Monthly Archives: November 2010

NaBloPoMo – Communications: Yaesu FT-817ND

Posted on November 30, 2010 by stupido63

This is my newest radio.  Yep,  I actually bought it new this past May. It is a Yaesu FT-817ND portable HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver. From Universal Radio: TX Frequency Coverage: 160 – 10 Meters, 50 MHz, 144 MHz, 430-450 MHz, plus Alaska … Continue reading →

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NaBloPoMo – Communications: If you are feeling generous

Posted on November 29, 2010 by stupido63

You can get this for me for Christmas: Yaesu FTDX9000MP: It is not too expensive,  it starts at $10,999 without options.  At that price you do not even get a microphone.    But you do get a 400 watt HF transceiver … Continue reading →

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NaBloPoMo – Communications: Yaesu FT-897D

Posted on November 28, 2010 by stupido63

My first true HF rig.  Actually it is almost a “DC to Light” rig.  A “DC to Light” rig is a radio which receives/transmits  from KHz to GHz.  This one does’t quite make it to the GHz. My brother-in-law bought … Continue reading →

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A busy young man

Posted on November 27, 2010 by stupido63

Doesn’t fit your typical stereotype of an Armed Robber.  He’s 22 and is being held as a suspect in 16 armed robberies.

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NaBloPoMo – Communications: HTX-242 VHF Transceiver

Posted on November 27, 2010 by stupido63

Here is a VHF transceiver I bought from  a friend who was getting out of radios.   Also a console I made to hold it in my truck.  It is a fairly generic radio; it transmits on 144 to 148 MHz … Continue reading →

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NaBloPoMo – Communications: Yaesu VX-7R

Posted on November 26, 2010 by stupido63

This is a nice little HT.  It receives from broadcast AM (540 KHz) through 1 GHz.  It transmits on the 50, 220, 144, 430 MHz amateur radio bands.  I bought it used from a local ham who didn’t want to … Continue reading →

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NaBloPoMo – Communications: VHF and UHF Handie Talkies

Posted on November 25, 2010 by stupido63

The hand held radios for amateur radio use are called handie talkies or HTs.   This was derived from the military where the original back pack radios were walkie talkies and thus the new fangled hand held ones would thus be … Continue reading →

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NaBloPoMo – Communications: My First true Amateur Rado, Yaesu FT-227R

Posted on November 24, 2010 by stupido63

I traded a bunch of computer parts for this radio shortly after I got my license in 2004.   Strange guy I dealt with.   Later he wanted to start a Christian Amateur Radio Net etc.  Praying on the air I don’t … Continue reading →

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Image Number 9999

Posted on November 24, 2010 by stupido63

Well my image counter on my DSLR rolled over. I believe it is an accurate count for the total number of exposures on both of my DSLRs. I have two cameras from the same manufacturer (Pentax). They each increment the … Continue reading →

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NaBloPoMo – Communications: Walkie Talkies

Posted on November 23, 2010 by stupido63

Well not going to be posting everyday,  Grinderman interrupted my NaBloPoMo.  I might make up the missing days and then I might not.  Before video games,  the electronic gadget every kid wanted was a pair of walkie talkies.   Yep,  they … Continue reading →

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