A vertical yagi would be fine..I would like to achieve 100 plus milesHave you thought about putting up a yagi??
A vertical yagi would be fine..I would like to achieve 100 plus milesHave you thought about putting up a yagi??
If it was me, I would put a yagi up at least 50'. Minimum a 4 element but inclined to be more. I would ensure I used to quality coax with the minimum splices in it.
would this work for FM ...decent range? I'm up on a hill tooIf it was me, I would put a yagi up at least 50'. Minimum a 4 element but inclined to be more. I would ensure I used to quality coax with the minimum splices in it.
Agreed but 50+ is possible, I have done almost 50 miles mobile to base on 2 meters. We were both near the noise level but readable but this is a rarity.You are going to be hard pressed to work 100 miles on FM simplex
I have hit a repeater at about 115 miles in the mobile with 50 watts not sure if i could have done less. But that being said i was at 6000' and the repeater i hit was pretty hi also. So location was key. Haven't tried simplex much or ssb at yet but will one of theses days.
For example here's view to my south where I hit a repeater 55 miles away. This then means I can talk to another WWDXer who is about another 35 miles further south.
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But that range on 2m is really what repeaters are for. Please explain why you are adverse to the thought using them. You can put up the 50' tower and big Yagi, buy an all mode 2 meter rig and amp. Then you have to find someone to talk to. We've been saying in this and other posts you have up on 2m that finding hams doing weak signal SSB and direct FM is scarce. Repeaters make it so much easier.
Want to talk out to 500 miles during the day then 40 meters is the answer. 80 at night but don't expect to do it on 2M.