Hi Sarah,

Where do you live?  Hopefully there will be some VHF activity there and you
can find out just how much fun this hobby can be. 

Very 73.

 
Kevin :)
Amateur Radio:  K7RX
 

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Sarah Alawami
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2010 03:50
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [Bulk] Re: I'm frustrated as all get out!

yeah I understand taht. I'm not board yet but yeah. I can't even =
transmit yet but I've got someone giving me a shove in th eright =
direction, and I'm gong to find a local club here and see if i can go =
there  afew times.

I know once I get the hang of all of this I'll make it.

thanks all and sorr for the off spelling. it's 10 to 4 here and I'm =
tired. lol.

S
On Jun 5, 2010, at 8:32 PM, Kevin Kwan wrote:

> Sometimes my ft60 doesn't warm up after charging. It still charges =
though=20
> accept i might use it but every few weeks. Noone uses our repeaters =
here=20
> very much, it's boring.
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 7:16 AM
> Subject: [Bulk] Re: I'm frustrated as all get out!
>=20
>=20
> Run it and find out, if the battery dies fast it didn't charge, if it =
lasts
> a while, it didn't. That's all I can say for it really, I do have some
> radios that don't have any lights to indicate charging. I don't know =
of many
> that don't get warm at least slightly but it's possible.
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Sarah Alawami" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 12:57 AM
> Subject: I'm frustrated as all get out!
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>> Ok I can't see the battery level on the  ft60, but I thought I'd =3D
>> stick it on the dock charger. This was after a round table a week =
ago, I =3D
>> think? anyways I stuck  it on the doc and waited, and waited. my =
brother =3D
>> said there were no lights to show it was charging and the ht never =
got =3D
>> worm to my fingers. so did it charge? I'm afraid to test that theory =
=3D
>> that it did not charge after all. I'm very frustrated and a bit =
worried. =3D
>> I was going to take it to Dallas to stay in touch with some hams I =
know =3D
>> down there but I'm too scared to do that as if the battery dies, well =
=3D
>> yeah. I'm thinking of just getting a wouxum or how ever you spell it. =
=3D
>> I've had frustrations with this thing and feel like I want to give =
up. I =3D
>> won't though, not yet. I have 8 more years. lol. hehahahahahhaha! I =
suck =3D
>> at hardware but I don't give up that easily.
>>=20
>> Thanks.
>>=20
>>=20
>> Sarah Alawami
>> msn: [log in to unmask]
>> website: http://music.marrie.org
>> twitter: http://twitter.com/marrie1
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