Christening
Finally broke in my new Yaesu FT-817ND tonight with a rag chewing session with Mike and Jennifer on 145.4500 MINNETONKA repeater net which seems to link multiple repeaters in the Minnesota / Wisconsin. Mike was 100 miles south of me and Jennifer was 110+ miles east over Echolink. Mike was surprised I was worried about a signal from the 31st floor of a downtown hotel. But when we all signed off, the frequency was dead quiet. That’s the fun of ham radio - you never know who you will meet from where or on what band or time of the day. It is always a fun hunt.
It was great to have the chat and also great to have the confirmation of the radio working. I now have a frequency to chew the rag on in the morning drive to work…if I catch anyone else on the band 
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