amature/cb radio set

[FISH]

randombod what set up are you useing.

[FISH]

is there much use on the 446 as i never used it at all.

[marsh phantom]

not much round here but i thought for less than 20 quid i can get a reapeater running to use and there is links all over the world via the net and the repeater.

thought i would have a play,

should be online tomorrow evening providing it all turns up in the post tomorrow.

going to have a play with a few types of antennas etc

[FISH]

hows the icom doing.

[marsh phantom]

went to use it today but as the other post says rain stopped play,

i really need a antenna where i live i may just get a small bazoka andtenna and use that indoors as i cant put anything out side

apart from that yes its going great, still finding bands i didnt even know exsisted, the only thing i have noticed on 14mhz stations from all over the world coming in at 30+ perfect, it dont seem like theres as much fun in it, at least with say 27.555 sometimes you will get a good convo with a station far away and sometimes not, with other bands it seems like its always there which to me would take the fun away.... if you can see where im coming from on that one lol

is good to have the uncertancy there and seems like persistance pays off on 11m

[FISH]

on the 30+ have you set the ATT right ?. have you been and set the menu up yet .i remember i had the 706 mk1.a long time a go,but once you get used to it it will work even better there not like cbs plug and play toys.

[marsh phantom]

yer im slowly getting there with all the menus etc, when i got it i set the radio up as instructed in the instructions.

i.e full reset then set things up individuly, only close uk stations come in at 30 plus as they should, i suppose that the guys on 14mhz are using more power etc etc.

let me have another look at the instrucions lol

[FISH]

The only thing that i dont like about the 706s and its the same on my ts480sat is the bar signal meters.

[marsh phantom]

oh that reminds me, did you catch the sat today on 145.9000 it came over us at about 11.45 i think it was, couldnt really make it out on the vx-7r got it on the vr500 though, and hadnt set the icom up so dont know on that.

im much more of a fan of the proper signal meters but hey the pros on the icom and kenwood radios and yaesu for that fact, well out weight the cons i think lol

[randombod]

randombod what set up are you useing.

i have the basic thunderpole mobile rig kit in my 4x4 i have a hunch i have a earthing issue on the antenna but i aim to sort that these next few days

[FISH]

i dont use the radio for sat work never done it .i think that you will have to teach, me on the vr5000 set up plus anythink else that i need it maybe some think i like i will give it a bash.cheers

[marsh phantom]

i only knew about it as i was listening through brecons 2m repeater and heard two guys talking about it so i thought i would have a listen out to, thats as far as my know how goes on satalites

aparently there is a few ham operators on the international space station that operate every day but i cant talk to them as im not licenced lol

[FISH]

are you going to go for your ticket,bud

[randombod]

good luck if you decide to go for it mate... not sure if this is the place to post this but whats ham radio like i have been tempted in the past is it costly for gear and licence etc? just wanted some advice / opinion on it

[marsh phantom]

hmm two minds at the mo, work is keeping me busy at the mo so maybe when it slows down a bit.

good news on the 446 repeater, its online now not 24/7 but will be soon, just sorting a antenna out and should be working well