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Choosing a Radio*. *I don’t have one yet. Where to Start?. Primary use Location of shack Price range Technical savvy Long term goals. Primary Use. Volunteer work 1 Local Communication 2 Emergency Communications 3,4 Long Distant Contacts. Location of Shack. House Apartment Car - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Choosing a Radio*
*I don’t have one yet
Where to Start? Primary use Location of shack Price range Technical savvy Long term goals
Primary Use Volunteer work1
Local Communication2
Emergency Communications3,4
Long Distant Contacts
Location of Shack House Apartment Car Off the grid
Other issues Cost Technical Savvy Long Term Goals
Rig Type Handy Talkie
Mobile Unit
Base Station
Companies Icom Yaesu Alinco Kenwood Elecraft Others …
Handy Talkies How many bands?
6 m, 2 m, 70 cm, and 220 MHz. Houston - 2 m and 70 cm repeaters 6 m has sporadic E layer progation Extra features
GPS APRS DTFM Memory Channels
Handy Talkies
Dual bander US companies very similar
Menu logic differences Receive capabilities vary
Wideband receiver? Cheaper Radios and their caveats
Mobile Stations
How many bands? Dual band, or more … Higher power Antenna
Tuner Accessories
Base Stations VHF/UHF? Placement of Antennas Power supplies Grounding
Beyond … Amplifiers Antenna Software Contests Clubs Specialties
References
1. Harris County ARES MS-150
2. Harris County Frequencies
3. Southeast Harris County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) Emergency Communications Plan
4. ARES Go Kit
5. Silver, David. The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual. ARRL Newington, CT 2008
Example: Cheap HTJingtong JT-208 Asiaradiosales.com Tx: 136-172 MHz (not limited to 144-148 MHz)
No button labels, may have modify case. $53.90 + shipping Manual Eham review
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Example: Expensive HTYaesu VX-8R 4 band Tx - Wideband Rx All the bells and whistles
APRS Bluetooth capable Memory channels with names Monitor 2 Ham frequencies and one AM/FM station at one time Barometric sensor
Well written manual UniversalRadio.com $370 + shipping
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Example: Mobile HF/UHF/VHF
Yeasu FT-857 HF + 6m + 2m + 70cm All mode Computer controllable UniversalRadio.com $700 radio + $360 ATAS-120 + free
head separation kit
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Example: Base Station HF/UHF/VHF
Kenwood TS-480 HF+6m+2m+70cm 100 Watts Remote Head UniversalRadio.com $1,000 radio + $120 power supply +
antenna
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