Recent content by bads197

Success in programming the code. :thumbup: Many thanks guys. Also read that link.. PL is the Motorola Abbreviation for "Private Line". QC is the RCA abbreviation for "Quiet Channel". CG is the General Electric abbreviation for "Channel Guard".

Thanks. I guess I was on the right track and now have to figure out how to program it for that freq's memory slot. I think having a radio to program is helping me figure out how it all works. Practice if you will. Thanks Jake

I'm trying to program the memory for this repeater and so far managed to program the freq and uplink freq but I have no clue what PL is or if it stands for anything. "Home to the W6NUT 147.435 Amateur Radio Repeater - Great Radio in Los Angeles Input: 146.400 103.5 PL - San Diego Simulcast...

Contests don't sound like my kinda thing. I've been listening to the local 147.435 repeater and it seems liek the same 4-6 guys on it around lunch and in the evening. I'm not sure if they do know each other or not. My guess is that they are messengers and use it to talk it up while driving...

Thanks Moleculo! After doing a search on the web on the iphone it was the first one I came upon. I had no idea really what I was doing but consulting the manual I managed to get it programed for that freq. I'll mess with it tomorrow some more, I'm going to call in "sick" so I can goto a...

I turned my VX8R on for the first time at lunch today. I did a quick search in google and found a local repeater Amatuer Radio Station W6DEK Serving 147.435 Mhz Ham Radio on this website. I tuned it to that freq. and heard a few guys chatting away that seemed like they knew each other...

Do I need to unsolder that resister int he back in order to use this to talk to my motorola radios? How would I know what frequency they are on given a particular channel? Is there a list of them somewhere? I think mine are on 16,1...

In English that means? Can use it? Can't use it?

As my first radio... I can only say WOW it's small. There appears to be a lot of technology packed into this tiny device, it's simply amazing that technology has progressed this far. I remember seeing radios/CB's when I was a kid and they were huge! I've been reading the manual at work and...

As I said in my pm, this review is very good and the reason I ordered a VX8R. I was looking for something to get into Ham and two way comms and it's nice to see a helpfull review of a device. I know nothing aside from motorola walkie-talkie style radios in the civilian world. Everything I...

This might sound silly but I'm honestly not in the know when it comes to 2way communication. Regarding contacts... When you guys meet a new contact over the air, do you talk to them for a while? What about? Do they send you a physical card so you can get in touch wiht them again on the...

My .02 A radio is a radio... CD/HAM, same technology just used differently. If I was to draw stereo types like some posters.. I would be able to make this assumtion (which would obviously be soo very wrong). 1. All CB owners drink Coors Lite, Watch NASCAR and live in Trailer parks 2...

Yea my second time out mountain biking was in an area with cell coverage (just not where I fell). When I went down and broke a couple ribs and scraped up myself pretty good... I just laid there waiting for my buddies to come back. The first question they asked me was "Are you coming back out...

I have the ARRL level 1 technician book that I've been reading and the Dummies guide to Ham Radio. They both have a fair bit of information. I want to get the cert that gives you all the items you can use while licensed. It all seems overwhelming but then again ti's my 3rd day on the...

I just became interested in communication on this level as a backup/emergency device when cellphones and land lines fail. I'm also interested in meeting more people at the same time. I have the VX8-R on the way with the quick charger. Now I just have to find a place to test and/or a club...