Wednesday, September 18, 2024

The Next Experiment

 This sure sounds like a stretch to me but we're going to give it a try.  We're going to try to connect from a spot east of Idaho Falls to one or more members of the Eastern Arizona Amateur Radio Society in the Gila Valley area.

First, we will reach the Jump Off Peak repeater near Howe Idaho.  It will be 63 miles from our Idaho Falls location.  Supposedly, Jump Off will connect to the Intermountain Intertie and them to Rimlink in Arizona.  If all goes according to plan we will apparently connect to one or more EAARS members view the ARA repeater on Pinal Peak just south of Globe, Arizona.  That's The Plan, anyway.  The photos and graphics attempt to help understand The Plan.

It ain't much but I love my little outfit.  I have to drive a few miles east of town to gain elevation.
It's 63 miles from my spot to the Jumpoff Peak Repeater.  Scroll down for a nice writeup on Jumpoff:
https://utahvhfs.org/other_rpt.html

Here's a closer view of the "new & improved" dipoles on Jumpoff.
The Intertie access codes appear to be here: https://w7ara.org/pdf/ARA-Repeater-Info.pdf

It will be more than 1,000 miles---"if" The Plan works.  That's a dang Big IF!

I really don't know how the signal will thread the various Utah repeaters.
To read a little bit about them see: https://utahvhfs.org/snowlink.html
At some point, the signal will interface with the Arizona Repeater Association's network.
And that's when it will theoretically connect to members of my new club--EAARS!
Jumpoff is 63 miles away out in the haze.  It's an ambitious Plan for sure.
Equipment: Wouxun KG-UV8D Plus with an MFJ-1714 Long Ranger antenna.
We have reached the Jumpoff Peak repeater before so we know that part can be done.


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