Re: CQ Oshkosh, CQ Oshkosh

[Warren & Nancy]

My aircraft radio doesn't go that high!

Jim Weir wrote:

> Just a friendly reminder...
>
> The airborne simplex national calling frequency is the same as the ground
> frequency...146.520. This frequency also works well on the ground at Oshkosh.
> Rarely is it busy for more than a couple of minutes at a time.
>
> For the repeater frequencies, pick up a copy of the Oshkosh Frequency List
> downloadable from the home page at www.rstengineering.com
>
> Listen for me and give me a shout...N 73 CQ BlueOnBlue 182.
>
> To Nebraska on Sunday, to St. Louis on Monday, to Oshkosh on Tuesday, weather
> gods willing.
>
> Jim
> Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
> VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
> http://www.rst-engr.com

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My radio does! However when you key up on 34-94 all you hear is
squeal from 50 repeaters at the same time. :-(
146.52 works VERY well into a 10,000 ft high antenna with 1db coax
loss.
John


On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 13:22:26 -0400, Warren & Nancy >
wrote:

>My aircraft radio doesn't go that high!
>
>Jim Weir wrote:
>
>> Just a friendly reminder...
>>
>> The airborne simplex national calling frequency is the same as the ground
>> frequency...146.520. This frequency also works well on the ground at Oshkosh.
>> Rarely is it busy for more than a couple of minutes at a time.
>>
>> For the repeater frequencies, pick up a copy of the Oshkosh Frequency List
>> downloadable from the home page at www.rstengineering.com
>>
>> Listen for me and give me a shout...N 73 CQ BlueOnBlue 182.
>>
>> To Nebraska on Sunday, to St. Louis on Monday, to Oshkosh on Tuesday, weather
>> gods willing.
>>
>> Jim
>> Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
>> VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
>> http://www.rst-engr.com

[Ron Natalie]

> wrote in message ...
> My radio does! However when you key up on 34-94 all you hear is
> squeal from 50 repeaters at the same time. :-(
>
34-10-4 as we call it around here isn't much better on the ground :-)

Repeater operation is going to be a problem in most parts of the country
on 2 meters. Just far too congested. Simplex is the way to go in the air.

[John Mireley]

This brings up a question I hadn't thought of.
Are there FCC/FAA rules regrarding operation
HAM radios from experimental aircraft.

Thanks

[Jim Weir]

Only FAR 91.3 and 91.21. Other than that, the FCC could give a rat's hiney less
where the radio is so long as the operator has the appropriate class of amateur
license for the mode being used.

Jim


John Mireley >
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

->This brings up a question I hadn't thought of.
->Are there FCC/FAA rules regrarding operation
->HAM radios from experimental aircraft.
->
->Thanks

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com