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</head><body><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Hi Bob,<br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Haven't been on that train, but Minneapolis has a fair amount of APRS activity. 25 watts would be good, but I'm pretty certain several stations would pick up 5 watts (antenna height permitting). I'm 10-15 miles north of the cities, and believe that line swings north and west, so probably comes within ~5 miles of my QTH if you're headed any further west. Generally flat topography once you're away from the Mississippi river bluffs.<br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Keep us posted,<br></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">73, KD0KZE / Paul<br></p><blockquote type="cite">On May 31, 2018 at 9:07 PM Robert Bruninga <bruninga@usna.edu> wrote:<br><br><div dir="ltr">ANyone have experience with 5 watts on the Capital limited and Empire Builder AMTRAK routes, DC to Minneapolis?<div><br></div><div>My 5 watts was abysmal from DC to Connecticut (a few hits in 6 hours), so I guess I should pack a 25 watt Amp?</div><div>with antenna taped in the window. I have a month til I go to build a battery pack for the current.</div><div><br></div><div>In fact, maybe I should build a nice Train-Go-Kit which includes the battery pack and power distribution center for all the other stuff I want to plugin while I RELAX!</div><div><br></div><div>Too bad I cannot run a cable out the back of the last car for a magmount HF antenna...;-)</div><div><br></div><div>Bob</div><div>WB4APR</div></div>_______________________________________________<br>aprssig mailing list<br>aprssig@tapr.org<br>http://www.tapr.org/mailman/listinfo/aprssig<br></blockquote></body></html>