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Even those of us who have a brand new license, the advice is to listen for awhile to get the hang of the etiquette so when we start talking we will fit into the ham culture better.

Congratuations on your trigger pulling. How long have you been looking? How long have you had your license? I've been researching for 3 weeks or so. Pretty much decided on a mobile unit, also, after first considering an HT. My source of funding hasn't sold yet, so this gives me more...

That's nothing. For awhile I thought "73" was the age of the hams that were emailing me. I thought how great it was all those old folks being involved in tech stuff.

Which one? The HT or the mobile? They are both Kenwoods and neither one is "cheap.":eek:

Thanks! Do we know that something like this will not work? http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&toolid=10001&campid=5336136228&icep_item=320522076495 It's interesting that the Kenwood TH-D72A has the USB port - the only HT that does. Maybe that is the beginning...

OK. Here is a twist on a similar question I posted earlier. I'm a 60 something newbie who just got my tech license. I'm interested in APRS, EchoLink, other computer interfacing possibilities, and possible ARES and emergency/public service uses. The radio would be used 98% of the time from...

My computer does not have any serial ports. Will the PG-5G serial communications cable work with a serial to USB adapter to the computer on the TM-D710?

My computer does not have any serial ports. Will the PG-5G serial communications cable work with a serial to USB adapter to the computer? I wonder why since more and more computers are lacking serial ports and have an abundance of USB ports why the cables for this radio don't have USB...

$470 for an APRS HT limits some, when most of the guys I've seen have already spent thousands and thousand? I guess we can say they've already spent their last dime on ham equipment and can't afford/have any use for new technology.:ohmy: Maybe if many long time hams had to start their...

By "relatively small numbers of users..." I guess I need to qualify that statement. "Relative" has to be compared to something to be "relative." So my comparison has to be in relation to the number of hams that can be contacted at any point in time. There may be many thousands of APRS-capable...

I don't see a problem with SWR tuning. This spray on stuff could make it simpler than our current technique. Let's say I want a J-pole design in the attic. I just spray a J-pole dimensioned shape on the nearest rafter or vertical panel. SWR tuning not quite right? A one second squirt adds...

From the little I know about APRS, it does seem to be an undiscovered and currently underutilized technology just waiting for a "critical mass" of users to make it really useful for a variety of tasks. The only thing holding back its great potential utility is the relatively small number of...

I really like the geographic display qualities of APRS. I guess I'm looking at a neat technology in search of a need and not a need in search of a technology. I have been playing with both APRS-IS32 and APRS.FI. I have a ways to go to have the IS32 figured out. Yes, I need to go to a...

I am interested in the concept of APRS and am drawn toward APRS-capable radios. What are some scenarios that describe how APRS would be used in emergency or disaster situations, especially if there are only a few APRS capable units in vicinity of the emergency or disaster. I can understand...

I am interested in the D72 for the same reasons. Can you provide a scenario or two that describe how YOU would use APRS in an emergency scenario, especially if there are limited APRS capable units in an area. I can understand the APRS abilities if all mobile operators could plot their...

What will your uses be for APRS? What aspects of it draw your interest? As you might have read, I am leaning toward the D72 but have not pushed the button yet. I am a geographer at heart and like the graphic/visual aspect of the operations of radios, e.g. signal locations, data transfers...

Where are you? I notice a sprinkling of 4 or 5 signals in a 20 mile radius of my location depending on time of day. I guess with a 70cm repeater two miles away I should be able to reach out with a 5 watt HT.

Yes. I've just learned that just about any text or link can be dragged and dropped into the APRS IS32 Messages "Chat" box and be received on the other end. But so far I've done this WITHOUT a radio. So I haven't quite digested how this software interfaces with radio communications. How...

There is one other D72 owner in my area. He also owns an I-Com D-Star capable radio. He says there are very few D-Star or APRS users in our area. The closest APRS users are mostly 50 miles south in the Orlando area. Our local county Emergency Services does not use either system yet. One...

Looked at that Autek WM-1, and for $30 more than what I was considering, it looks like it has some nice features, namely the 2 separate meters (SWR/Watts); and the separate unit for plugging in the antenna cable so the main unit sits more securely. However, it is only good up to 30 megahertz...