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They all need to use center detent pots on clarifiers.

So... I'm looking to replace the Yaesu FT-7800 in my wife's vehicle with one that does crossband repeat. If I can find a used FT8800 for a good price in Xenia this year, I'll snag one, but that may be kinda tough. I'd like to stick with something that operates similar to her current rig, since...

I picked up the R/Pro version of this radio a couple months ago. Overall, not a bad HT. Would like to find a thumbscrew for the battery, so I don't have to use a coin/tool/thumbnail to change it. 1000 memory channels, 2m/1.25m/70cm bands, color display (eh, not THAT good, since you can't read...

I've gotten more cashiers to their registers in the past. Just gotta say it with authority. :D

Glad he got it workin' tho.

Shoulda just used a power washer.

A Yaesu FT-857 would cover all those frequencies, or any other DC-to-Daylight radio. You can also get a quad band antenna that covers 10m, 6m, 2m, and 70cm, so tuning it a little different for 11m and the GMRS frequencies just above the Ham band should be doable. Would probably throw off the...

Current conditions...

I really like R&L, their shop reminded me of an old time electronics shop last time we dropped in... years ago. Quicksilver used to come to our little hamfest, but he got too big and hasn't been there in years. Usually hires nice eye candy for Dayton. ABR is solid stuff, and they're proud of it.

I lost count years ago. Between CB, Ham, FRS, GMRS, etc... It's bad. :)

Would be nice if there was some "gentleman's agreement" on which channel was used for what purpose, but for that to happen, there would have to be rational human beings.

It's better when the sun goes down. :D

Should have been more clear, it used to be a 5 year license, and like $90'ish when I got my first one.

$75 for 5 years, plus other fees.

Sounds like the next step in a "super modulator" type setup. Suppress the carrier so less power is wasted on that, and just do mostly modulation.

Yeah, I don't ever try to work DX on 19. I'm on there to give drivers info (warned a driver about a broken down truck on a 2 lane road recently) or get info. Maybe the standards over in the EU aren't so bad, FM on some frequencies, AM on others? I just don't understand why everyone wants to...

Yeah, I knew of at least one trucker who's on the local linked repeaters in western NY. He used to sell the raffle tickets at our hamfest, haven't heard from him in a while, tho. I know bands are wide open now, and 10/11m will quiet up when the cycle dips again. All the people (or at least...

Since channel 19 has become a "DX" channel, is there any movement on picking another channel to use for truckers, or any of us who use it while traveling? Keeping the squelch up to 80% doesn't seem like a good solution.

I've noticed that one of the local GMRS repeaters gets a decent amount of use, more than most of the Ham repeaters. Probably because there are only a few GMRS repeaters, and a TON of Ham repeaters. The people on it seem to be somewhere between CB and Ham radio as far as knowledge of radio...

K2BWK was on the air Saturday and a little Sunday morning, 2H WNY. We're pretty casual operators, usually goofing off between contacts. :D