I have the 10m through 1.3GHz simplex calling freqs in my scanner and monitor them 24/7 for obvious reasons. A couple weeks ago I heard WB6LNX booming into Newhall on 146.520, at first I didnt think anything of this because it is a '6' call until he said he was on the island of Kona. LNX was talking to a station in Simi Valley that I could just barely make out. At first I was thinking this was the result of some really good tropo until LNX mentioned he was talking through a remote base.
Does anyone know what remote base he is talking about and where it is located? Judging by the signal strength I'm going to guess Oat Mtn - but why set up a remote base on the calling channel? Why not one of the other simplex channels that sit vacant every day?
Does anyone know what remote base he is talking about and where it is located? Judging by the signal strength I'm going to guess Oat Mtn - but why set up a remote base on the calling channel? Why not one of the other simplex channels that sit vacant every day?