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The 2 meter antenna will work ,sort of, ..... a simple dipole antenna will really bring the receive to life and they are cheap to build.There are several sites that will walk you through step by step on how to build a dipole . As you are studying for your tech ticket also study for the...

Bamm dont give up as of yet !! Research your options before throwing in the towel. You would be surprised what folks have come up with to hide antennas. I have heard of people putting dipoles in their attics( even virticals if the attic was tall enough),on the facure ,on the upper walls under...

That price isnt to bad for that radio,if it looks good and output is where it should be,around 85 to 100 watts depending on band I would say jump on it.... Talk to that ham about a low priced antenna tuner as well unless that radio has a tuner built in,MFJ makes tuners that will work...and...

I would have to say give the 2970 family of radios a hard look,even if you are limited to 100 watts,just get inside the radio and turn the power down to 100 watts max and there ya go.The radio will not pull any more amps than any other 100 watt radio. Just because a radio can put out well...

try a j-pole antenna,they are pretty easy to build and work surprisingly well I used a rigid copper water pipe j-pole that worked great !! Here is the one I used J-Pole Antenna Calculator

Most long time hams will have 3 or 4 radios on hand.Some will have 10+ .If you run into a local ham that has a few radios on hand ,and you let him know you are just starting in radio ,chances are good he will be willing to sell you a radio or maybe even loan one out to you . If he doesnt have...

For the Indy 500 race,on 17 meters 18.140, 40 meters 7.240 20 meter 14.290 Good contact for kicks !!

Howdie !! and welcome to the forum !! :biggrin:

Alinco: 70th Icom: 735 720a 730 Kenwood: 520 530 830 430 440 Yaesu: 101ZD 902 757gx I will agree with any of these radios as well,any of them would make a great starter rig unless you are planning on going with a new radio

maybe that is the closest dial up ISP he can call :wink:

Heyya Tall ! With the general class ticket try to find a all mode HF radio of some kind that covers 160 to 10 meters..$300 to $500 should get you into a radio,an antenna tuner of some kind and a simple dipole antenna that covers at least part of the HF bands will get you all the action you...

:huh: :blink: :ohmy: Great googly moogly !!! Now THAT is an antenna system !! ....please excuse me while I clean the drool off my keyboard....

Comet,Diamond and Larsen all make good duel band antennas Take a look at this link for duel band radios Associated Radio - New and Used Amateur Radio Gear I am sure any of them would fit the bill

No external amp is barefoot in my book regardless of power output That is a good contact :thumbup1: and Hayseed is right ,better watch it or you will be getting the " I need more contacts on SSB " bug :tongue: You will be really surprised at the contacts you will be making .There is...

The perfect cure for road rage!! :whistle:

Nothing wrong with that station at all !! Very nice !!:thumbup:

The closest 6 meter machine to me is about 60 miles away.....it is all I can do to hear it,much less get into it

:thumbup: 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

SAWEEET!!! :thumbup: A true classic !!! A huge grats on getting that classic station up and running . I have only ever seen one of those radios,and that was a very long time ago . Enjoy it man....you are running a piece of CB history !!! :thumbup1:

Lil I didnt know the transcon radio antennas were located there either,and I never really gave it much thought. The guy I was talking to was the captain of that aircraft and he gave me a link to look at...there was a pic of the plane he was flying as well as a close up of the rudder with a...