I’ll just be monitoring for the rest of the day.
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I will be on 20 meters FT-8 tomorrow starting around 1600UTC. The power connector on the back of my FT-991a is kind of broken and sunken into the radio, so I gotta be careful with that until I can open the radio to fix it. Also, my Bioenno batt is still chugging along, powered up, since I charged it 2 weeks ago. Below is the batt that I am using in my radio shack. This was ordered July 4th of 2023. I have never had any problems with it, even with all of the temperature extremes I have put it through. Hot summers and cold winters in the trunk of my car!
Also, below is the antenna I am now using. I use it mainly for portability to different sites.
The “micro” TDL is rated at 100watts SSB Phone and 25watts full duty cycle. I really don’t push it to the max and am usually around 20 watts or below, in a digital mode like FT-8. Here it is in action in a family member’s back yard…
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Repeater Systems Operated by CARS
CARS operates and maintains four repeater systems in the area. These systems are available for our members, local hams and even city officials, particularly for emergency communications traffic. The systems are as follows:
2 Meter Systems:
1) 146.820 MHz, -0.6 MHz offset, PL 162.2, Analog FM/C4FM (W4CAR)
2) 146.610 MHz, -0.6 MHz offset, PL 162.2 (W4CAR)
3) 145.150 MHz, -0.6 MHz offset, PL 103.5, Analog FM/C4FM (K4AMG)
70 Centimeter System:
1) 444.000 MHz, +5 MHz offset, PL 162.2, Analog FM/C4FM/WIRES-X (W4CAR)
1.25 Meter System:
1) 224.74000, 223.14000, -1.6 MHz, FM 100 Hz.
Repeater Details
The VHF 146.820 Repeater and the UHF 444.000 Repeater are both located in the Greenbrier section of Chesapeake. Both repeaters use a PL tone of 162.2 Hz for analog mode access. The repeater systems also transmit a 162.2 Hz tone for stations that wish to use tone squelch.
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Saturday 4-4-2016, I entered my radio shack and setup FT-8 and was able to make contact with a station in Louisiana, using 20 Watts.
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I will be posting updates on what radio related things I will be involved in soon…
73s!!
KO4SMX - Southeastern Virginia 