Re: [digitalradio] Re: Using TS2000, D700A and Sky Command for digital modes ?

2009-10-05 Thread DANNY DOUGLAS
To hit the repeaters 150 miles away.   ??  I havent done so from here, but from 
previous locales I did that.  Of course, right now I have a 8 element 2 meter 
Quagi, but that is for DXing.( along with the 11 element 440).  Very easy to 
homebrew and can just throw them in the back of my pick me up, and head to the 
hills for some topping. 
 


Danny Douglas
N7DC
ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA
SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB
All 2 years or more (except Novice)

short stints at:  DA/PA/SU/HZ/7X/DU
CR9/7Y/KH7/5A

Pls QSL direct, buro, or LOTW preferred,
I Do not use, but as a courtesy do upload to eQSL for 
those who do.  

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  - Original Message - 
  From: Andrew O'Brien 
  To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 5:49 AM
  Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Using TS2000, D700A and Sky Command for 
digital modes ?


But Danny, why do that is you don't have to?



  On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 7:58 PM, DANNY DOUGLAS  wrote:

  

Goodness,  how far away is the repeater?  I nonomally hit repeatrs at 
60-100 miles away with the hand held antenna here in the shack, in the 
basement.  Putting a small verticle up on the roof, attached to the vent pipe 
usually works well.



 




  -- 
  Andy 



  

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Using TS2000, D700A and Sky Command for digital modes ?

2009-10-05 Thread Andrew O'Brien
But Danny, why do that is you don't have to?

On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 7:58 PM, DANNY DOUGLAS  wrote:

>
>
> Goodness,  how far away is the repeater?  I nonomally hit repeatrs at
> 60-100 miles away with the hand held antenna here in the shack, in the
> basement.  Putting a small verticle up on the roof, attached to the vent
> pipe usually works well.
>
>
>
> 
>



-- 
Andy


Re: [digitalradio] Re: Using TS2000, D700A and Sky Command for digital modes ?

2009-10-04 Thread DANNY DOUGLAS
Goodness,  how far away is the repeater?  I nonomally hit repeatrs at 60-100 
miles away with the hand held antenna here in the shack, in the basement.  
Putting a small verticle up on the roof, attached to the vent pipe usually 
works well.

Danny Douglas
N7DC
ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA
SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB
All 2 years or more (except Novice)

short stints at:  DA/PA/SU/HZ/7X/DU
CR9/7Y/KH7/5A

Pls QSL direct, buro, or LOTW preferred,
I Do not use, but as a courtesy do upload to eQSL for 
those who do.  

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DXandTALK
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Digital_modes
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digital_modes/?yguid=341090159

  - Original Message - 
  From: John 
  To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 7:37 PM
  Subject: [digitalradio] Re: Using TS2000, D700A and Sky Command for digital 
modes ?


I do understand Andy. I made a common mistake in that I "ASSUMED" you had 
an outdoor UHF antenna in place to work your vehicle with, which would have 
likely had coax already run. My error indeed.
  Best of luck getting connected to the 2 meter repeater from inside your 
shack. It is just a funny concept (novel/comical) to use a mobile station to 
act as a repeater for a more powerful base station. 

  Again, best of luck and keep us posted on your results,

  73
  John - KE5HAM

  --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "obrienaj"  wrote:
  >
  > John, I was simply trying to avoid having to run 150 ft of expensive coax 
to the only place I can put an outdoor dual band antenna, previously I have not 
had good luck with in door antennas in the shack but can hit the desired 
repeater from my car in the street. I may try a window ledge antenna based on 
an idea from Skip Teller.
  > 
  > Andy K3UK
  > 
  > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "John"  wrote:
  > >
  > > Andy, although I have not tried it with my TS200/TM-D700 combo yet, my 
question would be, why not put a dual bander antenna on the TS2000 also in 
place of the monobander UHF antenna that you must have to pull this off as you 
have stated? Would seem that you could then have the best of both worlds in the 
mobile AND at the BASE ...
  > > 
  > > Keep us posted on your results, should not be any reason you cannot do it 
as described, albeit there may be some delays that could cause some digital 
issues with FLdigi. Are you planning on any form of ARQ?
  > > 
  > > John - KE5HAM
  > > 
  > > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "obrienaj"  wrote:
  > > >
  > > > I am planning on attempting to access a local 2M FM repeater that has 
started using FL-digi for a digital mode net. Since I do not have a 2M antenna 
at home other than the dual-band 2M/70cm mobile antenna on my car, I thought I 
might try the Sky Command capabilities that my rigs have. Anyone already done 
this and perhaps have the set-up files that can be shared ? 
  > > > 
  > > > This would involve operating from my shack with PC and Kenwood TS2000 , 
using a UHF simplex frequency to transmit to my vehicle in the drive-way. In 
the vehicle a Kenwood D700A would pick up the UHF simplex transmission and link 
it to the 2M side of the DM700A for access to the 2M repeater. 
  > > > 
  > > > If someone does have the files all set for this, could you let me know 
(or upload to the files section here) , it would save me a lot of manual 
searching and eye squinting.
  > > > 
  > > > Andy K3UK
  > > >
  > >
  >



  

[digitalradio] Re: Using TS2000, D700A and Sky Command for digital modes ?

2009-10-04 Thread John
I do understand Andy.  I made a common mistake in that I "ASSUMED" you had an 
outdoor UHF antenna in place to work your vehicle with, which would have likely 
had coax already run. My error indeed.
Best of luck getting connected to the 2 meter repeater from inside your shack. 
It is just a funny concept (novel/comical) to use a mobile station to act as a 
repeater for a more powerful base station. 

Again, best of luck and keep us posted on your results,

73
John - KE5HAM

--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "obrienaj"  wrote:
>
> John, I was simply trying to avoid having to run 150 ft of expensive coax to 
> the only place I can put an outdoor dual band antenna, previously I have not 
> had good luck with in door antennas in the shack but can hit the desired 
> repeater from my car in the street.  I may try a window ledge antenna based 
> on an idea from Skip Teller.
> 
> Andy K3UK
> 
> --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "John"  wrote:
> >
> > Andy, although I have not tried it with my TS200/TM-D700 combo yet, my 
> > question would be, why not put a dual bander antenna on the TS2000 also in 
> > place of the monobander UHF antenna that you must have to pull this off as 
> > you have stated? Would seem that you could then have the best of both 
> > worlds in the mobile AND at the BASE ...
> > 
> > Keep us posted on your results, should not be any reason you cannot do it 
> > as described, albeit there may be some delays that could cause some digital 
> > issues with FLdigi. Are you planning on any form of ARQ?
> > 
> > John - KE5HAM
> > 
> > --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "obrienaj"  wrote:
> > >
> > > I am planning on attempting to access a local 2M FM repeater that has 
> > > started using FL-digi for a digital mode net.  Since I do not have a 2M 
> > > antenna at home other than the dual-band 2M/70cm mobile antenna on my 
> > > car, I thought I might try the Sky Command capabilities that my rigs 
> > > have. Anyone already done this and perhaps have the set-up files that can 
> > > be shared ?  
> > > 
> > > This would involve operating from my shack with PC and Kenwood TS2000 , 
> > > using a UHF simplex frequency to transmit to my vehicle in the drive-way. 
> > >  In the vehicle a Kenwood D700A would pick up the UHF simplex 
> > > transmission and link it to the 2M side of the DM700A for access to the 
> > > 2M repeater. 
> > > 
> > > If someone does have the files all set for this, could you let me know 
> > > (or upload to the files section here) , it would save me a lot of manual 
> > > searching and eye squinting.
> > > 
> > > Andy K3UK
> > >
> >
>




[digitalradio] Re: Using TS2000, D700A and Sky Command for digital modes ?

2009-10-04 Thread obrienaj
John, I was simply trying to avoid having to run 150 ft of expensive coax to 
the only place I can put an outdoor dual band antenna, previously I have not 
had good luck with in door antennas in the shack but can hit the desired 
repeater from my car in the street.  I may try a window ledge antenna based on 
an idea from Skip Teller.

Andy K3UK

--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "John"  wrote:
>
> Andy, although I have not tried it with my TS200/TM-D700 combo yet, my 
> question would be, why not put a dual bander antenna on the TS2000 also in 
> place of the monobander UHF antenna that you must have to pull this off as 
> you have stated? Would seem that you could then have the best of both worlds 
> in the mobile AND at the BASE ...
> 
> Keep us posted on your results, should not be any reason you cannot do it as 
> described, albeit there may be some delays that could cause some digital 
> issues with FLdigi. Are you planning on any form of ARQ?
> 
> John - KE5HAM
> 
> --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "obrienaj"  wrote:
> >
> > I am planning on attempting to access a local 2M FM repeater that has 
> > started using FL-digi for a digital mode net.  Since I do not have a 2M 
> > antenna at home other than the dual-band 2M/70cm mobile antenna on my car, 
> > I thought I might try the Sky Command capabilities that my rigs have. 
> > Anyone already done this and perhaps have the set-up files that can be 
> > shared ?  
> > 
> > This would involve operating from my shack with PC and Kenwood TS2000 , 
> > using a UHF simplex frequency to transmit to my vehicle in the drive-way.  
> > In the vehicle a Kenwood D700A would pick up the UHF simplex transmission 
> > and link it to the 2M side of the DM700A for access to the 2M repeater. 
> > 
> > If someone does have the files all set for this, could you let me know (or 
> > upload to the files section here) , it would save me a lot of manual 
> > searching and eye squinting.
> > 
> > Andy K3UK
> >
>




AW: [digitalradio] Re: Using TS2000, D700A and Sky Command for digital modes ?

2009-10-04 Thread Siegfried Jackstien
And you can go on shortwave from your mobile ... nice

 

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Von: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] Im
Auftrag von John
Gesendet: Sonntag, 4. Oktober 2009 19:58
An: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Betreff: [digitalradio] Re: Using TS2000, D700A and Sky Command for digital
modes ?

 

  

Andy, although I have not tried it with my TS200/TM-D700 combo yet, my
question would be, why not put a dual bander antenna on the TS2000 also in
place of the monobander UHF antenna that you must have to pull this off as
you have stated? Would seem that you could then have the best of both worlds
in the mobile AND at the BASE ...

Keep us posted on your results, should not be any reason you cannot do it as
described, albeit there may be some delays that could cause some digital
issues with FLdigi. Are you planning on any form of ARQ?

John - KE5HAM

--- In digitalradio@ <mailto:digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com>
yahoogroups.com, "obrienaj"  wrote:
>
> I am planning on attempting to access a local 2M FM repeater that has
started using FL-digi for a digital mode net. Since I do not have a 2M
antenna at home other than the dual-band 2M/70cm mobile antenna on my car, I
thought I might try the Sky Command capabilities that my rigs have. Anyone
already done this and perhaps have the set-up files that can be shared ? 
> 
> This would involve operating from my shack with PC and Kenwood TS2000 ,
using a UHF simplex frequency to transmit to my vehicle in the drive-way. In
the vehicle a Kenwood D700A would pick up the UHF simplex transmission and
link it to the 2M side of the DM700A for access to the 2M repeater. 
> 
> If someone does have the files all set for this, could you let me know (or
upload to the files section here) , it would save me a lot of manual
searching and eye squinting.
> 
> Andy K3UK
>





[digitalradio] Re: Using TS2000, D700A and Sky Command for digital modes ?

2009-10-04 Thread John
Andy, although I have not tried it with my TS200/TM-D700 combo yet, my question 
would be, why not put a dual bander antenna on the TS2000 also in place of the 
monobander UHF antenna that you must have to pull this off as you have stated? 
Would seem that you could then have the best of both worlds in the mobile AND 
at the BASE ...

Keep us posted on your results, should not be any reason you cannot do it as 
described, albeit there may be some delays that could cause some digital issues 
with FLdigi. Are you planning on any form of ARQ?

John - KE5HAM

--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "obrienaj"  wrote:
>
> I am planning on attempting to access a local 2M FM repeater that has started 
> using FL-digi for a digital mode net.  Since I do not have a 2M antenna at 
> home other than the dual-band 2M/70cm mobile antenna on my car, I thought I 
> might try the Sky Command capabilities that my rigs have. Anyone already done 
> this and perhaps have the set-up files that can be shared ?  
> 
> This would involve operating from my shack with PC and Kenwood TS2000 , using 
> a UHF simplex frequency to transmit to my vehicle in the drive-way.  In the 
> vehicle a Kenwood D700A would pick up the UHF simplex transmission and link 
> it to the 2M side of the DM700A for access to the 2M repeater. 
> 
> If someone does have the files all set for this, could you let me know (or 
> upload to the files section here) , it would save me a lot of manual 
> searching and eye squinting.
> 
> Andy K3UK
>