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Send us a reception report

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Jay
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Send us a reception report

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Jay
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Test msg

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Jay
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WA4FC/B 1292.280 MHz beacon station

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Jay

WA4FC/B 1296.280 MHz went on the air from FM07WU, western Goochland County, VA in October 2016.  It runs 25 watts to an Alford slot (horizontal omnidirectional) at 80 feet.  Feedline loss <2 dB.  The transmitter is a PTS 3200 synthesizer which … Continue reading →

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Website updates

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Jay

Well folks, this July will be ten years that fieldcomm.org has been active.  We know that it has had varying degrees of activity, depending on how active most of the readers are in the hobby.  I’ve been busy with life … Continue reading →

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6m opening a couple of weeks ago

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Jay

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4ILrnp7qr4&list=PL66H3jzNzcvry5zvmivSAbX66ZB1L5aPV&feature=share

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New repeater buildout in progress

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Jay

Doug and I have been working on building up a replacement for the KG4YJB repeater system that we have been assisting with for a while now.  The 1970’s vintage Mastr II is proving to be more challenging to maintain each … Continue reading →

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The second Richmond 900 MHz Repeater Is On The Air

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Jay

(from richmond-900 yahoo group, courtesy of WB4KXS) The second 900 MHz Richmond repeater is on the air from south side right now. It is on 927.0250 / 902.0250 MHz.  It is a mixed mode repeater, that is it can work … Continue reading →

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Yaesu Announces Digital Voice Repeater at the @ARRL and TAPR Digital Comms Conference

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Jay

It’s mostly depressing.  Another digital mode, that isn’t interoperable with any of the others.  Lets all go back to AM.

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Birds eye view of the shack

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Jay

For those of you who haven’t seen the shack lately (or at all) here is a view of what you would expect.  If you look closely, you’ll see my shadow in one of the pics.  In the other, you can … Continue reading →

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