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Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:10 am
by VK6FLAM
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.
Cheers
Lamby
Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:12 am
by VK6ZMS
Will do
Also you can put a too higher gain antenna on a repeater. The lobes can null the town below
and cover the outer areas.
Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 5:35 pm
by VK6ZMS
looks like a duct will open tonight and peak around 8am tomorrow.
Keep an ear out for Exmouth 146.850Mhz.
Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 5:39 pm
by robbage
Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 5:50 pm
by VK6ZMS
I used the tea leaves.
Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 7:08 pm
by vk6xlr
Not FM or a repeater, but:
Vk6RBU 144.560 519 into Geraldton.
Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:54 pm
by robbage
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
Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:09 pm
by vk6xlr
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
73,
Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:26 pm
by robbage
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
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?
Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:34 pm
by vk6xlr
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.
73,
Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 5:39 pm
by robbage
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)
Also:
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(}_"
Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:44 pm
by vk6xlr
Maarten VK6MP and myself, both in Gero, just made contact via VK6REX in Exmouth.
About 2x3 each way.
73,
Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 8:12 pm
by vk6xlr
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.
73,
Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:49 pm
by VK6ZMS
VK6ROO in Gero is making it to Perth.
Re: DX reports (FM and repeaters)
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:58 pm
by vk6xlr
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
