[HCARC] Antennas, Radios and Elmering

[Bob Richie]

OK, you want a simple two element answer. here it is.
Get yourself a good used Icom 746 and a Hustler 4 BTV vertical. You can easily modify the antenna to add 12 meter and 17 meter capability and you can screw an 80 meter ham stick into the top to add 80 meters. When your operating abilities exceed the capability of that system, ask your questions again.

Don't like that answer? Then try this one. Wait until you can get the Icom 7410 since that seems to be the rig you want. If you can't get it right away that's ok. It is a fairly new rig and there may be some new rig issues to work out.

As for the microbiology, please explain in layman's terms how you predict mutations.
 
Bob
K5YB
Kerrville, TX 78028


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 From: Gary and Arlene Johnson <qltfnish at omniglobal.net>
To: HCARC at mailman.qth.net 
Sent: Saturday, August 4, 2012 11:45 PM
Subject: [HCARC] Antennas, Radios and Elmering
 
First to Bill Tynan - IT ALL HELPS - thank you very much for the response, and you answered my question in terms I could understand.  I asked what time it was and you told me.  Congratulations, you are one of the first!!  Barb S. will understand the last comment.

Second to Bob R.  - IT ALL HELPS TOO - However, If I were to have anywhere close to that many radios I would be divorced - no kidding!!!  My wife is not that supportive of this "Extra Hobby".  It's the single most important reason why I am trying to find the best fit for being able to comfortably and reliably communicate with the least amount of gear trouble possible.  At least at first, I would really like to be able to eliminate (if at all possible) the radio from being a source of problems.  It's hard enough to learn all (some) that one needs to know without having to fight a radio too.  Trust me, I have been looking for the right radio.  The Icom 7410 which I have pretty well settled on (unless I can afford by some miracle an ICOM 7600 - not likely) as the radio I want to get pretty well makes it easy for me to get in and get my feet wet - reliably.  I cringe at the thought of trying to tell my wife I need/want 4-6 different radios for
 different things.  As for a niche - 
I am a retired Naval Officer who was fortunate enough in his 24 1/2 year career to have traveled almost completely around the world.  The only part I haven't been through (and really never wanted to go there) is from the Indian Ocean side of the Suez Canal to the area around Thailand.  Other than that I have been the rest of the way around this big blue orb including Antarctica (3 summer seasons) and South Pole.  In fact I was lucky enough to have been able to make a MARS phone patch from Amundson/Scott South Pole Station back to California.  Bill Tynan told me the other night it was too bad I wasn't a HAM at that time so I could have taken a couple of handy talky's and communicated from each of the worlds time zones simply by having walked around the South Pole. I desire to be able to talk as far around the world as possible, to as many people as possible, as often as possible.  At this point in my Radio experience I find PSK31 and RTTY somewhat
 BORING, however I recognize 
both as being ways to "talk" when propagation on the different bands is not conducive to SSB.  Yes, I know that CW is even better, and trust me I will get there, but I am not close to "there" yet.  There are many things that pull on my time, some of which are raising sheep and goats and Stock Guard Dogs, being married, and radio has to fit in with those for time.  Thankfully, radio works in the dark of night, and thankfully I have a good retirement - otherwise there would have been no time to even start.  If I had to try to juggle full time employment with all the other things going on I would not have even gotten started in Dale's class either.  Oh, did I mention I like to fish too??

I do not think I am that much different than most of the new Hams I have met.  As a group, we seem somewhat frustrated with one thing or another.  Some of us are trying to find the right radio, others are struggling with antennas, some are struggling with finances in this poor economy.  The simple statement of "just get a radio and try it out" seems the easy way out when someone asking for information.  It might be the proper response, but I don't think so - yet.  Of the group of Newbies, I am (probably) the most vocal.  I don't mind trying to move people out of their comfort zones.  I probably ruin more relationships than I help.  Tilting with windmills is a past time of mine.  And if you haven't realized it yet I am not afraid to toss in my 2 cents worth - frequently too my detriment.  The only bad question truely is the one not asked - I live by that motto.  At least I try though - shy, I am not.

Last to Kerry - IT ALL HELPS TOO!!  However, some things don't seem to follow as to why some things have high ohms resistance and others - not so much.  There doesn't seem to be any rhyme nor reason to so much of it.  My Masters is in Microbiology.  In the sciences we were taught that things should follow in an orderly manner, obeying the rules.  Yeah, sure they do!!!

I look forward to getting a few antennas and a radio together and trying them out.  Say when and I will buy the donuts.  Coffee and tea is BYOB as I am LDS (Mormon - we don't do coffee).  And yes we should do it when Jeff is available for the donuts.

Gary J
N5"BAA"
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