15/07/2020
Just as a reminder to all, I'll be your "hidden Transmitter" this evening, starting at 6:30pm. This will be a mobile style hunt (take a reading, get in your car, drive, stop and take another reading, etc.) and will begin from the Old Andersons Parking Lot at the NW corner or Talmadge and Monroe in Toledo.
What to expect:
1. I will be "not so hidden" and transmitting from somewhere in Lucas County. If you find your way into Monroe, Fulton, Wood, etc., you have gone too far. :)
2. I'll be starting from a mobile radio on a gain antenna running about 50 watts and will be transmitting with roughly 45seconds on and 1minute off intervals. This hunt will occur on the input of the 147.27 repeater (so listen for me on the input). This way, if you are wondering if I'm still transmitting, just switch over to the repeater output. :)
3. After about 1 hour, I'll be switching my power to 20 watts. After 1.5 hours, I'll be switching to about 7 watts.
4. This is a no person left behind activity. Therefore, I'll start giving some general clues after the first 1.5 hours, and more pointed clues (or general info on my location) after 2 hours (in order to make sure we have some time to share our stories together before we call it a night).
5. I intend to unlink the 442.850 repeater during this activity, so feel free to chat on it separately throughout the hunt. I will re-link them after the hunt.
Don't hesitate to listen along to learn a little about transmitter hunting if you cannot attend/participate, and feel free to use the repeater in between my transmissions (just be sure to leave me room to transmit again). Remember that you can do this with only a hand-held radio by putting your body in between the transmitter and the signal (the signal will dip when your body is in the way and we call that "body shielding").
This is about the fun, not the win, so give it a try!
Rob (KV8P)
(419)345-5759
