Who Ham? You Ham?
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EastBayDave
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I've got several used HT's & "mobiles" sitting around in the closet gathering dust. I'm sure we can get you going w/something...let me do an inventory & see what I got...
wazzuFreddo
WuTang is 4 the children
You guys had 8 people hand in their test in between when you both finished. :laughing
I am KJ6CZM
That would be great, thanks. Not looking for anything fancy at all. Just something to hit local repeaters with.
I am close by in Hayward.
wazzuFreddo
WuTang is 4 the children
Anyone use EchoLink?
I'm going to slap that on the laptop tonight and see if I can dig a mic out of the garage.
I'm going to slap that on the laptop tonight and see if I can dig a mic out of the garage.
EastBayDave
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Lots of people do; I never have because I concentrate on HF these days.Anyone use EchoLink?
I'm going to slap that on the laptop tonight and see if I can dig a mic out of the garage.
I have done a lot of vhf/uhf repeater "ragchew" for many years back in the 80's when I was truck driving all over the state.
wazzuFreddo
WuTang is 4 the children
I didn't get a chance to set it up last night, but I have a long weekend
Maybe tonight.
Maybe tonight.
Ironbutt
Loves the anecdotal
It's been what? Two years? FCC rules are pretty common sense.
Don't hold the black and the white wires at the same time.. Pretty easy stuff to remember. :laughing
EastBayDave
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Sorry, been offline since Sat. (internet down, thanks AT&T), so just getting back on here after going thru all kinds of crap...
Had 3 techs here at one time yesterday, still one pinning cables down. It just went down again so I don't know what the heck...
wazzuFreddo haven't forgotten about you...just house been in an uproar w/net down. My two college kids are going nuts w/o the web! :laughing
wazzuFreddo
WuTang is 4 the children
no worries, I've been pretty busy too. :laughing
EastBayDave
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That's pretty nice; including the antique stuff to the left. The modern stuff to center w/3 nice transceivers & pc's for all. Wow.....
Notice it's a UK callsign...
Notice it's a UK callsign...
wazzuFreddo
WuTang is 4 the children
EastBayDave
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that's a fine rig from what I hear. HF/2m both right?
It's designed to be a mobile/in car rig, but plenty of people use them at home off of a power supply. W/an amp & big antenna you can work the entire planet....
It's designed to be a mobile/in car rig, but plenty of people use them at home off of a power supply. W/an amp & big antenna you can work the entire planet....
Randy B
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that's a fine rig from what I hear. HF/2m both right?
It's designed to be a mobile/in car rig, but plenty of people use them at home off of a power supply. W/an amp & big antenna you can work the entire planet....
EastBayDave
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Ooopps, wrong. Oh, 2m/440 handheld. I stand corrected.:afm199 :teeth
EastBayDave
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Looking up in the closet I discover:
= (I may be talked into selling some of these; or trade for work/help on my KAW ZRX1200):
IC-90S Handheld tri-band transceiver 5watts 2m/440/6m
IC-2800H 2M "mobile" - 55watts powerhouse FM - work distant repeaters/Satellite's/tropospheric DX
IC-706MKII 2m/HF mobile - CW/AM-FM/SSB/Data- 100w HF/I think 25w FM?
^ the above is the cats meow for starter rigs= mobile/base
TM-742 "Tri-Bander" 2m/440/3rd band modules acceptable =220/900/1200Mhz
For my base station:
IC-756 Pro HF/6m "Base Station" 100watt, work the world great receiver.
Ten-Tec "Titan" 1500w Linear Amplifier - when you need a bit more signal
1/2 dozen antenna's for most of the bands
bunch of electronic kits for building I never got around to
numerous power supplies/kits/assorted electronic junk
= (I may be talked into selling some of these; or trade for work/help on my KAW ZRX1200):
IC-90S Handheld tri-band transceiver 5watts 2m/440/6m
IC-2800H 2M "mobile" - 55watts powerhouse FM - work distant repeaters/Satellite's/tropospheric DX
IC-706MKII 2m/HF mobile - CW/AM-FM/SSB/Data- 100w HF/I think 25w FM?
^ the above is the cats meow for starter rigs= mobile/base
TM-742 "Tri-Bander" 2m/440/3rd band modules acceptable =220/900/1200Mhz
For my base station:
IC-756 Pro HF/6m "Base Station" 100watt, work the world great receiver.
Ten-Tec "Titan" 1500w Linear Amplifier - when you need a bit more signal
1/2 dozen antenna's for most of the bands
bunch of electronic kits for building I never got around to
numerous power supplies/kits/assorted electronic junk
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EastBayDave
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Soon as I can. Problem has been for the last decade or so is broken rotators. I think the antenna is just too big for the rotators I've tried. (Hy-Gain "Tailtwister" T2X.) The T2X has a spec of 50% more ability than needed, but it keeps breaking them (5 so far.) It's rated at 20sq. ft. wind load, & my antenna is only 11sq. ft., but it keeps breaking them anyway. Strange. Hams say "it should cover it w/a wide margin," but it doesn't.
I've been having them rebuilt ($400), but they seem to go a few months & break again. It's downright infuriating. To go to the next class up is about $1300 minimum (Yaesu GS2800); I've been looking for used/rebuilt ones but that large size used are hard to find. It's also out of my price range new.
Shoot if I gotta spend that much may as well get shocks or a pipe for the bike.
I've about given up & going to put up a wire or something, so maybe sometime this spring. OR if I ever find a cheap rotator, I'll need about 5 helpers who are healthy & have strength. I'm just too weak to do it myself, & there's no pros that do this excepting $250+ an hour pro antenna guys. I need someone who'd comfortable on a ladder...
-ebd