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    Best radio for a new ham?

    I was looking into a Yaesu 857D for my new mobile and base. Any thoughts, How good and will they hold up.
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    Charger 383 Dean

    WOW, Didn't see this coming. I was wondering what happened to Dean. I haven't talked to him for a couple of years. I will miss him. He was always good for a laugh. My whole hearted condolences to all of his family. :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry...
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    RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION EXPOSURE

    Well I guess you just have proved my point. :wink:
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    T.V interferance to neighbors

    My two meter radio was causing problems with the tv in the house and I traced it to the tv cabling. I went through the connections and tightened or replaced them and the tvi was stopped. Just an idea.
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    RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION EXPOSURE

    QRN; The reason I posted this topic is to help some of the so called big strappers running over legal limit amps trying to fry them selfs with enough rf to cook hot dogs in there hands. Just some education to help prevent brain damage or sterilization. Is it too late? Who knows. :cry:
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    T.V interferance to neighbors

    Did you install a low pass filter in your system?
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    RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION EXPOSURE

    WHAT BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS CAN BE CAUSED BY RF ENERGY? Biological effects can result from animal or human exposure to RF energy. Biological effects that result from heating of tissue by RF energy are often referred to as "thermal" effects. It has been known for many years that exposure to very...
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    Finally got my call!!

    albinoalligator congrats on your new call. The best way to really get into the radio is to join the local radio club. I bet you would have a blast. Bob.
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    Ham Radio is Alive Again

    QST QST QST, With the dropping of the morse code in ham radio, i have seen the testing sessions triple in the amount of new hams. The nice thing is there is a few new hams that want to learn code and to keep it going. With all of the hype about how ham will suffer with the no code operators has...
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    2 meter on a bike

    I bought a bike and this has am/fm stereo and what i would like to do is mount a 2 meter radio on the bike with a helmet headphones and mike. Any suggestion on what would work. Bob.
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    How many hams on the Worldwide Radio Forum?

    No code hams are not lazy, Paws, I did my code back in 1970. just don't use it. Good for you EDUK8TR, Congrats :wink: :wink: :wink:
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    2x2sc2879 amp construction project

    All of the amp builders out there I want to put out the challenge. Put together a class a/b amp for the kit builder, with instructions and make it cost effective for the builder and see how much you sell them. Heathkit did, along with Knight Kit. (I know there no longer with us but that is...
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    Some Food for Thought

    Sure its easy to buy an antenna but I am the kind of guy that would rather build his own that buy. I guess I'm sort of cheap that way. I'm getting ready for a one week dry camp out in the prairie doing the Custer battle reenactment and I will be building a yagi for 2meter out of some pvc pipe...
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    qso.net

    I think before you condem somthing, you should at least listen to see what is going on. :wink:
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    qso.net

    W5LZ, Not really, you have to be a amateur radio operator and the rules still apply. You get 90 days free so I will not cost you anything. I have talked to other hams all over the world. It works like a real radio. Hay just an idea. Chow for now.
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    qso.net

    How many have seen this web site, this is really cool. I hope to talk to all of you there; we need to get the wwrf members on a national qso. http:www.qsonet.com :D :D :D :D :D :D
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    I got my callsign!!

    Congratulations ! :lol:
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    Yaesu Ft101EX

    I found out this rig was ran by someone with the 11 meter and a golden screwdriver. I have to do the c125 mod on the finals network and a realignment. Is there a program I can download so I can use my computer as a rf/af signal generator? :cry: The inductor coil has soder bridges in it so I...
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    Kenwood TS-830

    Sorry, To much RF ( recycled flapjacks)
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    Yaesu Ft101EX

    Does anyone know were the band taps go on the inductor? Someone has moved them and I want to put the radio back to stock.