Any ham radio operators on PL?

**ElektroFreak** · 09-09-2010, 15:21

Just wanted to share this sweet little dual-band handheld I found on dealextreme.com:

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.41618

You won't find a feature set like that at anywhere near that price anywhere else. the reviews are excellent, build quality seems very nice.. I just ordered one today, will know more when it arrives but they look to be pretty awesome.. plus they're unlocked which is cool, but might not be legal in all countries.

**instinct** · 09-10-2010, 01:32

Haha, There is a Ham Radio Outlet store near my house, and I drove by the other day, and my girlfriend asked me "Who uses Ham Radios anyways" and I replied "Probably the same people that post on that laser message board I post on".

**flecom** · 09-10-2010, 02:29

its technically illegal since it works out of band... <144mhz >148mhz <420mhz >450mhz

but it looks pretty decent... looks like a copy of a yeasu

KI4IJQ here

I use all commercial radios tho so I can talk on P25 digital voice

**mixedgas** · 09-10-2010, 06:50

http://tg-uv2.blogspot.com/

Nice if it works as advertised.

That number works out to .18 uV RX sens, but I wonder how it handles intermod.

No crossband, no DTMF.

No dtmf can make some of the repeaters around here kind of useless, including the statewide system.

Steve

**araugh** · 09-10-2010, 08:25

KB3TWI here, though I usually only use it for road trips and volunteer work.

**flecom** · 09-10-2010, 09:28

350 to 390 MHz
400 to 470 MHz

yikes 350-420 is almost all military and three letter agencies lol

I can buy it to listen to Hydra EDACS system control channel when aircraft carries come to the port lol

**ElektroFreak** · 09-10-2010, 10:42

Originally Posted by mixedgas

http://tg-uv2.blogspot.com/

Nice if it works as advertised.

That number works out to .18 uV RX sens, but I wonder how it handles intermod.

No crossband, no DTMF.

No dtmf can make some of the repeaters around here kind of useless, including the statewide system.

Steve

yeah, the no DTMF thing is the worst thing about these that I can tell.. but the most oft-used repeaters here around STL don't require them so i don't think it'll be too much of an issue... for me anyway. I just couldn't pass it up for under $100 shipped. I still have a little 50W dual-band amp packed away somewhere..

**300EVIL** · 09-10-2010, 12:05

I own some 2-meter stuff but never got around to taking the test for my license. The new/old house I'm moving into has some big old tube powered ham radio in the basement. The thing doesn't look like it's been plugged in in 50 years. I'll have to take a pic.

**300EVIL** · 09-11-2010, 02:10

Well, it's just a SW reciever but still kinda cool. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammarlund_Super_Pro

Looks like it's been sitting in the same place for a LOOONG time but I may decide to rebuild it one day. There sure is tons of info and schematics out there.

**ElektroFreak** · 09-12-2010, 20:49

Wow, that's seriously old school! It would be awesome to see those dials and filaments light up again. I've always liked tube gear, especially really well-restored antiques.

**300EVIL** · 09-12-2010, 21:11

Originally Posted by ElektroFreak

Wow, that's seriously old school! It would be awesome to see those dials and filaments light up again. I've always liked tube gear, especially really well-restored antiques.

Yeah! Pretty neat huh? Freakin filthy too! Yeah I like tube stuff too. Unfortunately this thing requires a power supply the same size as the receiver. It's gonna get shelved for now but should be an interesting project.

**jooopy** · 09-12-2010, 21:22

AC5AK Always Chasing Five Australian Kangaroos
Love the HF stuff since way back when some folks used the sweep tubes for Television (6LX6) to warm the chicken band up! Got a Kenwood set up Tri-band beams on a crank up tower all collecting dust since this laser fetish.

**ElektroFreak** · 09-13-2010, 20:52

No room for both, eh? Life can be cruel that way.. I stopped being active and let my license expire for the same reasons.. Now I have to take the exam again, but that's no problem.. I'm in the middle of trying to find a location to take it, but I've been having difficulty.. seems like none of tha VEs around me are active currently, or they've moved or died.. as soon as I find a location and a time I'll be there. That was why I picked one of these up.. found my 'lil mirage dual-band amp. Starting very basic.. my problem is I don't really have the money for both hobbies, but I'm a bit over being a gear hound with the radio stuff. I think it would be cool just to talk and see what i could do with just the HT and amp.

**ljk** · 09-15-2010, 13:36

I use mostly 2m

N7LXZ

**jooopy** · 09-15-2010, 14:40

Originally Posted by ljk

I use mostly 2m

N7LXZ

I used hit 7 land on that Zia Link a few years back. I'm in El Paso,TX and would go all the to S.California on that link with just a baby handi-talkie. I miss that thing esp.getting into Phoenix. Hi Neighbor!

**laserdj** · 09-15-2010, 15:00

PP8BCA here...

Let my license expire a few years ago... worked a lot of DX on 28 and 50MHz...
on 28 with a custom double dipole and 50 mhz DIY 6 el yagi... (50mhz locator was FI96XV)
Radio was a portable FT100 HF+V+U Rig.

I worked more than 100 countries with this humble setup!

Somebody from PL?

73´s

**CountFunkula** · 06-24-2011, 15:04

This is an old thread, but I'm posting anyway

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KD8NRY here. Mostly satellite/LEO/digital stuff these days.

-73 to 'yaz

**flecom** · 06-25-2011, 04:33

I'm putting up my 4 site voted 2M repeater soon to replace my "temporary" repeater (which was installed like 4~5 years ago lol)

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