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My transmission capabilities in the licensed ham bands...

* 160m-10m (including 60m)... AM, CW, FM, SSB
* 6m... AM, CW, FM, SSB
* 2m... AM, CW, DMR, D-STAR, FM, SSB, YSF
* 1.25m... DMR, FM
* 70cm... AM, DMR, D-STAR, FM, SSB, YSF
* 33cm... FM

(I also have Echolink & Hotspot access)

 

My contact info...

Email: [email protected]
EchoLink node: 553167
DMR ID (for RF): 3123056
DMR ID (for hotspots): 3123066
NXDN ID: 4850
AllStar node: 49215
 

Below are most accessable analog and digital repeaters
around eastern/central Maine & southwestern New Brunswick...

* "K1QA" on Magurrewock Mountain in Calais, 145.150 FM (T=100.0)
* "W1PIG" on Marden Hill in Palermo, 145.270- NFM (T=100.0)
* "W1PIG" on Oak Hill in Wales, 145.290- FM (T=100.0)
* "N1ME" on Copeland Hill in Holden, 145.310- DMR (CC-10)
* "KQ1L" on Bagley Mountain in Lincoln, 145.350- DMR (CC-12)
* "K1XI" on Ragged Mountain in Camden, 145.370- DMR (CC-12)
* "VE9IRG" off Tower Road in Canterbury NB, 145.370- FM (T=151.4)
* "W1PIG" on Voter Hill in Wilton, 145.390- FM (T=100.0)
* "W1EMA" on Aborn Hill in Knox, 145.420- DMR (CC-12)
* "WB5NKJ" on Martins Ridge in Franklin, 146.610- FM (T=107.2) [DTMF '25' for site weather]
* "N1UB" on Quaker Hill in Sidney, 146.625- FM/YSF (T=114.8)
* "KA1UMG" on Passadumkeag Mountain in Grand Falls, 146.640- FM (T=82.5)
* "W1LH" on Musquash Mountain in Topsfield, 146.670- FM (T=100.0)
* "VE1BI" on Pleasant Ridge in St Stephen NB, 146.700- FM (T=151.4)
* "N1STN" on Rowe Hill in Morrill, 146.715- FM/YSF (T=118.8)
* "KA1C" on Blackwell Hill in Madison, 146.730- FM (T=91.5)
* "VE1PD" on Crabbe Mountain in Hainesville NB, 146.760- FM (T=151.4)
* "K1HF" on Indian Hill in Marshfield, 146.775- FM (T=192.8)
* "N1UB" on Stickney Hill in Athens, 146.775- FM/YSF (T=114.8)
* "KC1FRJ" on Bald Mountain in Dedham, 146.805- FM/YSF (T=82.5)
* "KQ1L" on Ragged Mountain in Camden, 146.820- FM/YSF (T=100.0)
* "N1ARO" on Barefoot Farms in Hancock, 146.835- FM/YSF/EL (T=110.9) [Wires-X]
* "KQ1L" on Mount Harris in Dixmont, 146.850- FM/EL (T=100.0)
* "K1YFY" on Streaked Mountain in Buckfield, 146.880- FM/YSF (T=100.0)
* "KV1B" on Cooper Hill in Cooper, 146.895- FM/YSF (T=91.5)
* "KB1NEB" on Beckwith Hill in Ellsworth, 146.910- FM (T=151.4)
* "N1ME" on Riders Bluff in Holden, 146.940- FM (T=88.5/100.0/103.5/136.5)
* "VE9GMI" on Campobello Island NB, 146.955- FM (T=151.4)
* "AA1PN" on Bragg Hill in Exeter, 146.970- FM (T=100.0)
* "K1LX" on Blinn Hill in Dresden, 146.985- FM (T=136.5)
* "KQ1L" on Bagley Mountain in Lincoln, 147.000+ FM/YSF (T=100.0)
* "KC1DLN" on Peaked Mountain in Dixmont, 147.015+ FM/YSF (DCS=432)
* "W1TU" on Ireson Hill in Bar Harbor, 147.030+ FM (T=100.0)
* "W1PBR" on Hatchet Mountain in Hope, 147.060+ FM (T=91.5)
* "KC1FRJ" near I-95 Exit 174 in Carmel, 147.090+ FM (T=82.5)
* "N1BUG" on Stickney Hill in Brownville, 147.105+ FM (T=103.5)
* "KB1ZQY" on Sargent Hill in Milo, 147.150+ FM (T=123.0)
* "N1YPM" along Route 193 in Cherryfield, 147.180+ FM (T=151.4)
* "W1BHR" on Mosher Hill in Farmington, 147.180+ FM/EL (T=123.0)
* "VE9STG" on Poor House Hill in St George NB, 147.225+ FM (T=151.4)
* "WA1ZDA" on Hatchet Mountain in Hope, 147.240+ FM (T=110.9)
* "KB1RAI" on Libby Hill in Gardiner, 147.255+ FM (T=114.8)
* "W1EMA" on Aborn Hill in Knox, 147.270+ FM (T=136.5)
* "W1GEE" along Main Street in Hampden, 147.300+ FM (T=100.0)
* "W1LH" on Cooper Hill in Cooper, 147.330+ FM (T=118.8)
* "W1DLO" on Pember Ridge in Levant, 147.360+ FM/YSF (T=77.0)
* "WA1ZJL" on Almanac Mountain in Springfield, 147.375+ FM (T=100.0)
* "WA1ZDA" on Hatchet Mountain in Hope, 224.000- FM (T=110.9)
* "AA1PN" on Bragg Hill in Exeter, 224.240- FM (T=103.5)
* "KC1FRJ" on Bald Mountain in Dedham, 224.900- FM (T=103.5)
* "KA1KWH" on Mount Harris in Dixmont, 224.980- FM (T=103.5)
* "N1YMM" along Clark Road in Plymouth, 442.000+ FM/YSF (DCS=432)
* "VE1BI" on Pleasant Ridge in St Stephen NB, 443.400+ FM (T=141.3)
* "KD1KE" on Aborn Hill in Knox, 443.500+ FM (T=103.5)
* "KC1FRJ" on Bald Mountain in Dedham, 444.000+ FM/DMR (CC-01 & T=100.0)
* "KC1FRJ" on Harris Mountain in Dixmont, 444.200+ FM/DMR (CC-01 & T=100.0)
* "N1ME" on Riders Bluff in Holden, 444.400+ FM (T=88.5)
* "N1DP" on Martins Ridge in Franklin, 444.800+ FM (T=100.0) [DTMF '681' link-on to WB5NKJ 2m repeater; DTMF '680' link-off]
* "VE9MBY" off Ridge Road in Maces Bay NB, 444.875+ FM (T-141.3)
* "WZ1J" on Lenfest Mountain in Washington, 444.900+ FM (T=91.5)
* "K1PQ" on Stickney Hill in Brownville, 444.950+ FM/EL (T=103.5)
* "K1EHO" on Hatchet Mountain in Hope, 449.525- FM (T=110.9)
* "N1GNN" on Bragg Hill in Exeter, 449.725- FM (T=103.5)

Mode legend...
FM = Frequency Modulation
DMR = Digital Mobile Radio
YSF = Yaesu System Fusion
EL = Echolink
CC = Color Code for DMR
T = Continuous Tone-Coded Squelch System (CTCSS)
DCS = Digital-Coded System

ON-AIR VOICE NETS & GROUPS I PERIODICALLY CHECK INTO...

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DAILY...

4:45am - 3.940 (Mode-LSB) = Early Bird Transcontinental Net (Pre Net check-ins start at 4:15am)
5:30am - 3.905 (Mode-LSB) = New England Weather Net
7:00am - 14.293 (Mode-USB) = New England Party Line Net
8:30am - 146.730- [Yarmouth, Nova Scotia] (Mode-FM) = Captain's Net
4:00pm - 3.922 (Mode-LSB) = 4pmer's
5:00pm - 3.933 (Mode-LSB) = Green Mountain Net
5:30pm (Winter) / 6:00pm (Summer) - 3.940 (Mode-LSB) = Maine Seagull Net (except Sundays)
6:30am (Winter) - 145.370-/146.700-/147.225- [New Brunswick wide] (Mode-FM) = IRG Weather Net
6:30pm (Winter) / 7:00pm (Summer) - 3.921 (Mode-LSB) = Northeast Cracker Barrel Net
8:00pm - 145.490- [T-91.5, Washington] (Mode-FM) = Chimes Net
8:00-10:00pm - 28.350 (Mode-USB) = Central Maine Simplex Rag Chew

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MONDAYS...

7:00pm - 147.330+ [T-118.8, Cooper] (Mode-FM) = Washington County ARES Net
7:30pm - 147.270+ [CT-136.5, Knox] (Mode-FM) = Waldo County ARA Net
7:30pm - 146.730- [CT-91.5, Madison] (Mode-FM) = Somerset County EmComm Net
7:30pm - 146.880- [CT-100.0, Buckfield] (Mode-FM) = Oxford County ARES Net
7:30pm - 145.310- [CC-10 SL-2 TG-3181, Holden] (Mode-DMR) = New England Digital Swap Net
8:00pm - 145.310- [CC-10 SL-2 TG-3181, Holden] (Mode-DMR) = New England DMR Net

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TUESDAYS...

6:30pm - 146.595 (Mode-FM) = Downeast Simplex Net
7:00pm - 146.910- [CT-151.4, Ellsworth] (Mode-FM) = Hancock County EmComm Net
7:30pm - 145.420- [CC-12 SL-2 TG-9, Knox] (Mode-DMR) = Eagle Net
7:30pm - 144.224 (Mode-USB) = SSB Weak Signal Group Net
8:00pm - 146.940- [CT-103.5, Holden] (Mode-FM) = Pine State ARC Meeting
8:00pm - IPSC2-CAN-TRBO [SL-2 TG-3150] (Mode-DMR) = Vermont DMR Net
8:00pm - 145.370-/146.700-/147.225- [New Brunswick wide] (Mode-FM) = IRG Tuesday Night Net

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WEDNESDAYS...

6:30pm - EL #896607 & 444.950+ [CT-103.5, Brownville] (Mode-FM) = Piscataquis ARC Pre Net
7:00pm - 147.105+ [CT-103.5, Brownville] (Mode-FM) = Piscataquis ARC Net
7:00pm - 147.030+ [CT-100.0, [Bar Harbor] (Mode-FM) = Ellsworth AWA Net
7:00pm - EL #698006 & 147.180+ [CT-123.0, Farmington] (Mode-FM) = Franklin County Emergency Net
7:30pm - EL #767433, 146.835- [CT-110.9, Hancock] & 146.850- [T-100.0, Dixmont] (Mode-FM) = Anything Goes Analog Net
8:00pm - 29.100 (Mode-FM) = Eastern Maine Simplex Rag Chew
8:00pm - IPSC2-CAN-TRBO [SL-1 TG-8801] (Mode-DMR) = YCCC Contesting & DX Net

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THURSDAYS...

7:00pm (Winter) - 146.775- [CT-192.8, Marshfield] (Mode-FM) = Maine Ham Radio Society Net
7:30pm - 145.310- [CC-10 SL-2 TG-759, Holden] (Mode-DMR) = New England Wide SKYWARN Net
8:00pm - 146.700-/146.760-/147.060-/147.225- [New Brunswick wide] (Mode-FM) = IRG EmComm Net
8:00pm - IPSC2-CAN-TRBO [SL-2 TG-3133] (Mode-DMR) = New Hampshire State DMR Net

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FRIDAYS...

7:30pm - 28.460 (Mode-USB) = Andy 10m Net
8:00pm - EL #813502, US-WolfDen, & Wires-X #28941 (Mode-YSF) = New England Wolf Pack Fusion Net

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SATURDAYS...

12:00pm (Winter) / 11:00am (Summer) - 145.310- [CC-10 TG-1, Holden] (Mode-DMR) = Worldwide DMR-MARC Net
7:30pm - 146.835-, Wires-X #84660 (Mode-YSF) = Mainely Fusion Digital Net

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SUNDAYS...

9:00am - 3.940 (Mode-LSB) = Maine Public Service Net
10:00am - 145.310- [CC-10 SL-2 TG-3123, Holden] (Mode-DMR) = Maine Dirigo Net
3:00pm - EL #813502, US-WolfDen, & Wires-X #28941 (Mode-YSF) = New England Fusion Group Weekly Repeater Net
4:30pm - 3.940 (Mode-LSB) = Maine Emergency Comm Net
4:30pm - 7.180 (Mode-LSB) = Maine Emergency Comm Net (Backup)
7:00pm - 145.390- [CT-100.0, Wilton] (Mode-FM) = Kennebec County ARES Net
7:30pm - 146.805-/147.015+, FCS003 #39, & Wires-X #62148 (Mode-YSF) = UFB New England Fusion Net
8:00pm - 146.700-/146.760-/147.060-/147.225- [New Brunswick wide] (Mode-FM) = IRG Net
8:00pm - IPSC2-CAN-TRBO [SL-1 TG-8801] (Mode-DMR) = Providence Radio Association Net

I have had many types of transceivers during my time in the hobby. The
list below show most of what I remember having and what I still own...

(H)=Handheld | (M)=Mobile | (B)=Base | *=still possess
(M) ADI AR-247 *
(H) Alinco DJ-280T *
(M) Alinco DR-150
(M) Anytone AT-6666 *
(M) Anytone AT-D578UV III Pro *
(M) Azden PCS-4000
(M) Azden PCS-7500H
(H) Baofeng BF-888S *
(H) Baofeng BF-88A *
(H) Baofeng DM-1701 *
(H) Baofeng UV-3R *
(H) Baofeng UV-5R *
(H) BFDX CS580U *
(H) BFDX CS580V *
(H) BTECH UV-5X3 *
(M) Blackbox *
(H) Cherokee AH-50 *
(M) Cobra 148F GTL DX+
(H) Connect Systems CS-701 *
(M) Connect Systems CS-800 *
(M) Connect Systems CS-801 *
(M) CRT SS 9900 *
(M) Galaxy DX-99V *
(B) Galaxy DX-2517
(B) Galaxy DX-2527
(H) Icom IC-91AD *
(M) Icom IC-706 *
(M) Icom IC-2000
(M) Icom IC-7100 *
(M) Kenwood TM-271A *
(M) Kenwood TM-281A *
(M) Kenwood TM-471A *
(M) Kenwood TM-481A *
(M) Kenwood TM-G707A *
(M) Kenwood TM-V71A *
(B) Kenwood TS-440S *
(B) Kenwood TS-711A *
(B) Kenwood TS-870S *
(M) Magnum 257HP *
(M) Mirage 88
(M) Mirage 9900
(M) President Jackson
(M) Ranger RCI-2950DX
(B) Ranger RCI-2985DX
(M) Superstar GR *
(H) TYT MD-380V *
(H) TYT MD-2017
(M) TYT TH-8600 *
(M) TYT TH-9000D *
(H) Tytera MD-380V *
(H) Wouxun KG-689 *
(H) Wouxun KG-816 *
(M) Wouxun KG-UV920P *
(M) Wouxun KG-UV920R
(H) Wouxun KG-UVD1P *
(M) Yeasu FT-2980R *
(M) Yaesu FTM-100DR *
(M) Yaesu FTM-3200DR *
(M) Yaesu FTM-7250DR *

W1DLO in Morse Code...
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Also as an extra FYI...
If I'm not too busy, I do locally offer to help test radio equipment.
I have 100w, 300w, and 1500w dummy loads plus a Bird 43P wattmeter.
The elements I have are listed at the link below...
http://qsl.net/w1dlo/dano/data/bird-43p-elements.txt

Non-ham related pages & links I also have that are radio related...

My LIVE public safety scanner feed that I host on YouTube
My CB radio page | My GMRS page

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