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[fma08]

Calling all hams! (not the pigs)

I know there's been a thread on this before, but the site said it was old and to start a new one.

Just checking in, one for the count.

KC0HAI, tech plus for 9 years, and going to work on getting my general this summer. Had a Yaesu FT-50R until it went kaput a while ago. Looking into getting a new HT when I get some money.

73's

 

[MRE]

Good morning, from W1IM.

I did my tech in 2006, and went right to extra in 2007.


My arsenal includes the following.

Icom 751A
yaesu FT101B
Yaesu FT8900R
Yaesu FT1802
Yaesu VX-7R
Vertex Standard VX-424

AB577 GRC Tower
Cushcraft A3 Tribander
Cushcraft 13B2
G5RV Dipole
Assorted verticals for VHF/UHF


73 de W1IM

 

[Onceamedic]

My husband has been a ham for about 30 years. KA9TCN.
I don't know about the stuff... cause quite frankly - I don't get the attraction:blush: but I have a lot of fun with him at hamfests. (or as I call it - geek central )
Good for you for starting a thread.

 

[fma08]

We're all quite secure with are geekiness

W1IM, How do you like your VX-7R?

 

[berkeman]

Mike Berke KI6EGL
Newark, CA ARES Emergency Coordinator (EC)
Newark CERT Team Leader for Communications

We integrate 2m and 70cm HAM radio into our Community ERT operations plans, and it works very well. We have a radio at the Fire Station that serves as the city's EOC in Level 2 activations and above, and we have received high marks in the after-action reports for the EOC activations. Good stuff.

BTW, HAM radio played a part in the big phone/Internet outage yesterday in Santa Clara County. Somebody cut some fiberoptic comm cables underground (on purpose), which cut out land line and cell phone comm for a large area. 911 was down, and even direct-dial emergency numbers were not working for the majority of the day. Here's a note that I saw today about how the HAMs in the area were mobilized:

Almost 24 hours ago individuals cut telephone fiber optic cables in
southern Santa Clara County which resulted in large scale telephone
outages, both landline and cell phone.

Santa Clara County officials called out ham radio support and the news
excerpt below details their involvement:

> Ham radio operators organized themselves to assist with
> communications between hospitals. About 25 operators were handling
> the radio traffic while another 50-60 had signed up to fill in when
> other volunteers got tired, operator Craig Smith said.
>
> Ham radio operators are trained to help during emergency situations
> where traditional communication methods are unusable, Smith said.
> The operators helped with communications during last summer's
> devastating wildfires and were critical during the 1989 Loma Prieta
> earthquake.
>
> Teams of operators set up at Dominican, Sutter and Watsonville
> Community hospitals, as well as at NETCOM and a local American Red
> Cross office. They handled tactical traffic and messages between
> medical care providers, such as relaying information from one doctor
> to another.
>

 

[MRE]

We're all quite secure with are geekiness

W1IM, How do you like your VX-7R?

I like it quite a bit. Its small but very durable, and covers 6m, 2m, and 70cm at 5W, and can do 300mW on 220Mhz. The dual VFOs are nice too. The link below is to Eham's reveiw page for the 7R. It has quite a few posts on it. Don't take any single one very seriously, but look at the collective opinion. As you probably know, hams can be very opinionated.

You can get a 7R now for under $300, and you could probably find a used one for $200 or a little less.

 

[fma08]

I appreciate it ^_^ Where's the link?

 

[MRE]

I appreciate it ^_^ Where's the link?

Oops. Here you go.

http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/2350?ehamsid=97004d4c5d91461bf77d37653a4dcf39

 

[Shishkabob]

Jeez, I feel like I did when I first looked at an EMT book, not understanding a thing I read...

 

[enjoynz]

All I know is '10/4 Rubber duckie!'
Not sure where the rubber duck comes into play...
maybe a bath tub in the back of the semi! lol

P.S. Yes I use to watch the Truckie movies!

Cheers Enjoynz

 

[Jon]

N3VZG... but you probably guessed that


Yaesu VX-7R as a portable - very sturdy and functional.
Kenwood TM-D700A in the car, and I'm still trying to play with it to do APRS

And a bunch of oddball 2m/440 stuff that gets broken out at scout camp - HTX-202/404, a Radio Shack 2m 45W mobile, etc.

My father has a fairly extensive station at home, with some older Heathkit stuff and a Kenwood HF rig, but I'm not sure which one. Station worked great until the knockoff G5RV decided it was time to come down... so no antenna for a year. Hopefully we can get one up this summer.

With any luck, I'll be operating from a Scout Camp this summer, and if I can pass my General element, I'll try to be pretty active.

 

[TransportJockey]

KD5QHI here. Been a HAM for a while now, almost 6 or seven years

 

[Sieldan]

KE5GDK Here.
Elmore County EC
Central Alabama Skywarn Net Manager
(and a controller)
VP of Montgomery Amateur Radio Club

Equipment
Yaesu VX-7r
Yaesu FT-7800r
Yaesu FT-8800r
Yaesu FT-747GX
45' Rohn 25
Commercial 2m/70cm Omni
Alpha Delta DX-CC

And we just brought the Skywarn net down this evening. 53 Checkins!

 

[Sapphyre]

KG6KGW

Yeasu VX-5R with REDCAP mod. Yes, I need something a little less archaic, but, I also need to live somewhere I'm allowed to put up an antenna....

 

[fma08]

Went to the store today, got a great deal on a VX-8R, cost me just under $300 ^_^ I'm now happy.

 

[mycrofft]

So are you guys going to exchange e-QSL's or what?

Local CERT's going to do a HAM-CRAM soon.

Hey, I can take your license designators and look up your names and addresses can't I?

 

[fma08]

Local CERT's going to do a HAM-CRAM soon.

Hey, I can take your license designators and look up your names and addresses can't I?

That's a bit creepy...

 

[Sieldan]

But MyCroft is right, he can look us all up. Not that Im worried about it.

 

[berkeman]

Local CERT's going to do a HAM-CRAM soon.

Hey, I can take your license designators and look up your names and addresses can't I?

Very cool. You doing the BAEARS HAM Cram in Fremont this Saturday?

And yes, our contact info is posted in the clear at ARRL.org. Not our e-mail or phone contact info, though.

 

[aandjmayne]

All I know is 10/4... the rest is simply Greek...