First Official Contact

[Codejockey]

I had my first contact this morning with a fellow from Mississippi on 2m, and I was in Texas. I thought that was pretty cool, and apparently pretty rare.

 

[WX2MIG]

I had my first contact this morning with a fellow from Mississippi on 2m, and I was in Texas. I thought that was pretty cool, and apparently pretty rare.

Sounds like you caught a band opening with some tropospheric ducting between Texas and Mississippi.
Congrats on the first contact, I'm sure there'll be many more in your future....

 

[Highlander_821]

What equipment are you using for 2 meters?

 

[Codejockey]

Yaesu VX-8R with a Comet Dual Band antenna into a local repeater here in Texas. That repeater doesn't have IRLP, so he was also hitting it. He said he had a 50W radio connected to a vertical 2m antenna that was 70' in the air.

 

[doctor]

GREAT there will be more openings especially when the Fall hits..

DOCTOR/795

 

[KingCobra_CDX882]

Great and Congrats..
You Got a great 1st contact.

 

[Railham]

Congrates on the first contact . Hope to take my test , get my license and start making those contacts lol .

 

[n0zna]

Congrats,hope to hear you in there,73s de JW