Centreville VDEN Packet Node (145.730 FM packet)

I have resurrected my FM packet node for a test on the VDEN frequency of 145.730.

I can hear Buck's Elbow Digipeater in Albemarle, VA (that is 86 miles SSW from Centreville), it may be a remote node that permits someone closer to me to access that node. Time will tell.

County:	Albemarle
Primary State:	Virginia
Latitude:	38.1048578 North
Longitude:	-78.7439104 West
Elevation:	3163 Feet above MSL

REMOTE>BEACON [09/20/18 00:49:01]: <UI>:Bucks Elbow Digipeater

KK4ZUU-10>BEACON [09/20/18 00:58:16]: <UI>:KK4ZUU Centreville VA FM18GT KK4ZUU-1/PBBS KK4ZUU-7/KA-NODE

I have a test antenna outside, a self-built clone of an Arrow OSJ 2m/70cm j-pole antenna on the desk at about 15' AGL. It once was in my attic, now that I have tuned it for 145.730 (SWR 1.3:1) I will put it back up on its LMR400 cable @ 30w.

The PBBS, Digipeater, and KA mode are enabled, no bulletins on PBBS yet but please leave/send me packet email via RF. I originally had a Winlink RMS node on this hardware, I am uncertain if that will return just yet.

73,
David kk4zuu