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
Show All Mail Headers

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

Print Reply
Subject:
From:
John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 8 Jun 2010 08:30:14 -0400
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (61 lines)
I find some repeaters are dead, some are over crowded, and a lot of who and 
what I run in to I don't want to talk to so I'm rarely on 2 meters, 440 is 
dead here due to pave paws, 900 MHz is active, I'm mostly on HF.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Kwan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 11:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Bulk] Re: I'm frustrated as all get out!


> Sometimes my ft60 doesn't warm up after charging. It still charges though
> accept i might use it but every few weeks. Noone uses our repeaters here
> very much, it's boring.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 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!
>
>
> 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 ----- 
> 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!
>
>
>> Ok I can't see the battery level on the  ft60, but I thought I'd =
>> stick it on the dock charger. This was after a round table a week ago, I 
>> =
>> think? anyways I stuck  it on the doc and waited, and waited. my brother 
>> =
>> said there were no lights to show it was charging and the ht never got =
>> worm to my fingers. so did it charge? I'm afraid to test that theory =
>> that it did not charge after all. I'm very frustrated and a bit worried. 
>> =
>> I was going to take it to Dallas to stay in touch with some hams I know =
>> down there but I'm too scared to do that as if the battery dies, well =
>> yeah. I'm thinking of just getting a wouxum or how ever you spell it. =
>> I've had frustrations with this thing and feel like I want to give up. I 
>> =
>> won't though, not yet. I have 8 more years. lol. hehahahahahhaha! I suck 
>> =
>> at hardware but I don't give up that easily.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> Sarah Alawami
>> msn: [log in to unmask]
>> website: http://music.marrie.org
>> twitter: http://twitter.com/marrie1
>> podcast link: http://marrie.podbean.com
>> youtube channel: http://youtube.com/marrie125 

ATOM RSS1 RSS2