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 Subject :Longest NA Mesh 2-Way Contact?.. 2012-09-27- 06:09:46 
NP2X
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Joined: 2012-06-22- 14:25:44
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Location: St. Croix, USVI

I'm curious what the longest North American 2-way mesh contact is?  I think I remember reading about some guys who had a 100+ mile QSO in the mountains of South America.  Of course, if anyone used mesh on the CA-Hawaii duct, that would blow everyone out of the water at 2400+ miles!  

The reason I ask is that last weekend we had a 41.5 mile 2-way on IRC.  One end had a 24 dBi parabolic reflector & 1 watt BDA.  The other end had a 24 dBi parabolic reflector and a "barefoot" WRT54 running a mere 19 mW.  Best rx sig on end with amp was -76 dBm.  

73 & Thanks!

Fred, NP2X


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