I have asked this before...but...I am in Anniston Alabama. That is about
100 West of Atlanta. I have a decent hill....but...I can't hear any of
these machines. I am only able to use 1200 baud tho.
Any thoughts on moving coverage this way? I would not mind being used as a
digi for the network if anyone is interested.
I only have a simple ground plane up now, but this spring/summer will be
hanging a 50 foot tower and some sort of 2m vertical.
Dan/W4NTI Anniston Alabama
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Glisson" <rglisson@smyrnacable.net>
To: "John Talipski" <john@talipsky.com>; "SEDXC" <sedxc@contesting.com>;
"SECC" <secc@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 8:30 PM
Subject: [SECC] ARCDX on 145.65 is on the air!
> The ARCDX machine is back on the air for anyone who wishes to connect to
the
> DX packet cluster system! The ARCDX machine is located downtown in the
> Wachovia building. The frequency is 145.65 at 2400 baud. To use, type C
> ARCDX then after the next prompt, type C N4XMX. You will be connected to
the
> N4XMX cluster node. You can also connect direct by typing C N4XMX if you
can
> reach me in Vinings. I have a 8 element quad pointed at ARCDX running 30
> watts. After logging in, you can type SH/DX to show the last five spots.
>
> The N4XMX cluster is also operating on 144.91 which can be accessed
directly
> or through GNTNOD. For those wishing to go through GNTNOD, type C GNTNOD,
> then after the menu type C N4XMX. On this frequency, I am running 120w to
a
> vertical.
>
> Typical spots during the week run around 60-100 per hour. During peak
> contest times, W/Ve spots run up to 500 per hour.
>
> This has been the work of Jim, W4UCK, Ernie, KS4Q, and myself. We went
> downtown today to install the new NETROM chip provided by Ernie; we also
> marked the antenna for later relocation on a proper antenna grid. At that
> time, we will replace the coax from the antenna to the radio. We are not
> sure at this point how much cable we will need, but when we get more
> information we'll be looking for cable! We have temporarily removed the
> cavity for retuning. Currently we have several people running through
ARCDX
> to me and it seems to work fine.
>
> Enjoy! We hope to see you on the cluster!
>
> 73,
> Rick N4XMX
>
> p.s. John, you can pass this on to the ARC members, either through
> newsletter or Email as you prefer. Later I will provide an article about
> logging on to the packet cluster for novices. This will include myself as
> well as the KS4Q node through Sawnee Mountain.
>
>
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