[OKDXA] OKDXA Simplex Frequency

[Robert Redmon]

I really don’t know how to respond to that.  I haven’t owned a 2 meter
vertical beam since 1973. As most serious dxers I have known don’t stop
chasing the rare one at 50 MHz, most have high gain antennas that are
parallel to the horizon as that makes more sense to them, is an accepted
convention, and is aesthetically pleasing.

Bob k5sm

On Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 10:34 PM Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> FM is always vertical to accommodate mobile antennas. SSB and CW are
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> horizontal. Of course, circular always works unless is left-had to
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> right-hand...
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> See you in the pileups,
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> Kim N5OP
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> On 10/1/2020 10:22 PM, Robert Redmon wrote:
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> > vertical or horizontal?
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> >
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> >
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> >> On Oct 1, 2020, at 10:06 PM, Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
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> >>
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> >> As a reminder of an informal suggestion from Jeff Martin K5WE: let's
> try 147.54 FM as an OKDXA calling frequency. There aren't many of us and my
> 2 m antennas consist of a corner reflector at about 52 ft and a discone
> (1/4 wave equivalent) at about 56 ft. It ain't great, but I'll leave my 2m
> rig tuned there on the discone and listen for any calls. The local repeater
> has become a bit... boring.
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> >>
>
> >> When I was in Colorado, I was a member of the Mile High DX Association
> and we used 146.43 as a club simplex frequency. There were enough of us
> along the Front Range that a fair number could talk to each other. At the
> time, a few members also operated a DX cluster on 2 m packet, with a 70 cm
> link across the Continental divide to the Western Slope so they could get
> spots as well. Jeff has had little luck in the Tulsa area, but there are
> several of us here in the OKC area and we may have some luck. If anyone
> knows of a state-wide linked system we could use, let us know!
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> >>
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> >> See you in the pileups,
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> >>
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> >> Kim N5OP
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> >>
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> >> --
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> >>
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> >> Kim Elmore, Ph.D. (Adj. Assoc. Prof., OU School of Meteorology, CCM, PP
> SEL/MEL/Glider, N5OP, 2nd Class Radiotelegraph, GROL)
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> >>
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> >> /"A great second violinist plays second fiddle to no one." //– Robert
> C. Marsh, Chicago Sun-Times./
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