Official HAM shack member numbers... - Page 6

walt cowan · 10-31-2011, 18:30

369 please.

K0KJL · 01-25-2012, 10:24

Numbers still available?

mwatson · 03-25-2012, 21:45

any number is fine. call sign is W5FJ.

PaladinFl · 03-09-2013, 08:21

I would like 22 to celebrate my G22.

Is everybody here an amateur radio operator?

Lakerdude · 04-29-2013, 23:16

Just got my General and Tech at the same time. Bought a Yeasu VX-6R, and am getting it dialed in. What a nice HT. Seems to suck in signals from all over the place. So far, brought in Australian Radio, and individuals from Florida and New Jersey, to Toronto, Ontario , CA and Japan. And these were each picked up inside of my bedroom, with the windows covered and doors closed!

Now, to push the PTT, and get on the air. Great group of people out there!

Lakerdude · 04-29-2013, 23:22

Question for you guys with a lot of experience:

I'm in Kalifornia. How reliable are the repeater networks, in case of earthquake, power outages, and fire? Can we count on them in a serious disaster, or will everything fall back to SSB? The reason I ask, is . . . with a hand held transceiver, and limited power, how reliable will it be in case of a disaster?

With a huge antenna rig, you run the risk of the antenna coming down in a big one. You don't have that issue with the handheld transceiver, but will there be anything out there to raise on my handheld, in case of a real disaster?