Live Stream - Internet is Down? HAM Radio, HamNet

Rob Braxman Tech Channel ^ | May 5, 2019 | Rob Braxman Tech

[Pollard]

No Problem. I know you just copy and pasted from the video. I use amazon for research, basically read reviews since there’s tons of them on most everything but then I buy elsewhere if at all possible and preferably direct from the manufacturer. For books, I use Barnes & Noble. Really old company and not fully woke.

[Pollard]

I was eyeballing these a few months ago

50 watts and covers GMRS and 2 meter

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1/4/7 watts and also covers GMRS and 2 meter

We do have a 2 meter repeater nearby.

[dis.kevin]

😱Heard a new ham on our local repeater say 10-4 today🤦‍♂️

[Big Red Badger]

Thanks FRiends!
Heading on the Road and I’ve got CB,2m and FRS radios.Tech license years
Ago that I’ve used once every 6 months. They will
Be useful in the AZ
OutBack in the coming days.
AHhhhh,,,10-4 n’ 73!

[Big Red Badger]

AHhhhh-—10-4!
.
Was That Wrong?

[Conservative4Life]

bmp

[_Jim]

Do you know how well 60 meters worked last summer with the doldrums affecting 40 meters?

Real well ... in Texas and adjoining states monitoring CH 4 works out real well.

[usconservative]

GMRS requires no testing. The license is cheap, is valid for 10 years, and your whole family can use it.

Just got into GMRS myself. Oldest son has the BTECH GMRS-50X1 and I have the AnyTone AT-778UV.

The difference between the two: the BTECH has 50 watts and comes pre-programmed with the FRS and GMRS frequencies already. It's a pure FRS/GMRS rig. It can listen only on 2m/70cm and there isn't a mod to enable transmit on those frequencies.

My Anytone has 25 watts but also works on FRS/GMRS/2m/70cm and has a beautiful color display and is easy as heck to learn to program from the mic. I have a 200w VHF and UHF amp so I can wire those into the gas guzzling SUV when I need them on 2m/70cm.

Also ordered a GMRS repeater and bay antenna so when that comes in I'll set that up as well.

Kinda digging GMRS, all the antenna's will fit up in the attic since I live in a townhome now and on 50w with GRMS I've been talking into NW Indiana, Chicago, Monee, Plainfield even with the attic antenna. :-)

[Bikkuri]

"RTL-SDR - Software Defined Radio - listen to Ham Radio, Air Traffic Control, Marine Radio and more with this cheap USB device for your computer - Fun hobby! https://amzn.to/2Ln0lxG​"

:/

[Bikkuri]

Wish I could afford a Yaesu... :P

[Big Red Badger]

Dang!
4 yrs. ago the local
“Mud Shack” had a
Christmas special,,,,
It was around a Hundred bucks!
Good incentive to get
My Tech license.
Shop Around FRiend!
But get the license
2 meters is not like CB.

[1FreeAmerican]

https://giphy.com/explore/thats-what-im-talking-about

[Varmint Al]

Programming some Ham Radios, can get quite tedious using the keys manually. Here is the Chirp software for programming  many Ham Radios. Link here Chirp Home Page.
The Chirp program is easy to use, but will need a USB cable for each brand of Ham Radio. It has free downloads that run on Windows, Mac, and Linux. I used it to program my Kenwood TM281A and it worked very well.
73. WB6YNM SK

Good Hunting... from Varmint Al

[Lurker]

Thanks!

L

[Bikkuri]

I have the Beouf 5uv one... but have wanted the Yaesu. Will try to save up for one.