[K3PZN-List] CCARC 147.285Mhz now located in the Sykesville/Eldersburg Area

[n3sb at qis.net]

Greetings Frank;

Here's a coverage report for you -- Saturday afternoon Chuck N3TOT and I were
able to access & talk through the 147.285 machine from the Second Floor
Meditation Deck at the Carroll Hospital Center. We were using HT's running 5
Watts and rubber duck antennas. The meditation deck is blocked on three sides
by the structure of the hospital. Signals were noisy or good depending on the
exact location we stood, but spots could be found where receive signals were
full scale. We encountered similar characteristics while testing through the
145.410 machine. Access to either machine from inside the hospital (at least on
that side, which faces West) is impossible.

73; Steve, N3SB

PS ... Our visit to CHC was not for health reasons!     N3SB



Quoting K3MTT <K3MTT at verizon.net>:

> The new 147.285MHz repeater was moved to the
> Sykesville/Eldersburg area about a 1 mile south of
> the Route 32/26 junction (downtown Eldersburg).
> It appears to be performing well with possibly
> the squelch a little on the tight side.   It
> hasn't had much use, so there is a lot of free
> time for anyone to one a talk without being
> accused of monopolizing the machine.
> 
......
>
> Frank K3MTT
> 
> PS ... Don't forget,  check out the new machine. I
> think its going to work well for all those
> traveling work in a southerly direction and should
> be useful from a good deal of the county. Its
> coverage though should be quite a bit different,
> but then again if it wasn't, why have two
> machines.  
>