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Today, 02:46 AM

n6hcm replied to a thread ditching my Yaesu FT-2DR for a Kenwood TH-D74A ... any reason not to? in Ham Radio Chit-Chat

220 isn't *huge* here but it's definitely busy. on friday nights a bunch of 220 repeaters link up and we have a cross-country net.

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Yesterday, 12:43 PM

WØTKX replied to a thread Of Yahoo and the future of Groups in Ham Radio Chit-Chat

Hard to do in voice modes, but I understand. I have two audio DSP units that I've even cascaded in high noise times for voice. ClearSpeech (has...

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Yesterday, 11:40 AM

N8YX replied to a thread Of Yahoo and the future of Groups in Ham Radio Chit-Chat

I heard from Carol shortly after I started this thread. She's now thinking a move to Groups is inevitable, but is having trouble finding the time to...

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Yesterday, 08:36 AM

WØTKX replied to a thread Of Yahoo and the future of Groups in Ham Radio Chit-Chat

Thanks for the Fox Tango effort. I downloaded a bunch of stuff in the past, I'll make sure I can find it. Still have that FT-902 w/accessories. As...

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Yesterday, 08:16 AM

N8YX started a thread Of Yahoo and the future of Groups in Ham Radio Chit-Chat

Some of us may belong to a various Yahoo Group or two. I belong to roughly 20 and am the owner of one (Cubic Astro). This past week, notification...

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10-16-2019, 11:16 AM

N8YX replied to a thread ditching my Yaesu FT-2DR for a Kenwood TH-D74A ... any reason not to? in Ham Radio Chit-Chat

I really wish there was a 220 module available for the FT-726R as there is for the FT-736. We have a few repeaters in the larger cities around here...

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10-16-2019, 11:01 AM

n6hcm replied to a thread ditching my Yaesu FT-2DR for a Kenwood TH-D74A ... any reason not to? in Ham Radio Chit-Chat

that's what i was thinking. 220 is useful around here ...

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10-16-2019, 08:05 AM

WØTKX replied to a thread ditching my Yaesu FT-2DR for a Kenwood TH-D74A ... any reason not to? in Ham Radio Chit-Chat

The Kenwood has a more interesting receiver, with SSB/CW. 220 is cool.

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10-16-2019, 04:57 AM

n6hcm started a thread ditching my Yaesu FT-2DR for a Kenwood TH-D74A ... any reason not to? in Ham Radio Chit-Chat

The Yaesu doesn't get use (at least with YSF) because there's only one repeater here serving YSF. The Kenwood radio gives me 220MHz (which is...

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10-15-2019, 02:47 PM

kb2vxa replied to a thread Canadian Railroad Trilogy in Entertainment - Movies, Music, TV, Books, & More

Well shit, it was robber barons that built American railroads from iron and coal mines, to steel mills, to clear cutting forests, to stealing homes...

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10-14-2019, 07:08 PM

VE7DCW replied to a thread Canadian Railroad Trilogy in Entertainment - Movies, Music, TV, Books, & More

Yup........leave it to Gordon Lightfoot to idolise the greatest bunch of robber barons to ever force even the strongest of Canadian governments to...

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10-14-2019, 06:43 PM

kb2vxa replied to a thread Why I Love Baseball, Example 42,876 in Sports, Recreation, & Competition

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10-14-2019, 04:37 PM

kb2vxa started a thread Canadian Railroad Trilogy in Entertainment - Movies, Music, TV, Books, & More

You don't have to be Canadian to see Gordon Lightfoot as a National Treasure or be a railroader or railfan to appreciate this song. The link leads to...

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10-14-2019, 08:22 AM

N8YX replied to a thread We Could Talk About The Weather in General Chat

I winterized one of the bikes yesterday. Mid-week will see a dip into the 50s but temps are forecast to rebound back to high 60s/low 70s for the...

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10-13-2019, 12:33 PM

WØTKX replied to a thread Why I Love Baseball, Example 42,876 in Sports, Recreation, & Competition

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10-13-2019, 09:22 AM

ad4mg replied to a thread We Could Talk About The Weather in General Chat

No rain here, still. Actually had a very light sprinkle a few minutes ago. Burn bans in effect all throughout the area. Unsprinkled lawns have...

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10-13-2019, 08:36 AM

kb2vxa replied to a thread Why I Love Baseball, Example 42,876 in Sports, Recreation, & Competition

The Cubs are a fairly decent team, somewhere between mediocre and rather good, it should be interesting. I have a Cubs jacket with the old bear cub...

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