[bars] FT8 on VHF?

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> On 08/14/2024 10:36 AM EDT Jwahar Bammi via bars <bars at w1hh.org> wrote:
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> Another good way to test your 2M setup is to join the local 2M net at 8 PM on Mondays on 144.195 USB
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> 73 de ws1m
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> Bammi
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> From: bars <bars-bounces at w1hh.org> On Behalf Of Jim Idelson
> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 10:23 AM
> To: John Flood <kb1fqg at yahoo.com>
> Cc: mmra at groups.io; w1hh <bars at w1hh.org>
> Subject: Re: [bars] [mmra] FT8 on VHF?
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> Make a sked with someone to see how it goes.
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> Are you using a horizontally or vertically polarized antenna? Omnidirectional or directional? How high?
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> You probably want a horizontally polarized antenna to be compatible with other stations on the band.
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> If you have a rotatable directional antenna, you need to have a sense for the beamwidth so you know how accurately the antenna needs to be pointed at the other station. If you're calling cq, you want to be pointed to a place where a reply is likely to come from. 
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> Good luck! 
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> 73 Jim K1IR
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> On Wed, Aug 14, 2024, 08:26 John Flood via bars <bars at w1hh.org mailto:bars at w1hh.org> wrote:
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> > No i don't use Ft8. I wonder if you are just out of range for the signals that are there.
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> > > On Wed, Aug 14, 2024 at 5:05 AM, Juan Jiménez
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> > > <k1cpr at bd5.com mailto:k1cpr at bd5.com> wrote:
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> > > I am trying an experiment here to see if I can actually do FT8 on 2m, since the WSJT-X software allows that, but even though I see activity on DXHEAT I can't see any signals at all.
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> > > Do I have to do anything special on the radio or the software to get this to work?
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> > > 73,
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