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Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)

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All,

Jono 6NDT and I have planned to replace the single folded dipole on VK6RTP Tom Price with a new Diamond F22 when I fly back up in a week. With that sort of gain and 1130m AMSL we are hoping to see some activity. Keep an ear out for it on 146.625.

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Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)

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Will do 8)
Also you can put a too higher gain antenna on a repeater. The lobes can null the town below
and cover the outer areas.
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Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)

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looks like a duct will open tonight and peak around 8am tomorrow.
Keep an ear out for Exmouth 146.850Mhz.
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Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)

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Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)

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Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)

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Not FM or a repeater, but:
Vk6RBU 144.560 519 into Geraldton.
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Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)

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Heard the usual suspects this morning mobile in Northern suburbs ; Cataby, Busselton, Mt Bill, Mt Saddleback, Harvey and what might have been Northam creating weird noises. Got into 6RGN while driving past Observation City but they must have been asleep :-)

Edit: Make that 6ROO not 6RGN
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Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)

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robbage wrote:Got into 6RGN while driving past Observation City but they must have been asleep :-)
6RGN? Where's that, hihi :?
Very few monitor that one now as 6ROO is the repeater of choice.
Once 6RGN gets upgraded and antenna raised quite a few more metres, then there will be more interest :D

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Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)

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vk6xlr wrote:
robbage wrote:Got into 6RGN while driving past Observation City but they must have been asleep :-)
6RGN? Where's that, hihi :?
Very few monitor that one now as 6ROO is the repeater of choice.
Once 6RGN gets upgraded and antenna raised quite a few more metres, then there will be more interest :D
My mistake, it was ROO. I have it tagged on my IC208 as "Gerro" :-) 6RGN is the one that shares the same freq with Kal and Katanning?
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robbage wrote:My mistake, it was ROO. I have it tagged on my IC208 as "Gerro" :-) 6RGN is the one that shares the same freq with Kal and Katanning?
ROO is 146.775
RGN is 147.000 Shared as you mentioned.

I guess everyone was busy this morning as not to hear you. I was in Three Springs. Bit hard to hear our repeaters from there, hihi.

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Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)

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The duct is cracking along this arvo. Rick 6XLR in Gerro through 6RAP (which explains why he wasn't hearing me on 6ROO mobile in Swanbourne)
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2010-11-08 08:28:35 UTC: VK6UFO-9>APOTC1,VK6RTH-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1,qAS,VK6XLR:>Hills Amateur Radio Group

Mon 10:41:03 1:Fm VK6XLR-9 To 2XT6S7 Via VK6RTH-3,WIDE1*,WIDE2-1 <UI pid=F0 Len=17 >[18:41:03]
Mon 10:41:03 `*A&l Yj/`"4(}_"
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Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)

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Maarten VK6MP and myself, both in Gero, just made contact via VK6REX in Exmouth.
About 2x3 each way.

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Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)

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More tropo tonight on 2 metres. APRS and several repeaters.

Hearing VK6RPH 2 & 6m beacons and VK6RBU 2m beacon.

Spoke to Jeff VK6AX via Rolystone.
No-one else though. Pity as was perfect to liaise a 6m contact.

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Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)

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VK6ROO in Gero is making it to Perth.
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Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)

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VK6ZMS wrote:VK6ROO in Gero is making it to Perth.
The receiver is rather unhappy though. I'm hearing it key up but no voice :(

VK6RAP into Gero atm :)
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