Recent content by TheIrishJedi

How come dual band? Aren't many of the amsats 2M?

Hello Hams, Getting my ticket in 2 weeks. On a budget so looking for the most bang for my buck. I've been incessantly interested in working Satellites with an HT. I know I should probably get a VX-7R or something similar, but I am curious IF I can work a Satellite using a Kenwood TH-K2AT...

Thanks for the responses everyone. The apartment lets people set up "smaller" antennas on the roof and satellite dishes on the roof or balcony. I have been thinking about mobile antennas as has been suggested. The Buddipole is one that I found, is $200, and seems to be regarded favorably...

So I am almost ready to take the Tech Test. Been studying at a relaxed pace while I listen to 2m/70cm ragchews on the old scanner and save up for my first rig. I think I have decided what I want to do. My main interest, honestly is in DXing but I have a bad case of the apartment woes. :crying...

I may be moving to Canada and am wondering whether or not my ticket will be good up there?

Awesome! I am hearing some chatter off some repeaters. Unfortunately my scanner will not let me scan broadly and I have to manually type in frequencies. When the site says 444.2000+/- does that mean "this frequency above/below?" if so, in what increments should I be programming? I've...

I had forgotten all about this, but years ago, for Christmas, my folks bought me a scanner so I could tune in to the local police band. I just pulled my Uniden Bearcat BC60XLT-1 scanner out of a box in the closet. It says it has a 10 band coverage and the chart is as follows: 29.0 - 29.7...

VHF/UHF sounds like a good place to start and a 200-400 mile range sounds fine to me at the moment. I popped on over to Amazon and found two books that I am considering: The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual & The ARRL Operating Manual For License Beginners I am probably going to go...

Excellent to hear. Now this requires me to ask a follow-up question if you do not mind. What is the key difference between HF and VHF/UHF and why is it an important consideration when entering the hobby? This is a really good question. At first glance, I like the idea of having a big map...

Greetings. Ham Radio is something that I've always been interested in and now I think I'd like to take some steps to explore it. - I live in an apartment and cannot be hoisting up big antennas on my balcony. Is the hobby still viable for me? - I am a student and on a budget, but can...