Freeband Radio Recommendations?
Jason
Thanks,
Jason
Tim
them from any ham radio ealer. no license required.
>Any recomendations on a good Freeband radio? Which one, where to get?
>
73 de Tim
http://www.TimNebo.com
JR
channels are allocated to other services.
C.J
JR <radi...@mailcity.net> wrote in message
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No service uses the freq. called free band, it is open that is why its
called free band. It is not legal to use them but lots of people do.
JAMES HAMPTON
73 from Rochester, NY
Jim
"C.J" <C....@juno.com> wrote in message
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Bert Craig
calculated risk. With all due respect, I don't think "freebanders" coined the
term "freeband." Remember when those who operated from 27.4050 MHz through
27.9999 MHz were called the "HFers?"
Back then it was relatively expensive to get on the "freeband," which had the
effect of limiting operations there to serious SSB ops who yearned to escape
from the congestion of the "legal 40." (Yet weren't ready to jump to AR,
although some pulled "double-duty.") There was an unwritten rule that was
followed...never, NEVER, N E V E R venture onto the 10-meter band!
With the fairly recent advent of cheap "export" rigs being sold at truck stops,
we now have AM transmissions in the 10-meter Novice sub-band which
coincidentally happens to fall on or about ch. 19 "two-up." Now many veteran
"freebanders" are escaping the "freeband," which is rapidly becoming like the
"legal 40" of old, and seeking refuge...where? That's right, AR. Ain't life
strange?
73 de Bert
KC2HMN
Richard McCollum
"Bert Craig" <kc2...@cs.comnospam> wrote in message
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In the days when the FT-101E Yahoo was the thing to own, I got a lot of
people thru the ham exams and that was when the General was 13wpm. In
fact one guy is the reason I have an Extra. I taught the code at 16wpm
and had one guy who happened to be laid off from driving a concrete truck
go from nada to Advanced in 32 days. So more out of sheer ego than
anything else I used my own methods to pass the 20, took about a month.
By that time they no longer gave a neat cert for the Extra so it looked
kind of tacky on the wall next to the First Phone. I ultimately added the
Second Tel with aircraft telegraphy (equivalent to the First Tel but you
didn't need to go to sea to qualify to take it). Took years for the FCC
to realize no aircraft used telegraphy any more before they flushed the
endorsement.
But you are right, the SSB guys were first-rate ops while AMers were by
and large scum. They were HFers all right but got a bit hacked when they
found that the HF prefix is assigned to Poland. What I got a chuckle out
of was that in St Louis at the time 27.455 was for code practice.
It was not all that unusual to be broken by renegade CBers up as high as
28.600 where one nite we were holding our Prevert Net -- leading the
nation to greater heights of Preversion -- and a couple of guys from
Arkansas one nite broke in so in my capacity as club pres I formally swore
them in and assigned them WB5LID and WB5QLF after they made it pretty
clear they had paid good money for the crystals and intended to use them.
Neat ceremony for off-the-cuff if I do say so.
The export radios are queering the whole thing.
Dick NØBK
Aaron H. Voobner
> news:3C42DBB9...@mailcity.net...
> > There is no freeband, all those frequencies outside the legal 40
> > channels are allocated to other services.
> >
> > Jason wrote:
> > >
> > > Any recomendations on a good Freeband radio? Which one, where to get?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jason
>
> No service uses the freq. called free band, it is open that is why its
> called free band.
Just because you pretend it doesn't make it so. Spectrum charts
published by the FCC currently show government allocations and studio
remotes assigned in "the freeband". Those are the righful users, not
you.
-Aaron-
Bert Craig
Quite true, Dick. I came in on the tail end of the FT-101xx era. The
mid eighties were all about the FT-757GX, TS-140S, and the real
"export" rigs that were dedicated 11-meter radios. What people call
export rigs (At least the cheap AM ones.) now are just cheap AM rigs
marketed as "10-meter amateur" rigs with multiple banks of 40 ch.
"bands" that are enabled upon the relocation of a jumper. They come
with all the trucker's delights, talk-balk, echo/reverb, and other
associated "noise toys."
The old President Jackson, President Grant, Galaxy 2100, Galaxy II,
and a few others were marketed and sold as 11-meter transceivers. No
modifications necessary. The only annoying (IMHO) feature they came
with was the ETS or roger beep, but that was usually switched. Then
came the more serious 10-meter rigs. This included the Clear Channel
AR-3500, the Uniden HR-2510, and later the RCI-2950. The AR-3500 was
nothing short of a really great 10/11-meter rig. For the life of me, I
don't know why they were discontinued? The Uniden-HR-2510 evolved into
the President Lincoln which is another rock-solid radio. Keep in mind
that these rigs didn't come with talk-back, echos/reverbs, and
such...just AM/FM/SSB/CW with and exceptional receive section and a
good clean signal. (Provided you didn't try to wrench every last watt
outta the dual final setup.) I was never a big fan of the RCI-2950,
which is kinda ridiculous since my first 11-meter rig (Which I
remember quite fondly and with great sentiment.) was based on the same
EPT3600xx board. Oh well!
Please excuse me for babbling on. I'm just kinda walking down memory
lane and typing as I stroll. I'm putting together a display case of
the most of the radios that led me to amateur radio. While I do have a
100mW h/t with CW, I haven't found the G.E. model I had. I have found
a NIB (New In Box) Royce 639, which was my very first SSB rig. I have
not been able to come up with a NIB Galaxy 2100 but I've still got my
eyes and ears open. I also managed to get my hands on my 1978 "dream
setup." After the Royce, I really wanted to get a President Madison
with a Turner SSB+2 desk mic. Well in 1978 that combo was well over
$500.00, so that was that. I managed to pick up both items, brand new
in their respective boxes with all the protective plastic shields
intact. So now you know about my little "museum." Sure would like to
get a hold of a NIB Galaxy 2100 though. This was the rig that made me
want to get my Novice ticket in 1987. It went up to 28.315 MHz and I'd
just started to listen to the CW QSO's between 28.1 & 28.3 MHz and the
few voice ops from 28.31 to 28.315 MHz. I'd love to knock out a quick
CW QSO on one and then retire it to the display case. The AR-3500 and
Licoln soldier on right now for me. They'll be retired this summer
though when the FT-840 finds it's place onto the shack bench. :-)
73 de Bert
KC2HMN
mr hand
a fcc employee any more than you are foolbner mr moolie aka
middlefiger.
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Jerry Oxendine
There IS no
such thing.
Jerry
C.J <C....@juno.com> wrote in message
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>
Aaron H. Voobner
> just becuase you post it doesnt make it so ither fucjface. you are not
> a fcc employee any more than you are foolbner mr moolie aka
> middlefiger.
Brilliant insight Mr. Hand. I do not work for the FCC, so why take my
word for it? The only way you can settle this is to ask the FCC
yourself. Call or write them. Ask them whether the "freeband
frequencies" are abandoned and available for unlicensed CB use.
-Aaron-
C.J
the,,,so called free band. Well, there is, my mistake. In my area I've never
heard anything but freebanders.
Jerry Oxendine <jox...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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www.TimNebo.com
>Just because you pretend it doesn't make it so.
Tim Nebo
http://www.TimNebo.com
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Aaron H. Voobner
Actually Tim, I rec'd my ham license a while ago and I'll post my call
if Jay in the Mojave and the other keyclowns do.
Let's count em:
Jay in Mojave - Ham, won't post call
Ice Cold - Ham? Won't post call
Train - Was a ham, won't post call
Skipp - Ham, won't post call
Phoneman - Was a ham, won't post call
-Aaron-
C.J
Aaron H. Voobner <voo...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Why would you want to post your ham call. Everyone can go to WMD7 web page
and find out your address.
Moolie
Aaron, Don't forget Landwhale he said he was a ham as well.
Jay in the Mojave
Jay in the Mojave
SideBand
ROFL!
-SSB
Aaron H. Voobner wrote:
--
73 de AB8LR, Chris
http://csotbs.shopiwon.com/ for great deals on computer products.
SideBand
address and do you harm would be putting themselves at risk for legal
action under most states stalking laws, and the prison terms that go along
with them.
So why worry?
-SSB
C.J wrote:
Landshark
You have had a license long before
the charade you've put up here.
Landshark
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Landshark
must have been a good cb'er.
Landshark
--
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being a newsgroupie
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Landshark
one we now have better publicity than Miss
Dinah could do herself.
Landshark
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"Jay in the Mojave" <jay...@qnet.com> wrote in message
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Richard McCollum
> So what's the big deal with that? Anyone who'd want to find out your
> address and do you harm would be putting themselves at risk for legal
> action under most states stalking laws, and the prison terms that go
along
> with them.
>
> So why worry?
>
> -SSB
>
Why indeed, look me up on QRZ.com. Look me up in the Omaha phone book.
Try to get something by the e-mail screen.
Why give in to the threat of terror?
Dick NØBK
C.J
more about me.
SideBand <abNO8...@csotbs.org> wrote in message
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Richard McCollum
web
> page
> > > and find out your address.
> > >
> > >
>
> SideBand <abNO8...@csotbs.org> wrote in message
> news:3C6600C7...@csotbs.org...
> > So what's the big deal with that? Anyone who'd want to find out your
> > address and do you harm would be putting themselves at risk for legal
> > action under most states stalking laws, and the prison terms that go
along
> > with them.
> >
> > So why worry?
> >
> > -SSB
> >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > 73 de AB8LR, Chris
>"C.J" <C....@juno.com> wrote in message
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> I sure as hell don't want to post my ham call just so everyone can find
out
> more about me.
>
Valid enough if it serves no useful purpose and you make no reference to
it.
And you are correct in that it is not worth crossing the street to piss on
Aaron's grave.
Dick NØBK
Jay in the Mojave
Speaking of Miss Dinah, she is having local TV commercials now on cable
TV.
I was ah watching TV here last night, in Trona, and saw Miss Dinah all
cleaned and gussied up, standing in front of the fillin station talking
about her filling station and Bar & Grill. She cleans up pretty fine.
She was talking about the price of gas, you can buy a homemade Pizza,
and pick up a 12 pack of Beer, having a sale on most popular Ammo,
Cigarettes cheaper than in the city, and most "keep ya goin" groceries,
at reasonable prices.
I made her a scanner antenna but the TV commercial didn't show it.
I am thinking of going over there today and telling her she was looking
real fine, on TV, then complain that the price of gas is way to high.
Think that will spin her up?
I know how to talk to em, ah!
Jay in the Mojave
Jay in the Mojave
1- Offer help to the new guys here on the ng, that are asking
questions.
2- Don't post your call sign this really irritates them big time.
In your case say the FCC took you Lic away, then say ya got another
one back, but don't post it!
3- Talk about radio subjects that are over their head, not real hard.
4- Be friendly and helpful, act like a real human being helping out.
5- Mostly ignore them, this shoots them down big time, when no one
responds.
6- Take the time to look up links that might help someone out,
answering a
question.
7- Try not to feel as if they were beat up a lot in school, for telling
the teacher this and that.
8- When the broken record rhetoric, is posted, simple ignore it.
9- When using the words "Linear Amplifier" always capitalize the first
letters.
10- Remember no matter where ya go threes always someone wanting to
argue
with ya, you choose when, what, and where.
That'll get ya back on line!
Jay in the Mojave, #1 Ham Radio Operator, and CB radio enthusiast, type
ah guy.
SideBand
Heh. That was funny..
Honestly, and I've said it before, I personally don't have a problem with
CBers running a little power, so long as they do it cleanly so they don't
interfere. I also, personally, don't have a problem with "freebanding",
provided they stay off the frequencies where others have licenses to
transmit. (That means the 10 and 12 meter HAM bands.)
If anyone's having trouble, and I have the information to help, I'll help,
JUST so there's no further interference to licensed operators.
If my helping someone encourages them to go out and get their HAM license,
GREAT! I just hope they don't leave their CB hobby behind.. I know I didn't.
-SSB
Landshark
loud laugh out of that one Richard.
Landshark
--
"Any day riding, is better than
being a newsgroupie
98 Buell S3 Thunderbolt
02 Honda VTX 1800
99 Ford F-150 Supercab 4X4 (antenna platform)
"Richard McCollum" <rmcco...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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--Jeff Mayner--
"Richard McCollum" <rmcco...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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Heh-heh...
If he doesn't stop getting himself worked up over things he has no control
over, that's exactly what folks that know him best are going to be doing.
Folks like me that don't know him from Adam wont give a hoot either way.
:-)
Jeff
>
> Dick NØBK
>
>
>
Train
"Richard McCollum" <rmcco...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> >
> > And you are correct in that it is not worth crossing the street to piss
on
> > Aaron's grave.
> >
> > Dick NØBK
> >
That might be a walk worth taking!
Train
Twistedhed
news:VMs98.4280$421.3...@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
And you are correct in that it is not worth crossing the street to piss
on Aaron's grave.
Dick NØBK
That might be a walk worth taking!
Train
No need to wait..just give a tug on her choker chain and empty your
bladder.,,she'll happily pause and wait....it's what makes her so
responsive to me. Her lack of breeding and disposition has always
returned just rewards. I let her roam the fields.
Hamaholic
"Twistedhed" <twist...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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Darren Johnson
I've put together a complete guide to Freebanding, it's free for everyone to download and use including a Frequency Chart.
Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eU9MiLwNIli-jcQB4twREmiuabj9VLob?usp=sharing
73's,
Darren.