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What to do after you get your HAM radio license

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kubotaman said:
Sounds like you have everything for VHF and UHF and plus you have your ft450d for HF
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Yup, I'll have:

DR-605 (2m and 70cm)
VX-6000 2m
VX-6000 70cm
VX-6000 6m FM (Not sure if I'm going to keep it in 6M since it's limited on use)
FT-450 (180m to 6M)

Need some HT's too. But I'm thinking I'm going to end up mounting my VX6000's inside my shelter/trailer and making that a camper/ham shack. Would be cool to have a telescoping mast for it to do some camping. I'm going to find a 2m/70cm antenna for the 605 and mount it in my Jeep. I thought about installing a radio in the SEMTT too. But with the noise of a MV, I'm not sure I'd bother/use it much if I did.
 
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Glad to know there is a Ham community within the MV community. If you pass through SE OK, give me (KF5PVV) a shout on one of the local repeaters. I have a Kenwood HF rig and Kenwood 2 meter / 440 radio I plan to install in the M923A1 once I get it rolling again
 
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patracy said:
Yup, I'll have:

DR-605 (2m and 70cm)
VX-6000 2m
VX-6000 70cm
VX-6000 6m FM (Not sure if I'm going to keep it in 6M since it's limited on use)
FT-450 (180m to 6M)

Need some HT's too. But I'm thinking I'm going to end up mounting my VX6000's inside my shelter/trailer and making that a camper/ham shack. Would be cool to have a telescoping mast for it to do some camping. I'm going to find a 2m/70cm antenna for the 605 and mount it in my Jeep. I thought about installing a radio in the SEMTT too. But with the noise of a MV, I'm not sure I'd bother/use it much if I did.
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What do you plan on using for a shelter. BTW does anyone have anymore ideas we could add to the first post or do we have most of them?
 
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Hope the weather holds out, first field day is tomorrow.

Also it was brought to light to me tonight that the question pool for General changes July 1. Glad I didn't get to far into studying that group.
 
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de KB1KBT here since 2003. So what do you do after you get your license......... listen.... listen. ..... listen. Get involved with a club. Be open to suggestions and help. Research everything, don't be afraid to upgrade your license and most importantly Have fun!!!
List of my equipment;
Kenwood TS 570sg "HF +6m
FT 8800 "V/U"
FT 2900 vhf
VX6R "V/U HT"
FT60 "V/U HT"
KGUV3D "V/U HT" WOUXUN
Involved in ARES.
Looking forward to equipping my soon to purchase (Monday) M1009 out with all kinds of Ham radio equipment.

73, de KB1KBT Kevin Haas from Maine.
 
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One day I will have to try that out. Any plans to mount a radio in the m114. I know you probably wouldn't hear it while its running but for when you are parked.
 
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Not really sure on radios in most of the MVs. But the shelter is a logical choice to install gear in...

Did some JT65 on 10m today. Made contact with Brazil and Argentina. 25w on a G5RV antenna only 20ft off the ground.
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Not sure this is the proper thread to post this to, but I have some military Peltor headsets with PTT, and of course they are terminated with the military 6 pin connectors. I'd like to use these with our civilian ham radios but unable to find an adaptor cable to transition. I really don't want to cut off the original terminal to jerry rig it. Has anyone seen any adaptors available or know of anyone who makes them? Please adviseIMG_20150713_153310927_HDR.jpg
 
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I would be almost certain you would need to build your own adapter. Maybe find a "parts radio" with the connector and make the adapter(s) for whichever rigs you use.
 
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Been building out my S250 with HAM and Military radios....... will take some current pictures but this is where she started.

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I tow it with the M35a3 with S280 in the bed - that let's me dedicate the M105/S250 to all things communications. I have had some really great guys helping with me the radio installations. The bottom radio rack mounts are for some additional RT-246/R-442 and PRC-77's

The 19" network rack on the left has plans to hold all the Civilian HAM radios & scanners plus some computer hardware.

Will update as I complete the shelter.

The civilian "white" mini-frig and AC unit add the "homey" feel to it and let me take advantage of the fact that once I key a radio I had better be running on generator or shore power.

I may own a few more $ HT's but you just can't go wrong with the Baofeng UV5R+ I have a box of them and a few cheaper Wouxun HT's as well that have worked well.
 
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Timberwolf22 said:
Been building out my S250 with HAM and Military radios....... will take some current pictures but this is where she started.

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I tow it with the M35a3 with S280 in the bed - that let's me dedicate the M105/S250 to all things communications. I have had some really great guys helping with me the radio installations. The bottom radio rack mounts are for some additional RT-246/R-442 and PRC-77's

The 19" network rack on the left has plans to hold all the Civilian HAM radios & scanners plus some computer hardware.

Will update as I complete the shelter.

The civilian "white" mini-frig and AC unit add the "homey" feel to it and let me take advantage of the fact that once I key a radio I had better be running on generator or shore power.

I may own a few more $ HT's but you just can't go wrong with the Baofeng UV5R+ I have a box of them and a few cheaper Wouxun HT's as well that have worked well.
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We look forward to your future update (with photos). I'm toying with the idea of a mobile communications shelter as well
 
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