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Sure you can. I have used Motorola, Vertex, Midland, E.F. Johnson and Uniden commercial radios for ham radios over the years. How you do it is not usually that simple, because these commercial (LMR) radios do not have VFO capability, and usually require they be programmed by a computer and...

Argentina was my first DX contact when I got my general license in 2006. Worked LU8EOT on 10m. Lots of fun, but not nearly as interesting as working Portugal on 6m SSB! My contact to Bonaire off the coast of Venezuela on 6m is fun too. Puddle jumping @ 50 mhz!

There is a schematic for a cat cable on www.Mods.dk If you are not a subscriber, I think you get one free download per month, and can view one document per 24 hour period, so don't browse, just sort through to the FT-857 in and try to download the Cat cable schematic. You may try here as well...

I use two antennas, depending on the band. I have a Yaesu ATAS-120A for HF, but can switch to a Wilson 1000 cut for 10m if I want to run more than 100w. The Yaesu is a compromise antenna, but works well for me, given I have an FT-857 in the mobile, and don't do a lot of HF work while mobile. If...

Yup, NC4L will not alter a radio for 11m. Other reputable techicians will not do it either, as that would ruin their reputation. One major issue with the FT-102 is a failure of the relays. Common problem with these radios, but there is a repair available. Also, while I don't care what anyone...

I'm wondering how that radio can achieve 32 watts of rf power output. It is a single final radio, correct? Asuming it's not just a wild claim, how would you get that from this radio? Is this radio a 1969 or a MOSFET? I have just never seen more than about 20-22 watts out of a standard CB radio...

My GMRS license will expire this coming year, and I probably won't renew it. GMRS is a good idea, poorly executed by the FCC's decision to allow the FRS radios to be sold with GMRS frequencies in them. Now, GMRS freqs have the beeps, chirps and other sounds on them, that should have stayed only...

I didn't research this, but check out this website and see if it might be one of these things. They use MURS frequencies. www.dakotaalert.com/

Looks very nice. Question for you...where did you get the mic cable that goes from modular to standard mic connector? I could use that for my Yaesu FT-857 in the mobile.

Reviews on eham should be used as a guide, but not gospel. Whenever people get to offer their opinion on something, there will always be those who nitpick the hell out of something. I will read a review on a piece of gear, and as long as it is not a complete piece of garbage, then I figure...

My understanding of the problem created by having FRS and GMRS intertwined, came about as the result of pressure by the manufacturers to be able to market GMRS/FRS radios. By selling the dual-use GMRS/FRS radios, the manufacturers can claim 5 mile, 10 mile, 20 mile :shock: radios ! Yeah...

While there may be 30 years of no change on the CB bands, I think the FCC has tried to reverse-engineer a solution by making ham radio more accessible to radio hobbiests. (yes, much to the chagrin of many long time hams, but that's a discussion better left to the brain trusts over on QRZ.com)...

I have run a 959, a 2547, and now a 949 and I think they one of the best radios currently manufactured today. Good modulation, stable frequency at operating temperature, and like was said before, easy to mod and tune up. I don't think the radio is worth the kind of money the "pimp my radio"...

Sideband operators don't (or didn't use to) use handles, they use a number as an identifier, like my CDX number (the number was my badge number when I was a police officer). you can use any number or groups of numbers that you can remember 8) Skip, or DX, or propagation, is a natural...

My antenna (labeled as the RM Italy Z-180, but yes, I would think Sirio makes these) came with a through-the-roof SO-239 mount and ??? feet of coax (I didn't use it since I have a through-the-roof Wilson mount in there already). I haven't had a chance to do any real testing with it yet, but I...

As for modifying the 857 for full transmit... if you get a new 857D, then you would have to do a physical modification requiring lifting surface mount chip resistors (see Mods.dk or the Yahoo FT-857 group for details). The older 857 (non-D) was able to be opened for full transmit via a...

I like the FT-857 so much, I have 2 of them. One is in the shack and the other is in the mobile along with a Larsen dual band antenna for 2m/70cm and a Yaesu ATAS-120 screwdriver antenna for HF and 6m. The radio is small, but the functions they put in make it work great for it's size. The...

Thats true. Many hams are pretty long winded. I guess thats why they got involved in a communications hobby. I have some old hams around me that are able to talk for 9 minutes or more in one transmission. I know that because they have 3 minute time-out timers on their radios, and they have to...

Hi Larry, the tower project is looking good, but I didn't think you needed it. You always had a fantastic footprint with your station. I guess this is to help out with the lack of DX. :D I gotta wonder though...did you mix those 31 bags of concrete by hand? Thats a lot of stirring.

I use one of those FM transmitters they sell for playing an iPod, MP3 player, etc. through your car stereo. It works well.