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stu1ritter
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Congrats and try and get some time on the air before this solar cycle goes quiet.
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Right now I only have a Baofeng HH that I Haven’t read the manual for. I heard the can be a bear to program.
One of the members is going to loan/ give me a radio a family member donated to the club from a silent key.
I’m thinking of mounting an inverted V dipole on a 4x4 about 14’ up. I’m near the top of a fair size hill so it should get out.
I was going to put a di-pole in the attic but forgot that I have a metal roof so I don’t think that’ll work.
One of the members is going to loan/ give me a radio a family member donated to the club from a silent key.
I’m thinking of mounting an inverted V dipole on a 4x4 about 14’ up. I’m near the top of a fair size hill so it should get out.
I was going to put a di-pole in the attic but forgot that I have a metal roof so I don’t think that’ll work.
riverrat38
US Veteran
Good Luck OM
I got my Novice license in 1958, it was issued for one year only, and no renewal at that time. I built my first station from Heath kits; an AR3 and a DX20. I got my Advanced in 1970 and my Extra in 1978. That took receiving code at 20 WPM at that time. We all wanted to get our higher licenses so we could use voice instead of just code as with the Novice. I soon found out that I think at about 15 WPM, too slow for voice, so I only have code gear now. A Collins receiver and a Drake transmitter. I really enjoy using Morse code, but have never developed the speed that some have. I wanted to go to radio school in the National Guard, but the Army had other ideas; they needed cooks.
73, Rick K7MW
I got my Novice license in 1958, it was issued for one year only, and no renewal at that time. I built my first station from Heath kits; an AR3 and a DX20. I got my Advanced in 1970 and my Extra in 1978. That took receiving code at 20 WPM at that time. We all wanted to get our higher licenses so we could use voice instead of just code as with the Novice. I soon found out that I think at about 15 WPM, too slow for voice, so I only have code gear now. A Collins receiver and a Drake transmitter. I really enjoy using Morse code, but have never developed the speed that some have. I wanted to go to radio school in the National Guard, but the Army had other ideas; they needed cooks.
73, Rick K7MW
Right now I only have a Baofeng HH that I Haven’t read the manual for. I heard the can be a bear to program.
One of the members is going to loan/ give me a radio a family member donated to the club from a silent key.
I’m thinking of mounting an inverted V dipole on a 4x4 about 14’ up. I’m near the top of a fair size hill so it should get out.
I was going to put a di-pole in the attic but forgot that I have a metal roof so I don’t think that’ll work.
Go to Amazon and get a programming cable for the Baofeng, then download a free program called Chirp. You can input all the frequencies with tones, etc. in Chirp, then upload directly to the radio. MUCH simpler than doing it by hand on the radio, one freq at a time.
How does one get “caught” operating a HAM radio without a license? I have Baofeng GMRS radios that also operate on HAM frequencies. If I did this, who would know? What’s the penalty?
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