Jose,
Give me a call tomorrow so I can see what is going on with your radio.
Thanks,
Mike
N5VCX
713-826-6917
From: BVARC On Behalf Of Jose , A Rodriguez via BVARC
Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2019 11:51 AM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
Cc: Jose , A Rodriguez
Jose, were you trying to hit the repeater from Katy with a handheld radio (with
an antenna directly attached to that radio) from Katy?
If so, that was probably the issue. You will likely need to get your antenna up
higher for a 5 watt handheld to work from that distance...
Sent from my
the most important thing you can get for your new radio is an antenna..Thats a
never ending subject with a million solutions...
next, since that radio is a 12 volt radio you need a power supply, it converts
yourwall voltage to 12 volts.. Icom makes one that matches the set but you can
get
