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James T. Kirk January 2nd 04 12:31 AM

You can get a pair of communicators that are good from ship to surface.
We use them all the time on landing parties.
They work very well.

Good Luck,
James Kirk
=============

Twistedhed wrote:

From: (Sarge)
Reo wrote:
Hi...
I am looking for a way to communicate with my wife while I am out doing
errands.
Looking for something hand held with a range of 15-20miles that would
either have no license or a small licensing requirement from the FCC.
Looking for something without a monthly fee also :)
Any suggestions?
Thank you!

The ONLY thing I can see is you and wife both
get your amateur Tech. licenses. Then you


could work through a repeater ( assuming


there is one near y'all) and be pretty reliable. A
CB , FRS or GMRS handheld is just not gonna
cut it. Only other way is the cell phone thing


but there goes that monthly fee.


Anyone else got any ideas?


Couple of 10 meter radios coverted with a couple of low power linears
will do the job perfectly. You get quiet frequencies on the freeband and
at times won't even need the linear. **** on the repeaters, not enough
privacy for what you want.



KAXN-9546 January 2nd 04 05:05 AM

On Thu, 1 Jan 2004 11:03:41 -0500 (EST),
(Twistedhed) wrote:

Sure there is Ray,,,,you never saw a handheld hooked up to a linear?


Well... I've got a 90 watt amp here that I can use on my handheld,
but that tends to cut down on the mobility factor just at LEETLE bit
Raymond Sirois KAXN-9546
SysOp: The Lost Chord BBS
607-733-5745
telnet://thelostchord.dns2go.com:6000

KAXN-9546 January 2nd 04 03:23 PM

On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 05:05:25 GMT, KAXN-9546 wrote:

On Thu, 1 Jan 2004 11:03:41 -0500 (EST),
(Twistedhed) wrote:

Sure there is Ray,,,,you never saw a handheld hooked up to a linear?


Well... I've got a 90 watt amp here that I can use on my handheld,
but that tends to cut down on the mobility factor just at LEETLE bit
Raymond Sirois KAXN-9546
SysOp: The Lost Chord BBS
607-733-5745
telnet://thelostchord.dns2go.com:6000


Ooop. Sorry.. 90 watt amp is for 2-meter... No amp here for
27MHz... Regardless... 15-20 mile range HT to HT is NOT going to
happen under "real world" conditions. Closest one could get is the
PTT feature offered on the newer generations of cell phones. And even
THEN, you're looking a difficulties regarding coverage areas,
operations inside of structures with large amounts of metal, etc...


Raymond Sirois KAXN-9546
SysOp: The Lost Chord BBS
607-733-5745
telnet://thelostchord.dns2go.com:6000

Twistedhed January 2nd 04 03:25 PM

From: (Jim=A0Hampton)
Twist,


He mentioned 'handheld'. He didn't say 'radio


in a vehicle'. I suspect trying to walk around


with a handheld, a linear amp, and four Sears


Die-Hards in a backpack might prove


uncomfortable :)




My bad! My only excuse is being road weary..I missed the "handheld" the
first time around until I came to Raymond's post, and I certainly
assumed he was longing for mobile use as oposed to something truly
portable.


15 to 20 miles is going to be *very* tough,


unless one of the handhelds is located up four
or five hundred feet in the air. The antenna


and ground system (or, rather, lack thereof) is


going to doom any 27 MHz handheld. MURS


would have a good chance, as long as one of


those units is up hundreds of feet in the air.


FRS is unlikely to have the erp to make the


distance (certainly not a reliable job) even if


one of the handhelds was up 400 or 500 feet


in the air. About the only choice I see is a tech
license and using a repeater. The key here is


'handheld'. However, if Sarge is willing to use


a radio in a car, things change a bit. MURS


would likely make 15 miles with a decent


antenna and tower at the base and a decent


5/8 wave antenna on the car.


73 from Rochester, NY


Jim



Agreed. As you astutely illustrated, I was thinking along the lines of a
half-decent (*?*) handheld attached to a decent mobile antenna with a
tiny bit of juice,,,my bad was interpreting portable as mobile,,,,not
the same thing.


Twistedhed January 2nd 04 03:32 PM

From: (James=A0T.=A0Kirk)
You can get a pair of communicators that are good from ship to surface.
We use them all the time on landing parties. They work very well.
Good Luck,
James Kirk
_

My "communicators" are unsurpassed and time-proven over the years. They
give flawless performance. I point to my group of followers as
testament. My crew of followers is not capable of having their minds
enlightened, Captain Kirk,... something you picked up on.


Twistedhed January 2nd 04 03:33 PM

From: (KAXN-9546)
On Thu, 1 Jan 2004 11:03:41 -0500 (EST),

(Twistedhed) wrote:
Sure there is Ray,,,,you never saw a handheld hooked up to a linear?
Well... I've got a 90 watt amp here that I can use on my handheld, but
that tends to cut down on the mobility factor just at LEETLE bit Raymond
Sirois KAXN-9546
SysOp: The Lost Chord BBS
607-733-5745
telnet://thelostchord.dns2go.com:6000
_
LOL..yea,,,,I'm in the digestion mode now, Ray. Happy New Year.


Steveo January 2nd 04 05:16 PM

(Twistedhed) wrote:
From:
(James=A0T.=A0Kirk)
You can get a pair of communicators that are good from ship to surface.
We use them all the time on landing parties. They work very well.
Good Luck,
James Kirk
_

My "communicators" are unsurpassed and time-proven over the years. They
give flawless performance. I point to my group of followers as
testament. My crew of followers is not capable of having their minds
enlightened, Captain Kirk,... something you picked up on.

Do they go to Uranus and wipe out cling on's? G

No No Not George January 3rd 04 12:24 AM

Steveo wrote in message ...
(Twistedhed) wrote:
From:
(James=A0T.=A0Kirk)
You can get a pair of communicators that are good from ship to surface.
We use them all the time on landing parties. They work very well.
Good Luck,
James Kirk
_

My "communicators" are unsurpassed and time-proven over the years. They
give flawless performance. I point to my group of followers as
testament. My crew of followers is not capable of having their minds
enlightened, Captain Kirk,... something you picked up on.

Do they go to Uranus and wipe out cling on's? G


Steveo you are useless you add nothing of value.

Steveo January 3rd 04 12:30 AM

(No No Not George) wrote:
Steveo wrote in message
...
(Twistedhed) wrote:
From:
(James=A0T.=A0Kirk)
You can get a pair of communicators that are good from ship to
surface. We use them all the time on landing parties. They work very
well. Good Luck,
James Kirk
_

My "communicators" are unsurpassed and time-proven over the years.
They give flawless performance. I point to my group of followers as
testament. My crew of followers is not capable of having their minds
enlightened, Captain Kirk,... something you picked up on.

Do they go to Uranus and wipe out cling on's? G


Steveo you are useless you add nothing of value.

That's the opinion of an asshole, I'll file it accordingly.

Radioman January 3rd 04 02:09 AM


That's the opinion of an asshole, I'll file it accordingly.


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