I wish.. With the economy the way it's going, I don't ever see saving enough money to buy land..

QuoteInsert 100 foot tower(s) here ---^

I'd never use a tower, too visible...

Gil.

Good morning Luck,

I am thinking of Idaho too, but I hate being cold, so that's going to be a tough one...

Gil.

Hum, I couldn't display it because it's not under my account... Sorry...

Great video. I used to fly ultralights, three-axis.
I have a gyrocopter frame in my living room...

Gil.

Well, I'm the only one who can do that.. To anyone wanting to post a Youtube video, just post the link, notify me by private message and I'll add the code...

Gil.

QuoteCan anyone tell me how to set my email notification for this forum?  I'd like to be on top of responses to my posts. 

Note the "Notify" button, top right corner of each thread/page...

Gil.

Quoteim guessin the older ham's like that arent totally compatible with today's ham tech, like echolink?

You can... It's just a matter of getting the right interface and buying or making the right connectors..
The biggest problem with older rigs are parts breaking and electrolytic capacitors leaking.
I have an old Gonset Communicator, and although it works, I am replacing all those caps..

Gil.

QuoteI prefer a stand along hf or hf/6meter rig and then a 2meter/440 HT.

Not to mention that this way you can listen to both at the same time!

Gil.

Hello Ttabs,

Welcome aboard. I visited your state last year, and It was one of my favorites! I have read "Patriots" also  ;) I am even contemplating spending next summer there. Ray here suggested McCall...

On top of the IC-7000, you might want to get a radio with a very low current draw on receive... Maybe an MFJ-9440, or an Elecraft...

Gil.

Quotehttp://www.ebay.com/itm/Heathkit-SB-634-Ham-Station-Console-/160918283577?pt=US_Ham_Radio_Transceivers&hash=item25777a2539

Heathkits are good but they are old. I am not sure the one you mentioned is actually a transceiver.. I wouldn't suggest something that old. You want a solid state radio for starters, Icom or Yaesu, Kenwood or even Ten Tec as Tim suggests.

You'd be better off waiting a bit and getting something reliable..

Also look at something like the MFJ-9420X, brand new is less than $280, but one band only.

Gil.

You can find HF radios on Ebay for $200, or build one from a kit for as low as $29.

Gil.

Welcome aboard :-)

I started with CB in the 80s. CBers are welcome here too of course. It just happens that most members here do have a Ham license or are studying to get one. A radio is a radio, no matter what legal classification it falls into. Everything else is the same, propagation, antennas, etc. The advantage of having different bands of course is to be able to make contact more reliably at different times of either the solar cycle, season, or time of day.. For $14 and a bit of study time, a license gives you a lot more capabilities. CB though should be part of any radio preparations, as that band is widely used and radios are cheap. Even without a license, someone using a CB can learn much from Ham radio to use that equipment more efficiently.. I wouldn't go on a long road trip without a CB in the car!

Gil.

QuoteA disaster might just be a 'correction' in the gene pool.

I also came to the conclusion that it the long term, it wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.
That said, I certainly do not want a disaster to happen!

Gil.

I wish the M151A2 wasn't so rare...

I used to have a Honda 600XL. That bike could go anywhere! Then someone cut me off and I landed almost 40ft beyond the car. Now I trigger metal detectors  ::)

Gil.

Notice the fashionable welding gloves!

Don't beat yourself up Tim, nothing to be embarrassed about.