<div dir="ltr">Thanks for the suggestions, Alex! Somehow the UV-F8+ is cheaper than UV5 right now. Which is fine by me.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 6:17 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shadowhunter@gmail.com" target="_blank">shadowhunter@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace">Yes. Do you have a problem with that?</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><span class=""><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="courier new, monospace">" 'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we’re all damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead"<br>- Alex Smith<br>- Huntsville, Alabama metropolitan area USA</font></div></div></div>
<br></span><div><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 5:59 PM, david <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ainut@knology.net" target="_blank">ainut@knology.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
Are they Chinese?<div><div><br>
<br>
<br>
<div>On 03/10/2015 04:24 PM, Alex Smith
(K4RNT) wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite">
<div dir="ltr">
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace">I have a Baofeng, and they are surprisingly
good. I have the UV-5R, and it's quite nice for only 35
dollars. If you're willing to spend a little more, the UV-F8+
and the GT-3TP are both ones that are on my wish list to
upgrade to. You can get them on Amazon.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace"><br>
</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace">I highly recommend them, but be sure to get the
programming cable as well. They use a program called CHIRP to
set them up.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace"><br>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all">
<div>
<div>
<div dir="ltr"><font face="courier new, monospace">" 'With
the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech
censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom
denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were
uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning...
The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we’re
all damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron
Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead"<br>
- Alex Smith<br>
- Huntsville, Alabama metropolitan area USA</font></div>
</div>
</div>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 4:06 PM, Erik
Arendall <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:earendall@gmail.com" target="_blank">earendall@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">
<div>I have a Yaesu FT-60r that's a nice HT. if you want
budget, look up Baofeng on Amazon. Ive not used them,
but I have heard they are a good for the price. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 3:59
PM, Satyam Nayak <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nayaksatyam@gmail.com" target="_blank">nayaksatyam@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">My radio seems to have bitten it.
Does anyone have recommendations for a good
handheld radio? </div>
<div>
<div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 10,
2015 at 3:55 PM, Erik Arendall <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:earendall@gmail.com" target="_blank">earendall@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid">
<div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/J-Pole-Antennas-For-144-and-440/" target="_blank">http://www.instructables.com/id/J-Pole-Antennas-For-144-and-440/</a></div>
<div>
<div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue,
Mar 10, 2015 at 3:52 PM, Alex
Smith (K4RNT) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shadowhunter@gmail.com" target="_blank">shadowhunter@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid">
<div dir="ltr">
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace">Tell you
what,</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace"><br>
</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace">Let's set
up a group project where
everyone builds a J-pole
antenna. They're
relatively easy, and cheap
to make with copper pipe.</div>
</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><span><br clear="all">
<div>
<div>
<div dir="ltr"><font face="courier new,
monospace">" 'With
the first link,
the chain is
forged. The first
speech censured,
the first thought
forbidden, the
first freedom
denied, chains us
all irrevocably.'
Those words were
uttered by Judge
Aaron Satie as
wisdom and
warning... The
first time any
man's freedom is
trodden on, we’re
all damaged." -
Jean-Luc Picard,
quoting Judge
Aaron Satie, Star
Trek: TNG episode
"The Drumhead"<br>
- Alex Smith<br>
- Huntsville,
Alabama
metropolitan area
USA</font></div>
</div>
</div>
<br>
</span>
<div>
<div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On
Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at
3:51 PM, Alex Smith
(K4RNT) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shadowhunter@gmail.com" target="_blank">shadowhunter@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid">
<div dir="ltr">
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace">Only
if you give me
one. :)</div>
</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><span><br clear="all">
<div>
<div>
<div dir="ltr"><font face="courier
new,
monospace">"
'With the
first link,
the chain is
forged. The
first speech
censured, the
first thought
forbidden, the
first freedom
denied, chains
us all
irrevocably.'
Those words
were uttered
by Judge Aaron
Satie as
wisdom and
warning... The
first time any
man's freedom
is trodden on,
we’re all
damaged." -
Jean-Luc
Picard,
quoting Judge
Aaron Satie,
Star Trek: TNG
episode "The
Drumhead"<br>
- Alex Smith<br>
- Huntsville,
Alabama
metropolitan
area USA</font></div>
</div>
</div>
<br>
</span>
<div>
<div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On
Tue, Mar 10,
2015 at 3:37
PM, Erik
Arendall <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:earendall@gmail.com" target="_blank">earendall@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid">
<div dir="ltr">just
use a high
gain yagi :-)</div>
<div>
<div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On
Tue, Mar 10,
2015 at 3:32
PM, Alex Smith
(K4RNT) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shadowhunter@gmail.com" target="_blank">shadowhunter@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid">
<div dir="ltr">
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace">I'm
out of range
of the
Huntsville
repeaters.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace"><br>
</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace">I
can't reach
even the
Fayetteville,
TN repeater
from my house.
I can reach
the
Shelbyville,
TN repeater
though (don't
ask why)</div>
</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><span><br clear="all">
<div>
<div>
<div dir="ltr"><font face="courier
new,
monospace">"
'With the
first link,
the chain is
forged. The
first speech
censured, the
first thought
forbidden, the
first freedom
denied, chains
us all
irrevocably.'
Those words
were uttered
by Judge Aaron
Satie as
wisdom and
warning... The
first time any
man's freedom
is trodden on,
we’re all
damaged." -
Jean-Luc
Picard,
quoting Judge
Aaron Satie,
Star Trek: TNG
episode "The
Drumhead"<br>
- Alex Smith<br>
- Huntsville,
Alabama
metropolitan
area USA</font></div>
</div>
</div>
<br>
</span>
<div>
<div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On
Tue, Mar 10,
2015 at 3:10
PM, Jeff
Cotten <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:omegix@gmail.com" target="_blank">omegix@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid">
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div><br>
</div>
Why not ham
radio?<br>
<br>
</div>
(That was a
joke, we don't
have an
antenna up
yet)<br>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On
Tue, Mar 10,
2015 at 2:57
PM, Erik
Arendall <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:earendall@gmail.com" target="_blank">earendall@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid">
<div dir="ltr">Why
not Google
hangouts?
>=)</div>
<div>
<div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On
Tue, Mar 10,
2015 at 2:30
PM, Jeff
Cotten <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:omegix@gmail.com" target="_blank">omegix@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid">
<div dir="ltr">
<div><br>
</div>
<div>sure!
I'll also take
notes from the
meeting and
put them up on
the Ham Shack
wiki page
afterwards :)<br>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On
Tue, Mar 10,
2015 at 2:11
PM, Alex Smith
(K4RNT) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shadowhunter@gmail.com" target="_blank">shadowhunter@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid">
<div dir="ltr">
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace">I
can't make it,
can you see if
someone can be
on IRC at the
time of the
meeting to
pass along
what's being
discussed?</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace"><br>
</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:courier new,monospace"><br>
</div>
</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all">
<div>
<div>
<div dir="ltr"><font face="courier
new,
monospace">"
'With the
first link,
the chain is
forged. The
first speech
censured, the
first thought
forbidden, the
first freedom
denied, chains
us all
irrevocably.'
Those words
were uttered
by Judge Aaron
Satie as
wisdom and
warning... The
first time any
man's freedom
is trodden on,
we’re all
damaged." -
Jean-Luc
Picard,
quoting Judge
Aaron Satie,
Star Trek: TNG
episode "The
Drumhead"<br>
- Alex Smith<br>
- Huntsville,
Alabama
metropolitan
area USA</font></div>
</div>
</div>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">
<div>
<div>On Tue,
Mar 10, 2015
at 12:22 PM,
Jeff Cotten <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:omegix@gmail.com" target="_blank">omegix@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
</div>
</div>
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<div>
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div><br>
</div>
Hi all, just a
reminder that
there will be
a HAM Radio
meeting at the
makeshop
tonight at 7pm
up in the AV
Area and
Library.<br>
<br>
</div>
Whenever that
meeting wraps
up a couple of
us will be
discussing
what we want
the Little
Library to
look like, and
what resources
are on hand:
<a href="http://littlefreelibrary.org/" target="_blank">http://littlefreelibrary.org/</a></div>
<div><br>
<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>* This
Friday is the
Every-Other-Month
Bee-Keeper
Meeting at the
Botanical
Gardens.
Meeting is at
6:30pm. I
know nothing
about this,
but I'm hoping
to talk to
someone about
the new flow
hive and see
who in the
area purchased
one:<br>
<a href="http://www.honeyflow.com/" target="_blank">http://www.honeyflow.com/</a><br>
<br>
</div>
* This
Saturday is
the Drone Day
event in
Huntsville: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1544099752508912/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/1544099752508912/</a><br>
<br>
</div>
<div>* Next
Saturday is
the Nerd
Rummage sale
at Makers
Local 256: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/306806466181371/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/306806466181371/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
</div>
<div>Happy
Making!<span><font color="#888888"><br>
</font></span></div>
<span><font color="#888888">
<div>Jeff<br>
</div>
</font></span></div>
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