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How many Ham Ops are on the forum? always looking to work other mobiles!
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07-21-2012, 11:07 PM
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How many Ham Ops are on the forum? always looking to work other mobiles!
Hi gang, new to forum, Drew KB2SEo here, i have HF and 2 meters in the Jeep- I am usually on 10 and/or 40 meters. Does any of the jeep users have a frequency they hang on? I listen on 146.520 and 28.400, the National calling frequencies. my Jeep is my Daily drive, so I am usually on in the mornings, about 6:40 or so Eastern time, would love to set up a "Sked" om 40 with other Jeep Ops, also Look for us on 28.390 USB 8 pm thursdays - North GA Laryngitis Net...any licensed ham welcome.
Drew- KB2SEO
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07-22-2012, 07:27 AM
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Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
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I made a similar post a while back, last I checked it was over 9 pages,lol. Theres a few on here, you could say. Just upgraded yesterday to general, but only have a 2m in the jeep at the moment. With the terrain here, .520 is hard to raise people in places, but you can hit multiple repeaters here. Theres a few that have IRLP on them, so I imagine I could raise you thru one huh? How good is the 10m while mobile, fm and usb? Don't know if I'll add HF to the jeep, and if I do, what kind of route I'll go with. I know we have a couple of 6m repeaters in the state, and 1 10m repeater in Denver.
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07-22-2012, 01:52 PM
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Location: Alberta
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I've got a 2m in my Jeep and shop truck that I have on the local repeater which does have IRLP access. Still working on the HF in the Jeep.
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07-22-2012, 03:54 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Amherst, MA
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Haven't managed to get the antennas back up after the October Blizzard took out most of the trees here, so not much HF activity 
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07-24-2012, 09:56 AM
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Location: Collegedale, TN
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I haven't had a chance to upgrade to general yet, but I tend to monitor 2m, 70cm, & 6m calling frequencies (generally, just 2m & 70 cm). I'm in Chatt, TN.
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07-25-2012, 11:02 AM
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Location: Bloomngton, Illinois
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General here. My mobile 2m, HF, rig is in my Dakota. So mo tx from jeep. Lol
73s
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07-25-2012, 05:43 PM
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N8NSN here. Name is Jimmie. Location S. W. Ohio. Amateur Extra Class. XYL also a ham. Her name is Dawn & her call is K8NSN. Never Say Never times two.
'04 Wrangler
FT-857D home brew paddle & Vertex mic
6, 2, & 440 vertical, home brew windshield mount
102" ss whip on rear passenger side for 10 & 12
Home Brew bug catcher driver side rear 80 - 15
All radio & antenna mounts home brew custom
Mostly a CW HF op here.
Welcome to forum & C U on the bands !
73
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07-25-2012, 07:01 PM
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Who, me?
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Location: Amherst, MA
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I'm seriously eyeballing the MFJ 43-foot vertical and a remote tuner as a relatively blizzard-proof setup that my neighbors won't complain to "the authorities" about.
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And some past Durangos
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07-26-2012, 04:05 AM
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There are tricks for the 43 foot vertical. Of course a good ground field under it. Then, matching stubs along it. A web search on "43 foot vertical mods" will yield a lot of results.
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07-26-2012, 04:11 AM
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Location: Bloomngton, Illinois
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856d here too. Whole set of ham sticks. Complete mobile rig in a case w/ battery packs. Mobile 18 ft mast, 66ft long wire, and Uhf/ vhf antenna. Rarely used but have it if I "need" it.
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07-26-2012, 07:01 AM
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Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Little off topic, so dont beat me up here, but on the hamsticks...
Since they are verticles, they should radiate a pattern horizontally, how well do they work for HF? Normally I think of yagis, and the like with HF and SSB. I really don't know if I'll ever stomach doing a mobile HF install, though out here it makes sense to. Wife freaked when I put an NMO on the roof of the liberty,lol.
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07-26-2012, 08:34 AM
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KK4BUE here. I live in Houston, TX but go to school in Alabama where I got my license. I sometimes carry around my mobile, and monitor 2m/440 bands.. but not many other college students have licenses so it's pretty quiet. I have a comet sbb-7 antenna mounted on my Wrangler so I can hook it up to the mobile real quick. A lot of people ask if I'm majoring in communications or electrical engineering.. but nope, just Architecture 
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07-26-2012, 10:55 AM
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I haven't used the sticks much, but my friend has talked loooong distance on his. Depends on conditions mainly.
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07-27-2012, 12:41 PM
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KK4KPU here in the upstate of SC. Currently have the tech and may try to take the general exam in mid August.
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07-27-2012, 02:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kb2seo
Hi gang, new to forum, Drew KB2SEo here, i have HF and 2 meters in the Jeep- I am usually on 10 and/or 40 meters. Does any of the jeep users have a frequency they hang on? I listen on 146.520 and 28.400, the National calling frequencies. my Jeep is my Daily drive, so I am usually on in the mornings, about 6:40 or so Eastern time, would love to set up a "Sked" om 40 with other Jeep Ops, also Look for us on 28.390 USB 8 pm thursdays - North GA Laryngitis Net...any licensed ham welcome.
Drew- KB2SEO
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You may find me on 10m when open at 28.445, occasionally 28.427, as well.
Usually you'll best find the mobile here parked at 7.018 or 7.028 giving the paddles a work out.
Some mornings I like to check in with the 7.272 rag-chew group.
If we're out camping, never know where the XYL and I will be lingering...
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