[MRCA] RT-70 progress

[Al Klase]

Some comments below:


Al Klase - N3FRQ
Flemington, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/


ersmar at comcast.net wrote:
> Dale:
> 
> Any freq/channel on 60M ought to work, I suppose.  I
> haven't worked much on this band since the first night it
> opened (seems to apply to the rest of the US hams, too.)
> 
This will probably require civilian radios.  The dumb-ass 
FCC defined the channels by center freq, so the carries has 
to be on a 0.5KHz interval.  My PRC-47 won't do that.  I 
have an FT-817, that's only 5 watts on SSB.

> All:
> 
> Regarding HF exercises, if we want to test things, maybe
> we ought to have an intercom freq available during our
> tests.  Maybe 146.52 or .49 simplex?  51.0 MHz?  Do we
> want to involve other hams outside the Poconos, like
> maybe K2GW and his EmComm operators in Princeton, NJ?
> Gary is hot into EmComm activities as the SEC for SNJ
> (and a college buddy of mine.)  He also has tested NVIS
> antennas and written about them.

I'll investigate 2-meter repeaters as well.  Cell phones may 
also be a solution.  The NVIS path I have in mind ain't 
gonna happen on VHF simplex.
> 
> I agree that 40M might be our only good band at that time
> of day.  But we could check the web site Al mentioned
> around the time of the test (assuming web access from
> Gilbert.)

Anyone subscribe to wireless Internet?  I don't think we can 
commandeer a phone line.
> 
> A thought:  Could we obtain permission to set up the
> AS-2259-equivalent in the parking lot at the event?  Way
> out near the cars?  We might be able to keep it up for
> longer than the fieldex.  Any interest?

Should be no problem leaving an antenna up. There is space, 
and I'll bring the yellow caution tape to keep such things 
out of trouble.
> 
> More to follow, I'm sure.
> 
> 73 de Gene Smar  AD3F