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mainehazmt

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  1. I’d be surprised if it went to 35$. The government taking a cut.......ya right....... they will milk that cow till the very last second they can. IMO. Yes I recently renewed at full price...
  2. I’m running a tyt th 8600 in my 4 wheeler. SxS. It is Waterproof but only 25 watts
  3. Any real truck stops also have them
  4. Oh I was part of the 90$ club too. Seems like every change goes into effect shortly after I renew. next time to renew Ill be 72... so this may be my last one Ill go rogue then...
  5. You could always run the coax thru the soffit.
  6. Well it is official they accepted my late payment (application was in on time). I get to keep my call sign and I can turn the repeater back on. 70$. Maybe I better hurry and take my AE exam before they raise that one up!
  7. Well it is official they accepted my late payment (application was in on time). I get to keep my call sign and I can turn the repeater back on. 70$. Maybe I better hurry and take my AE exam before they raise that one up!
  8. Well as of today it was 70$. I started the process the 15th of feb. but guess what when it got time to pay nothing happened. Apparently the FCC doesn’t like Microsoft edge. Well I tried on a different computer using google something... They took my $$. And license says pending. We will see.... guess I better shut off my repeater....
  9. You are not alone...says mine has expired
  10. As of today it is still 70$. Now to see if they accept it. I started my renewal on the 15th. But never could get to the pay for it page till today. Microsoft edge won’t work... expired the 17th. But they had the application on file for the 15th.... guess I will wait and see what they do
  11. The military had a saying about that....”Don’t ask, Don’t tell.
  12. Most of the acronyms back in the day (BITD). Were shortcuts for use with Morse code. Same as now in text messaging originally to cut down on data. It is kinda the same also as the 10 code use in emergency services. Now we are supposed to use plan language. I admit 30 years of emergency service 10 code hard to get away from. They will never get away from 10-4.....
  13. You beat me to it LOL. Now have to look and see if is a trademark...
  14. I got mine off eBay. Lots of documentation on line. Videos too. and for swr pretty easy. yes you can dive deep learn the smith chart if that’s your thing. You just have to input the freq range and pick swr function and It tells right away where the antenna is resonate at. Trust me If I can run the vna anyone can ! With it you can start building your own antennas. I use mine also to set up my tuner thru the amp. It makes those adjustments very easy and don’t have to key the radio once. Gotta have it nice for when ya kick in the amp! Tubes can be expensive.
  15. Second nanoVNA. 40 bucks. You have a hard time beating that price. And you can use it right at the base of the antenna make changes and view the changes as you make them.
  16. My Tram antenna suffered a catastrophic failure in the 1st section and I strapped an Ed Fong antenna just about 4” off the side of my tower at 30’. Knowing that one side is blocked (toward Canada) I have not had any issues. I can’t work on the tower now due to weather ( not worth freezing my butt off over an antenna). I may never change it as it works every bit as good as the tram so far. No swr issues and no complaints from others hearing me via repeater or simplex. It shouldn’t work that good in theory but...... and it is cheaper!
  17. The government giveth and the government taketh away. Esp $$$$ And the present administration is going to need the $$$. I hate to relearn call signs so I know they will get 70 out of me by feb 22. Has happened on all licenses. 90 first 5 years 70 for 5 prob going to be 70 for 10. After that I might go rogue. Alzheimer's could be a good excuse by then....
  18. My suggestion, that I used extensively with expensive hand held radios, is buy a hand microphone. I kept the radio inside my jacket looped the mic out. Microphones cheaper than any radio. This was the fire service before all these fancy new equipment.
  19. mainehazmt

    general info

    eBay can be your friend...local LMR dealer is unaffordable for gmrs
  20. I have a few swr meters one that can handle 2000 watts. But the best thing I have found for adjusting trimming antennas is the 40$ NanoVna. NanoVNA is very tiny handheld Vector Network Analyzer Outstanding for checking and adjusting antennas. Has many functions and works about as good as any mfj antenna analyzer. Plus you won’t be dead keying a rig while checking the antenna. I also use mine to set up my antenna tuner for my ham station.
  21. Went to log on to the site not the forums and received the message my password had expired...but was still good to get on here.. software glitch? thanks John
  22. This comes up ALL the time. IMO nobody can tell what radio you are using when you use it. Be it a 30$ CCR. Or 700$ vertex. Unless you are bragging about it. To think if someone is licensed in 2 or 3 radio services that you would have 3 different radios that can all do the same thing doesn’t pass the straight face test. Plus enforcement....big joke. Before you get anybody showing up at your door step you would have had to do something serious! Follow your heart do what you think is right and keep your mouth shut. Make sure your transmissions are clean and “Follow” the rules.
  23. I’m due to renew guy feb 22 2021. The way Gov works I again will get screwed. Happened at the 5 yr vs 10 year change and now this. Plus I had planned on upgrading to AE on the ham side...
  24. Well wonder when it is going in to effect..... looks like I’ll get screwed again lol payed the big bucks then renewed and then they changed it to 10 years. And now feb 22 due to renew again...and of course there is no lee way by holding off for a month...
  25. I use qrz logging for new dx logging. On a daily basis I use the old fashioned composition note book and pen on the daily net I am on. In that logbook I record all the users of the net daily. Weather info for myself and others and a diary of sorts on how I feel physically. Also any important info I jot down for the day. Birthdays,anniversary and some pissing and moaning. If I had a contact on my GMRS repeater I probably would add it to my daily log
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