Hi
I spend nearly all my time on 2 meters between about 6 different repeaters
in the area.
However, with my vertical I can talk simplex to Belleville, Illinois, which
is about 25 miles.
I get on 440 occasionally, but not a lot.
Kris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 2:14 PM
Subject: Re: New Radio
What bands do you normally operate on? I'd like to play around with 33 CM
on 900 MHz. That's another band that I have heard no activity on from
hams.
On Mon, 22 Nov 2004, Kristine Hickerson wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Well, as I said, I could do without the 220. The other stuff is far more
> important to me.
>
> I just think it would be so cool to have a 2 meter rig with speech. My
> old
> THX242, of course, doesn't have it and it also has a bunch of stuff that
> is
> not at all accessable.
>
> I think it's time for an upgrade.
>
> 73
> Kris
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 1:46 PM
> Subject: Re: New Radio
>
>
> Well, for a duel bander, the Kenwood TM-G707A can do what you want, only
> thing it doesn't have is 220 and that's hard to find in anything these
> days.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kristine Hickerson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 2:08 PM
> Subject: New Radio
>
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Well, I'm considering the purchase of a new radio, and, since mine is
> > about
> > 8 years old, I'd like some feedback on the latest and greatest models.
> > I would like to have the following features in a mobile unit that I can
> > use
> > as a base station.
> >
> > 1. Speech for all functions, if possible.
> >
> > 2. One which will search and locate PL tones and put them in for you.
> >
> > 3. One where I can program the memories and easily scan both the preset
> > memories or the entire band.
> >
> > 4. Not an absolute requirement, but 144, 220 and 440 would be nice.
> > I'd
> > settle for a duel bander if not a tri-band. We have considerable 440
> > activity around here, but there is quite a bit over in the St. Louis
> > area.
> > With my 2 meter vertical I can talk quite a ways over into missouri even
> > though I'm about 35 miles east in Illinois.
> >
> > Any recommendations. I particularly like Kenwood, but I know Icom makes
> > good gear, too. I'd rather stay away from Yaesu.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > 73
> > Kris Hickerson
> > Highland, IL
> > E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
> > Ham Call: WB9SLM
> >
>
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