Obviously it would be cheaper and easier to find someone who knows what they are doing already, and has all the equipment. -- Truer words have never been spoken... ... but where would ham radio be to
I understand that sort of thrill. When I was a very new ham, myself, I contacted a guy operating portable with a very low temporary 20 meter antenna in DEATH VALLEY, and he worked me here in Michigan
Speaking of old guys with old gear... I am Net Control of a Brand X Owner's Net, but we don't care who joins in, or what rig they use, it is all the merrier, and last week, a ham from Kansas City joi
If I had buddies who got annoyed with me being 20 or 30 Hz off frequency, I'd look for some new buddies. -- I don't think he said the other guys complained... just that HE was the offending party in
INTERESTING PRESENTATION, I can relate to this one. That's when we cringe at the ball park because the singer can't make it to Rocket's Red Glare -- painfully flat. Sorry... that is ME on all singin
Well said, Bob. Last summer, on a Brand X discussion forum, we discussed what is the "best" microphone and what is the best EQ setting. I suggested that, because we only use +/- 2700 Hz audio and RF
For Sale - one (1) Model 715 speech processor with cable for TT radios (I think it works with Yaesu rigs, also) in as new condition as used stuff gets, rarely used - rarely even plugged in actually -
Well we almost agree 100% -- the only point of departure, is that throwing more money at MY problems would go a very long way to solving them !! ;-) I really agree about the importance of good mic te
Hi Pete - sorry, I am not Doug... but you ask about building microphones... and one can, and I have, done practically what you ask about re-purposing electret capsules, and similar things. I have con
My experience using the Omni VII on AM parallels Bob's story. I have used the Omni VII to check into a long standing group of AM hams who mostly live in and around Chicago, and they say my Omni VII s
The guys in the contest group I sometimes operate with prefer the Omni VII to the Omni VII - they can use either, but the Omni VI now only gets worked on multi multi contests. So... I guess at least
Hmmm... can I buy a PT-8000 ? If not, then I think it should not count. N'est ce pas? It does not seem a valid comparison to mention stuff that is still on the drawing board. Can I actually buy a PT-
I see where even on the new and highly touted TS-590 you do some serious button pushing too. I have a TS-590 and the Omni VII in my shack. I like both radios, but I prefer operating the Omni VII. It
Thanks Rick... having just viewed Sherwood's Dayton presentation again, I was not aware they were in production again. You are, of course, quite correct $17,000 or more for a transceiver just ain't w
It is even easier. The Orion has multiple menus broken up on logical groupings and has many more features, settings, and controls to futz with. The Omni VI has something like 45 +/- items in a single
I have also had a lot of help from Rick DJ0IP and Jim Brown N9YC and many others on the list, like Barry, Stuart, and Dr Gerry who does not come by any more, and a host of others too many to list. Yo
-- A couple of reasons come to my mind. One is size and weight. A lot of guys like smaller and lighter radios for traveling to far away locations. It costs serious folding money to ship big heavy stu
Easy... just turn the mic monitor on so that what you speak plays through the headphones, and also so does the receiver, and then run it to a line-input (not microphone input) on your computer sound
I know a bunch of hams who went to Christmas Island with a pile of K3s, and they enjoyed the fresh sea breeze so much ... they left the windows open instead of closing the windows and using air condi