Davichko5650

When I ordered my DB20-G from Amazon, got a bundle deal with the GM30 HT added that I did not see offered on the Radiodiddity Website. Buyer protection and a better deal, Yes, please!

Made me think of the old Mad Magazine quote, "remember that the phrase 'up to' also includes the number zero."

We can agree to agree on this one! I've never had any trouble with the FCC website, and especially none where they wanted my money!

Pretty much covered in the following, and I've not seen how Cogent can gainsay this one? § 95.1733 Prohibited GMRS uses. (a) In addition to the prohibited uses outlined in § 95.333 of this chapter, GMRS stations must not communicate: (8) Messages which are both conveyed by a wireline control link and transmitted by a GMRS station; Internet is chock full of wireline control links! As are most, if not all Cell systems. FWIW, I don't really have a dog in this fight, I rarely use repeaters, the other people I use GMRS with, at least the immediate family and off-road groups/friends never use them. But just seems no real need here for what Cog is proposing...

Get that now and again with one group, as I have an 01 Explorer I run with the "Jeepers" (skid plates, 31's winch recovery gear), but we also have Toyotas, an occasional Samurai, Pathfinder, whathaveyouthat'snotaJeep. But when we hit the trails and they see we can off road with the best of them, they take it in stride. And we of course respond in kind with the insults, much like good friends do with each other. As far as who pulls who out of the Stuck, it's like being out boating, you always, I mean ALWAYS help out a fellow off-roader. We're talking moderate off road trails here, not rock crawling or King of the Hammers or mud bogging. The help you give today may be the help you need tomorrow.

I saw on a few videos in the recent past you saying you were the "soon to be King of H.A.M.S. radio" or words to that effect? Wondered if the Great Randolpho was secretly studying that Technician book?

This!

The one with the "Free BooFwangs" sign on the side?

Fractured non-standard Haiku?

Dunno 'bout theirs, ours is the Motorola XTS 2500.

Except when I go over to Wisconsin and run with the Clearwater guys & gals, they seem to like Ch 7 there!

The radio world equivalent of "There's no replacement for displacement".

I can see it now, it'd be the equivalent of the old "Are you gonna buy that magazine sir, or just stand here in the store and read it?"

DXE has it $300 off right now, only $5,999.95!!!

Relaxing way to send some RF out. I use two-way radio all day at work so I tend to favor digital modes when at home during the week. FT8/4 for just seeing who is out there, rare DX or DXpeditons, and good propagation indicator, for rag chews I tend to run VarAC, PSK31 or JS8. RTTY has always been a favorite mode, but not much of it out there other than for contests...

mouse and dvi monitor added, here's the current shack set up -

Like our Sat Nite NCS, his French Bulldog's name is Toast, so he always calls him KT0AST, and adds a couple arf' arf's for him. Dunno what he'd do if somebody grabbed that as a vanity call...

Liking it very much! Took a bit of playing with the Mic settings to dial in the transmit audio on Phone, but getting good reports on that now. Very easy to configure for the digital modes I use (PSK, VarAC, JS8, etc. etc.). Like the waterfall, 3DSS display and the Oscilloscope display. Using the touch screen took a little learning curve for this knobs n dials kinda guy, but that was a fun one, and still working on that a bit. On the SW Bands, really has great RX audio, that also took some adjusting to dial in to my liking. AESS is a bit of a gimmick, but the SP40 speaker does sound better than the one on the rig, and really shines when listening to AM broadcast and SW bands. Only dislike is trying to use 60m band on digital, as there's a bit of changing settings on the programs to get it to work. My FT-450D is MARS modded from the dealer, so 60m is wide open to use there. So far, so good!

I scan while mobile, but mostly hear the FRS users around me. I have never actually heard anyone on the local repeaters calling out a radio check, but I would respond were I to hear one. 4 locals I talk to a few times a week on CH 19, 2 of whom are also Amateurs, but I spend the bulk of my time on HF for that, and they being Tech's I can only get them on 10m as they don't do CW...

Spouse opted for Lobster & King Crab instead - boooooo. Well, since I picked up the FT-710, I figured I'd get her what she wanted!

I have seen the number 1 issue vetched about, hey, get those fingers on a diet, LOL. I experience issue 2 on the 710 as well, but not a big problem. Once I have most things set up, number 3 also hasn't been much of an issue on the 710. Adding the mouse and the DVI monitor will help on those.

Very much liking it. Took a bit of tweaking to get the Mic audio sounding good, but was fun doing it. Easy set up for CAT control for digital modes with the built in soundcard. Have mouse and DVI monitor coming to hook up next. Not going to get rid of the FT-450 it replaces, that'll be a backup and one I can take out in the field for portable ops. But can't go wrong with any of the others there. Have used the 7300. "The People's Radio" and was very impressed with it. Haven't tried a Ftdx10, but it's Yaesu, so gots to be good!

Got the FT-710 a week ago Saturday...

More geared towards Broadcast Radio, but we'll take what we can get and be on the air when we can! 13 February is a date proclaimed by UNESCO to celebrate radio broadcast, improve international cooperation among radio broadcasters and encourage decision-makers to create and provide access to information through radio, including community radios.

Agree! I can count on half of one hand the number of times I've used the repeaters in my area. I got into GMRS in 2017 (cue the "I've been a H.A.M. for (years") and at the time was not active as an Amateur Operator, although licensed. I got it for using in Northern MN where, at the time, there was zero cell phone coverage. Used to talk from Cabin to boat and back, to talk mobile to cabin and around the resort area. Current usage is that, as well as on off road trips, solo or group, around the house (beats yelling) and with a small group of friends in the neighborhood to chat on occasion on simplex. On the amateur side of radio, got back into that in 2020 and about 99% of activity there is on HF, and most of that on digital modes. Talk all day at work on two-ways, so like to chat via keyboards to those random strangers Randy warned us all about! If you're getting into GMRS as a "gateway" or "Ham Lite", it's not really where it's at. OTOH, not my place to tell people what to do, so those that do, it's their choice.