Subj : 6m
To : ANDY BALL
From : DAVE OLDRIDGE
Date : Fri Jan 26 2001 05:34 am
AB> Hello Dave!
AB> DO> ...I still use it. GaAsFET preamps on each band.
AB> Is low noise the primary benefit of that?
Low noise figure and good dynamic range (resistant to intermod and
desens).
AB> DO> 2M is generally more populated with repeaters than any
AB> > of the other bands.
AB> I returned this evening from Chicago. Naturally I took my scanning
receiver
AB> with me. I heard a few people on 2m repeaters. I think I've heard one
AB> conversation on our local 70cm repeater, but I've only heard a handful on
2m so
AB> that may not mean much. Is 2m an older band than 70cm, generally or in
terms
AB> of repeaters?
Yes...repeaters more or less got going on 2M at first and then spread
to other bands.
Also, you might want to get together with the operator of your local
repeater(s) and investigate the possibility of linking them to the IRLP
system. See
http://www.irlp.net for details. Our local 146.94 machine is
on there and I can talk to people all over the place...there are nodes
in Alaska, Hawaii, Yellowknife, St. John's Newfoundland and points in
between. There's even a German repeater gearing up to be on the link.
The system uses internet connections to provide linking repeater to
repeater (and reflectors to assemble nets of several repeaters).
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