I have a HF9V Butternut Antenna and CPK Kit for sale. $150.00 and you pick up. Works fine, nothing broke, I just lost interest in HF. Tripod goes with it. Am...
I have a Kenwood TS-180S 100W solid state transceiver in excellent electrical, and good physical condition for sale locally (you pick up) for $300. It has a...
Hi, I'm looking for a local source of 12 or 14 gauge zip cord (red and black wire joined together). I have tried Radio Shack, Auto Zone, and Lowes, without...
Don You could mail order it, West mountain has 10 and 14 gauge, I'm sure that any place that carry's power pole connectors would have it. Larry K1ZW ... From:...
Hi all, I wanted to introduce myself to the local folks. I just got my technician license Saturday at the Shelby hamfest. I had been studying for a little...
Dave: Congratulations on your new ham ticket. Its going to be hard to do, but please be patient with yourself, as there is a lot to learn, and it will take a...
Hi Larry, Thanks for the quick reply. Any thoughts about the Yaesu's, specifically the 857d/897? They're a little on the cheaper side... and quite popular....
Sorry Dave. I just don't know much about the Yaesu rigs, as I've always liked Icoms and Kenwoods better. Kenwood on the other hand appears to have given up R&D...
Well, I've been licensed for about 4 years now & have owned about every radio around at one time or another. (in the 2 meter/6 meter/440 range) For a great ...
Thanks Charles. I'm starting to think I need 2 meter/440 as a minimum requirement. Larry had suggested the higher end "all band" radios, but I'm not sure I...
Hi, Dave! Congratulations and welcome! You are exactly where most new hams are in puzzling over the wide array of equipment, and you're asking all the right...
Hi Dave, First of all congratulations on the new license! Here is my advice. 1. Find an Elmer (Ham radio mentor), they well offer advice, tips etc. 2. Ask if...
Yes but you could have ordered it on line and had it in your hand by tomorrow Mark N1UK G3ZZM ... From: "nj2e" <05k20@...> To: <RARS@yahoogroups.com> ...
Hi Gary, Thanks for the detailed reply; I've added some brief commentary. ... Gotcha. That kind of makes sense. I imagine I'll start off on 2 meters just...
Hi Don, The responses from this group have been great! I've added some comments below. ... Sure thing. ... No, I didn't. I do tune my scanner to local...
... Of course, it helps to have an Elmer whose interests and style are similar to yours. ... Flea markets are what they invented "caveat emptor" for. eBay is...
more embedded commentary... ... Haha... true. I'm easy going, but yeah, I'd probably want to work with someone familiar with digital modes that wouldn't ...
... The only thing that would make me cringe about that scenario is the choice of perl over other more civilized languages. ;-) But I'm just a n00b myself so...
[embedded sarcasm] ... you mean like sed/awk?? ... I've recently installed Ubuntu 7.4 and have to admit, it's much easier than before as a desktop o/s. I...
... So why did you sell it? Because it was overwhelming or because of something you didn't like about it? At this point I'm leaning more towards an HT,...
... I wanted something more spartan. The VX-6R had all the bells and whistles, and thet complexity that goes with such a radio. Ultimately everything I was...
... That makes sense. I suppose the ergonomics of the unit are fairly important when used while driving. I hate even changing a CD in the car or answering my...
The September dinner will be Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007, at the Golden Corral on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh. We gather around 6:30 P.M. Please join us for food...
... Thanks Chuck for the suggestion, it was just what I needed. I had them do the wiring. It took less than hour ( I was a walk up and they took me right...
... Most HTs run on 12 volts, but some do not and require an adapter. Most of the HTs have an accessory 12 volt plug that contains a filter to keep alternator...
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