From: Thomas M McHugh (tmmchugh@msn.com)
Date: Sun Jun 01 2003 - 19:26:05 PDT
Joe,
In reading your reply, I realized that I might find someone that can
calibrate a VRC-10. It works, but is in need of calibration. No one in my
area has the skills required.
Who has a source for this challenge ???
Tom McHugh, NJ
1952 M38A1 (With a non-working Radio)
M-416 Trailer
MVPA, MTA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Foley" <redmenaced@yahoo.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] MV COMM-NET
> The tests aren't too bad if you know basic
> electronics, math and radio theory. I went from Tech
> to Advanced in eight months, I would have gotten the
> Extra class license but at the time I needed to be
> able to receive Morse Code at 20 words per minute and
> I never did get that good at it, most code
> requirements have been dropped since then.
>
> The station I have now is my first, it is the later
> model of the BC-610, the T-368. My receiver is a
> R-390A that I got at the DRMS auction at Griffiss AFB
> about 10 years ago.
>
> At 750 pounds the T-368 is a lot of transmitter, it
> puts out the full legal maximum for Amateur Radio
> Service and does it very dependably.
>
> As far as cost, that depends on your abilities to
> restore things, just like with our trucks. The T-368
> cost $550 and it needed some work. The R-390A was
> much less but needed more work and a tune up. A LOT
> of learning had to be done, too. Also a lot of
> hunting up information and parts.
>
> Now, right there may be the attraction! This is just
> like the vehicles!
>
> You'll find that a lot of Amateur Radio people have
> similar interests, they show up on the same mailing
> lists!
>
> Joe KG2CI
>
>
> --- "Caleb Pal, Network Operations"
> <sysop@spitfire.homelinux.com> wrote:
> > Hello list,
> >
> > The technician class ham radio licence is easy to
> > get. I took the a class
> > then the test when I was 15. There are a lot of nice
> > people using it, and
> > you make a lot of friends. For a convoy, a FRS would
> > work, but if you got
> > seperated, someone went on for parts, etc, you have
> > a much greater range.
> > And as many have said, you can get a military radio
> > that will transmit on
> > the ham band, and will complement your vehicle. It
> > is not hard to get, not
> > that expensive, and a great thing to have. I am on
> > the local Fire
> > department, and I am registered as a emergency
> > worker because I have the
> > licence. I have heard of 9 year old kids taking the
> > test and becoming a ham,
> > it isn't that hard. The CB radio channels are
> > getting very busy, lots of
> > talkover, noise. The requirement for a licence keeps
> > most of the crazy
> > people off. All of the Hams I have met are nice
> > clean people. Steve Keith
> > must have met a bad group. You can get into ham
> > radio for cheap, just look
> > on ebay for a radio, they go cheap.
> >
> > Thats my 2 cents
> >
> > Caleb
> > KD7KAB
> >
> >
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