[FLWSS] South Florida VHF activity?

[Bill Dzurilla]

Hi Walter,

Thanks for the reply.  I tried to check into the
Daytona SWOT net on Wednesday but did not hear a peep.
 The net control is in Port Orange, 216m from my QTH,
and supposedly they beam in my direction at 810pm.

So far my best groundwave DX is to Jupiter (70m), and
he was not too loud, so maybe my antenna is too low. 
I'm in the process of increasing its height to 40'
(now just 25').  The only "local" I have heard on 2m
is KP4EOR in Miami.  I have worked 1100m via WSJT.

As for the mast-mount pre-amp, do you think it would
make a great improvement when my feedline is just 60'
of LMR-400?  As you know, it's not cheap to put up a
mast-mount capable of handling 500w, plus a sequencer.
 But I'd probably do it if would really double the
number of stations I hear.  At the moment, I just have
a GaasFet preamp in the shack, between the exciter
(IC-7000) and the amp (Tokyo Hy-Power HL-500V).
73, Bill NZ5N
> Bill, 
>   There is a lot of activity in your area and on the
> left coast. With 500W
> on 2m
> you should be able to pretty much work anyone in the
> state if your antenna
> is clear.
> A mast mounted pre-amp will double the number of
> stations you can hear.
> 
> 73,
> Walter K4HV
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: flwss-bounces at flwss.net
> [mailto:flwss-bounces at flwss.net] On Behalf Of
> Bill Dzurilla
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 3:57 PM
> To: flwss at flwss.net
> Subject: [FLWSS] South Florida VHF activity?
> 
> 
> It was nice to find this reflector and discover that
> there is some VHF/UHF/microwave activity here in the
> Sunshine State.  I had been active on VHF/UHF since
> 1966 but have only recently gotten back on from my
> new
> QTH here in Plantation, near Ft. Lauderdale.
> 
> >From looking through the reflector archive, it
> appears
> that most of you are in central and north Florida. 
> Is
> there any activity at all here in the south?
> 
> Anyhow, look for me on 6 and 2 meters.  I have 500w
> and 11 el. beam and 2 and should have 800w and 3 el.
> on 6 by the contest next weekend.  Also have 90w on
> 70cm but no antenna yet.
> 
> 73,
> Bill NZ5N EL96uc



       
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