hey sarah.  also, if you get echo link, you can communicate to other areas around the state.  I myself am an echo link user.  I do have a 2 meter rig, a vx 150 that I use here quite a bit.
get back
Brandon

On Jun 6, 2010, at 5:50 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote:

> 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!
>> =20
>> =20
>>> 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
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