Last Sunday, with a lot of help from KB1OMS, I finally postioned the 2 meter / 70 cm vertical antenna on the peak of the roof. The antenna (a Comet GP-3), with a short mast attached so the radials clear the roof line, rises approximately 30′ from ground level to its base. The top of the antenna is nearly 36′ from ground level. A 50′ run of coax now makes it way into the shack from the GP-3.
I immediately noticed a significant improvement in the number of repeaters I could receive. I’ve only tried xmitting on a few so far but last I night I easily participated in an ARES net in a neighboring county.
