[MRCA] Ft DuPont Ft Mott ops

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FB guys.  According to Google Earth that would be a distance of about  
3.5 miles.  Should be possible to do better than that over an  
unobstructed water path.  Hope you're able to undertake some  
additional exercises.

Made a test run a number of years ago with a BC-611 on the SS Lane  
Victory just off Santa Catalina Island and a GRC-9 on the beach near  
Ft. MacArthur, a distance of approximately 17 miles LOS.  The GRC-9  
voice signal was 5 x 9 all the way out and back on the 611.  At 17  
miles the 611 carrier was clearly audible on the beach but no  
intelligible voice came through.  Set up a test between a pair of 611s  
on another occasion, one on the beach and another on the ship as it  
sailed away but equipment malfunctions prevented achieving any  
meaningful results on that attempt.

Dennis D.  W7QHO
Glendale, CA

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On Mar 22, 2012, at 6:37 PM, B Smith wrote:

> I have posted info  (link below) on the joint operation between Ft.
> Mott and Ft. DuPont last Saturday.
> The New Jersey, Ft. Mott side was represented by Dave KB3ELD and Mark
> KD3ZK, and I was on the
> Delaware side at Ft. DuPont.
> We established an Ad Hoc BC-611 record between New Jersey and Delaware
> as well as
> using Pogo Sticks and  a DAV over the same over water  path.
>
> Many thanks to Dave and Mark for preparing their equipment and
> starting on time.  Also thank you  Al, N3FRQ for
> performing "Kingpin" duties and guarding 3.885 Mcs with a tremendous
> signal on that push.
>
>    While I was  deployed Saturday at Ft. DuPont I naturally had to
> attempt a check into
> the famous 60 meter Moose and Squirrel Net   a.k.a    "The Moose and
> Squirrel Cold-War Clandestine and
> Long-Range-Reconnaissance-Patrol Net"  -  -  -  and posted
> pictures/video of same.
>
> Z
>
> http://k4che.com/Ft.%20DuPont%20March%202012/Ft%20Dupont%20March%202012%20pg%201.htm
>
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