[Nashua Area Radio Society]

A brief update to my original post…  I have recently upgraded the VHF / UHF antenna and should have wider coverage as a result.  As well, I have added a 70cm link on 443.3 MHz FM.  Feel free to provide feedback as to coverage and connectability.  Node details are available on the web at http://www.we1h.com/mmknh.html.

Thanks,

• Matt, WE1H

[Nashua Area Radio Society]

One thing to consider is having enough rope tied off at each end in order to lower the OCF all the way down to the ground for future maintenance.

I was glad I bought a 500′ spool (3/16″ Dacron Polyester), because I used 400′ of it to put my Buckmaster up between two tall trees with no center support.

Of course a lot of that rope is tied off at the bottom of those trees when the antenna is up in place. I’m hoping all the squirrels and chipmunks around here don’t develop a liking for it.

Marv N1MOA (previous KC1LML)

 

[Nashua Area Radio Society]

Use an ohm meter to ring out the conductors.

[Nashua Area Radio Society]

Rick,

VHF/UHF nets, we utilize a repeater network comprised of multiple repeaters on different frequencies and PL tones.  Depending on where participants are located, they may be using different repeaters.

See https://www.n1fd.org/nets/ or https://n1imo-n1imn.us/n1imo-n1imn-1/ for the included repeaters.

For the 10m nets, those are held  on or around 28.480 MHz using SSB Phone; exact frequency varies some depending on the night and conditions.

[Nashua Area Radio Society]

Matt – thanks for the information. I’m going to send you an email.

Marv KC1LML

 

[Nashua Area Radio Society]

Watching here, too. BTW, I know you are looking to put up a mast at the side of your house, but here’s another thought suggested to me by n1fd member Hamilton Stewart – a catenary (support) rope between tall trees at the opposite ends of my backyard. In my case, I put up a 160′ long rope (up about 65′ at each end) and suspended my 7 band OCF from the middle. The rope sags a little, but OCF itself is still up 50′ in the middle, works well, and survived some heavy wet snows this winter.

Marv KC1LML

 

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Hi Jon,

Thanks for getting back. I was just curious about that 6m repeater after I happened to hear it sending out a callsign one day. I can get on N1IMO through some of the 2m and 70cm repeaters , so all is good.

Marv KC1LML

 

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Hi Marvin,

I don’t think I’ve heard anyone on the net via 6 meters.  Here is the info from the N1IMO website.

Brookline, NH: 53.410 Minus offset, PL 88.5 146.130 Remote Receiver for 146.73 Minus offset PL 151.4

Brookline, NH:
Home to the 53.410 repeater. Also serves as the third receive site for the 146.730 repeater. To access the system using this site, one would set their radio on the 146.730 using a negative offset and a TX PL tone of 151.4. This site is located just off Rt. 13 at the old Big Bear Ski Area at an elevation of 600′ on top of a 180′ cell tower.

You can see this page at:  https://n1imo-n1imn.us/n1imo-n1imn-1/

I hope this helps

Jon -AC1EV

 

[Nashua Area Radio Society]

Thanks, everyone, for joining our net!
If you have a strong signal on 10m
and would be interested in being Net
Control in a rotation with us and others,
please contact Jon at [email protected]

Look for our nets on Netlogger

[Nashua Area Radio Society]

Thanks, everyone, for joining our net!
If you have a strong signal on 10m
and would be interested in being Net
Control in a rotation with us and others,
please contact Jon at [email protected]

Look for our nets on Netlogger

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