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[CHARLES OLIVE]

2 Meter DX Activity Night

Join us for a 2 Meter Single Sideband DX Activity night, Thursday Nights at 7:30 PM on 144.230 MHz Upper Sideband.

Activity Night Facilitators: W6CRO, Chuck, and KI6FF, David.

The purpose of this radio get together is:
  a.. To increase activity 
  b.. Provide the first 2 meter DX contacts for new operators. 
  c.. Continued DX challenges for all operators. 
  d.. To provide a forum and discussion for station improvement. 
  e.. To develop a network of friends who have a common interest and are wiling to help on another. 
  f.. To have a lot of fun with our Ham radio hobby. 
You need an all-mode radio capable of SSB operation on 2 meters. Most of the newer multi-band radios with HF, VHF, or UHF capability like the IC 706 or the FT 100 are suitable . To get started, use any antenna that will gibe acceptable SWR on the lower end of the 2 meter band. 

Come and check- in and plan on participating every week. 

A reminder for those used to working FM:
  a.. Remember to set the correct mode, USB 
  b.. Turn off repeater offset and PLL tones. 
  c.. Center or turn off any RIT or XIT you might have turned on. 
  d.. Turn off or minimize speech compression. 
  e.. Set the tuning to the slowest (smallest frequency change per rotation). 
  f.. Tune to 144.230 MHz and tune slowly with the main tuning knob only until voices are natural sounding.