http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/ NewHamsNet Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:05:28 GMT washoelaw@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/887 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/887 chris, i have the ht600 and ht800-- the antennas screw off, but what are the options to connect to an external antenna, say for mobile operations when the Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:53:07 GMT pappy1941@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/886 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/886 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:27:53 GMT Leif http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/885 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/885 ... When you get a radio, program at least 10 frequensies manually, that way you learn to know your radio, and it can come handy one day... I did the mistake Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:25:28 GMT washoelaw@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/884 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/884 i have the same radio and love it. get the adapter to use an external antenna for greater range, etc. cheers mark ... Paul... Everyone is going to have their Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:22:49 GMT Richard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/883 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/883 Today's radios are so feature rich that there isn't any real way to get away from menus, unfortunately. What I do, and others may disagree, is to stick with Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:46:15 GMT dzz365 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/882 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/882 If you want something ultra simple for 2m only, look at the Genesis series of Motoralas, specifically the HT600 (6 channels, no scan) or the MT1000 (16 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:07:11 GMT WA6RKN http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/881 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/881 Paul... Everyone is going to have their own favorite...... Mine, without hesitation, is the Yaesu FT-60R. Dual band, 5 watts, minimally menu driven, Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:02:29 GMT pappy1941@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/880 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/880 Looking for advice on selecting an easy to program (preferably via computer) easy to use 2 m hand held transceiver. I have an older Alinco dual band unit Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:50:42 GMT John Scott KI6NIC http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/878 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/878 Hello all, I'm getting ready to buy a new HT. I've talked myself into and out of the VX-8R sevral times. I've been to several APRS web sites checking out all Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:06:16 GMT John Scott KI6NIC http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/877 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/877 Thank you Bob, Steve and Don for the great information. I know Ham radio is about expermenting, trial and error. But it never hurts to get some tips from the Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:08:23 GMT d@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/876 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/876 While there is a great deal of math and science in antenna building, ultimately the proof is in the pudding. More than one Ham has found he\she received more Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:26:13 GMT Steve http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/875 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/875 John, The Old Gray Ham gives good advice. Here is why. Consider your 204' as one long horizontal wire, and inverted V with legs at 30° angle and as an Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:25:59 GMT Robert Sramek http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/874 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/874 Yes Yes hook it up to a coax switch that you can change your direction of transmitt and receive.. Yes one north south and the other east west.....Bob ... Bob Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:59:20 GMT John Scott KI6NIC http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/873 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/873 Greetings All, If the weather continues to be like spring up here in Tahoe I will be installing my 204ft "true talk G5RV" (as a inverted V). So now I have an Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:11:45 GMT WA6RKN http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/872 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewHamsNet/message/872 I am an advocate of AF-DSP. (Audio Frequency DSP) I have two AF DSP speakers on my Kenwood. As I don't use the FT-897D as a base radio, I have not gone so