/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1871755
Gooood for YOU!!!

>>1869789
The GT-3TP is pretty nice. 8w, decent design, lots of accessories, and it's cheap. Surprising range. Hits repeaters at a decent distance.

>>1869791
Shows 19 in stock on my end. I'm in the U.S., maybe different elsewhere?

>>1868881
Here's the 2 I bought:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Z52HP10/ref=emc_b_5_t

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00R7LXR7S/ref=emc_b_5_t

But, there's many, many more. There's the UV-5RX3 triband, the BF-F8HP and others.

To answer the Baofeng question in the last thread, I've bought 2 radios on Amazon that still have the same old frequency ranges... 136-174mHz, 400-520mHz. The FCC "Baofeng Ban" has no teeth, it's not enforced, and the same radios are still for sale.

>>1861818
lol

>>1861063
Only throwing this out there because I own one and am completely, unashamedly biased, but look on ebay for a Radio Shack DX-390 portable shortwave radio. 150khz to 30mhz coverage, along with FM radio. Does SSB fairly well, and has pretty good sensitivity and selectivity. Just make sure the thing is in proper working order. You should get one in great shape for $60-$100.

And, there's activity all over the bands. Just gotta get a handle on when to look at what band.

>>1857899
Generally, on repeater networks, there's specific days and times people meet and talk. Other times, there's little to no action. Repeaters, while still greatly increasing range, still have a limited area of usability. You're gonna have to go into the HF bands to get lots of chatter on specific frequencies.

>>1857741
>I bought a bladeRF and want to fuck around with everything-except-fucking-HAM.
>Why the fuck is absolutely everything on the goddamned internet about building big as fuck antennas so you can chat with dipshit boomers about their bunions and collectively filthy hygiene?
Well, isn't that just the perfect way to introduce yourself in a HAM RADIO thread, before you ask us for help.

>>1848831
>MrCrummyPaws
>uwu
>K9OWO
lulz

>>1841439
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>>1841446
OK... the S-38 came out in the late 1940s. A little research yields tales of folk buying them used in the 1950s for between $15 and $20. So, for your claim to have bought one for $47.50 to be legit, it would have to have been boguht new, and one would have to conclude you were born in the late 1930s...generously allowing an early start in radio at age 10. But it would probably indicate you were much older, putting your age at.... about 90 years old.

~or~, you have some angst about shortwave listening and amateur radio operations and are having a larp.

I'm going to guess an older relative...probably a grandfather... was an avid radio hobbyist and somehow you feel that this prevented some attainment of happiness on your part. Did he stay home to use is radio gear when you wanted to go to some movie or something?

Let it out, anon. We're here for you.

>>1844327
Me, I'd probably hit up YouTube.
Ham Radio Crash Course is a good channel, and there's a ton more.

>>1826405
Please explain this... As others have pointed out, they're paying $15 for licensing. And the license it good for 10 years.

>>1822549
Can you show us on the doll where the station hurt you?

>>1821944
Neat!

>>1821793
Very nicely done. I respect quality welding. Now coat it so it won't rust.

>>1821553
Ehh, the first one is 7 years old. Middle one I've used for over a year for non-amateur stuff. And the newest one, I got for essentially free. They're great little radios for tons of uses. ~IF~ I get into it once I get my Technician license, I'll go all in and probably snag a Yaesu ft-3dr.

>>1821463
Looked it up. Pretty advanced for 1987

https://www.cryptomuseum.com/spy/sony/icfpro70/index.htm

I have one of these. Realistic (Radio Shack) Pro-43 scanner. 30-54 MHz, 118-174 MHz, 220--512 MHz 806-824 MHz, 851-869 MHz, 896-1000 MHz
I need to clean mine up, get a new wall wart for the charger, and probably a new battery pack.

>>1821456
>>1821458
What in God's name are we looking at??
I'm intrigued.

>>1821391
Well, that's a hefty dose of suck.
I picked up a GT-3TP to add to the collection

>>1821073
Amazon packages often come on a separate run. My normal mail is 2-3pm and Amazon stuff is usually after 5pm.

>>1821051
No idea... I worked on learning CW as a kid, but since it's not required, I kinda fell off it. It's a niche area of amateur radio that I feel needs to be preserved, but no real interest at this time on my part. Good luck with it either way.

>>1821028
I would suggest, after memorizing the characters, to work toward THINKING in CW. Going through the mental gymnastics of translating what you hear and what you're going to say will only slow you to an unusable speed. CW is a language and you must treat it that way.

That said, lots of courses out there on the intertubes, and many are free. Dig around and you'll find something you can work with.

>>1820120
No problem!