[CQ] show of hands: how many of you can reach N6NFI? W6CX?

[Mark Cohen]

Ha! Sorry for not getting back to the group sooner.

I can hit both repeaters from my house in the Outer Sunset. I have a mast that's about 30feet up with a wire jpole on it.

Mark


On Mar 30, 2010, at 1:10 PM, Michael Shiloh wrote:

> Not many replies.
> 
> Perhaps what I'll do is set my HT to scan between N6NFI and W6CX, and I 
> suppose there is no harm in getting on either of those and saying:
> 
> "This is KA6RCQ, can anyone from Noisebridge hear me?"
> 
> M
> 
> Jonathan Lassoff wrote:
>> Excerpts from Michael Shiloh's message of Sun Mar 28 16:13:36 -0700 2010:
>>> My schedule is irregular, but I'd really like to chat with any of you 
>>> when I have time.
>>> 
>>> What do you say we agree to hang out on some repeater when possible? 
>>> We've been unable to select a time for a net, perhaps chance encounters 
>>> on a known repeater is the next best thing.
>>> 
>>> I'm able to reach both of these repeaters from most places between my 
>>> home (SF) and work (Emeryville):
>>> 
>>> N6NFI 145.23 is in Palo Alto. I think their repeater is at the top of 
>>> the hill near SLAC.
>>> 
>>> W6CX 147.060 is on Mt. Diablo.
>> 
>> I'd love to chat on 2m sometime. I haven't been active in a while.
>> 
>> Last I tested, I could hit the N6NFI repeater from my roof in the Inner
>> Richmond. Kinda spotty coverage elsewhere in SF.
>> They have a cool DTMF-triggered signal meter to let you know how well
>> you're hitting the input to boot.
>> 
>> I've rarely been able to hear W6CX's FM repeater (can hear the
>> digipeater at times) except by the eastern shoreline and the east bay.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> jof
>> 
> 
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Mark Cohen
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