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'''1/08''' I am finally getting more time to look at this thing. I quit the 2nd job! | |||
'''8/07''' - busy busy... I look at the Kenwood from time to time, just have not gotten into it yet. | '''8/07''' - busy busy... I look at the Kenwood from time to time, just have not gotten into it yet. | ||
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'''11/06''' - I got my Technician license. | '''11/06''' - I got my Technician license. | ||
== TH-F6A == | |||
I realized I want to program the scanner with repeater frequencies etc. | |||
and what a pain it is to do by hand. I am getting a programming cable. | |||
Build your own programming cable: http://www.geocities.com/azkoza/projects/pg4p/g71cable.html | |||
(I bought mine from Ebay for $14 including shipping.) | |||
This guy has an interesting page on the TH-F6A. | |||
http://www.brenemanlabs.com/Thf6a.htm | |||
Documentation http://www.ham.dmz.ro/kenwood/th-f6a.php | |||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
http://www.qsl.net/n9zia/ Lots of interesting stuff for beginners like me. | http://www.qsl.net/n9zia/ Lots of interesting stuff for beginners like me. | ||
Revision as of 17:10, 2 January 2008
1/08 I am finally getting more time to look at this thing. I quit the 2nd job!
8/07 - busy busy... I look at the Kenwood from time to time, just have not gotten into it yet.
1/14/07 - Software Defined Radio
01/07 - I got my first radio, it's a Kenwood TH-F6A. Initial comments: The wall wart power supply looks like something from 1970. It's bigger than the radio. The radio works, it took a few hours to get the hang of the controls.
I powered it up just in time to listen in on the local ARES net. NOther than that so far there don't seem to be any people talking around here. :-) I probably listen in the wrong places.
I can hear lots of AM, FM, and TV stations. No shortwave.
11/06 - I got my Technician license.
TH-F6A
I realized I want to program the scanner with repeater frequencies etc. and what a pain it is to do by hand. I am getting a programming cable.
Build your own programming cable: http://www.geocities.com/azkoza/projects/pg4p/g71cable.html
(I bought mine from Ebay for $14 including shipping.)
This guy has an interesting page on the TH-F6A.
http://www.brenemanlabs.com/Thf6a.htm
Documentation http://www.ham.dmz.ro/kenwood/th-f6a.php
Links
http://www.qsl.net/n9zia/ Lots of interesting stuff for beginners like me.
