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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
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
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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
I’m not quite sure where to post this question, but thought I would start here. Is anyone using the 6 meter repeater in Brookline to join this weekly repeater net?
It’s connected to the N1IMO repeater network. I can hear it loud and clear, but have been unable reach anyone, including this weekly net.
I find some confusion on the internet about its offset. Some directories say 500KHz, others say 1MHz. I have tried both with no success.
At present I have my settings: 53.930MHz, -500KHz offset, and 88.5 PL.
Maybe I just don’t have a good enough path, but as well as Rx comes through, it seems I should be able to reach it.
Marv KC1LML Peterborough
Does this vehicle have current sensors? My F-150 did. If so you have to connect down stream of the current sensors. Being an ‘04 I doubt it does, but I do not know.
Hi Bob,
Sounds like a plan. Timing skills from flat picking would be helpful, I’d think! Of course, my picking skills are less than stellar so I hope that doesn’t work against me, lol.
Fleet
Wonderful you’re interested in learning the secret code. I have been sending CW for 62 years and this is what I’d like you to know. Speed is NOT the goal, but sending a complete idea to the other station and being understood is!1. Learn the letters, numbers and punctuations, of course. You will not learn these in one day, or two, but I must encourage you to repeat each character until you can recite them in your sleep. When I first started out, I went to sleep repeating the complete alphabet in my mind night after night until each was letter was pretty normal without having to second guess what I remembered. I dreamt of the following sentence: THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOGS BACK. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 times.” Only then did I fall asleep. It was repeated (dit/dah) 4 to 5 times every night. It worked. I learned the code quickly
2. I started learning CW and used a straight key for about 15 years. I got to be pretty fast, but peaked at 13 to 15 WPM. I was trapped at this speed because after sending for 2 to 3 hours at a clip … my wrist got tired. Okay, I fought it, but it was there and a straight key is sloooow.
3. Right now, AVOID using a straight key. Please do not buy and use a “Bug” because it looks cool. Too, too many guys do not know that using a Bug requires spacing and is absolutely difficult to copy. Lordy. It is not the way to go and pass-off what others tell you. It isn’t fun to copy and makes for a dead-end QSO.
4. Buy a used “paddle” at first and learn CW knowing your dits & dahs will be perfectly spaced. W1AW has practice code and is sent with perfect spacing. Emulate their sending and you’ll be loced by many. A brand new iambic paddle on today‘s market will cost $150 to $400. And remember, they all do the same thing. Mine is made (engineered) in Germany and costs $350. I am a serious CW operator.
5. I said speed is not your first priority, however, SPACING is extremely important. You must space between letters enough so one character doesn’t crash into another. Now, you MUST space between words. Time and time again I have to send back reports that I can’t understand what was sent because the entire transmission was one long word. Pheeeeew. Space (big space) between words and eventually your rhythm and speed will improve. I cannot emphasize spacing between words, numbers, and punctuations.
6. Q-signal. QRQ means send faster. QRS means send slower. When you miss 3/4 of a transmission, it’s not fun. Make CW fun time, and not one you’re guessing what was sent. I say to a bad station … “TU es 73.”
These are only a few ideas I have picked up along the way and I have more, but not at this time. I expect to hear you on the air using good standard procedures, plus I want to QSO with you when you’re ready.
Dennis K1LGQ
Brookline NHSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphoneHi Bob,
Start with a strait key. Learning to to send with good timing will enhance your copy ability. Here’s a good inexpensive starter key from CW Morse (https://cwmorse.us). Once you get your copy ability above about 15 WPM, then it’s time to switch to a bug or paddles.
Another advantage of using a strait key is that you can get on-the-air and start making contacts with the SKCC group (https://www.skccgroup.com). Joining SKCC will give you lots of opportunities to get on the air with slow-code (QRS) contacts.
Don’t make the mistake of becoming a “professional student” and using only machine generated code to build up your copy skills. Getting on-the-air and making contacts under “real” band conditions (QSB, QRM, QRN, etc.) will build copy skill much, much faster than just using training apps like G4FON. Once you can recognize all the 40 essential characters from the sound the code, ditch the apps and turn on your rig.
If you really want to amp up your learning, consider joining either CWOps academy (https://cwops.org/cw-academy/) or the Long Island CW Club (https://longislandcwclub.org). Full disclosure, I’m a member of both and an instructor for LICW.
TU ES 73! DE K1OKD <dit> <dit>