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KC2GIK/4 on the air

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     Well it took multiple online purchases, namely power poles, KB9VBR J-pole antenna and some cable, but  the  Alinco DR605- T on the air!! I took the power supply down from Cape May, since I won't be using two stations at once. Actually his will now be my"GO-KIT" plus I have a whip antenna. I debated on whether I was going to bring the antenna back to Cape May or leave it in Murrells Inlet. I also am toying with the idea of getting a second power supply, so I can literally grab the radio and go! Although I won't order it until I get down  there next year        My goal was pretty simple, to hit the local 2 meter  and 440 repeaters. It worked perfectly to get into the Grand Strand Repeater system, which has multiple repeaters in the Myrtle Beach area. This includes one repeater which happens to be less than a mile from our house.  This repeater is also  part of the  HEART System which links repeaters from No...