(15 August 2012, 19:20)The Local Ned Wrote: As regerds my devils advocate posting again - I wasn't aware of the fact that HAMS regularly trashed others equipment - I knew about the foxhunting side of things ( like hide and seek using radio broadcasts ) , but it gives them no rights to trash others equipment.
If it happened up here there would be a few HAM operators with broken fingers in a very short period of time - as well as a mysterious outbreak of HAM antennas being pulled down , cables cut and other slightly more shady happenings.
I must admit though - I've done it myself in the CB'ing days , users that would not move channel and were bleeding through , some who thought they were John Peel playing music...all of their cables received attention , and some of their antennas too....but these were anti-social a$$holes , not other users who weren't upsetting anyone or preventing others from using their radios.
Anyone setting up these repeaters will be liable for HAMS shopping them to Plod and Ofcom make no mistake , and secret codes - especially dtmf wont stay secret long I think too LS.
One thing we've all seemingly shunted aside - if most of our comms are with CB , PMR - why not just adopt whatever standard you will use - either/or , and use a WIDEBAND SCANNER for the rest ? some of the modern scanners have huge range of bands and freqs to scan...for example - A BOL has a local personal comms system of 4W powered PMRs , with a homebase PMR external antenna , adequate for their 5 to 10 mile needs ? They have a wideband ALINCO scanner that can scan CB, HAM , PMR , MARINE , AIR and other freqs , as well as commercial radio broadcasts too. Anyone talking about anything near or far might be intercepted by a scanner such as this - it negates the need for 2 comms systems entirely , only those with a need to contact further afield would require something else.
Discuss please - maybe LS or Paul have knowledge of these ALINCO scanners - everything I've read about them is positive.
Alinco Scanner
Thanks for this TLN
Re Hams trashing other's equipment that is operating outside of ham bands, quite simply this is criminal damage. Hams are not empowered to enforce band usage. This all sounds similar to the bad days of wannabe official type hams forcing the hand of local plod to attemt to drive out CB activity back in the late 70s. I had more than a few run ins with this type of person and dispise them to this day.
I can understand Hams gettng upset if stations are causing interference that is genuinely disrupting their operations. But the biggest culprit in this respect today comes from devices sold by BT. Paul's local heros ought to direct their attention toward BT if they want to make a real difference.
The idea of each of us setting up radio comms that meet our personal requirements, but having ability to monitor other frequencies, is sound. I'm using a little Yaesu VX-3r for precisely this purpose. I have memories set up for CB 27/11 calling channel, all PMR446 channels, MARINE , AIR and a number of other HF VHF and UHF channels that I like to monitor. Scanning the whole bank that interests me as a prepper takes less than 3 seconds. The radio is also able to transmit on VHF and UHF. I find this to be a very good solution that is easily carried with me in my EDC, and is compatible with power packs that I keep in reserve for my other equipment.
http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=Dis...E1F02500D9
(15 August 2012, 19:52)Paul Wrote: Tried one of the Alinco range. DX something. 100k-1300Mhz. Bit fiddly and menu unfriendly.
Good for close range but better when plugged into a discone antenna although I needed a SMA adapter to Female BNC for the discone connector.
AM, NFM, WFM. No SSB, No clarifier and pure CW is hard to decode.
Battery pack didn't run out for the couple of hours I was playing with it BUT it was a battery pack.
So it has a mains charger. I don't like that in any gear.
Anything I can't jack an external power source into or use either AAA or AA rechargeables is not for me. After all no mains, a bespoke power pack, what can you do to keep it charged in the field?
Personal preference I suppose.
Good points re power packs, and antenna adaptors Paul.
The VX3r I mentioned has both AA and 12v power options.
Antenna connection is dependent of what you have available. Its usually a good idea to have an adaptor to atleast BNC so that patch leads can be easily made up to meet needs.
Paul,
Thanks for your last comments, I pretty much agree with you on everything there, with one disagreement
"Whats easily available, easy to setup, and idiot proof? CB gear."
No, PMR is the truely idiot proof solution, next easiest is CB, and a most complex is Ham/NVIS equipment.
In addition, in the same order cost is lowest on PMR, medium on CB and most expensive on Ham/NVIS
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