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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/11/2017 10:30 AM, Ron VE8RT
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<pre wrap=""> I have some hardware coming, including the UDRC II, but don't expect
have anything online or on the air until I get more time. And I've
been doing my homework, reading a lot of webpages, in particular from
participants from this list.
The question, given my location would either a HF Igate or a 2 metre
(initially) located here in DP22 contribute anything to the network?
Ron VE8RT DP22
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/11/2017 12:27 PM, Ron VE8RT
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<pre wrap="">My frozen grid square :-) about 62 degrees North, 114 degrees West
Ron</pre>
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That far north I suspect that HF (meaning 30 meters) would be nearly
useless for most of the solar cycle. Even here in the center of
the Lower Peninsula of Michigan at 42 degs north (260 mi / 400 KM
due south of Sault Ste Marie), the HF activity is very sparse
compared to what I hear from my mobile only a couple of hundred
miles farther south. [The earth's magnetic field tends to deflect
charged particles of the solar wind to the far northern/southern
latitudes. In turn, this increases the ionization (and HF radio
losses) of the upper atmosphere more than at lower latitudes. ] <br>
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The question then is how much 2M APRS activity is there in the
Yellowknife area? Are there ANY APRS hams in the area besides
yourself? <br>
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<hr size="2" width="100%">Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf (at) aol.com <br>
Skype: WA8LMF<br>
EchoLink: Node # 14400 [Think bottom of the 2-meter band]<br>
Home Page: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wa8lmf.net">http://wa8lmf.net</a><br>
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Live Off-The-Air APRS Activity Maps<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://wa8lmf.net/map"><http://wa8lmf.net/map></a><br>
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Long-Range APRS on 30 Meters HF <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/HF_APRS_Notes.htm"><http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/HF_APRS_Notes.htm></a><br>
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