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   From: lumpy@digitalcartography.com   
      
   miso@sushi.com wrote:   
      
   > Have you been to Chuck Clark's repeater site on Tempiute? It has a   
   > view to Vegas TV stations, but as you know that is different from   
   > seeing Vegas itself. I don't think any of Chuck's gear is actually   
   > repeating anything, so the site should be quiet.   
      
   I've never heard of a repeater site anywhere around the base   
   or Rachel. I'm not sure I understand "not repeating". Is it   
   no longer in service? I would guess it's likely a good site   
   for any kind of comms.   
      
      
   > I've done simplex before (pre-arranged mountain topping),   
   > but never weak signal in the blind. Do you listen for a   
   > station, or just pick a frequency and CQ CQ?   
      
   I rarely call CQ. I listen on the calling freq's and up/down   
   a couple of clicks. Start answering a few stations or calling   
   a few stations you can hear, let 'em know you're weak remote   
   and the hits will start pouring in.   
      
   40m was up and down yesterday, likewise 20.   
   But my little Yaesu 857 all band/mode and the   
   ATAS antenna (auto tune srewdriver) was getting   
   out on 100w from Phoenix to most parts of the   
   continental US. That antenna is about a 5' whip,   
   mounted on my van roof (or a tin shed roof   
   when I'm backyard remote).   
      
   Craig 'Lumpy' Lemke - n0eq   
      
   www.CraigLemke.com   
      
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