[MRCA] Gilbert VHF

[Radio Station KW1I]

Al,

Did you bring the 51 mHz antenna for the base station RT-524 last year?  I'm 
bringing the RT-524 but don't have an antenna made up.

Dale

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Klase" <al at ar88.net>
To: "Rob Flory" <robandpj at earthlink.net>; "Military Radio Collectors 
Association" <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: [MRCA] Gilbert VHF


> Rob, et al,
>
> Yes, the FT-817 will do 6-meters as well.  I need to determine if a
> 151.4 PL tone will open the squelch on the mil rigs.  I found plans for
> a nifty field-expedient ground plane, made from commo wire and hung from
> a tree, that I want to try on 51.0.
>
> I've been thinking it would be good to have a second op stay at
> Gilbert.  I did that last year.
>
> Regards,
> Al
>
> Rob Flory wrote:
>> Let's review what's coming.
>> K4CHE:ARC-1
>> K2WI:ARC-4, maybe ARC-1 also.  Mast and antenna for base.
>> N3FRQ: Modern 2m AM transceiver(I think 6m, too)
>> Was it Ray Fantini that had the 2 more modern 2m rigs?  They will be 
>> there too late for the mountain trip, correct?
>>
>> How to make these talk?
>>
>> Breck, do you have the technology to run your ARC-1 from your vehicle?
>>
>> I'd really like to see if we can make an ARC-1 to ARC-4 QSO from the 
>> mountain back to base, which would probably be a 21st-century terrestrial 
>> record.
>>
>> I'll volunteer to stay back at the fairgrounds with a radio during the 
>> mountain trip as I lost my co-pilot(Donzelli).
>>
>> DE K2WI AR
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