[MRCA] MRCA Meet Recon Patrol Operations

[W2HX]

Yes, I have no doubt all areas will establish communication. Just trying to think of something different to try :)

 
73 Eugene W2HX
 

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From: mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Al Klase
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 11:31 AM
To: mrca at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [MRCA] MRCA Meet Recon Patrol Operations

On 8/25/2012 10:34 AM, W2HX wrote:
> .....I wonder if it might be possible to do crossband retransmit, say HF<->6M? For example, maybe someone on big pocano might have VHF access back to HQ but other site may not. I wonder if we set up an HF freq at big pocano for the other sites to reach and then big pocano to HQ via VHF? I've never done that before but I wonder if its possible?
In the past, we usually ran three sites,  Big Pocono, Jacobsburg, and Beltzville.  Jacobsburg is on the other side of a 1500 foot ridge, and Beltzville is down in a hole.  The teams heading to these sites generally "hill-topped" on 51 on the way out, and then set up NVIS antennas at those two sites.  A simple low dipole or end-fed half-wave works just fine.  The NVIS stations generally can hear each other.

This year Dale's adding Penns Peak and Minsi Lake.  The former is another high spot, so there may be LOS between there and both Gilbert and Big Pocono.  Big Pocono is the place to go if you just warming up to this stff, especially if you want to work VHF.


Al


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

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