Recent content by KJ4RYS

The Extra is on my to-do list. I have been studying the General. So far its been more rules and regulations. I'm looking forward to the electronics section. I have an associate degree in electronics technology so I should do well in that area. Anyway, I'm lovin it. As far as a station goes...

I actually took the General on Saturday. I figured I wouldn't pass since I hadn't studied for it but the VE's persuaded me to try it anyway. I missed a few so I'll study for it for the next time. I may take a shot at the Extra as well. The VE entered our results online the day of the exam...

Hey all, I passed the Tech exam on Saturday. Got my new call sign today: KJ4RYS. I am studying now for the General. Mark

Could you change my username please. I passed the tech on Saturday and recived my new callsign yesterday. Please change to KJ4RYS. Thanks, Mark

Looks like I got Dayton and Dalton mixed up. Dayton is May 14-16 and Dalton is Feb 27.

W5LZ- you answered several questions for me. One is the Dayton hamfest. I figured there would be at least one big event where new models would be released and the Dayton makes sense since it is the first big hamfest of the year. Is Dayton the CES of the radio world, or is there even a...

Does the radio industry have a regular release schedule for new radio models? For example, does Yaesu release a new model every year, 2 years, etc, or is it random? It seems that unlike other electronic consumer goods such as digital cameras which have new models every 12 to 18 months, there is...

Thanks for all the great advice from everyone. I have looked at the ICOM's and I like the 706MkIIG but I don't care much for the ICOM mobiles (no offense ICOM folks). I figured that I'll eventually end up with a mobile and a mobile/base in the future and it would probably be better to keep...

Thanks for all the advice. Looks like I can rule out a HT for now. I have thought about the 706MKIIG so I will look at it a little closer. I am a pack rat by nature, so I'm sure it won't be long untill I have more radios than I know what to do with. I was hoping to help eliminate that by...

Hello all. This is my first post to the forum. I have been reading the posts for a while now and have gained quite a bit of knowledge. And, as usual I have some questions. I will be taking the Technician Exam next weekend, so naturally the first question after earning the ticket is what type...