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Registered Member #90
Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 02:44PM
Location: Seattle, Washington
Posts: 301
WA7KVC near Seattle in Washington state
Got my general class license when I was 15, but that was ummm a little over 35 years ago. I used to be very active in CW on the lower bands, but my trusty Heath HW-101 has been in a box for a few years. Maybe after the kids finish college I'll convert a bedroom into a shack; that would be fun.
Registered Member #1080
Joined: Sun Oct 28 2007, 06:55AM
Location: Northern Ohio
Posts: 4
KD8FAY I run 2 meters and 10 meters mostly. Plan on expanding the station to cover more of the HF bands when I can afford to and have a better job(Im only 18 so its a start) Nice to see other amateurs on here and hope to talk to some of you guys on the radio in future!
Registered Member #1165
Joined: Sun Dec 09 2007, 04:41AM
Location: GA, USA
Posts: 35
KG4VIC, technician class, since I was 11 or 12 years old (17 now), I'm near Atlanta, GA. Haven't been on the air since I started highschool...radio broke and I can't afford a new one.
Extra class dosen't require code anymore? I probably should go for it then...
I was in Warner Robins for a football game at the beginning of the school year! Maybe I ran into you...
Registered Member #162
Joined: Mon Feb 13 2006, 10:25AM
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 3140
I can recommend the Jingtong JT-208 VHF - 2.5 W 2m FM cheap chinese handheld, I also have a Puxing PX-777 5W 2M FM handheld which is even better but a little more expensive. Both have a UHF version also. Both are very cheap on eBay and I got both mine in 5 days from China!
... not Russel! Registered Member #1
Joined: Thu Jan 26 2006, 12:18AM
Location: Tempe, Arizona
Posts: 1052
Sulaiman, thanks for the tip. I picked one up on ebay just now for $35. Not bad at all. I'll have to post more information once it arrives. Did you happen to attempt the microphone modification, or were you satisfied with the quality of the transmitted audio?
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Joined: Mon Feb 25 2008, 04:53PM
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KD7NZL here, licensed in 2001, I am still a technician. I've been using a ICOM 2100h (2m) and IC-T7H (2m/440 handheld)
I've tried to get into packet radio on the cheap, but have failed a few times (and burned a resistor out in my 2100 trying to homebrew a parallel interface!) any advice in this area would be appreciated!
I don't really see any reason to get a higher class license at the moment unless I get around to learning code...
... not Russel! Registered Member #1
Joined: Thu Jan 26 2006, 12:18AM
Location: Tempe, Arizona
Posts: 1052
nak wrote ...
KD7NZL here, licensed in 2001, I am still a technician. I've been using a ICOM 2100h (2m) and IC-T7H (2m/440 handheld)
I've tried to get into packet radio on the cheap, but have failed a few times (and burned a resistor out in my 2100 trying to homebrew a parallel interface!) any advice in this area would be appreciated!
I don't really see any reason to get a higher class license at the moment unless I get around to learning code...
I'm sure we could help, though a thread in the general science/electronics thread with more information on how you're planning on interfacing it would be a better place.
Also, you can upgrade any time you like without worrying about the code requirements... there are no longer *any* code requirements at any level in the US, just the written exam.
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