Amateur (Ham) Radio BS and Callsign Thread!

WOOHOO!

Catch you on the WIN system sometime, Bert!

 

New Truck Radio inc! FCC finally releasing it soon.

http://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/hf/7100/default.aspx

 

Thats a sweet rig, but I don't have a use for HF mobile. I wish they would update the 2820. It a nice rig, but the screen sucks so bad. the viewing angles are terrible.

 

I got mine last week. It literally took less than a week for my sign to be posted. I'm using a cheap chinese handheld for now. I'm researching mobile rigs now. Apparently, 2m and 70cm is not very active in my area as I've only made one contact in a week.

KD0UMR. 73's!

 

I got my gf a Chinese HT..a wouxun to be exact..had it for almost two years now and still working strong!

 

I can't say enough about my Yaesu FT-2900. It's a great little 2m for the price ($130.00).

Loud speaker, easy to use, backlit mic, stays cool even at prolonged us at 75w, very easy for repeater use.

Congrats to you jbaird22!

 

Im thinking of adding this in my rig. Sweet!!!!!!!!


http://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/hf/7000/default.aspx

 

Been eyeing that one as well.....

 

damn that looks crazy

 

Way too complicated for me

 

The problem with mobile HF rigs is the big ass antenna you need to use it. Also, remember you need your General Ticket to operate most HF bands. Techs get a very limited amount of the 10m Band for SSB Phone and can operate CW on 15, 40 and 80. That's it.

 

I really like my wouxon HT, although it doesn't have enough power to hit most of the receivers on my drive to/from work. So usually I just listen in and every once and a while I make a contact.

Trying to save up for a nice rig, but something always comes along that needs that money more.

 

Sweet, I have yet to talk to anyone that has used those, my hiking HT is due for replacement, which one was it?

 

I just sold my 7000 and went back to a 706mkiig, hand mics audio needs tuning plus its picky about voltage to it and power output.

 

Guys, im interested in a HAM, im interested in having an at HOME set up and a mobile set up in the truck. What are good options for at home use? I'd like something powerful for the house and something with decent range in the truck. Im new to this but what frequencies do they run on? all of hf/vhf/uhf?

 

Depends on what band you want to work with...I have a 2-meter VHF/UHF in my truck that Tx's from 144.000-147.990 and Rx's from a wider band. I am going to do the MARS/CAP mod so I can listen to races and police/emergency traffic as well.

Mobile range has everything to do with your antenna. Most of the time operating at low power, I can hit the Catalina repeater no problem, and I've made contact on it from as far as Murrieta.

 

You don't need to do the mod to monitor those frequencies, you do the mod in order to Tx on those additional frequencies...

 

I can monitor race a police freq with my 2-meter yaesu???

 

U mean dual monitor?

 

No I mean I don't think I can even listen on those frequencies. Aren't they usually like 200Mhz or higher?

I know the OC sherriffs talkarounds are on like 886.xxxMhz