Hello John, Thanks for the info. Yes, I am planning to be there at Fulshear market this Saturday.
Venkata Appala > On Jul 12, 2023, at 6:48 PM, John Denison via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > > When we are at the Fulshear Farmers Market, we can receive the 145.49 > repeater at about 1/2 scale on the S meter with a mobile radio in a car. This > is with a Larsen 2/70 mag mount on the roof. An HT will most likely have a > lower performance, especially if you use the stock antenna. I don't remember > trying to reach the 147.200 repeater in Katy other than when my antenna was > at 23 or 40 feet above the ground. HTs can surprise you sometimes if you find > a sweet spot in your yard. If you have time, please join us at the Fulshear > Farmers Market this coming Saturday, and we can run through various > frequencies. We will be there Saturday from 9 to 1. > > 73 > John Denison > KD5YOU > >> On 7/12/2023 3:30 PM, Venkata Appala via BVARC wrote: >> Afternoon, >> I am a new Ham( got my tech license yesterday) and got my first HT >> today. I am wondering if there are any frequencies I can monitor to listen >> in and understand the various intricacies involved in amateur radio. I live >> in Fulshear which is further west to Katy and not sure if there are any >> repeaters that reach this side of town. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> 73 >> Venkata Appala KJ5BVS >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC@bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/
