Recent content by triggerhappy2006

Wait what? The FT897D is not a manpack rig? It has internal batteries (option) and 20w on all bands last I checked? I mean sure the 817 is a bit more friendly but still...the 897 has internal batteries so, I give that a check in "manpackable" box

I guess what really got me into HAM was the proficiency at RF theory and operating radios and utilizing appropriate signal sets for optimal communications without blasting 100000watts. I really don't have a huge interest in having competition rigs or making world wide contacts, I just wanted to...

There are three types of "grounding": Safety, Lightning and RF. Different functions, different methods. Question on this, Safety I'm guessing is related to the risks in relation to TX'ing on an antenna. Lightning is obvious enough, allow any direct lightning hit to travel through the antenna...

Okay so I apologize first off if this question has been answered already but I did search the forum and google first. So I read on another site (eham) that the braid of coax can be used to ground an antenna (electrical ground) via grounding rod. Which confuses me a bit because in the case of...

Just because you can't hear the voice, doesn't mean it's useless. Digital/Encrypted signals still tells you something important.

Velcome to das darkside comrade ^^ ab v c^^ But in all seriousness, (yes I know this isn't a Mac VS PC argument.) Mac's offer quite a bit for the money, sure there is proprietary plugs and such to cope with but over all I think they would be great for hams. I would recommend getting yourself...

and yup, there it is.... I yield. MUF's are as a high as 36Mhz around the halfway point between North America and Australia right now. :headbang: Mind=Blown...so interference will be higher during high solar activity, this much I knew, sun up freqs up and such, I didn't know it would ever extend...

:confused::confused::confused: Like I said before, I'm going off book knowledge here, and from what I've read there are only two ways to establish long range comms, reflection off one of the levels of the Ionosphere, or through thermal ducting. Ionospheric reflection is generally limited by the...

Just did some more reading, the F region can be used to reflect high HF low VHF freqs at the solar maximums and during the day. Which means yes, if someone in South America has their ant at the right take off angle, they could in theory get several thousand km out of their CB. High HF and VHF...

Okay, but why are you even trying to use the Ionosphere for transmission, CB is above the critical frequency and power is limited to 4w so whats the point. Also, so your saying that there will be excessive noise from other emitters coming down from the Ionosphere in the area, this makes...

Okay so I had to do some quick double checking to confirm and once again I could still be wrong, I don't have a HAM license nor do I have a degree in RF Propagation. Citizen band operates in HIGH HF range, so trying to use the F layer to bounce your wave really isn't in its ideal scope of use...

I'm still a newb to the whole HAM scene but I don't see how this is plausible, so your telling me there are FCC dudes running around with RFDF systems or at minimum scanners and yagi's tracking down users on unauthorized freqs? How does this work? I would counter this by saying if you keep your...

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Okay so I recently bought a Icom IC-T81A and a Kenwood TH-F6A and obviously I want to get new batteries, I have found a couple companies (batteriesamerica.com) that offer decent looking replacements as well as drop-in cradle chargers. I was wondering if anyone has experience with these...

Hey I am looking to get a nice mobile rig that has the option to be powered by an AC adapter, should I just pick on I like (Yaseu 8800) and get a AC-DC house power inverter? Or am I better off finding a mobile rig that has a manufacturer supported AC power option?