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I know there are a few Amateur Radio operators on the forum so wanted to share some info on some radio's I came across. I was searching eBay for a part to fix my laptop and came across these radios which seem VERY awesome and CHEAP!

They are Chinese radios... actually ship from Hong Kong, but eHam users gave the radios great reviews.

For a duel-band radio its 118.00 (includes shipping). And you can get a single band, either 2m or 70cm for only $60.. brand new. And they come with a desktop charger.

Definitely considering one.

Here is a pic of the duel band (Wouxun KG-UVD1)

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What sort of features do they come with? I'm still trying to figure out all the goodies that came on my VX-8R... Granted it was slightly higher than $60...
 
Careful.... most of these radios from Japan are not approved by the FCC and are illegal to use in the U.S... Check to make sure it is FCC approved as the seller can still ship it to you from oversees as long as they send it as a "toy" and not a radio...
 
I had a VX-5... It was pretty well loaded with features. I currently use a Kenwood TH-F6A... and the features are pretty darned nice... but mine isn't waterproof. One of my considerations is FCC type acceptance, and how durable those radios will turn out to be. Might turn out to be a great bargain...
 
I have a VX-170 and it is submersible which is nice... the only drawback is the membrane inside the radio really cuts down on the modulation during transmit... you have to almost eat the radio for the other person to be able to hear you. I read that the membrane can be cut away from the mic without too much difficulty.
 
Thanks, I'm going for a HAM-CRAM soon.

Offered through our local CERT. I don't have a dedicated rig yet.
I actually bought four of a Motorola handheld five years ago which have ten FMR channels and five you are supposed to have a license to use, it says.
 
That would be the GMRS channels. It's a mail-in license. Learning to be a HAM these days is much easier than it used to be, thanks to no-code licensing. The ITU dropped that requirement several years ago, and it wasn't until a couple years later that the FCC formally dropped the Morse Code requirement to conform to ITU standards. The knowledge base itself hasn't been dumbed down much, if at all... however the number of license types has been streamlined and the "old" unused license levels have the same privileges as before or have gained some privileges, but no license level has lost privileges, that I'm aware of.

This didn't happen overnight.

In any event, a HAM-CRAM session can teach you what you need to know to get the license, depending upon which level you're going for and (for higher levels) whether or not you've done some study....
 
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Akulahawk straightened me out about HAM licenses..

Since they dropped the Morse Code requirement, people call it a "no-code license".

Not to be confused with a "DNR" document....:blush:

Chinese electronics, import regulations allowing items of illegal capacity to be brought in as "toys"...have to think about it. I bought a Chinese computer (Acer) years ago and it turned out to contain used parts.
 
I am bidding on an Icom IC-2200h for the car on eBy and currently have the high bid... hope it stays that way... If not will prob end up buying a new IC-2200h but this one looks pretty mint and would be saving a good $50.
 
Lost the bid on eBay... but ordered a new one today from Ham Radio Outlet...

Does anyone have a website up on QSL.net? I got mine up last night if ne one wants to check it out...http://qsl.net/kb3tbq.
 
So I finally got the new ICOM IC-2200H and got it installed in the car... and have to say its an impressive little radio. Programming at first was a little confusing but after a bit of manual reading (always helps..ha) it wasn't too bad.

I've gotten good signal reports with mid power at 25 watts through a Diamond NR-72BNMO antenna. Anyone looking for a new radio I would definitely recommend the IC-2200H.
 
Congrats on getting the new radio up and running in the car. I think you're going to like the new radio... That radio should be able to stand up to some travel abuse, and still put out an impressive amount of power, for you to reach people off in the distance...
 
It is certified to the mil standard and feels like a brick so I think it will endure the rigors of mobile use well.

I just happened to come across a frequency during programming... a station was conversing with another amateur operator in England via Echolink. I was pretty impressed by that. That was the first time I had heard any stations come in by Echolink. It was quite clear and sounded just like a local station on the repeater.

The amateur operators on here should try to connect sometime by Echolink. I'm not 100% familiar with Echolink yet but would be cool to try to connect.
 
EchoLink and IRLP are similar. Using a local repeater that was on IRLP, I've talked to Hams in a couple different parts of the US, Alaska, and Australia all at the same time. The audio quality was as if they were all using the same repeater input. Use of the internet makes it easy for a Ham on 2M to get world-wide contacts. However, I still think that world-wide contacts should be really recognized by Hams that use HF, Satellite, or EME methods...

JMHO

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It is certified to the mil standard and feels like a brick so I think it will endure the rigors of mobile use well.

I just happened to come across a frequency during programming... a station was conversing with another amateur operator in England via Echolink. I was pretty impressed by that. That was the first time I had heard any stations come in by Echolink. It was quite clear and sounded just like a local station on the repeater.

The amateur operators on here should try to connect sometime by Echolink. I'm not 100% familiar with Echolink yet but would be cool to try to connect.
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However, I still think that world-wide contacts should be really recognized by Hams that use HF, Satellite, or EME methods...
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Definitely agree there... but I still think its really cool to use Echolink. Maybe we could start a weekly "EMTLife Net" via Echolink.. ha.
 
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