[CRAPRS] Solar power

[David Huff]

Have you tried the Icom radio on the air yet? I found that I had to
retune my audio levels for my HT-202.  Good audio levels on low power
were too low on high power.

I am also currently building a fill-in digi, we will be putting it up at
a site just North of Independence (25W at about 45 feet), planning on
setting up the digi this week at the Indy club meeting.  We are trying
to get better coverage up here before RAGBRAI comes thru.

David
KC0GFO

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With a PHG of 1160, it's pretty puny, but we really don't need much more
up this way in Marion.  Where we are lacking is north along Hwy 13, and
northeast up US 151.  I've been considering a couple of beams pointed
that
way to increase coverate.  I have one 10 element beam I should have put
up
last weekend during the ice and blizzard.  That seems to be the only
time
the antennas stay up.  I've also been scoping out some high points that 
could house or host a simple digi.  We'll see.