Amateur (Ham) Radio BS and Callsign Thread!

Comet SBB-2NMO.

 

Thank you...That's the one I was looking at, but in the PL-259 version

 

Meh, just drill it and be done. Not as bad as it seems. Wasn’t much to drill a 4” hole in the fender for the snorkel either. Lol

 

Mine is going on top of the cab on a roof rack.

 

$104 Larsen NMO2/70B Pulse Larsen 144-148/440-450 MHz Dual Band 37.25" Antenna - Black

Larsen NMO2/70B

 

Anyone have a straight key they want to part with? Winter goals.

 

Nobody uses straight keys anymore. It's 2020. Straight keys are like QRP. Might be fun for you, but it sucks for the other guy. Get some paddles. And a big ass amp.

PSA over.

 

Meh, I'll learn on a straight key. Just like I learned to drive in a manual, learned to ride a horse bareback, and learned to safety wire without pliers.

 

Copying CW is a skill, sending it isn't. A straight key teaches you absolutely nothing because as soon as you get good you'll ditch it for paddles. Straight keys will just cause bad habits.

 

That makes it sound like sending CW well on a straight key IS a skill. Maybe one that is hard to acquire, but does that make it something I shouldn't desire? We should not use RTTY then since PSK is around. I mean, it's 2020, man! Might as well trash your AM radios since we have SSB.

You sound like you have had traumatic experience with a straight key. Whatever your beef, there's no reason to dog someone for wanting to learn with one. If you hear me on the air, ignore me and scroll on past. Easy enough.

 

He's notoriously abrasive. Just scroll past, its easier that way.

 

Ironic. I didn't resort to ad hominems.....

Is the ARRL to "abrasive" for you?

http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Morse/Learning Morse Effectively-Prior-N7RR.pdf

 

Too many amateur radio Wants not enough $. and no 240vac in radio room

 

What's on the list?

 

Flex 6600m, Power Genius XL, Ciro Mazzoni Midi Mag Loop. more wire and trees for dipoles
Not much i want LOL

 

Okay...Was looking to find some info...I have the Yaesu FT-1802M mobile radio I am gonna set it up as a base. with that being said can you hook a mic to it not the one that is 4 or 5 pin like a phone jack but a regular mic or and run it through a mac? Not sure where to start

I hope to be taking my test oct. 3rd and Pass I hope

 

Im LOST in what your end goal is. You can get an adaptor to hook up a desk mic to it.

 

Sorry, Yes to add a desk mic I would like to be able to use a computer as well if that is possible. but that would be later

 

You would need to build an adapter from the six pin jack to whatever you want to connect it to. The manual gives you a pinout.

Not sure if your ptt needs pulled high or low but I would assume low.

 

Picked up a FT-2980R yesterday for the QTH. Really nice radio, only 2m but it works well for what I need. The audio output is very clear and crisp. I really like the large screen, great big numbers. Price is good too.