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AdmiralCochrane

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  1. AdmiralCochrane
    Do both. (Is there an echo in here, in here, in here?)
  2. AdmiralCochrane
    I think you are incorrect about this. Proof is required type acceptance requirement.
  3. AdmiralCochrane
    Per varying modes maybe, but DMR seems to be extremely popular on VHF
  4. AdmiralCochrane
    What does that have to do with my $2500 shipment that the shipper paid $105 for Next Day delivery taking a week waiting for a full truck?
  5. AdmiralCochrane
    Duh, #1 Amazon and cheap stuff from China, #2 preppers and offroaders (and off road preppers, LOL).
  6. AdmiralCochrane
    But it will be worth it.
  7. AdmiralCochrane
    Clearly you have chosen good stuff that people are having success with.
  8. AdmiralCochrane
    https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=11197 I always check the reviews on eham.net by equipment owners. You can get a pretty good idea of what those who have the particular model think of it.
  9. AdmiralCochrane
    FedEx took a week to deliver a Next Day shipment to me. An industry insider (ham radio friend) of mine suggests that they do not run some routes if the truck is not full. You just continually get delayed shipment notices until that route has a full truck to run it.
  10. AdmiralCochrane
    Funny that you should mention the SRH320A ... I use it on my Kenwood TH6A.
  11. AdmiralCochrane
    But no Jennings or Lorcins
  12. AdmiralCochrane
    I had to think about it for a minute, but I have that antenna and have used it on all 3 bands with a UV5X3 with success. On top of a 14 story building I was able to hit a repeater 23 miles away very clearly. It's a bit long and unwieldy, but that is a trade off for all 3 bands. I only use it when I know I am going to use 1.25m
  13. AdmiralCochrane
    That's the good one
  14. AdmiralCochrane
    Ham radios aren't the great emergency radios seen on TV and in movies, just like it's unlikely to be able to shoot from the hip and kill all your enemies with one shot everytime. Propagation varies from various parts of the 11 year susnspot cycle to another, seasonally winter/summer, day to night and even minute to minute. The unpredictiblity is what makes it interesting, challenging and makes it into sport. Like WRQC527 says, it's tricky (but fun).
  15. AdmiralCochrane
    Spare tire mount works well on my 21 Wrangler. All antennas and their mounts are a compromise of one sort or another. There is no one perfect antenna
  16. AdmiralCochrane
    I think the previous answers have been accurate. I would add, reception of weaker stations (regardless of whether the other party was farther away, using less power or a poorer antenna) is CLEARER on radios with better and more expensive receiver components. My experience is based on Kenwood vs Baofeng. I still use the Baofeng on occaison, as many posted above, it has its place.
  17. AdmiralCochrane
    Height = farz. In my opinion, 40 isn't very likely unless you can get up 300 400 ft.
  18. AdmiralCochrane
    Apparently the ChatGTP creators endowed it with bias. How else do you explain when it answers with bogus results.
  19. AdmiralCochrane
    Though I think this information is accurate, I have distrust for a source that is known to have deliberately fabricated sources in the past to make an answer be what it wanted people to believe when real data had other results.
  20. AdmiralCochrane
    The answer to that is the no license, no test, no fee MURS and FRS
  21. AdmiralCochrane
    I agree, THE standard phonetic alphabet is THE standard and there need not be a 'second standard' Just the same, often a simple nmeonic is helpful. A ham near me has a call sign ending in NRS - he tells people he is "not real smart"
  22. AdmiralCochrane
    Don't give away the secret handshake. John has a long mustache.
  23. AdmiralCochrane
    GMRS to GMRS. GMRS to ham frequencies is not permitted.
  24. AdmiralCochrane
    Or it could be grandfathered business transmissions.
  25. AdmiralCochrane
    I guess I have purchased better antennas than you. Maybe you got out of spec antennas.
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