W4CIA 147.210 Mhz

[Frank Gentges]

Richard,

The W4CIA repeater is open to all radio amateurs... and we at AMRAD 
encourage one and all to use it.  We want to see it become a well used 
meeting place as well as a means for emergency communications in a disaster.

You may want to try a 2 meter yagi but remember to turn it vertically to 
match the polarization of the repeater.  a 5 element yagi should have a 
chance if the topography is not too bad.  Go ahead and try the J-Pole, 
you might get lucky as well as trying an attic mounted yagi.

The majority of hams on 2 meters use horizontal polarization so they 
will have a loss when trying to connect to vertically polarized 
repeaters.  Your nearby ham is probably so limited bit a quick look will 
tell.

Frank K0BRA


On 2/10/2014 9:25 PM, Rob Seastrom wrote:
>
> Richard <revo753 at yahoo.com> writes:
>
>> Hi,
>> Thanks for your reply.  Perhaps, if I put the j-pole antenna in the attic, it
>> might hit the repeater.
>
> Unlikely.
>
>> Their is a ham near here, in Manassas, who has rooftop antennas.  I
>> wonder, if he could bring the repeater up.
>
> Did you look at the coverage maps Maitland posted?  Zoom in on them;
> they show the county lines etc.  If your friend lives on top of Bull
> Run Mountain, he has a prayer.
>
> Note that being able to "bring the repeater up" may not be enough to
> actually communicate through it.
>
>> I don't know if this ham is an AMRAD member.
>> Are non-AMRAD members allowed to use the repeater?
>
> Yes.
>
> -r
>
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