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Dave.TX
Buncha NERDS!!! Ha! I got my Tech license back in 1999 as KF6ZCC (when I lived in San Diego, CA). Moved to TX and changed it to K5DRH. It expired last August (2011) but I renewed it in the nick of time. Still only a Tech. Talking in Austin, TX, isn't as fun as it was in San Diego, CA. Local repeaters, no HF.
I have an ICOM dual band rig in my pickup that I hardly ever turn on. A Yaesu dual band at home that I hardly ever turn on. A Kenwood TS-450SAT at home that hasn't been turned on in years. Several other radios and handhelds. Living in an HOA subdivision has been a partial influence on killing my interest but not all of it.
In the Austin, TX, area there's a lot of repeater pairs that are being held for ransom by the owners that no longer have repeaters on the air. In CA that would not have been tolerated. Most activity here is on 2M repeaters, very little activity on 70cm (which I prefer). There's EchoLink and other types of repeaters here that I hear from time to time, even the WIN System in SoCal can be heard here (I used to be a member of theirs).
Only thing I've thought about for the motorcycle is how to set up APRS if I start touring or doing Saddle Sore 1000's. A topcase modified with a ground plane inside and an NMO mounted antenna being used by a handheld, possibly.
I have an ICOM dual band rig in my pickup that I hardly ever turn on. A Yaesu dual band at home that I hardly ever turn on. A Kenwood TS-450SAT at home that hasn't been turned on in years. Several other radios and handhelds. Living in an HOA subdivision has been a partial influence on killing my interest but not all of it.
In the Austin, TX, area there's a lot of repeater pairs that are being held for ransom by the owners that no longer have repeaters on the air. In CA that would not have been tolerated. Most activity here is on 2M repeaters, very little activity on 70cm (which I prefer). There's EchoLink and other types of repeaters here that I hear from time to time, even the WIN System in SoCal can be heard here (I used to be a member of theirs).
Only thing I've thought about for the motorcycle is how to set up APRS if I start touring or doing Saddle Sore 1000's. A topcase modified with a ground plane inside and an NMO mounted antenna being used by a handheld, possibly.
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