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North Texas Mudduck

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Well i went today and took my Tech Exam missed only 1 question
the VE walked over and asked if i would like to try the General Exam i said i havent even looked at the study questions or even done any practaice test for the Gen
he said i only missed 1 question i should try
well i took the Gen and missed it by 4 question
so next month at Dallas i will take the General
now maybe wed or thursday i can begin Transmitting and best thing
i been helping setup a 900 repeater and now i will be able to get in on the first stages on it
antenna will be going up on a 150 foot tower and im going to pick up a little spike to set up on the roof and plug into my router everyone will enjoy the fiberoptic
 
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(y) Grats !!

Missed by 4 on the general test,that is really good for not studying on that part of the test....

And helping on that repeater is a good idea,will give you hands on experience as to how that stuff works
 
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CONGRATS on getting the tech license, and missing the GENERAL by 4<wow>, and not studying..you will make it next time..
DOCTOR
 
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Watergate said:
Congratulations, now comes the expensive part.:D
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well i already been working on that part
already bought a 706mkIIg, 757gxII was in the closet
picked up a very nice in great shape kenwood 440sat
and to add to that i picked up a FT-950 with matching speaker
now im looking to find a good dual bander for the mobile
something with 2mter 450 and 900 that i can TX on
Thanks for all the pats on the back
i will study for the General
 
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Congrats. Kinda my route, passed Tech, missed General by a couple. Studied, passed General, missed Extra by a few, studied, passed Extra with a perfect score, now I am a VE.
 
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Took the test this past saturday and im already in the data base as of noon time today
ok im looking for a mobile dual bander
 
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Dream radio, or used "get me on the air" radio?

I've done both.... $1000+ IC-2820H with all the bells and whistles, to $100 used dual banders. I have four now (Yaesu, Icom & Kenwood). My Kenwood TM-V71A is hands down the easiest to use as well as the "loudest" of any I've ever owned. I use a VERY busy So Cal repeater and the users that have been playing "power" VHF/UHF for years are ALL on Kenwoods. Either 71's or 710's. The kenwood audio is STRONG.

The menu system is so simple, it's the only dual bander I've ever owned that I didn't bother buying a cable and software for. Everything you need is easily accessible, not buried in the menu system. My 2820H on the other hand is a serious PIA, and something as simple as a PL tone is buried 3-4 layers deep in the menu system. The D-Star is all but impossible to program without software or a LOT of time on your hands.

The Kenwoods are the best crossbanding/remote base radios that I've used as well. Almost no detectable squelch tail, where the Icom's & Yeasu's make a loud & long "crunch" when you unkey.

If you do your homework, you can get a new V71 for $369-$379. You almost NEVER find them used because people tend not to part with them.
 

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