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Our first walkie-talkie net

 

Hi everyone,

I hope you enjoyed your weekend of fog a sun.? You should have figured out your radios by now.? If not, email me ASAP so we can get you up and running.? We will have our first radio net this Monday at 7:30PM sharp.? It will be a more structured meeting and you can expect our nets to follow the same format from here on out.? After check-ins, we can open up the net for anything you want to talk about.? I expect to be done in 15 minutes or less.? Please review the Welcome doc in Folders regarding radio etiquette.? I hope to hear from all of you then.

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Dennis Tiu
KN6IPE
OCEAN Administrator
 

Hi Dennis--

I'm concerned about the "reach" of the walkie-talkies in COLONY.? During the last drill I tried to join, I could only hear you, and no one else, and even your signal was intermittent and sometimes scratchy, and you apparently could not hear several of my calls.? I was working from my front yard at first, and then I walked up Winged Foot and along Greenbrier towards the 2nd tee, to try to get more of a line-of-sight towards Eagle Trace.

Since this was the first time I tried out the WTs, I am concerned there could be something wrong with my units, which I bought maybe a couple of years ago, and never had occasion to use.? Another explanation could be that the distances we're trying to cover, in this the Coastside's largest neighborhood, are simply too great for the WTs' capabilities, and/or our hilly topography (also unique in HMB) make it hard for us to communicate.

Anyway, I would appreciate it if we could run the 7:30 net on Monday for a full half hour, to give me time to try different locations, and I'd appreciate some feedback from you and/or others of the COLONY team members on how they experienced the last drill.
?
Best,
? -Paul


On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 1:48 PM Dennis Tiu <kn6ipe@...> wrote:
Hi everyone,

I hope you enjoyed your weekend of fog a sun.? You should have figured out your radios by now.? If not, email me ASAP so we can get you up and running.? We will have our first radio net this Monday at 7:30PM sharp.? It will be a more structured meeting and you can expect our nets to follow the same format from here on out.? After check-ins, we can open up the net for anything you want to talk about.? I expect to be done in 15 minutes or less.? Please review the Welcome doc in Folders regarding radio etiquette.? I hope to hear from all of you then.

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Dennis Tiu
KN6IPE
OCEAN Administrator



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Paul Grigorieff
2101 Winged Foot Rd.
Half Moon Bay, CA
650-727-7759

"By the sea, and virus-free."
 

Hi Paul,

Sure, I think it's a good thing to run the Net for half an hour.? I'm also available right now if you want to do a quick radio check.? Remember that we switched to CH2 (462.587.5 MHz no PL).?? This gives everyone the full 2W of transmit power.? If you have a BF UV-5R, you should be capable of reaching the outskirts of OC using the stock antenna.? I did this test already with my son.? I use CHIRP to program my BF.? My guess is that you are missing that last ".5" in your frequency entry.? If you need help programming your BF, I can program it for you using CHIRP.

As an alternate approach, do you have a UHF radio that can TRX FRS?
 

Dennis--?

Last time I tried both my Midland (Ch 9) and my Baufeng F8HP? (correctly programmed) to no avail.? I'd be happy to try with u again this PM.? Best thing is to phone me first, and we can keep phones open.? I wud call u, but I can't find ur number.? ?

Sent from my phone

Paul Grigorieff
N1HEL
650-727-7759

"Near the Sea, and Virus-free"


On Sun, Sep 13, 2020, 2:41 PM Dennis Tiu <kn6ipe@...> wrote:
Hi Paul,

Sure, I think it's a good thing to run the Net for half an hour.? I'm also available right now if you want to do a quick radio check.? Remember that we switched to CH2 (462.587.5 MHz no PL).?? This gives everyone the full 2W of transmit power.? If you have a BF UV-5R, you should be capable of reaching the outskirts of OC using the stock antenna.? I did this test already with my son.? I use CHIRP to program my BF.? My guess is that you are missing that last ".5" in your frequency entry.? If you need help programming your BF, I can program it for you using CHIRP.

As an alternate approach, do you have a UHF radio that can TRX FRS?

 

Just in case anybody encounters any technical difficulties tonight, I will have my cell phone beside me:? 650-766-3813.? Hopefully, we can sort it out.
 

Thanks for the phone number, Dennis.? This could be very helpful!

? -Paul, Winged Foot 2191

Sent from my phone

Paul Grigorieff
N1HEL
650-727-7759

"Near the Sea, and Virus-free"


On Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 6:28 PM Dennis Tiu <kn6ipe@...> wrote:
Just in case anybody encounters any technical difficulties tonight, I will have my cell phone beside me:? 650-766-3813.? Hopefully, we can sort it out.

 

Dennis: I'm on channel 2 but cannot hear anyone.


On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 6:28 PM Dennis Tiu <kn6ipe@...> wrote:
Just in case anybody encounters any technical difficulties tonight, I will have my cell phone beside me:? 650-766-3813.? Hopefully, we can sort it out.



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-Alex

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