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Does anyone have any tips for studying for the Extra exam? I have my General and passed that test easy, but the Extra is a motherfucker of a test. I have a STEM background (albeit in Biology) but a lot of those topics are impenetrable to me, like antenna theory.
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Boiled Water posted:Have any of you lovely hams found a handheld transceiver with a dial or knob for going through presets / scrolling through the frequencies? The Yaesu FT-60 has knob control
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Jul 29, 2021 12:46
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Progressive JPEG posted:make sure it's on a hill or at least not at the bottom of a valley Lmao
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Aug 4, 2021 12:29
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Achmed Jones posted:lmao i got my game gear today and the tv tuner a few days ago When I was a wee lad in the Ozark Mountains at the tail end of the 20th century, I heard about this magical device called a Game Gear and it BLEW MY loving MIND that you could watch OTA TV with a hand held. The irony that I'm sending this message on a smartphone while on the toilet is not lost on me.
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Aug 27, 2021 01:37
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My wife found a Philco 40-165 at a thrift store today for $130. She liked the style and she sent me photos. It's shortwave capable and can also listen in on 160, 80, and 40 meters, so what the hell, told her to buy it and I'm gonna learn about restoring a radio that's only a few years younger than my grandmother!
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Aug 29, 2021 02:33
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I'm far from an expert but I'm writing everything off. Gonna strip every cap, wire and tube out of this bitch and see if I can get her to power up.
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Aug 30, 2021 00:53
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Jonny 290 posted:it's all good, i forget too haha Heeyyyyyy I got that one in Tennessee! I left my SSTV receiver going while I was out running errands saw that, then wondered if it was a SAARS Goon.
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Oct 16, 2021 19:31
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Achmed Jones posted:gently caress yeah that's perfect! i'll give it a shot and if i can't figure it out i'll hit up aliexpress Just tx some Trek
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Nov 5, 2021 04:46
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Death to every and all HOAs.
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Nov 11, 2021 19:51
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Jonny 290 posted:it's got a natural limit of 60-70 feet and they all want to dick wave by having their 40 meter yagis 1/2 wavelength above ground which means they need at least 70 to play ball. loving Elmers
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Nov 12, 2021 01:20
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Jonny 290 posted:the 5btv adds 80 meters which is a bad band you should avoid, and the 6btv adds 30 meters which is only beep boops only. its a few feet longer too and that can be uglier to some people Can you elaborate on the embolded?
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Nov 12, 2021 15:20
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Jonny 290 posted:75/80m requires large antennas and often a good amplifier to have conversations. because of this, its population naturally self-selects to people that can put up a 135 foot long dipole at 50 feet up, or a 66 foot vertical with guy wires which means they probably own a home with a big lot, and are probably old racist boomers. 
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Nov 12, 2021 15:31
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Yeah just buy an FT60 new. Amateur radios hold a lot of value so a used one will either be faulty and cheap or perfectly functional and $20 less the MSRP. They aren't too expensive either.
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Nov 27, 2021 02:11
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Nooooooo I forgot about this!
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Pretty cool that my half-assed rig setup in my basement could jam a city's worth of Russian Baofeng-equiped soldiers.
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