Ah, very neat. Thank you.
They call it IFB and in the old days the director of the show put his cues on top of that audio for field shots to hear the show director. It's used less now with the prevalence of cell phones. Pretty sure it's legal in their radio service.No, you understood perfectly and it is probably my lack of knowledge. The freq. in question is 450.3375. I just ASSumed it's in the amateur band. I just remembered I know very little details about the band plans, that they do bump up against licensed frequencies, and this is more of a learning opportunity for me.
Last time I was up there (at the FCC), they had about 10 of those vehicles equipped with that computerized direction finding system, but only had 2-3 engineers to use them due to staffing reductions. Sad.I want this guy's toys (yes, I know he's FCC). This video was way too short.
I thought this was going to be a great story, but then in pt 2 I felt let down.
New Castle DE or Woodbridge VA. Neither too close. Delaware might not be too bad of a drive.Are there any brick&mortar store in Carroll or Balt. Counties?
I'm looking to get a magnetic antenna and found a few on Amazon, but I'm not sure about them. Some look springy (like whips) and not sure if it matters while driving (them bending over). I would imagine a stiff antenna that doesn't bend would be better.
Since this is a fairly active thread. Found this on Craigslist this morning and thought someone might be interested.Kenwood TS-130S Ham Station plus - $120 (Millersville) https://annapolis.craigslist.org/ele/d/millersville-kenwood-ts-130s-ham/7250374034.html
Yah, no surprise. The mic and power supply alone are each worth more than $120. Gotta be quick.Gone already
Gone already
How fast do you drive?
Unless you are putting an 8 foot 10 meter whip on your car, flexibility of the antenna won't matter in any significant way at any even mildly illegal speed.
I don't think there are any ham shops anywhere nearby. Share the "B0" number from the Amazon URL (instead of the whole URL) like B016SIJX28, and I'm sure you can get opinions here on it's relative quality. That example number is for a Nagoya VHF/UHF mag mount that is probably plenty good for around-town.
New Castle DE or Woodbridge VA. Neither too close. Delaware might not be too bad of a drive.
Thanks. I've been looking at these unless something else catches my eye.
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00M8MVEQM/
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B016SIJX28/
It would be New Castle, but I'm too lazy/cheap to drive that far for something like this. But, thanks for the info. Maybe when I'm in the market for a radio (this HT isn't going to satisfy me for long).
I agree with Mark, either will work. Personal preference based on nothing more than my opinion: I think the Nagoya would be a better choice.Thanks. I've been looking at these unless something else catches my eye.
There are at least a couple of people who use Craigslist to try to solicit and grab any Amateur equipment that comes on the market, mostly through deaths, to resell.
Either will work. I'm not fond of the short piece of adapter coax, I've had multiple failures on the radio end; its not really made for continuous use. Maybe 8 or 10 weeks if you are careful not to pull it apart on the first few days. Maybe Nagoya does a better job of the connection, but the hardware I went thru was not that great.
I agree with Mark, either will work. Personal preference based on nothing more than my opinion: I think the Nagoya would be a better choice.
Do not know much about Ham Radio however, my uncle had a 1950s setup in his attic. He had all kinds of gear with several types of antennas and did Morse code a lot. I remember sitting by him talking to people all over the world, sat their for hours with him. He passed many years ago and my cousin his son owns the house, the antennas are gone but all his equipment sits in the attic covered up.