Outdoor Adventure USA

Posted: **Thu Jun 28, 2018 5:29 pm**

Please check in early

Bruce
K6IGH

Posted: **Thu Jun 28, 2018 5:43 pm**

Early Check-In Request

WD6USA
Jeff

Posted: **Thu Jun 28, 2018 5:53 pm**

early check-in please, Thanks KF6KOC Randy.

Posted: **Thu Jun 28, 2018 6:43 pm**

Please check me in for tonight's net

Jack M
KK6WXQ

Posted: **Thu Jun 28, 2018 7:11 pm**

Please give me an early check-in.
James kg5pmn

: Field day with mars club; FB_IMG_1530237535807.jpg (151.83 KiB) Viewed 724 times

Posted: **Thu Jun 28, 2018 7:13 pm**

Supposed to read MJARS club

Posted: **Thu Jun 28, 2018 7:18 pm**

Please check me in. Will be to the shack a bit later this evening.

Posted: **Thu Jun 28, 2018 7:27 pm**

Early Check in please

W6RIP

Thank You
Kevin

Posted: **Thu Jun 28, 2018 8:14 pm**

Operation Red-Eye Net Check-In:

A little over 125 miles from the Keller Peak Repeater with a significant piece of dirt between our location and the repeater. A little Google Earth recon before the event but the planned site was not made because the road to the site was gated.

: Graphic of LOS to Keller Peak with Frazier Peak right in the way.; 180623, OAUSA FD Site to Keller.jpg (1.36 MiB) Viewed 719 times

: Just a little offset helped the situation.; 180623, OAUSA FD Site to Keller Alternate.jpg (1.36 MiB) Viewed 719 times

: APRS ping from my Yaesu FT-1DR HT.; 180623, OAUSA FD Site APRS.jpg (787.39 KiB) Viewed 719 times

: Satellite imagery of the same.; 180623, OAUSA FD Site APRS SAT.jpg (1.48 MiB) Viewed 719 times

: The go-box on wheels under cover of darkness.; 180623, OAUSA FD 640 63.JPG (59.85 KiB) Viewed 719 times

: The painter's pole as a mast setup against the spare tire.; 180623, OAUSA FD 640 64.jpg (51.79 KiB) Viewed 719 times

: The Blackbird J-Pole that was rotated to provide the best signal to the repeater. The J-Pole "lobes" were apparent during this test and contact was made at 75 watts on an FT-2900 working off of a battery box (33AH SLA).; 180623, OAUSA FD 640 65.JPG (65.01 KiB) Viewed 719 times

Posted: **Thu Jun 28, 2018 8:28 pm**

The bad conditions were not as good as years past, but 10 and 15 meters were well used this year.

We had a lot of success with a Myantennas.com end fed antenna.

A lot of people were asking about what antenna I was using and I used the 80-10 meter EFHW8010 it covers 8 bands, it is Loooonnnnggg and you must exercise great care or it can easily become a rats nest.

It is available from http://www.myantennas.com there is a coupon code that gives a nice 10% discount on an already inexpensive antenna.

enter RET2018 in the coupon box on checkout this is good throughout 2018.

Hector
KE6VRL

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