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Simplex Saturday Report
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This was an enlightening and fun exercise.  Thanks to John for organizing it.

I set up near the water towers on the E side of Port Elgin.  Ground elev is 218m, about 20m higher than home.  Rig was a Yaesu 8900 running about 50 watts, using an LiFePO4 battery.  Antenna was a 4 el. Yagi up about 15' on a tripod/mast in the back of my truck, aimed at OS.

Results:

Stations with full quieting signals:
VE3JMD
VE3VCG
VA3TS

Stations that were readable but not full quieting:
VA3KOT (@50W, could not read @10W)
VE3FP

Stations that were barely readable:
VE3BQM
VE3RQY

I did not copy any of the other stations in John's report.  I did not attempt to swing my antenna around, but that might have brought in VE3OZW.

Early on I heard someone discussing turning down their squelch.  I had initially forgotten about that, but it's essential for copying weak signals.  Just have to put up with the FM noise.  Good lesson learned.

Next time I hope to have my antenna on a higher mast, I think that will be more productive than running more power (and a lot cheaper!).

73
Dave, VE3WI
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Simplex Saturday Report - by VA3KOT John - 2022-05-01, 11:03:09
RE: Simplex Saturday Report - by VE3WI Dave - 2022-05-02, 21:22:46
RE: Simplex Saturday Report - by Richard VE3OZW - 2022-05-04, 18:58:52

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