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Yeah, FRS shares some GMRS freqs. Around here it's kids playing with the radio on the FRS. I bought some FRS handhelds for my daughter and son in-law for use while camping and they said even in the woods there's kids playing radio. But that's legal on FRS, so.... 73

He still goes on the air according to posts in another site. I have no direct experience as to if he's broadcasting.

Re: Cable length It's a legend cuz it's not true. The length of cable you need is directly from the radio to the antenna. That's all you need. And a word to the wise: You need an FCC issued Ceneral-class Amateur Radio Operator's license to legally use that radio on 10 meters...

Code is not a requirement. Anyone with a Tech or higher class may use any legal mode on VHF and up.

Drive Time Listen to the repeaters during the time period where people are driving to and from work. That's when repeaters are used most often. On one local repeater here, a bunch of hams congregate on 2 repeaters in nets and talk about anything and everything. That would be your best bet...

Welcome to ham radio, Northstar! Congrats on the test. You should be able to see your call on the FCC database in the next three or so days.

I'll be moving soon to Snow Hill, MD which isn't very far from the MD Atlantic coast to live with my daughter and am putting a tower up on the property. I'm considering a crank-up, thinking that lowering it if coastal storms come up will help prevent damage. Any thoughts on this sort of thing...

The problem with NO was that the people who draw up these disaster plans cannot anticipate every problem. The largest mistake was to use the Superdome as a shelter without providing facilites for the people who were there. The failure to bus out those who had no transportation. Why did this...

Well, I'm sure the hijackers were surpised to wake up in hell, not surrouinded bye virgens to ease their every wish. Or are there virgins in hell, too?? Nah.

I agree with both of you. The evacs that were successfuly done were highly effective in saving many lives, but they had no plans for getting many people out. I believe also that self prepadness goes a long way. My area has had winter storms that cut power and transportation and serious...

I don't know what a no ground antenna is and I don't know what exta soldered coax cable is supposed to do, but as a ham, I have never run across this before. You don't need a counter for a mobile antenna. Your car's body and frame are the counterpoises. All you need is a 102 inch whip with...

Thanks for the additional info. The one I am talking about is in the "update" title and it appears to be local 2 meter traffic from what I am able to hear of it. Can't hear radios too well. 73

On eHam.net is a link to a live feed of one of the emergency nets operating in the disaster area if anyone wants to listen in. 73

Hurricane relief efforts info While the Red Cross has plenty of donors, the Salvation Army also has disaster services enroute to the Gulf Coast too. They have kitchens and canteen and shelter assets and unlike the Red Cross, they help many people on a daily basis with food, clothing, and...

Are you saying that this tower is all one big piece of metal? No sections to it? I would think it can't be one whole tower stuck in a concrete base if a loader can't get in there. Go look fir nuts and bolts If you find them you can dismantle it from the top doun. Go climb it and see.

Look, you're a fire department officer. You have standard orders and rules and regulations that affect you and your crew when you're on the jab, right? There are things that you are stenuously required to do and things you are prohibited from doing. If you fail to observe those orders and SOP...

Re: Got Mine Too You should alreday gotten the ticket. If the FCC doesn't have it, somebody screwed up bigtrime. A phone call to the VEC is warranted.

Re: tech plus No. The FCC, in its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, states that there will bo no further actions taken with the current licenses. No grandfathering, no automatic upgrading, nothing. The NPRM only effects the removal of morse testing for all license classes and that's all. No...

It's illegal to modify and use that radio on 11 meters or use it otherwise without a license..

Perhaps one of the system admins here will move this to the CB Radios area where more info is available.