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Some of the old timers have talked me into some VHF UHF contesting CQ is acceptable in making those contacts. wrote:

Yipes! No kidding! Thanks for catching that! I must be getting too much of the Kabul sunshine on my brain. - Larry W5EIT FT-60@...> wrote:

Karl, I looked up rat tail antennas and at least one guy on You Tube is skeptical. However, his test is valid and worth trying. 73, Rick

I hear one gentleman regularly say 'CQ' most mornings when he comes in on our daily drive to work ragchew. He has been a ham for as long as I have been alive (50+ years). I really don't see anything

Larry, That should be 146.04/146.64, not 144.04/144.64. 73, Jim K5JG 'L. Floyd' sonomadiver@... [FT-60] wrote:

Congratulations Rick. I can still remember my first contact. Try making a rat tail, or tiger tail as some call it for your FT60. It only takes a couple of minutes and may expand your

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Good deal Rick!!!! Ron KG7DOG

Most newbies won't know what the Q codes are anyway.? I think the oldies that insist on using them might be trying to impress the newbies with how good a ham they are, cuz they know 'the lingo'.? If

Rick There is no offset on simplex frequencies. The ft-60 should know what offset is by default. 146.52 has no offset or pl tone. Brian KF7OVD FT-60@...> wrote:

Good Rick, That is what I monitor when I am in the mobile on the way to or from work. They have a "Insominiac Net every night at 11PM (pacific time). You will hear?net control call?someone's call

As a newbie, I do appreciate being able to use plain English. 73, Rick Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 6:51 PM To: FT-60@... Subject: Re: [FT-60] Re: not very exciting

This does make sense but is certainly not second nature to me yet. 73, Rick KG7MQL Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 6:42 PM To: FT-60@... Subject: Re: [FT-60] not very

Never heard that one (“all mouth and no ears”), but it works. What an “Alligator” is, in terms of repeaters, are those repeaters with “time-out” timers that will cut you off if you’re

There are not many repeaters with constant traffic on them. Many have one or more scheduled nets, either for the sponsoring club or for some other group each week or each month at a set time. I have

The hard part is out of the way. ?Welcome to the hobby. 73 de AC7EW Kelly

Meant for HF Morse Code only, one of the few, if only, times you can use codes. Easier to use QTH? as opposed to what is your current location? On 2m/440 voice, just use plain English to ask what

I'm not familiar with the 440 lingo, but on 2m "04-64" typically means the repeater you're going through listens on 144.04 and transmits on 144.64. Conversely, you are transmitting on 144.04 and

No Q codes on 2 meter and 70 cm? Rick KG7MQL Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 6:30 PM To: FT-60@... Subject: Re: [FT-60] Re: not very exciting start CQ was originally

I figured that out the first time I hit the PTT key and the display said “error”. 73, Rick KG7MQL Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 6:27 PM To: FT-60@... Subject: Re: