[GCARC] Equipment Question

[Jim n2gxj]

Hi Chris, welcome to the club and to the magic of wireless!
I'm "just down the road", near the Washington Township high school.
I'll send a direct 1:1 email after this group one, and we can continue the
dialog there!
Jim n2gxj

On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 7:05 PM Christopher Prioli <cpprioli at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello Folks...
>
> First off, please allow me to introduce myself.  My name is Chris Prioli
> and I am a brand new ham located in Pitman.  You may have seen my name
> listed as the newest member of GCARC and listed as an Amateur Extra.
> Please don't let that fool you.  I am completely new to this -- I just took
> all three exams in one night, passing all three.  Needless to say, I have a
> lot to learn, which brings me to the point of this e-mail.
>
> I am looking for equipment suggestions, specifically as related (right now)
> to transceivers.  Let me tell you what I've got going on.  I have a pair of
> kits on order -- one is a 75 meter rig and the other is a dual-band set. As
> packaged, it is a 160 meter & 80 meter set. However, it can easily be
> re-configured to operate on any two bands, choosing from 160 meters, 80
> meters, 40 meters, 30 meters, 20 meters, and 17 meters. My question right
> now involves this set -- specifically, which two bands would be my best
> option in this area?   I also have a (started) µBitx HF all-band kit
> coming, sent to me gratis by a ham friend in Missouri.  All of these sets
> are QRP -- 10W or so max, but with a linear, that won't bother me much.
>
> As to antennas, I was given a new 2 meter Yagi from Arrow Antennas, which I
> plan to put up on a mast of about 30 feet.  That should work well with my
> current HT, a Baofeng BF-F8HP 8W unit.  Sitting outdoors, I can hit the
> Pitman repeater with no problem.  I have not yet tried it from indoors. I
> might do that Tuesday for the noontime net.
>
> I welcome any and all advice or suggestions.  Thanks much for your time...
>
> 73
>
> -- Chris   AD2CS
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Christopher P Prioli
> 648 W Holly Ave
> Pitman, NJ  08071
> 1-856-689-6783
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