Subj : Re: Quarantine projects
To   : VK3JED
From : JIMMY ANDERSON
Date : Mon Jun 01 2020 12:42 pm

-=> VK3JED wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-

 JA> It has a short pole - hammered it into the ground. Was able to talk on
 JA> the closest repeater - was able to HEAR one that I've only been able
 JA> to hear in my truck. I can talk to it from the mobile, but they
 JA> couldn't hear me on this HT.

 VK> Sounds like it's on a par with the antenna on the car, but you need
 VK> more power. :)

Could be... 50 watts vs. 8 or 10 watts (not sure).

 JA> Next step - my mom has an antenna on a tower attached to her house. Now
 JA> that she doesn't use it anymore, she said I can have it. Gonna get with
 JA> my son one weekend soon and take it down, bring it here and put it up
 JA> at the end of the house.

 VK> Cool, height will help too. :)

 JA> Where the bedroom is is on the OPPISITE end of the house from the
 JA> electrical wires, so I feel safe putting it there. I plan to put this
 JA> antenna up and see what it does, then down the road if I want to spend
 JA> a few bucks I'll get a better one. I'm thinking this one is
 JA> directional, so I might be a little limited for now, but that's okay
 JA> too.

 VK> See how you go. :)

Yeah - kinda exciting to get something going in that respect!



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