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| Please recommend best SW portable radio | 6/9/2008 | George Derringer |
Q: I read a nice reply you gave to another fellow who is a novice to SW radio like me so thought I'd ...
A: Well, the Sony 2010 was an excellent portable -- you probably know by now that it is no longer being ...
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| Grounding | 6/7/2008 | Chris Bushman |
Q: I have just become a new amateur radio operator,and don't yet know too much about it. I bought a ...
A: Here's one possibility... http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-1622 It's called ...
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| Grounding | 6/6/2008 | Chris Bushman |
Q: I have just become a new amateur radio operator,and don't yet know too much about it. I bought a ...
A: Well, Dickie, I'm hoping you understand that you have an HF radio and a VHF/UHF antenna. The FT-767 ...
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| Ham Radio Interference | 6/3/2008 | Chris Bushman |
Q: My neighbor is a ham radio afficianado and is getting more and more into it -- he now has 4 ...
A: Well, Jolene, there is no specific cure all for this problem, but I have a couple of suggestions. ...
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| cb radio and police radio | 4/29/2008 | Chris Bushman |
Q: i just installed a CB radio in my celica and i wanted to know if i could listen to cop activity on ...
A: There are lots of scanner options. Check out... http://www.scannermaster.com/ Yes, it is perfectly ...
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| cb radio and police radio | 4/29/2008 | Chris Bushman |
Q: i just installed a CB radio in my celica and i wanted to know if i could listen to cop activity on ...
A: Sorry, Scott, that would be a big NO good buddy. Police use different frequencies, usually in the ...
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| Cordless Phone Security | 4/24/2008 | Chris Bushman |
Q: I have a motorola model MD491sys digital 2.4GHZ cordless phone system (2 cordless phones and a base ...
A: Well, Joe, I think they are mainly trying to cover all the bases so they won't get sued. Any time ...
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| Two way radio problem | 4/23/2008 | Chris Bushman |
Q: I am a race engineer for a Formula 3 team in the UK and i have a problem with the two way radio ...
A: Well, Matt, it would seem that since you tried alternate ear plugs and the problem went away, and it ...
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| Operating a HAM radio (literally) underground | 3/21/2008 | Chris Bushman |
Q: my name is Ben Greller and I live in Colorado I'm writing a screenplay about the survivors of a ...
A: Sounds like a fun project, Ben! Your concept sounds plausible but with a couple of caveats. A one ...
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| ham radios | 2/21/2008 | Chris Bushman |
Q: can a ham radio pick up my phone conversations ?
A: Years ago, it was possible for someone with a scanner (didn't even have to be a Ham) to pick up bits ...
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| Cell phones causing interference on Ham radio? | 2/18/2008 | Chris Bushman |
Q: I am helping with Special Olympics in Idaho next week, and communication is being handled by Ham ...
A: Tom, it would be EXTREMELY unlikely for there to be any interference problems between the two ...
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| ham radio neighbor!!!!!! | 2/18/2008 | Chris Bushman |
Q: I got cable and thought that would fix it! Still comes across and I have been trying to talk to him ...
A: So it's War, eh Todd?!?! Any device that creates high level electromagnetic energy would do the ...
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| Ham antenna | 2/3/2008 | Chris Bushman |
Q: I answer on this site for paintball and have aquestion for you. I was wondering if my K40 or ...
A: Base loading coils are designed to fool radio waves into thinking that the antennas they are ...
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| Ham antenna | 2/1/2008 | Chris Bushman |
Q: I answer on this site for paintball and have aquestion for you. I was wondering if my K40 or ...
A: After 15 years, my two welts from paintball hits have finally gone away! Guess I'm just a wimp! ...
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| FREE TV NEXT YEAR | 1/21/2008 | Chris Bushman |
Q: I UNDERSTAND NEXT YEAR THERE WILL BE NO MORE FREE TV. YOU WILL HAVE TO BUY A BOX FROM THE GOVERMENT ...
A: Yes, Joseph, it's sort of true. In a little over a year analog broadcast TV signals will be shut ...
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| antenna location | 1/18/2008 | Chris Bushman |
Q: Chris. I'm contemplating the installation of a Butternut vertical antenna on my 1 1/2 acre lot, ...
A: Well, Jim, if it were me, in order to avoid celibacy, I would mount it on the roof with a flag on ...
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| TV ANTENNA | 1/4/2008 | Chris Bushman |
Q: COULD I USED A VHF-UHF TV ANTENNA ON MY HOUSE FOR LOW POWER HAM RADIO. WILL IT WORK ON HF BANDS.WILL ...
A: Well, Joseph, you could but it would not be very satisfactory. If you use a high quality antenna ...
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| block ham raido waves | 12/29/2007 | George Derringer |
Q: neighbor has a ham raido,when he uses it, I have a loud humm moving through my house,also my ...
A: Well, no, that won't work but it sounds like your neighbor's transmitter is causing what are called ...
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| question about repeaters | 12/10/2007 | Chris Bushman |
Q: we have 14 Volunteer Fire Departments in our county. all departments use the same freq. for their ...
A: Not as simple as it may seem, Mickey. Two hams can talk on exactly the same frequency if they are ...
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| Getting back | 12/9/2007 | Chris Bushman |
Q: Chris, I'm in the process of dusting off some of my old equipment after 20 years and thinking about ...
A: Welcome back, Jim. It looks to me like, overall, the growth of amateur radio has slowed down, but ...
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| cb radio | 11/15/2007 | Chris Bushman |
Q: I am currently just a cb'er and want to join the ranks of ham operator, i have a amplifier and am ...
A: Sounds like a great idea Mike. Go to arrl.org and look in the upper left part of the page for a box ...
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| lost | 11/14/2007 | Chris Bushman |
Q: I am an emergency contractor. I do board ups after a fire. Our service is 24 hours. I know people ...
A: Well, Anthony, those people that are listening to the FD dispatch are listening to scanners. Check ...
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| FM radio reception | 11/1/2007 | George Derringer |
Q: I get The FM radio stations just fine in my vehicle , most of the time even right around my home. I ...
A: Easy enough -- If you have a nearby Radio Shack (in the U.S. or Canada), go get a dipole FM antenna, ...
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| HAM RADIO ANTENNA | 9/18/2007 | Chris Bushman |
Q: COULD I USED A MOBILE ANTENNA IN MY ATTIC TO RECEIVE AND TRANSMITT ON HF AND VHF BANDS.WERE I LIVE I ...
A: Absolutely yes, Joseph! Lots of people have the same problem. I knew a guy that lived on the top ...
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| 6 Meter Propagation | 9/5/2007 | George Derringer |
Q: What type of propagation can I expect on 6 meters under average circumstances? In other words, ...
A: There would be very little difference, if any, though the 6-meter signal would theoretically be a ...
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| 6 Meter Propagation | 9/5/2007 | Chris Bushman |
Q: What type of propagation can I expect on 6 meters under average circumstances? In other words, ...
A: Overseas is not very UNC since conditions and topography vary so widely. If you're going to the ...
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| 6 Meter Propagation | 9/5/2007 | Chris Bushman |
Q: What type of propagation can I expect on 6 meters under average circumstances? In other words, ...
A: "Under normal circumstances", as you like to say, you can communicate a longer distance on lower ...
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| 6 Meter Propagation | 9/4/2007 | George Derringer |
Q: What type of propagation can I expect on 6 meters under average circumstances? In other words, ...
A: In general, no. Those frequencies bounce off the ionosphere only during solar storms or extremely ...
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| 6 Meter Propagation | 9/4/2007 | Chris Bushman |
Q: What type of propagation can I expect on 6 meters under average circumstances? In other words, ...
A: Well Randy, the short answer is no, under normal conditions you will not be able to communicate much ...
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| TV interference by Ham Radio? | 9/3/2007 | Chris Bushman |
Q: Several times over the past several months I have been getting interference on our TV set. We only ...
A: Well, Dustin, that does sound like radio interference. Mark down the times that the problem occurs ...
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| programming question | 8/20/2007 | George Derringer |
Q: sorry to bother you with such a simple question. I have a bearcat bc148xlt scanner and i always have ...
A: That scanner won't go any higher in frequency that 512 Mhz, so if you have 800 MHz in your area, ...
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| programming question | 8/20/2007 | George Derringer |
Q: sorry to bother you with such a simple question. I have a bearcat bc148xlt scanner and i always have ...
A: OK, I can't tell you how to program your scanner, but I'd suggest you look around the Internet by ...
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| tech status | 8/14/2007 | Chris Bushman |
Q: Im very new KI6LEA tech I want to make this a fun hobby I have a TS-430S but not sure this is what i ...
A: Well, Phil, the choice of rigs might not be a case of ideal timing, but not to worry, it's a great ...
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| fm radio repeater | 8/10/2007 | George Derringer |
Q: Would like to buy a repeater for our station in Nicaragua.Who can I deal with without the geek ...
A: Two good choices: http://www.shopramseyelectronics.com/ (I have used a Ramsey) and ...
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| Neighbor's Ham, phone and baby monitor radio | 8/7/2007 | Chris Bushman |
Q: We just bought a house and our neighbor has a Ham radio. The antenna is probably 20 to 25 feet ...
A: Well, David, this is a puzzling one. None of the interference events that you describe sound like ...
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| 2m antenna | 8/3/2007 | Chris Bushman |
Q: I have a roof mounted Wilson 1000 whip and would like to add a 2 meter SBB-25NMO. Can this be ...
A: Sure, Lance the 2M can be roof mounted as well. Best to separate the two as much as practical. The ...
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| Frequenies (Police Tx/Rx) | 8/1/2007 | Chris Bushman |
Q: I have been all over the Internet searching for Brown County Ohio VHF police frequencies and haven't ...
A: See PS at end............. Well Tony, it was a long time ago, but when I was a fireman while I ...
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| 10m radio and groundplane vertical | 7/21/2007 | Chris Bushman |
Q: I recently dusted off my RCI and bought a new A99. Everything worked great. Today I bought the ...
A: Yeah, Scott, you could design an impedance matching network for both sides of the filter, but it ...
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| 10m radio and groundplane vertical | 7/20/2007 | Chris Bushman |
Q: I recently dusted off my RCI and bought a new A99. Everything worked great. Today I bought the ...
A: I solved the same problem by installing a low-pass filter right in back of the radio before feeding ...
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| AM Radio thru a Uniden Scanner BC72XLT | 7/12/2007 | Chris Bushman |
Q: I would like to find out if it is possible to listen to AM Radio via my scanner? I had an older ...
A: Probably not, Bobby. Lower freqs and AM reception are not very common choices for scanners these ...
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