Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!
Gil, Ah, you answered a few questions that were puzzling me. So you are told test results immediately and the FCC posts your call sign within a few weeks. Nice to know. Thanks, Rick Sent: Thursday,
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Rick Sparber
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#15926
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Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!
Mike, May I be able to tell the same story next week! Rick Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 9:06 PM To: FT-60@... Subject: RE: [FT-60] Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO! Rick, That is what I did. I
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Rick Sparber
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#15918
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Re: just to verify
I think you are saying to transmit unmodulated carrier for silence and a tone which would shift the transmitted frequency from the unmodulated value. It is my understanding that CW would represent no
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Rick Sparber
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#15917
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Re: general question
Hmmm!!! I'll have to think about that. But, if the were alive, they could just fly on their own instead of needing to be hurled... Jardy Dawson WA7JRD Ham Radio Sent by underground messengers via the
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JARDY DAWSON
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#15909
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Re: just to verify
It's an FM rig. If you want to send cw, like as in a beacon, use the audio input with a tone. From: FT-60@... To: FT-60@... Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 12:15:25 -0700 Subject:
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Owen Cook
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#15908
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Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!
$125.00 at AES but they were on sale. Dave J =======================
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Dave Jeffries AF0DJ
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#15907
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Re: general question
If ya hurl them over the wall while they're still alive they might come back with the return message.............. Radio
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Dave Jeffries AF0DJ
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#15906
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Re: general question
I'd been in CAP radio communications since 1958. ? ?Built power supplies to run WWII surplus radios, ?Built and aligned SSB transceivers. ?Modified part 95 sets for CAP use. ?etc etc. ?In 1980 I
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Dave Jeffries AF0DJ
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#15905
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Re: general question
I'm a third generation ham. Grandfather: WA5EIT (silent key). Father: W5JE (formerly W5MDP). Me: W5EIT (formerly WB5HHM). Being a ham was just part of growing up! I got my first ticket just after I
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L. Floyd <sonomadiver@...>
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#15904
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Re: general question
My motivation was my twin brother (KC0JPO) has been ham for as long as I can remember. In 2010 he started talking to me about it, sent the Gordon West Tech book and convinced me to at least try. Once
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bartenderjim
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#15902
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Re: general question
Rick, I got my ticket primarily to use the radio for emergency communications when we travel. My wife and I took a 4-day trip thru northern CA a year ago and I realized that most of the trip we had NO
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Michael Lynch
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#15903
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Re: general question
Search and Rescue and Emergency Communications; ? Silver Star Search and Rescue ? Silver Star Search and Rescue 2013 - CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SERVICE Silver Star Search & Rescue is a non-profit
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JARDY DAWSON
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#15901
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Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!
Rick, That is what I did. I studied on the Internet (the free exams) for a week until I could not fail any of the exams. Then, just a week before I was going to take the Technician exam, a friend of
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Michael Lynch
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#15896
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Re: Power on reset
Well, I thought that this issue was licked. But actually no. One of those nasty illusive bugs that require a solid failure to find. Occasionally my FT60 would either not turn on, or would turn on with
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Mark Richards <mark.richards@...>
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#15888
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Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!
Got mine for $155 on Amazon. Now they're $172. They're going fast. Get one while you can. The thing is a beast, but it's a solid radio.
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Greg Chacon
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#15898
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Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!
R&L electronics: FT-60 $149.95 + free shipping. I have purchased most of my equipment from them. They are prompt, courteous, and knowledgeable. YAESU FT-60R , YAESU FT60R R&L Electronics
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geezer2753@...
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#15893
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just to verify
I carefully read over the table of contents of the FT-60's user manual and found nothing about connecting a key in order to transmit CW. Am I missing something? Thanks, Rick
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Rick Sparber
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#15894
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Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!
de Rich/AG6QR, I assume that you find out how you did on the test shortly after you turn it in. By all means, I will take tests until I fail. My first try at General wasn¡¯t stellar but I did pass. I
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Rick Sparber
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#15895
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Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!
HRO is good, and I've dealt with them quite a bit, both in person and online, but I suspect most of the other places are good, too. If you're a retired electrical engineer, then you probably have much
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Richard Cochran
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#15887
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Re: FT-60R $174.95 at HRO!
I will second the vote for gigaparts -- I got my FT60 there, and they were fast and on the ball. I also second the recommendation to take more than just your tech test, as it costs nothing more that
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Gil Smith <gil@...>
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#15900
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