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ehall
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Hey Ken. What radio frequency we running?
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Ken Cooke
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I don't know yet. I have a handheld Baofeng from Saturnino, but I haven't studied about HAM frequencies, nor do I have a license yet. This will be a
short-term goal between now and the new year. Maybe you can help out, and I can delegate this role to you? I have a learning curve to deal with on
this subject.
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Ken Cooke
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There should be more Ham radio license tests coming into the end of 2018
https://www.eham.net/exams/
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ehall
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Whatever frequency Paul uses works for me.
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mtgoat666
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What’s the frequency, Kenneth?
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Prefered gender pronoun: the royal we
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ehall
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Not all frequencies require a license . We can stay in the frs range if you are concerned
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TMW
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There are a lot of frequencies you can use. One of the more common one's is the Weatherman's channel 151.625mhz. If a SCORE race is going on they
don't want you on it. What you use in Mexico is not much of a problem unless it is used by the government or cops etc. Actually in the US it isn't
much of a problem either in the desert areas.
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Akula
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Counting down the days until we can do this again!
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rich t
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A good radio is the Yaesu FT-2980R or the Yaesu FT-2900R, they have alot of legal frequencies and can be used in the U.S. and Mexico, we have ours
programed for some frequencies that are not legal in the U.S. but are not a problem in Baja. Paul and I can dial in any of the frequencies that come
standard in the radio, they are far superior to the handheld radios which have about the same range as a CB radio.
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ehall
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Quote: Originally posted by rich t  | A good radio is the Yaesu FT-2980R or the Yaesu FT-2900R, they have alot of legal frequencies and can be used in the U.S. and Mexico, we have ours
programed for some frequencies that are not legal in the U.S. but are not a problem in Baja. Paul and I can dial in any of the frequencies that come
standard in the radio, they are far superior to the handheld radios which have about the same range as a CB radio.
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Just finished installing and tuning my ft2980r. Field testing it this weekend.
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rich t
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Good choice, I have the 2900r and an ICOM 8000, the Yaesu runs much cooler.
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TMW
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The main problem with CB radios is that they are AM which has more noise and other interference issues. Because they are at a lower frequency (26mhz)
they will go further and for hwy comms especially in the midwest they work very good.
The FM radios listed above are much cleaner.
I have a friend who talks from Rocky point to San Felipe using a 5 watt handheld radio. Over salt water the transmission is greatly increased.
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Ken Cooke
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David K
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Nice logo Ken!
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rich t
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Looks good Ken.
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Ken Cooke
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Thanks guys. These are preliminary images from the graphic designer. There will be some changes, but this will be the theme for the front of the
shirts and hoodies.
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ehall
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Cool design. My radio worked great. Worked so well I was able to keep it at 5 watts and still talk 2 or 3 miles in the mountains. At 80 watts the
harbor master at the lake 30 miles away could hear me. We changed frequency after that.
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PaulW
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Good radio
| Quote: Originally posted by ehall | | Cool design. My radio worked great. Worked so well I was able to keep it at 5 watts and still talk 2 or 3 miles in the mountains. At 80 watts the
harbor master at the lake 30 miles away could hear me. We changed frequency after that. |
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ehall
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| Quote: Originally posted by PaulW | Good radio
| Quote: Originally posted by ehall | | Cool design. My radio worked great. Worked so well I was able to keep it at 5 watts and still talk 2 or 3 miles in the mountains. At 80 watts the
harbor master at the lake 30 miles away could hear me. We changed frequency after that. |
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Do I need to power it up to program it? Not too convenient if so. Guess I could grab my laptop from work.
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PaulW
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When I programmed mine it was installed in the vehicle and power was available. I do not remember the method I just follow the directions. Seems like
the radio was on?
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