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Recent content by KD8HLY

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    Have you purchased ham gear because of this site? What was it?

    After reading the review of the Baofeng UV-3R I ordered up one from The 409 shop as a "present" to myself, It's GREAT ! Does everything I want it to, and more. It is very light and easy to carry around, now,, I'm looking at the UV-5R but, I think I'll wait a bit to see if they fix a couple...
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    Most watts I can run-or another upgrade ?

    The "best" bang for your buck in radio is in the antenna.If you concentrate on setting up a good antenna in a clear area, people will hear you.If you were putting out 10,000 watts and you can't hear anyone, then all you are doing is talking to to yourself and annoying your neighbors ! I...
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    Small field day tower idea.

    How do you get someone to climb the ladder ? Here come the lawsuits!! Just joking,,Looks pretty neat ! Good idea !! 73 KD8HLY George
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    Is QRZ Totally Down Now?

    Still down here in Toledo, It's 1:30 E.S.T. been trying for about 1/2 hour. Guess I'll play around here for a while. 73 KD8HLY George
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    Icom T7h vs. Yaesu FT-60r

    I have A T7H and am very happy with it.VVT is correct about the battery pack,I found a larger [ 6 AA pack] at batteries america.com.I also got a charger, and a set of ni-mh aa rechargable batteries.It works great, does everything I want, [so far],and for the price, I think I got a good deal...