Amateur (Ham) Radio BS and Callsign Thread!

I run two batteries in my truck. So if I out hunting or hiking. I still will have enough battery power to start my truck.

 

I have a diehard 31m platinum deep cycle, that should run it for awhile.

 

Replaced my Kenwood TS-480Sat with an Icom IC-706MK.II G


I still need to add another dual band antenna for the 2m/70cm side of the Icom, and move my LDG Z100 Antenna tuner into the truck.

 

Anyone here looking for a mobile HF rig? https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/texas-classified-sticky.209832/page-667#post-12262997

 

I too want one. Wanted one for years, but hard to part with cash. One day... Lol

 

I use ATAS 120A Antenna. It will tune 40 meters to 70cm. They are also called a screwdriver antenna. It works with the radio. I hit the tune button on the radio. And the antenna moves up or down to tune to flat SWR.

 

I previously owned an FT-857d, with an ATAS-120. Slick setup honestly.

My current HF antenna needs a bit more intervention than the ATAS, but the Q is higher.


The reason for the Z100 is to replace the internal tuner the TS-480 had to get ~3:1 down just to help protect the transceiver.

 

@TXPROMAN the sign in your signature. I've seen that same sign at "The Wilds" in central Ohio. Where did you see one?

 

I hear ya. 3:1 is high. The 120A isn't the best antenna. I just don't like antenna farm on my truck. Lol

 

I found it on the internet. Lol

 

Crom the Kenwood d710g is the radio that fits your build......aprs dual band remote face

 

Not going to read through this.

Do any of you know what gauge wire Icom uses? I need to extend my power and ground and don't feel like spending $55 on their extended wire line.

 

I've been running a Kenwood TM-V71A since the summer of 2013. I love the radio so much so, I'd like to buy two more. One for home base, and another for family vehicle.

I have used every feature built into it since owning it, except packet data. The 710G is identical (same body), but the face is different and has GPS/APRS.

If I was going to do APRS, I think I'd choose a nice color screen of an Android tablet / phone paired with a Mobilinkd. I would want to see other APRS stations on a map around me.

The BTech linked above, a friend just bought one and I am waiting to hear back how he likes it.

 

You should be fine with 12ga wire. I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong.

 

How far to the battery?

 

12 should be fine

 

That's what I was thinking. The supplied line goes most the way, just need to add about 3-5 ft more.

Another thing, can I go throw my aux fuse panel or does it need to be directly to the battery?

 

I would go through you aux fuse panel. Better protection. A few pages back someone had an issue with their radio after jump starting another truck, they had their radio connected directly to the battery.

 

World Amateur Radio Day 2016 Will Celebrate Amateur Radio’s Contribution to Society 4/18/16

04/07/2016

World Amateur Radio Day (WARD), observed every April 18, marks the founding of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) in 1925. As they do every year, radio amateurs worldwide will take to the airwaves to celebrate Amateur Radio’s contribution to society.

“April 18 is the day for all of Amateur Radio to celebrate and tell the world about the science we can help teach, the community service we can provide, and the fun we have,” the IARU said in announcing World Amateur Radio Day 2016. “We hope you will join in the fun and education that is World Amateur Radio Day!”

Taking note of the increased activity around the world for WARD 2016, ARRL Media and Public Relations Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, pointed out that WARD 2016 coincides with National Parks Week in the US, so listen for amateurs on from NPS units for National Parks on the Air. “ARRL is happy to list coordinated activity from WARD stations worldwide. Send me your activity information, and I will post it to the IARU WARD page.”



Amateur Radio experimenters were the first to discover that the shortwave spectrum — far from being a wasteland — could support worldwide propagation. In the rush to use these shorter wavelengths, Amateur Radio was “in grave danger of being pushed aside,” the IARU’s history has noted. Amateur Radio pioneers — ARRL co-founder Hiram Percy Maxim, 1AW, among them — met in Paris in 1925 and created the IARU to support Amateur Radio worldwide.

As Maxim and his counterparts envisioned, the IARU is an international confederation of national Amateur Radio organizations that allows a forum for common matters of concern and collectively represents matters to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Just 2 years later, at the International Radiotelegraph Conference, Amateur Radio gained several allocations still recognized today — 160, 80, 40, 20, and 10 meters. Since its founding, the IARU has worked to defend and expand the frequency allocations for Amateur Radio. Thanks to the support of enlightened administrations in every part of the globe, radio amateurs are now able to experiment and communicate in frequency bands strategically located throughout the radio spectrum.

From the 25 countries that formed the IARU in 1925, the IARU has grown to include 160 member-societies in three regions. IARU Region 1 includes Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Northern Asia. Region 2 covers the Americas, and Region 3 is comprised of Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific island nations, and most of Asia. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has recognized the IARU as representing the interests of Amateur Radio.

Today, Amateur Radio is more popular than ever, with over 3,000,000 licensed operators! World Amateur Radio Day is the occasion when IARU member societies can demonstrate Amateur Radio’s capabilities to the public and enjoy global friendship.