Ham radio repeaters

I'm not very proficient at using repeaters. Thanks for the information about the Garmin POI's. I will download them.

Have not been very active lately. Wind storm knocked down my dipole antenna and have not yet replaced the pole it was attached to. Would like to find a way to carry a ham radio set up in our small motorhome. Don't want a lot of cables and clutter. To bad they don't have wireless hookups ;-).

Howdy all, I have run a VHF/UHF dual band radio in my mobile for years.
I also have ran a HF radio in my TV and over the road semi when I was
driving. I run a dual band Diamond antenna for VHF/UHF and a outbacker
antenna for HF.... We are taking a trip over FieldDay and I plan on
operating a 706MkIIG with a AT200 LDG tuner along with a High Sierra
screwdriver on a tri-pod at a couple of the camp grounds we will be
at...

73 chuck W5KAV

I keep a Baofeng UV-5RA++ in my truck hooked up to a magnetic antennae. I haven't traveled much but in the local area the repeater is pretty dead as most of the operators in the area are off on HF doing CW. I recently bought a Yaesu FT8900 Quad band radio. We shall see how it works out.

I wouldn't expect to hear anything but very rare .52 traffic except in big cities. That's what repeaters are for.

x 2 on monitoring .52. Even have my call sign and .52 on the back of the van. In 80k miles think I've had about 5 contacts... See a lot of call sign registration plates - try calling them to no avail - guess they are on their local repeater... Still worth having! Spent the last 2 nights dry camping about an hour + from home - no cell service - but could hit one of our ARES repeaters if I needed to!!! ST KB1RKH

We travel a lot and always have the radio on. Activity is real low. I monitor 146.52 and have made some contacts.
The 7900 is a great radio, has all you need.

About the same time he code requirement was dropped, another character was added to the "International Telegraph Code".

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Tachdriver wrote:

Horizon170 wrote:
What does one have to do to qualify for a HAM permit?
No way I can learn MORSE Code.

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The code requirement has been dropped so no worry there. There are numerous websites that support the teaching of the test, once you feel comfortable to take the test find out where the next one will be administered in your area. The cost to administer the test is about $15.

The technician test allows you access to VHF/UHF and SSB portion of a few KHz on 10M (28Mhz).

Worse thing FCC ever did was drop the code portion of the test.
N5DIT

I had no idea they made the repeater directory into and android app and Garmin POI. That's good to know. I think I want to start the Yeasu up again. But installation....what a pain.....

Thanks.

camperpaul wrote:
I could teach you enough to pass the Technician Class test in about four hours.

The requirements have been "dumbed-down" many times since the early 1960s.

When I took the test in 1956, I had to draw schematic diagrams of transmitter circuits, describe how they worked and the proper way of adjusting those circuits.

e.g.
1. Draw a schematic diagram of a crystal controlled oscillator intended for harmonic output.

2. Where is the feedback path in this circuit?

3. Draw a schematic diagram of a push-pull amplifier using triode vacuum tubes intended for straight through operation.

4. Describe the neutralization procedure for this amplifier.

---- eight more pages of the same kind of questions ...

There are very few people who have earned BSEEs within the last 30 years who could pass that test.

The requirement for the code test was dropped about ten years ago, so when I am talking with someone on the low end of 20M, I know he/she has been around for a while.

Yep I remember those days. Also had to have solid copy for 1 min within a 5 min message and at 20 wpm its not easy. 20 wpm is about as fast as you (I) can write letter for letter. Above 20 you learn the sound of words, as in any other language and don't ask me to copy much of any cw these days. Computers took those skills from me