Re: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-08 Thread Danny Douglas
to eQSL but if you use that - also pls upload to LOTW or hard card. moderator [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "larry allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters > T

Re: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-08 Thread Leigh L Klotz, Jr.
There was a recent FCC action against an eBay seller for selling non-compliant equipment for some of these business bands...you might want to check into that first. 73, Leigh/WA5ZNU On Fri, 8 Dec 2006 5:03 pm, Bogdan, Rick wrote: > Just looked on eBay, $17.00 for one MUR 2w talkie. A set for $28

Re: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-08 Thread larry allen
Those prices are due to two reasons... They are chinese inport, low wages, or a market dump Larry - Original Message - From: "Bogdan, Rick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 11:08 AM Subject: RE: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters Jus

RE: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-08 Thread Bogdan, Rick
Subject: RE: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters I can buy a 2W MURS radio (talkie) today for less than $150 and some for as low as $99. Also, you can run a MURS radio on an external antenna up to 60 ft with no restrictions on antenna gain. If the antenna is on the top of a building, the

Re: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-08 Thread Paul L Schmidt, K9PS
Roger that. I just assumed with the antenna gains specified you were on UHF. :) I should've figured there was a disconnect between the cost of the set-up being under $30 and those kinds of antenna gains (particularly on VHF!) 73, - ps bruce mallon wrote: > That was not clear I was on MURS

RE: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-08 Thread DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA
Subject: RE: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters That was not clear I was on MURS --- DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think that GMRS individual licenses are $75 each. > But maybe they have goine up. > > Walt/K5YFW > > -Orig

Re: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-08 Thread bruce mallon
-- Original Message - > From: "larry allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 1:05 PM > Subject: Re: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 > meters > > > > At the time we lost 11 meters, things were a lot > different than they

Re: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-08 Thread Danny Douglas
larry allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 1:05 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters > At the time we lost 11 meters, things were a lot different than they are >

RE: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-08 Thread bruce mallon
groups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Paul L Schmidt, K9PS > Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 11:02 AM > To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 > meters > > > And using the GMRS channels or using a radio that >

Re: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-08 Thread larry allen
Friday, December 08, 2006 10:43 AM Subject: RE: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters I can buy a 2W MURS radio (talkie) today for less than $150 and some for as low as $99. Also, you can run a MURS radio on an external antenna up to 60 ft with no restrictions on antenna gain. If the

RE: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-08 Thread DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA
: Re: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters And using the GMRS channels or using a radio that allows an external gain antennas (external antennas are illegal for FRS) requires a license that costs more than the radios. Unless one chooses to operate illegally without a license. That's

RE: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-08 Thread DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA
ssage- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of bruce mallon Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 10:37 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters $150 is not cheep when you look at GMRS/FRS radios for under $30 i was gettin

Re: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-08 Thread Paul L Schmidt, K9PS
And using the GMRS channels or using a radio that allows an external gain antennas (external antennas are illegal for FRS) requires a license that costs more than the radios. Unless one chooses to operate illegally without a license. That's what happened to 11 meters in the end... - ps / K9PS /

RE: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-08 Thread bruce mallon
ers as well as external power > supplies or larger gell cell type batteries for base > stations. > > Walt/K5YFW > > -Original Message- > From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > bruce mallon > Sent: Friday, December

RE: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-08 Thread DuBose Walt Civ AETC CONS/LGCA
batteries for base stations. Walt/K5YFW -Original Message- From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of bruce mallon Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 8:54 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters Correct E.

Re: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-08 Thread bruce mallon
Correct E. F. Johnson pushed for 27 nhz. SADLY MURS goes unused if the FCC used its brain it would promote MURS by allowing it to be built into a CB radio. Right now radios for MURS are expensive and hard to get. --- KV9U <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Although this is a bit off topic, unlike th

Re: [digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-08 Thread Roger J. Buffington
KV9U wrote: > > Although this is a bit off topic, unlike the on topic discussions of > amateur radio and digital programs and operating systems ... > > The FCC was looking for a band of frequencies that they could > allocate for a minimally licensed citizens radio service. Radio > amateurs wer

[digitalradio] OT: Why we lost 11 meters

2006-12-08 Thread KV9U
Although this is a bit off topic, unlike the on topic discussions of amateur radio and digital programs and operating systems ... The FCC was looking for a band of frequencies that they could allocate for a minimally licensed citizens radio service. Radio amateurs were rarely using 11 meters an