Hi Ben, In my KR I always carried my avionics handheld and my Icom 2SAT. Avionics used to get out of the control area and then hamming on the fly. Once from the west coast to Calgary I ran out of battery on my avionics and went on to IPARN which is a coast to coast link and got hold of a buddy who also owns a C150 and notified air radio of my first intended landing and when I got near there I could see the green light and all was well. Airborne Ham is a lot of fun. Try every thing that comes to mind and don't let anyone discourage you or tell you different. Good Luck, 73, Adrian VE6AFY, C-FAFY
Benjamin Smith wrote: >On Friday 23 March 2007, Eric Kelsheimer wrote: > > >> Hello to all, I have been wondering if I could use my ham station >>as my radio It will cover the VHF band quite well as well as some fun on the >>side. It might be a little large and over kill but it could work I thing. >>Has anyone done this sort of thing or is everyone just sticking with pure >>Aircraft radios and nothing else? >> >> > >Is there any particular reason NOT to get a hand-held? (other than the price) > >I bought one of the Sporty's with Com and Nav, frequency scanning, etc. for >$279. Although I don't fly sport yet, I won't fly without it, and have done >numerous tests in a rented Cessna with good results. It's nice having a VOR >just in case... > > >
