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Doctor
New member
Username: Doctor
Post Number: 1
Registered: 8-2018
| | Posted on Saturday, August 04, 2018 - 2:46 pm: | 
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HOWDY EVERYONE
Just got back from vacation to S. DAKOTA.
I had a cb radio in the car, CB was on all channels and made many contacts on the wayout and back, ham wise 2 meters was dead on simplex.
CEF795 |
Watt
Member
Username: Watt
Post Number: 67
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, August 11, 2018 - 11:36 am: |
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Howdy Doctor.
I haven’t been on the radio for over a month now. Not been feeling very well. It sounds like cycle 24 is still alive. 2014 was a fantastic year for skip. Europe in the morning and the South Pacific in the evening. Sure miss those days. Hope cycle 25 is just as good. Happy DXing to ya.
DX is the next best thing to being there.
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Ericextreme
Junior Member
Username: Ericextreme
Post Number: 12
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Monday, August 13, 2018 - 2:14 am: |
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Watt I am still having those same conditions here in the Northeast Corner of the USA almost daily.
Eric Extreme
2 American Eagle 813 (2AE813)
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Tech237
Moderator
Username: Tech237
Post Number: 1926
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Monday, August 13, 2018 - 8:55 am: |
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Doctor - because stupidly, most 2m people stick to repeaters. This is why my mobile rig is a dual receiver one. I have one side switching between 146.520 and 52.525 or 29.600 while the other side scans the repeaters.
Tech237
N7AUS
God made me an athiest, who are you to question his wisdom?
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Charliebrown
Advanced Member
Username: Charliebrown
Post Number: 636
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, August 18, 2018 - 6:07 pm: |
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2 meter, 70cm , 10 meter, 6 meter. dual band FT 7900r , TYT 9600 dual band ,Analog DMR, MD 380 DMR , So this is what I do. |
Raya
Junior Member
Username: Raya
Post Number: 38
Registered: 6-2017
| | Posted on Sunday, November 08, 2020 - 1:29 am: |
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May I vote for 237? Doc your primary error was that you should have looked up on the internet for a list of repeaters and related information for repeaters on your travel route. Virtually all amateurs use only repeaters and not simplex in their local communications. A little appropriate programing of your 2 meter radio would have very likely been quite rewarding.
N5LRZ |
Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 2478
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, November 09, 2020 - 11:03 am: |
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There are a LOT of people on 146.520 simplex in my area. It's our "home channel". I have a radio on 146.520 almost 24/7.
It all depends upon which area you find yourself located. Simplex activity varies.
Your radio 'Mythbuster' since 1998
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Watt
Member
Username: Watt
Post Number: 80
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Monday, November 09, 2020 - 9:29 pm: |
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2 Meters is dead here in northern Minnesota. Only time you hear anyone on simplex or the repeaters is when there is a skeded net. Not like the 1990s when 2 was buzzing with activity.
DX is the next best thing to being there.
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Charliebrown
Advanced Member
Username: Charliebrown
Post Number: 733
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 - 8:53 pm: |
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In addition to my last post I have my General license and doing HF also. ALINCO DX SR8T HF radio |
Raya
Junior Member
Username: Raya
Post Number: 41
Registered: 6-2017
| | Posted on Thursday, December 03, 2020 - 9:43 am: |
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RE: CharlieB
A small bit of personal advise: do not stop. Get the Extra Study Guide of your choosing and just keep on going.
You have only one more license class to go and while you are in the mood to study stuff now is not the time to stop. Once you get Extra Status then you can stop--there ain't no more to get.
Keep goin push push push forward.
N5LRZ |
Mrnobody
Intermediate Member
Username: Mrnobody
Post Number: 106
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2020 - 7:00 pm: |
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SKIP WAS ROLLING TODAY, MADE A FEW CONTACTS ON 37 LOWER, MAINE WAS COMING IN LIKE LOCALS
'WHATEVER'
CEF-107
DX #023
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