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

[John Hart]

Hello all,
I was able to work into the new .285 machine from 795 and 695 on Sunday, but 
last week I made the run from Sykesville to home via Rt-26 and lost the 
machine just east of Liberty and could not bring it up to the west of there. 
  I can not bring it up from home in Rocky Ridge with 50 watts and a 
vertical on top of a 40 foot tower.  I guess it just does not have a very 
good coverage to the west.

John , K3KWO


>From: "K3MTT" <K3MTT at verizon.net>
>Reply-To: Carroll County Amateur Radio Club <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
>To: "CCARC Members LIST Server" <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: [K3PZN-List] CCARC 147.285Mhz now located in 
>theSykesville/Eldersburg Area
>Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 22:27:20 -0500
>
>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.
>
>Until it gets more usage, it will be hard to get
>an idea of its coverage but a 2 watt handle made
>it in full quieting from Finksburg, it sounded
>great from Eldersburg up 795 to the 695  and was a
>little scratchy on Rt 83 which is what I would
>expect because of the terrain. A fellow in
>Pikesville was running a 4 watt handie with an
>outside antenna and was full quieting.
>
>Good copy from near Hampstead with 10-25 watt
>mobile. 25 watts made for a better copy and I
>think higher power from that area will be needed
>to overcome the mid county ridge that affects
>145.410 from the south Carroll hams view. The
>opposite will be true for Carroll hams north of
>the ridge line using the 7.285 machine.
>
>No reports yet from the east to the west.
>
>All of South Carroll except in the deep holes
>should be able to hit it with 2 watts or less. Of
>course if your in the basement or fishing on
>Liberty lake, it might take a little more signal,
>but we will see.
>
>I will try to monitor 147.285Mhz as much as
>possible during the day and early evening so as to
>gather info on its performance and coverage areas.
>So give me a call even if just for a signal
>report.  Before any real adjustments are made by
>the Repeater Committee, it is critical to hear the
>repeater. Watt meters etc. don't tell all the
>story.
>
>  If your not in the South Carroll area, those  who
>live in the northern part of the county and have
>gotten used to 10 watts or less when working 5.410
>are going to have to get used to running at least
>25 watts or more from the northern half if you
>want to stay in the 7.285 repeater sounding as
>good as possible. This has been a way of life for
>the folks in the south as they traverse various
>parts of the county especially south of the
>dividing ridge when using 5.410. Accessing from
>home with an outside antenna probably will do ok
>from a lot of locations.
>
>Thanks to all the guys who worked on the machine
>and those the hauled it from Catonsville and then
>to the Sykesville/Eldersburg Tower location.
>
>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.
>
>
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