Re: [Elecraft] The Technician Ten Radio

2014-02-07 Thread Fred Jensen
On 2/7/2014 5:44 AM, WILLIS COOKE wrote: I do not like the idea of converting CB radios. While the FCC [and I'm told other national communications regulatory agencies too] has steadily decreased their regulation of amateur radio transmitting equipment, there still ARE technical emission stan

Re: [Elecraft] The Technician Ten Radio

2014-02-07 Thread WILLIS COOKE
berg To: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" Sent: Friday, February 7, 2014 12:38 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] The Technician Ten Radio Bill, I like the idea...but... Always the but... :) I think the best thing to do, is to really encourage technician licensees to come out to field day an

Re: [Elecraft] The Technician Ten Radio

2014-02-07 Thread Don Wilhelm
The tech license *does* have HF privileges - CW on 80, 40, 15 and 10 meters and voice on 10 meters. Not many utilize it. 73, Don W3FPR On 2/7/2014 1:38 AM, Stephen Selberg wrote: Bill, I like the idea...but... Always the but... :) I think the best thing to do, is to really encourage technici

Re: [Elecraft] The Technician Ten Radio

2014-02-06 Thread Stephen Selberg
Bill, I like the idea...but... Always the but... :) I think the best thing to do, is to really encourage technician licensees to come out to field day and get a feel of the action. I started off as a tech at age 13 and happily enjoyed my 50 mhz + privileges. That was until my first field day with

Re: [Elecraft] The Technician Ten Radio

2014-02-06 Thread Merv Schweigert
No Tom, I do not as that does not interest me in the slightest, But I have seen over the years numerous articles on using CB radios on 10 meters, at one time there was a big push and a lot of mods published for them. I assume a search of the internet may bring up some of that info. It may have

Re: [Elecraft] The Technician Ten Radio

2014-02-06 Thread Thomas Taylor
On Thu, 06 Feb 2014 14:44:40 -1000 Merv Schweigert wrote: > Its what they sell and call a CB radio.Buy one for a couple bucks, > a few > modifications and bingo your set. Quits working toss it in the trash. > And if you dont do mods you dont even need a license.. > > Merv K9FD/KH6 > Do

Re: [Elecraft] The Technician Ten Radio

2014-02-06 Thread Bill Frantz
On 2/6/14 at 4:44 PM, k...@flex.com (Merv Schweigert) wrote: Its what they sell and call a CB radio.Buy one for a couple bucks, a few modifications and bingo your set. Quits working toss it in the trash. And if you dont do mods you dont even need a license.. The trouble is a CB radio is

Re: [Elecraft] The Technician Ten Radio

2014-02-06 Thread Walter Underwood
That would be the Radio Shack HTX-10. You can get them on eBay for $100. http://www.rigpix.com/rs-realistic/realistic_htx100.htm wunder K6WRU On Feb 6, 2014, at 4:07 PM, Bill Frantz wrote: > My goal with this radio is to offer a radio that will introduce new > technician operators to non-line

Re: [Elecraft] The Technician Ten Radio

2014-02-06 Thread Merv Schweigert
Its what they sell and call a CB radio.Buy one for a couple bucks, a few modifications and bingo your set. Quits working toss it in the trash. And if you dont do mods you dont even need a license.. Merv K9FD/KH6 My goal with this radio is to offer a radio that will introduce new technic

[Elecraft] The Technician Ten Radio

2014-02-06 Thread Bill Frantz
My goal with this radio is to offer a radio that will introduce new technician operators to non-line-of-sight operation. The basic requirements are: Covers 28.3 - 28.5 MHz USB. Audio quality that will appeal to an FM user. Enough power to make QSOs easily. Inexpensive enough to buy o