FliteFest 2m or 440MHz frequency?

[Skeetpf]

Ram -

This is the video I believe I used: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56PvtAqacz8

Here are a few more: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=program+baofeng+uv-5r



It's a little counter intuitive since you have to input and the repeater frequency twice. They mention it in the videos generally at the end. If you have issues I'm sure somebody at FliteFest can help you out. I've figured it out once, may be able to help you out

I'll be there with my son, Black Nisson Pickup (NY Plate), 2 tents....

Skeetpf - KD2GWO

 

[Grenadapult]

Hmmmm. There IS an open repeater in Canton. Just sayin.
http://www.repeaterbook.com/repeaters/details.php?state_id=39&ID=202#sthash.VqIjGz5f.dpbs

 

[RAM]

Ram -

This is the video I believe I used: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56PvtAqacz8

Here are a few more: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=program+baofeng+uv-5r



It's a little counter intuitive since you have to input and the repeater frequency twice. They mention it in the videos generally at the end. If you have issues I'm sure somebody at FliteFest can help you out. I've figured it out once, may be able to help you out

I'll be there with my son, Black Nisson Pickup (NY Plate), 2 tents....

Skeetpf - KD2GWO

Thanks, watching them now

 

[jhitesma]

Honestly guys, if Canton is anything like Dayton, every ham in the area would be thrilled that a repeater was seeing some use. Simplex would be fine, though, as long as you're within about 1.5-2.0 miles. The reason I suggested using a repeater is it get's you coverage from the site into Canton and surrounding areas. Probably about 25-40 miles. This will cover all the local hotels, etc. At 6' of the ground, over water (perfectly level), a handheld can only cover 3.7 miles until it hits the horizon.

How times have changed. I remember in Cleveland in the 80's the repeaters being so busy that people were routinely encouraged to go to simplex to ease the congestion I guess now that everyone has cell phones things aren't as busy on air

I'd also say you're grossly underestimating simplex. I routinely do 12-20 miles at 5 watts on 2m to reach my "local" repeaters and talk to friends. And that's over anything but open water ("open" desert sometimes but not always.) Admittedly the repeaters 12 miles away are on a nice tall mountain and it's flat between here and there. But the 20 mile simplex connection was over flat ground with both of us on 5 watt HT's and rubber ducks (though nice ones, not the junk that comes with radios) and good radios (nice Kenwood and Icom gear not Chinese mystery radios that may or may not actually be putting out 5w and may or may not be putting that power on frequency accurately.)

Heck, I made my contact with the ISS using 5 watts and a handheld, though I did use a homemade j-pole antenna instead of just a rubber duck.

Repeaters are great, don't get me wrong. And with the link systems now coverage is amazing. I can talk to guys in LA and San Diego from here in Yuma thanks to the linking systems. But for a lot of things simplex is more than enough. Don't forget your uplink to the repeater is effectively simplex and you're probably almost always more than 4 miles away! The repeater I used the most in Ohio was 7 miles away in someones backyard on a 100ft tower and I never had issues hitting it with just 5 watts and a decent rubber duck.