On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 9:00 AM, Jim Tolbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Does that help paint a picture of my "needs"?
>
> Many thanx for any comments and suggestions and a big THANK YOU to all
> the great folks that have sent notes of encouragement. I found my call
> sign on the FCC website, but
Many thanx, Chip.
When you note came in, I was one of the Tracker sites "shopping".
For Me, mobility is going to be more important first. I am organizing
a SAR group in our sparsely settled corner of NW Wisconsin. We can get
a lot of untrained volunteer searchers and I want a syste
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 10:26 AM, Earl Needham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Kantronics KPC-3+ (TNC) (what? Maybe $200 now?)
A Tracker2 is cheaper and _far_ more advanced for APRS use.
A sound card interface can be cheap, but getting one to work is the
single most frustrating thing I've every don
At 06:21 2/21/2008, Jim Tolbert wrote:
Any suggestions of good used equipment sites for my home setup would be
appreciated as well as your thoughts on good reading material and the minimum
set of gear. I need something to justify expenditures to the CFO (da wife :-)
). I have the ticket --
On 21 Feb 2008, at 16:00, Brian Webster wrote:
Jim,
For an inexpensive setup I would suggest a sound card interface
and radio.
If you go to www.argentdata.com (This is the guy who makes the
opentrac) you
can find a brand new 2 meter HT for $90. He also has all of the
interface
cables as
Jim,
For an inexpensive setup I would suggest a sound card interface and
radio.
If you go to www.argentdata.com (This is the guy who makes the opentrac) you
can find a brand new 2 meter HT for $90. He also has all of the interface
cables as well. His OT2 is also a KISS capable TNC if you d
FB Jim. Give this a read: http://www.eham.net/newham/firstradio it
will give you some ideas.
It seems obvious that you are into APRS so I'll bet you'll be
interested in a D-710, D7AG, or an Alinco DR-135T with the Tracker 2.
Of course, just about any 2 meter rig will work for APRS - check out
my
Jim,
Congratulations. I'm still having fun with the hobby I started in when
I was, well, much younger.
gerry
Jim Tolbert wrote:
Hi, All...
I had to tell someone! I am KC9MXT as of yesterday 8-)
Now I can legally move forward with a system of Xastir and trackers for
the SAR we ar
