Amateur (Ham) Radio BS and Callsign Thread!

KC1JXQ /AG

 

Congrats on the upgrade DE K4TXN

 

K5BSB ... newly licensed and fresh vanity call sign!

 

Congrats! Whole bunch of guys from Alabama on here.

 

When are you going to get a shorter call, General @m603holden?

 

Any suggestions?

 

@Cudgel is this you? Haha

https://youtu.be/356LHUd0xNA

 

Yes I was going to take K1MHz

 

Fucked. Love the stucco.

 

Haha look at the YouTube user name.

 

Can someone in this group tell me if the Yaesu FT-2900 is a scanning radio. When the banks are programmed will it scan one bank? Or multiple banks? Or does it just monitor the channel it’s set on? Thank You!!!

 

You could pull the user manual and find out. Click the files tab.

https://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?c...00FF03ECF2B6382250&DivisionID=65&isArchived=0

 

I looked through it, and I didn’t really find any good information while I was looking on my phone. I was going to try again tonight while I was on my laptop. But I have a chance to buy it for what might be a good price with some accessories so I was hoping for some information before it sells.

 

Yes it will. You can scan one bank, all banks or band.

 

Awesome!!!! Thank You!!!!

 

Finally back legal again. Took a while to have a chance to test but just got my call sign back up. Applied for a vanity though.

Can't believe I let the license lapse!

 

CQ CQ CQ DE KI0OT BK

I’m new to off road with a new to me 2016 Tacoma. Been a HAM since 1993.

I’ve got a few rigs but get most of my use from an OHR Explorer II on 40m, a NORCAL 20 and a 49er on 40.

Due to life (5 kids 9 grands) I haven’t been all that active in recent years but probably need to get a portable rig and figure out how to use mic.

BUT going through my trucks manual (or something as I can’t find it right now) it cautions about adding a transmitter. What precautions need to be taken?

Thank you

 

Same as all reasonable rf, distance, power and duration. I only use the power I need (duh) and the antenna is high and to the right. I also am not a major rag chewer.

I’d not worry too much. Properly install a quality rig and follow the same common sense that got you this far!

 

Hey guys I just got my Technicians license and was looking to install a mobile rig soon. My only real requirement is that it has to have a remote mount face-plate so I can mount it on a Ram ball to the left of the dash. I was also looking into APRS as a cool thing to include as it's used fairly regularly in my local area/club and interests me but it's not a requirement. Just wondering what you guys are running and if you have any recommendations. Thanks!

 

Nice job on your ticket!
Speaking of mounts, I put mine on the overhead and have been very happy. Since I control it from the mic most of the time it’s really working out.