When you have a family of 17 living in a two bedroom flat, and every child
ages 2 and above are putting pieces together, you can do things cheaply too.
Danny Douglas N7DC
ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA
SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB all
DX 2-6 years each
.
QSL LOTW-buro- direct
As courtesty I upload to eQSL but if you
use that - also pls upload to LOTW
or hard card.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "larry allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters
> Those prices are due to two reasons... They are chinese inport, low wages,
> or a market dump....
> Larry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bogdan, Rick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 11:08 AM
> Subject: RE: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters
>
>
> Just looked on eBay, $17.00 for one MUR 2w talkie. A set for $28 all
> new.
>
> Rick ka1udx
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Behalf Of DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA
> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 10:44 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters
>
> I can buy a 2W MURS radio (talkie) today for less than $150 and some for
> as low as $99.
>
> Also, you can run a MURS radio on an external antenna up to 60 ft with
> no restrictions on antenna gain. If the antenna is on the top of a
> building, the antenna can be no more than 20 ft above the building.
>
> I have many friends who are serious campers, hikers, cycle riders,
> "explorers" and survivalist who use MURS radios very effectivl. Some
> have gain antennas on their talkies. Others set up a base station with
> the antenna at 20-30ft and a 3-5 dB gain antenna and talk 5-7 miles
> reliably to talkies and mobiles with real mobile antennas (not
> mag-mounts). They talk 15-20 miles between base stations.
>
> The gain antennas, good coax (most use LMR400UF) cost more than the
> radio. Some are using separate mikes and speakers as well as external
> power supplies or larger gell cell type batteries for base stations.
>
> Walt/K5YFW
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of bruce mallon
> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 8:54 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters
>
>
> Correct E. F. Johnson pushed for 27 nhz. SADLY MURS
> goes unused if the FCC used its brain it would promote
> MURS by allowing it to be built into a CB radio. Right
> now radios for MURS are expensive and hard to get.
>
>
>
> --- KV9U <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Although this is a bit off topic, unlike the on
> > topic discussions of
> > amateur radio and digital programs and operating
> > systems ...
> >
> > The FCC was looking for a band of frequencies that
> > they could allocate
> > for a minimally licensed citizens radio service.
> > Radio amateurs were
> > rarely using 11 meters and had nearby 15 meters
> > below and 10 meters
> > above so we had a very limited need.
> >
> > The FCC also needed to find a band that was low
> > enough in frequency so
> > that the technology of the time, the mid 1950's,
> > could manufacture such
> > equipment that was affordable. VHF/UHF equipment was
> > much more expensive
> > to make, thus the lower frequencies in the HF band
> > made it practical.
> >
> > Of course the huge downside was that these
> > frequencies also had F skip
> > when the sunspot cycle was cooperative and they knew
> > it was going to be
> > a problem with "hobbyists" using the frequencies for
> > amateur radio type
> > activity which was not their intent. I don't think
> > they really
> > understood the skip conditions would be so strong at
> > times, that local
> > communications could be nearly useless, even though
> > the FCC made longer
> > contacts illegal.
> >
> > Due to other happenings (Arab oil embargo of early
> > 1970's), more people
> > bought CB equipment and the violations were
> > completely overwhelming to
> > the FCC and they eventually gave up even pretending
> > to have licenses for
> > the service.
> >
> > Today we have the "licensed" GMRS and the unlicensed
> > FRS, and most
> > recently MURS services that are much better
> > frequencies for local, short
> > range, tactical type communications that actually
> > work without long skip
> > interference. But this was only possible due to the
> > much lower cost of
> > developing and manufacturing equipment for these
> > frequencies with more
> > recent technology.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Rick, KV9U
> >
> >
> > larry allen wrote:
> >
> > >We lost 11 meters because we were not using it
> > enough...
> > >Larry ve3fxq
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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