Hi Everyone, I will be traveling to Germany for vacation in a few months and was looking for some advice about operating overseas? I was thinking of just picking up an HT and taking it with me, so all of my QSOs would likely be 50mhz and above. Are there any good German repeater guides out there? Any neat places or unique opportunities i should try while there? How do I identify? Just my call or CALL/?? I know I don't need an additional permit or license in CEPT countries... I am planning (as of now) to go to Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne, Berlin, Dresden, MAYBE Prague CZ, Nuremberg, Munich, Stuttgart and Bodensee/Lake Constance. These might change a bit though. Any advice or tips anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated. 73's
Since you've got a little time, recommend following the various trails of the following resources. Best to have everything in order/know before you go. http://www.arrl.org/cept http://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/ausland/main-page-english/visitors-to-dl/ From the second resource, the callsign for a US AE visitor in Germany would be DL/call. The other thing that you might consider is to listen to the Germany-based VHF/UHF feeds on WebSDR at http://websdr.org/ Caveats: Have not operated in but did live in Germany for 5 years. Did not try to track down any info on the Czech Republic. I'm sure others will chime in with more info. 73,
Kann man Deutsche sprechen? Nebo Český? https://www.crk.cz/ENG http://www.poupa.cz/mapa/list.php Viel Spass a Ahoj!
Generally speaking, most EU repeaters use a 1750 hz access tone which your HT may or may not be able to provide. In Germany especially, be careful about ID'ing often - I was chewed out by some DL when I and another W6 became chatty on a DL repeater about coordinating our auto travels in Germany.
Be careful, however. Most areas of Europe only have an allocation of 144.000-145.999 MHz, not the full 4 MHz we enjoy here in the U.S.
