On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:21:00 -0800, Tony Langdon -> Ed Hulett wrote:

 -=>> Ed Hulett wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 TL>> Well, just TRY looking for a 14000' mountain here, you'll be waiting
 TL>> millions of years (they have to be created, the highest mountain in the
 EH>> country
 TL>> is only just over 1/2 that)...

 EH>> I don't think I'll be waiting. ;-)

 TL> Me neither. ;)

 EH>>> Of course, not many people climb it just to do a little mountain
 EH>>> topping. :-)

 TL>> Hehe, I bet :-D

 EH>> It's amazing how far one can transmit from the 3000 to 6000 ft. foot
 EH>> hills, though.

 TL> That's for sure.  One of my favourite spots is the top of a 3000'
mountain just
 TL> a little out of town.  There's also some much lower spots closer to town that
 TL> offer surprising radio performance, especially on VHF/UHF.  I
scored well in a
 TL> Field Day using a 2W dual band HT on a small hill (under 1000'). 
Unfortunatley
 TL> these days, the place has been overrun with housing (now an outer
suburb :( ).

Don't tell me about new housing taking up formerly good Field Day
locations. It's happening here at an alarming pace.

 TL> One of the more interesting contacts was with a ham in a city tower who was
 TL> using a 20mW radio with a tiny (2") rubber duck on 70cm.  I
was able to work
 TL> him with only a 1/2 wave on my end.

Now THAT is cool.

A buddy of mine live only a mile from here and we have fun seeing how
little power it takes for us to communicate. Even with several good sized
buildings between us we haven't had much trouble. I often keep my Yaesu
VX2R in the living room and when I hear him on the rig in the shack I turn
on the VX2R and chat with him.

73

Ed, KC7FLR

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