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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>What I noticed / have noticed is that on all other repeaters that I listen to, when there is no one using the repeater the noise level is zero, but if you listen to the 145.410 it has a constant noise level present at all times. I don’t know what type it is or if its normal but that is the only one that has that present.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Darryl Strader Studio, LLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>281-646-7300<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>www.straderstudio.com<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> w5sfa [mailto:w5sfa-bounces@w5sfa.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Roger Klein<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 2, 2015 8:15 PM<br><b>To:</b> w5sfa@w5sfa.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [W5SFA] Wednesday Night Net Checkins<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We had six checkins to the net tonight:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>K5FRT - Jack<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>KG5ITZ - Darryl<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>KC5LSP - Dave (on 70cm)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>WB5RFQ - Gil<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>K1PEC - Ron (on 2m and 70cm)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>W5RAC - Ray<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Was there anyone else trying to check in that we didn't hear? All in all, things seemed to work better than last week. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jack, it seemed like your contact was intermittent, but when I heard you, you were loud and clear. Ray, I could copy you, just barely - maybe an antenna issue? Let me know if either of you want to try a contact sometime and we can do some more testing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ron and I did a test after the net, and we didn't have any problem communicating on VHF. Transmitting on UHF (which I did not use during the net), my signal was intermittent. Looks like I need to get my antenna a bit higher for UHF to get into the Bellville repeater (about 20 miles), it is surrounded by trees.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks to everyone who checked in tonight!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Roger N5RWK<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>