W4CIA 147.210 Mhz

[Tad]

FYI I can hit it with ~6db of antenna gain @ 10 watts from a few miles
south/east of Manassas Park

-Tad

On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 7:51 PM, Richard <revo753 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Many thanks for the replies to my question.
>
> I will be monitoring the frequency.
>
> Best Wishes
> 73s
> Richard KI4KXJ
>
>
> On Monday, February 10, 2014 10:13 PM, Frank Gentges
> <fgentges at mindspring.com> wrote:
> 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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