Ham radios
One or twice the subject has come up but the FRS and the other channels are not a great idea. When out on the road in the middle of nowhere and the cells don't work and the CBs, now rare, and you don...
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wa8yxm wrote:
I will admit the radio works better with a Full Size antenna. I have assorted wires and sticks from 25 to 83 feet long not one of 'em long enough to be a good 75Meter antenna.
A good antenna is where to spend the money instead of power.
Most of the time the past month at home I've been using a homemade 30 ft EARCHI at 8 ft due to the electrical storms that have been passing thru. Worked Israel and Russia on it.
When I'm operating out of my camper I'll usually string up the EARCHI simply because it's the easiest to get going. If I have room I'll run the 20M dipole that I can configure for 40M by clipping on wire.
