[MRCA] Gilbert VHF

[Radio Station KW1I]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Klase" <al at ar88.net>
To: "Military Radio Collectors Association" <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: [MRCA] Gilbert VHF


> 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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