[roc-chat] Re: Amateur radio at rocstock
- From: David Smith <davew6dps@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 14:40:31 -0700
It depends how close you are to the repeater and whether you use a scope...
;-)
On May 20, 2013 2:35 PM, <rtd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I don't have any 222 gear. Would my dad's old Remington .22 LR work?
>
> - Rick "10-4 on the 30-30" Dickinson
>
>
> On 2013-05-20 14:30, David Smith wrote:
>
>> I think that 146.535 is fine for 2meter simplex on the lake bed.
>>
>> As for repeaters to talk in along the various highways, there are
>> some wide coverage repeaters the might be useful.
>>
>> I know there is a Big Bear repeater that has wide coverage on our
>> side of the mountains. Also a machine for Apple Valley that might
>> work.
>>
>> If many folks have 222 gear the Edison Amateur Radio Network has a
>> number of repeaters linked together that covers pretty much all of
>> SoCal, southern Nevada, and western Arizona. If anyone is interested I
>> can provide details.
>>
>> I can look through my notes, and try to suggest a local repeater,
>> unless someone has a favorite.
>>
>> We may want to see what repeaters have good coverage of the lakebed
>> and approach routes.
>>
>> Congrats 0n the PADI cert! (I am NAUI myself...)
>>
>> Dave
>> W6DPS
>>
>> On May 20, 2013 1:24 PM, <rtd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> And, I'm now back from vacation. (Cancun was awesome, thanks for
>>> asking. I'm now PADI certified as an Open Water scuba diver, and have an
>>> underwater housing for one of my cameras, which should both come in
>>> reeeeeeal handy out on the lake bed....)
>>>
>>> In any case, I need to request the help and expertise of the ROC Ham
>>> Community(tm). I was originally given those frequencies by Leslie Seiders,
>>> but I, too, have never heard a peep on either one while monitoring from the
>>> lake bed. I have heard a rumour (as of now unsubstantiated) that the
>>> repeater in question suffered a lightning strike at some point, and is down
>>> for the count. However, I don't know of a better repeater or simplex
>>> frequency to recommend that ROC hams use to contact one another.
>>>
>>> To keep things simple, perhaps we ought to do a bit of testing on-site
>>> at ROCstock, and update the page to list *just* a single repeater that
>>> we're able to verify is reachable from the lake bed, so that everyone will
>>> be able to monitor and use a single frequency to contact each other. Less
>>> confusion, and more likely to result in successful contacts as people drive
>>> to and from the lake bed, as well.
>>>
>>> Are there any high desert hams here who could help steer us to a good
>>> solution?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> - Rick Dickinson
>>>
>>> On 2013-05-15 09:48, Allen Farrington wrote:
>>>
>>> Rick Dickinson handles that page on the website and he's on vacation
>>>> right now.
>>>> Allen
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------**------------------------------**
>>>> ------------------------------**-----
>>>> Allen H. Farrington - L3
>>>> ROC Director and Secretary
>>>> NAR 73474, Tripoli 12280
>>>> K6AHF
>>>> http://www.allenfarrington.org [1] [1]
>>>>
>>>> On May 15, 2013, at 9:45 AM, Peter Grace <pcg@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> At the May 11th club launch I tried calling on 146.535 and on
>>>>> 146.940(- 0.6/pl 91.5)
>>>>>
>>>>> Nothing heard. No activity on those frequencies was heard either.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is the info on the club website still accurate?
>>>>>
>>>>> What will be used at Rocstock 37?
>>>>>
>>>>> 73 de AI6PG Peter DM04pg
>>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
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