BLIND-HAMS Archives

For blind ham radio operators

BLIND-HAMS@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG
Options: Use Forum View

Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Condense Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Content-Transfer-Encoding:
7bit
Sender:
For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:
Re: New to the list
From:
Lou Kolb <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 24 Sep 2006 09:22:42 -0400
Content-Type:
text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
MIME-Version:
1.0
Reply-To:
Lou Kolb <[log in to unmask]>
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (54 lines) 
Right.  Most 2 meter base stations are mobile rigs with a power supply.  Lou
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 8:04 AM
Subject: Re: New to the list


> I don't know many people who have UHF/VHF base stations to be honest, a
> couple but only when they're also HF radios, there's only one on the
market
> that's not also HF and I personally, think it's way over priced. I got a
> Kenwood mobile and put very thick rubber feet under it and make it my own
> base and it works very well.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Holly Alonzo" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 1:28 AM
> Subject: Re: New to the list
>
>
> >I live about 25 miles from the closest repeater.  There are other hams
> > in this area and they said if I had a 50 watt moble with a mfj ground
> > antenna I could hit anything within 50 miles.  So I am looking for a
> > good mobile.  Base stations are too expensive.
> >
> > Holly
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: For blind ham radio operators
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Howard Kaufman
> > Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 10:11 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: New to the list
> >
> >
> > You see them occasionally, but since mobile rigs, and handy talkys,
> > are move carried and bounced around alot, I'd be careful about buying
> > used mobile type gear.  If you know the ham, and his/her charictor,
> > that is different.  For what you might save buying used, better to
> > wait and save over a bit of time.  The other critical issue, is what
> > is the vhf/uhf activity like where you live?
> > What repeaters are active?  How far are they from you?  What will it
> > take to reach them?  How hostile with intermod and loud out of band
> > signals is your location?
> >
> >
> > -- 
> > No virus found in this outgoing message.
> > Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.8/455 - Release Date:
> > 9/22/2006
> >

ATOM RSS1 RSS2