n1das
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Somebody else will have the license after it's all said and done.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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Negative sir, I believe you are misunderstanding.
I will be the one holding the license.
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I'm a little confused here. Its been said the OP is 17yrs old and he will be "holding the license". If that means your name is on it you must be 18yrs old for that. Maybe a birthday is close and you will be 18 by the time the license application is turned in, but if not you won't be able to answer that question on the application.
BTW, I walked by the tower in Tewksbury today but didn't take the access road to the base or building. Will do that in a few days to see if there is a company name or contact number on the building. The access road says closed to vehicles other than official vehicles as it goes to an underground water reservoir, but you can walk to it.
BTW, I walked by the tower in Tewksbury today but didn't take the access road to the base or building. Will do that in a few days to see if there is a company name or contact number on the building. The access road says closed to vehicles other than official vehicles as it goes to an underground water reservoir, but you can walk to it.
I just looked at the 601 and I don’t see a statement about must be 18 years of age. Where are you seeing that requirement?
You don’t need to be 18.
ecps92
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Which is only for GMRS applicants (it is specifically called out as a GMRS specific certification on the 605)
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Here are some pics of the tower on the hill in Tewksbury. I didn't see any company name or contact info anywhere. I believe the hill is known as "Ames Hill" and some of the antennas could be for Tewksbury FD and Public Works.
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creeperjeep
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Ive been in that shelter before. Can confirm Tewkesbury PS.
There was something else in there to the effect of MBHSR, but that was years ago
There was something else in there to the effect of MBHSR, but that was years ago
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I've been toying with trying to get a 70cm DMR repeater (because I have one kicking around) up on the air, but live at negative HAAT in Lowell, so I've eyed a few of the same sites you mention. I've sort of put it off because, short of finding someone that would be willing to host a ham repeater gratis, I realized that leasing tower space at a commercial site can be a $500-1k/month endeavor.
The Ames Hill site pictured is all municipal stuff; nothing commercial. It's got pretty decent coverage for what it is.
The area at the end of Holmes Rd. in Andover is home to three towers, and has pretty great coverage. The tallest of them is the WCRB tower, but National Grid has a 200' tower up there with some commercial stuff, and SBA has a 150' self-supporting... thing... up there. I believe one of the MA two-way companies has a 900 MHz system up there. Another fun one is WGUA-LP, a 6 Watt FM station on 98.1 MHz, 56 meters up the WCRB tower. Coverage is surprisingly good. (But it's a Spanish-language station and my Spanish is... muy mal.)
The Baldpate Hill site is fantastic. I think someone already mentioned it, but there are two separate UHF LTR systems up there, plus a UHF NXDN site, and they have decent coverage even out here in Middlesex County.
As for P25 ham radio -- the 146.64 machine in Waltham is mixed-mode, though I don't think I've ever actually heard P25 used. There's also the W1ASS machine on 443.85 on... not Saddleback, but one of the other mountains near it... in New Hampshire with great coverage. It's also mixed-mode. Both have pretty good range, though I can't say I actually use either of them much.
The Ames Hill site pictured is all municipal stuff; nothing commercial. It's got pretty decent coverage for what it is.
The area at the end of Holmes Rd. in Andover is home to three towers, and has pretty great coverage. The tallest of them is the WCRB tower, but National Grid has a 200' tower up there with some commercial stuff, and SBA has a 150' self-supporting... thing... up there. I believe one of the MA two-way companies has a 900 MHz system up there. Another fun one is WGUA-LP, a 6 Watt FM station on 98.1 MHz, 56 meters up the WCRB tower. Coverage is surprisingly good. (But it's a Spanish-language station and my Spanish is... muy mal.)
The Baldpate Hill site is fantastic. I think someone already mentioned it, but there are two separate UHF LTR systems up there, plus a UHF NXDN site, and they have decent coverage even out here in Middlesex County.
As for P25 ham radio -- the 146.64 machine in Waltham is mixed-mode, though I don't think I've ever actually heard P25 used. There's also the W1ASS machine on 443.85 on... not Saddleback, but one of the other mountains near it... in New Hampshire with great coverage. It's also mixed-mode. Both have pretty good range, though I can't say I actually use either of them much.
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Didn't see your reply for a few months....
When walking up Ames hill a few times I've seen someone in a car with hamster antennas coming and going to the top of the hill but I've never been able to see what house they go to or if they possibly live up there. If I or someone can find a resident on that hill who is a ham then the chances of getting a repeater on that hill are very possible. You can always trade them some stuff or repeater air time or their own repeater for some garage space and an antenna stashed in the back yard. I'll keep looking when I'm in the area.
When walking up Ames hill a few times I've seen someone in a car with hamster antennas coming and going to the top of the hill but I've never been able to see what house they go to or if they possibly live up there. If I or someone can find a resident on that hill who is a ham then the chances of getting a repeater on that hill are very possible. You can always trade them some stuff or repeater air time or their own repeater for some garage space and an antenna stashed in the back yard. I'll keep looking when I'm in the area.
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