Regards, 
Jim Tetlow

> On Oct 7, 2019, at 4:43 PM, Shawn Donley <n3ae at comcast.net> wrote:
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> I can't recall if this reflector allows attachments.  If it does not, I'll cut and past into the body of another email.
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> The attached pdf is a summary of the coverage tests we ran last Wednesday from the Calvert Hospital roof.   The 2M coverage proved to be pretty good, with two caveats:
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> There was strong tropo ducting the morning of Oct 2nd which may have shewed the results in a favorable manner.
> The new HVAC equipment on the hospital roof was not running yet.  Potential for a higher noise floor once it's fully operational.
> The 70cm coverage was rather poor compared to 2M.  Coverage to the south was poor.  Unsure if this is due to 70cm propagation in Calvert or poorer equipment/antennas being used at the various home QTH's on the 440 band.
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> I would appreciate if you could get back to me with the information to fill in columns 4 through 7 for your station.  By antenna height, I mean the height above local terrain, not the height above sea level.
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> I assume we'll be discussing any next steps at this Thursday's meeting.  Hopefully I'll hear from everyone by then and have columns 4 through 7 filled in.
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> <Oct 2nd 2019 Coverage Test from Hospital Roof.pdf>
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