Subj : 6m
To   : ANDY BALL
From : DAVE OLDRIDGE
Date : Fri Jan 26 2001 05:34 am

AB> Hello Dave!

AB>   DO> ...I still use it.  GaAsFET preamps on each band.

AB> Is low noise the primary benefit of that?

Low noise figure and good dynamic range (resistant to intermod and 
desens).

AB>   DO> 2M is generally more populated with repeaters than any
AB>     > of the other bands.

AB> I returned this evening from Chicago.  Naturally I took my scanning 
receiver
AB> with me.  I heard a few people on 2m repeaters.  I think I've heard one
AB> conversation on our local 70cm repeater, but I've only heard a handful on 
2m so
AB> that may not mean much.  Is 2m an older band than 70cm, generally or in 
terms
AB> of repeaters?

Yes...repeaters more or less got going on 2M at first and then spread 
to other bands.

Also, you might want to get together with the operator of your local 
repeater(s) and investigate the possibility of linking them to the IRLP 
system.  See http://www.irlp.net for details.  Our local 146.94 machine is 
on there and I can talk to people all over the place...there are nodes 
in Alaska, Hawaii, Yellowknife, St. John's Newfoundland and points in 
between.  There's even a German repeater gearing up to be on the link.

The system uses internet connections to provide linking repeater to 
repeater (and reflectors to assemble nets of several repeaters).

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