<div class="gmail_quote">Catching back up on the emails...</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Jonathan Lassoff <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jof@thejof.com" target="_blank">jof@thejof.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Excerpts from Josh Myer's message of Tue Dec 08 13:13:43 -0800 2009:<br>
<div>> It'd be great to have a radio around the space; I'm not sure where to put<br>
> it, or how best to control access to it. I'd guess that we could get by<br>
> with not programming in any local repeaters with tones; that should make it<br>
> obscure enough to keep all but the most devoted trolls from abusing it.<br>
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</div>Do we really have to control access? I seem to remember preventing<br>
unauthorized operation being part of the FCC rules for the amateur<br>
service. I think a note saying "this radio can only be operated by<br>
licensed operators" should suffice.<br>
<div><br></div></blockquote><div><br>We actually don't even need the note to satisfy our legal/license obligations. But, honestly, I'd rather make it nontrivial for drunk people in the space to be douchebags on IRLP.<br>
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> We'll still need an antenna, but that's a pretty small problem. The bigger<br>
> thing is: can we get away with a single drop into the space, and then have<br>
> an antenna switcher or something up on the roof?<br>
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</div>Certainly possible. I'd use the same feedline for HF as I would for<br>
2-meters, though some sort of switch adds some complexity to the system.<br>
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> I'm really enthused about getting an HF rig up, too. Mostly because I'm<br>
> only Technician, so I need one of y'all Generals present to operate on the<br>
> meaningful frequencies =)<br>
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</div>Ditto. If we can tackle the antenna/feedline part of things, operating<br>
shouldn't be too much more work. Just hooking up the radio.<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I'd really love to put up a single antenna before I leave town for a week next Thursday. What all would we need to solve for this? Is it just a matter of the feedline? Since we're only putting up a single antenna, we don't need a switchbox and all the associated problems. We can add that part later, in a little weatherproof container, etc.</div>
<div> </div><div>Feedline seems like it should just be 50ohm coax, right? That should be straightforward to find, though I'm not really in a position to fund it =\</div><div><br></div><div>Do we want/need an SWR meter to test the final assembly? Would anybody have one of those and be willing to help out with the antenna installation?</div>
</div>-- <br>Josh Myer 650.248.3796<br> <a href="mailto:josh@joshisanerd.com" target="_blank">josh@joshisanerd.com</a><br>