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  1. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    That came out pretty good!

  2. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    According to this there is now a fee for the Amateur Radio license that has reduced the cost of the GMRS license. https://bettersaferadio.com/new-35-fcc-license-application-fee-for-ham-gmrs-radio-services/

  3. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    I did not unfortunately. I’ll give it a shot next week. Chances are pretty slim I’ll pick them up. I’m about 100 miles from Rome so, unless I hit some sort of oddball propagation or raise my antenna up, (not really in the cards right now) I doubt I can pick them up. I’ll give it a try just for...

  4. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    I doubt I can pick it up. Seems like Mount Waleska is the best I can do from that direction from my location. I’ll tune in tomorrow evening just to see. I thought there might have been several of the late night chat groups. Sorry for misunderstanding.

  5. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    I guess I haven't run across any. I did a quick search and came up blank. Is there a list available?

  6. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    Are you running a 7300 as a mobile 40m rig? I thought that was more of a base station style radio rather than a mobile rig. More power (pun intended,) to you if you can make it work. :). I’d love to see pictures of that rig once you have it running in your truck.

  7. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    I occasionally pick up GMRS conversations when scanning. I'm fairly certain there's some folks in the next neighborhood that use them to chat.

  8. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    I had to buy a programming cable separately. I agree Chirp is much easier to use.

  9. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    You’re going to be limited with the rubber duck antenna that came with your radio. A mag mount and a large pizza pan would do wonders for your ability to pick up more stuff. Another alternative is to take a ride with your new HT and see where you have to be to hit some of the other repeaters...

  10. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    Mine came with a manual that had instructions on how to program. If yours don't have manuals you can go here for the cheat sheets and Cliff Notes.

  11. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    You can identify yourself and ask for a signal report. If anyone is monitoring it will give you an idea of how well your signal is being received. Kerchunking the repeater is not a good indicator. You can also get out on 146.520 MHz and call CQ. That is the All Call frequency for 2m. Look...

  12. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    Have you managed any contacts yet on the repeaters?

  13. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    I’ve used it once to participate in a net that was on a repeater that was out of range of my equipment. It’s basically an internet link to the net but still runs through a repeater and is transmitted. You can talk to people all over the world.

  14. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    Did you get the cool, orange, belt clip as well? ;)

  15. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    Trees, leaves, and even fog and rain will block UHF. It’s still an inexpensive experiment.

  16. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    Unless you have a metal roof there's no reason you can't have a 40m dipole in your attic.

  17. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    I should add that what you’re looking for is certainly possible, but current laws and regulations don’t really support it.

  18. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    No. Not in the manner you're thinking of at least. You can run quite a bit of stuff through APRS all over the world but still need a licensed operator on the other end. At best you can get a message to another operator who can then relay your message to whomever you're trying to call.

  19. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    If you’re in a hole then NVIS is really your only option however, the best thing to do is to set up your station and work with it. Figure out what you need to do to hit those specific distances as regularly and reliably as possible. A dipole is relatively inexpensive in the grand scheme of...

  20. Ham Radio People Metro ATL

    I run a 40m dipole in my attic. You can use it for 20m with a tuner.
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