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Ham Radio and military gear

Jericho

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M 38 in Maine provoked thought for me and I finally retook the expired exams for my Ham radio Tech class, did well , lots of study material available and no more MORSE , also took the general on a whim. Looking back it was long overdue (30 plus years) Cant recommend it enough, Great group of hams locally and I feel most of us could use it in addition to our vehicle capabilities, Now I can fire up the RT524 and Prc as well as the 5 new sets I bought for my trucks , have been installing radios for about a year , all up now, Just want that big residential Ham shack set up, Have the elevation ,at top of a mountain in the White Mountain National Forest , and have a 50 foot tower up already that holds my Wind power rotor . So thanks M 38 and on too better things, ( now will have to figure out all this NEW radio gear, Has more functions than a swiss army knife
 

Jericho

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I just don't have the time TOOOOOO many projects and tooooooo many hobbies Thanks Mark, means a lot coming from you.
 

just me

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Been licensed cor a wbile. Haven't keyed a mic in at least 10 years. I just can't sit there and listen to the same convo over and over and over.
Only keep a radio in my truck as we have a good repeater network and it would be handy in the desert in an emergency. Haven't yet had an emergency.
 

papakb

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Picked up my ticket 25 years ago to make fixing radios legit and for the rare times we use 6 meters. Lots of great people out there interested in radio and MVs.

Kurt
KG6KMJ
 

m38inmaine

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I have my own 2 meter repeater on a commercial site, a Motorola Quantar mixed mode, analog and P25 digital. Comes in quite handy and most hams don't have P25 so it's almost like having a private system. You really don't need the extra class license, I just did it to prove to myself I could do it.
 
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