[MRCA] Gilbert VHF

[Al Klase]

Yes, I'll have an antenna.  The twin-lead J-pole in the tree worked FB 
last year.  Can we operate the 524 out of the truck?

Al

Radio Station KW1I wrote:
> 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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>> Al Klase - N3FRQ
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