Having fun on 2 meters SIDEBAND!

[kc9gld]

New to me, ssb vhf now capable with the Yeasu 857 and discovered how much a difference horizontal polarization makes only 12' off the ground! (Tower is down for routine maintenance but when the 11 element Cushcraft goes back up it WILL be horizontal!) Between 63 and 65 foot will be the final elevation. It just stuns me that at 12 feet I'm talking to Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, Virginia, and several in western Illinois. 2 meter ssb IS active at 144.200, 144.210 144.225 . It's ALL about being horizontal!

'73 Hope to hear others here on vhf! Harley kc9gld

[Renae/k9do]

That is great, enjoy being able to talk the distance on 2 meters.