Given that I finally received the proceeds from the sale of some of my camera equipment, and since the 20-year old Azden radio I was given doesn't seem to work very well, I took the plunge and bought my first radios. Should receive them by next week, and operational within two.
They are the Kenwood TH-F6A and TM D710A, using a B-Squared Engineering 2 band J-pole in my attic and Andrew® Cinta CNT-400 w/PL259 (UHF) Connectors feed line. Already I am considering changing the connector at the antenna to a Type N. Will that be worthwhile to do?
The 710 will be my base; the F6 will be my mobile. I have at least 5 years of learning to do on these rigs.
After some price research, I bought from Gigiparts which saved me $50 on both radios compared to the other major dealers.
Thank you all for the friendliness and helpfulness on this site. I am positive there will be more questions and observations to come. What else can you expect from a ham whose had his license for only 30 days?:w00t:
They are the Kenwood TH-F6A and TM D710A, using a B-Squared Engineering 2 band J-pole in my attic and Andrew® Cinta CNT-400 w/PL259 (UHF) Connectors feed line. Already I am considering changing the connector at the antenna to a Type N. Will that be worthwhile to do?
The 710 will be my base; the F6 will be my mobile. I have at least 5 years of learning to do on these rigs.
After some price research, I bought from Gigiparts which saved me $50 on both radios compared to the other major dealers.
Thank you all for the friendliness and helpfulness on this site. I am positive there will be more questions and observations to come. What else can you expect from a ham whose had his license for only 30 days?:w00t: