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She always helps me when I need it, but she isn't into it really, I've installed a CB at her flat, just in case phones go down and occasionally she will call in to theTC net, bit sadly she says she gets shy. I've tried to get her more involved lol

Hi and thank you, I've got the icom 7300 if you mean the radio. And I bought it already open for the CB band. Not sure if you could do it yourself, but it won't go as far as 446 for the pmr. If you have the icom 705 isn't that for 2m and 70cm?

@ hey the icom 705 is for 2m and 70cm but also has the HF bands to. I think andy kirby on his channel opened his up to CB. 👍🏻👍🏻 Ps yes it will go to the 446 pmr range 👍🏻👍🏻

Hi bud, its a bit quiet here on the 446 channels and as ive not yet got my licence I can't use 2m, but I do listen from time to time.

@@Al.26TC101 the 2m Band Freenet is like CB, no licence required. There are only a couple analog channels available, not like pmr that also has digital channels aswell.

Thanks Bob

Hi bud I got it from USA as I remember if you pause video when im showing the box there is a website on there, maybe someone makes them in the UK or you could try making one. Just an idea. 😊

@@Al.26TC101thanks Al, will have to do some investigation work .

@@willytee585 Great radio and really happy with it.

@udx-483muddbucket5 Cheers bud, but im just going to get a cheap electrical one off amazon and hope it does the job.

@@Al.26TC101 Understandable. I know the feeling. With the divider , electric should work fine as long as it doesn't rob you of power.✌✌

@udx-483muddbucket5 Thanks, I have been wanting to get this in the van for about a month now. I need to do a few tweaks still though.

LOL she is always quite helpful and she is very happy that I've got a Hobby I really enjoy, she will call in on the TC net now and then, but I guess when im out on the radio im out of her way haha. Cheers

Glad i got hold of one , difficult to find Cheers

Really happy with it Cheers bud

Cheers bud, just need the weather to warm up a bit as the last time I was out on the radio I got stuck in the mud. LOL, so it has been a while .

@ hopefully the weather holds up this weekend Al I have a new antenna to go up gone for a Gain master 5/8 as my vertical to replace my very bent 1/2 Venom the Yagi is on its stand due to the winds lost it due to brackets ripping out the wall in early December in the storms rebuilt now and on a tilt stand working well when last on air. Weather is crap at moment down here in WILTSHIRE 73 have a great weekend

Nice good luck with it , Ive not been gone that long, just a bit difficult to get Vids out atm with the weather being so crap. Cheers

@Al.26TC101 yer I know what you mean about the weather, been bad here in kent so not much dxing happening, but did have contact with Germany yesterday

Cheers bud yeah it's nice when things go to plan, just need to get a heater in my van and for the damn weather to cheer us all up a bit , pretty fed up with winter now 😞 I think I seen you got over to Drew NY202 in one of his videos if I'm not wrong, well done 👏

@@Al.26TC101 yeah on a Sirio boomerang and a little kL 203 just like your one, and a bit of help from mother nature, but made it. Cheers Al mate and hear you about the bloody weather. 73s mate.🇺🇸🇬🇧👍

Glad i managed to get hold of one , very happy with it so far, just need to get out and do some proper DX soon.

@@Al.26TC101 cheers, il keep eye out for more videos

I feel safer with the 203p

Good to hear PMR is taking off, it's still quiet here, but I hope we get some more tropo . I'll be calling in on the Tango Charlie net about 7pm if you still up on some high ground I'm sure you will hear them, I get out well at home, but receive isn't so great, but I'll listen out , always listening on PMR as well Cheers

@Al.26TC101 yeah I will try boring field the place I will be at the highest point in my area so the I might just try the 203 as it's safer so hopefully being 88 meters will work as normally I just can't get you but 8 meters above at home

Waving a hand back at you. Have a good weekend bud .

Haha , its been like it for years , maybe get a new radio antenna as the seal has eroded away and just never got around to fixing it, good luck with the box , I'm sure its pretty easy to do. Cheers bud

So far so good , pretty pleased with it. Only time Debs goes on the radio is to help me out LOL, she isn't that keen, but she can be helpful. Thanks Buddy.

Ive had this one just sitting around for a while , but its doing the job so ill stick with it . Cheers

Channel 38 LSB on the mid block is Americans, Channel 33 is used every day

@@M7FWJ thanks put it in my memory banks and logged cheers mukka.

Yeh 33 always busy as stated and there is a net on ch34 FM but its further down south every Sunday 2pm as for 38 yep normally busy with Americans .

@@Al.26TC101 Do you hear the state side at night time on your side of the pond? 2DR707 curious!

@@levonsmallwood6078 Yes i did for a bit , but it does drop off as the Sun sets , depends what time you are talking ?

It should show you in the video as I pointed it out in the phone app near the end when I found it while recording the video. Pretty cool app, but you need the app on your phone and then you can search for it and add it to the lametric home screen. Are you thinking of getting one ?

​@@Al.26TC101Thanks Al for the information. I'll pay more attention when I rerun the video..Yes I am considering buying one ..

It's about 18mins in if that helps. Just making sure I got it correct. Like I say you conect to your lametric clock with your app on phone and then you can search apps, HF and propergation I think its called. Download and then set parameters on home page of lametric app on phone. It will make sense if you get one I hope.

​@@Al.26TC101Thanks Al , that's really helpful. I'll check the video again.around 18 mins

Yeah even better I did a video on it which ill share the link with you th-cam.com/video/0km6qww1DIU/w-d-xo.html. Hope that helps not cheap though .

​@@Al.26TC101Thanks for the information Al , I'll check the video out

I couldn't believe what I was hearing, could do with conditions like that more often 😊

Je rappelle que jais moi même 63 ans ha !

​@14IF949 lol it's been cold, damp and grey here, a bit like how im feeling, would like some snow, but we never get any. Ill keep my hat on lol

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Its a 7 ele yargi that i was given for free , so I don't know make an d model I'm afraid , but should be easy to make one Cheers

@@Al.26TC101 cheers al. I’m guessing it’s for 70cm 👍

@@Charlietango11 yep sorry I forgot to mention that.

Yeah really difficult atm to get into the swing of things, my work is not in full flow so I'm in and out the cold and I'm trying to make sure my back doesn't do what it did a few years ago, get the odd twinge, but it felt like it was going to go full-blown pain. and last time I had it I was knocked off my feet. Cheers there buddy and take care with that antenna :-)

@Al.26TC101 antenna on hold emergency dentist tomorrow a tooth has fell apart 😫.. hate dentists not as easy as a filling this one I feel my wallet getting lighter already..

@@Kev_the-Brinklow-Kayaker 😢😢😢

Wow, i seen the forecast for up North, we have got away lightly although another coming through on Sunday, stay safe bud .

@@billmorrison4746 same here mate cb antenna still up west Yorkshire been bad same one the 99 👍✌🍀👊

Thanks, bud. Yep, I'm trying to take care of my back and not overdo things. When I get that twinge, it starts to be a bit of a worry, but I'm making sure it doesn't get to that. As for the time of year it just gets depressing, I do have some work on , but it really isn't enough, also no heater in the van atall , so I'm going to buy a cheap electrical one from Amazon and hook it up to the leisure battery , might help a bit. All the best to you and yours too.

LOL there is that and that big shiny thing is out in the sky

And probably to fly a wheeely bin.

Glad to hear all is safe.

@Al.26TC101 yes we missed the worst of it here, seen some had antenna damage up north

Crazy conditions but was a lot of fun 😁

Hey bud it was all a bit odd, someone suggested, the signals might have been bouncing off buildings and into the beam, as I am compromised here low down in Coventry even though I'm in a flat, it was good fun though 😀

@@Al.26TC101 Superb job! I must have a look into the band.

Cheers buddy means alot that I have people enjoy what I put out, but hope it inspires others to come back and give it a go.

Yeah ive been doing this for a while, but time flies when your having fun. Thanks Al I enjoy the hobby no i love the hobby and making the videos, but it does take time. Thank you.

Same here Al, get a lot of businesses, but it's worth keeping an eye on what's going on there. Thanks, Al we are good here, just a bit of a slow start to the year atm. Hopeing to get New radio in the van, but might wait till it warms up a bit . All the best

I monitor it every day when im home , but never had much come through , but its worth keeping hold of as to me its another part of the hobby to mess around with although not much activity around here unless there is a lift on. Cheers

Yes Very good conditions, need to try a few things here though get my PMR antenna a bit higher 🙂

@@Al.26TC101 Yep, up on the roof or a long pole for all the weight of it.

Hi, the antenna is just a 7 ele beam for 70cm that a ham friend was chucking out so it was given to me for nothing, it has an SWR of about 1:6 but it works as I've made it to Northapmton which is 30 miles away and also spoke to a chap on a handheld who was walking by a canal in Warick, I was just lucky that day I was pointing in the right direction. Try making your own if possible. Cheers

Yep about time you did LOL I hope all is good with you too bud , and look forward to having a chat on the radio again

Cool when conditions are good, seems like a lot of distance can be covered on PMR.

Yeah as far as I know its up north and would be a struggle for me unless conditions are good.

Deffiantly bud, you will have to let me know where abouts you are so I can beam you direction if possible. I've seen tropo might be good on Saturday.

Good to hear that bud, i was hearing many speaking to others maybe I should get more people involved here, but it is a radio I listen out on and scan, but never much heard this way.

Haha i tried Cheers

Cheers buddy, was a very interesting night, but was odd, everyone seemed to be coming into the back of the beam, was great fun and I'm normally just monitoring ch8 , my PMR is always on 🙂

@Al.26TC101 I will go up and call then I doubt I will get far but you never know. Brinklow will be put on the map once more, Maybe! Kev

Got out to a guy 5 Mike's from rugby other side from myself and Lee in Hartshill not bad for a little handheld. I think I suffer on reception on it rather than transmit..... first time on PMR done ok I think... Pity I was a bit late to catch yourself next time eh.... kev

Hi bud , nice one , looks like you had a good day, I'm going to try and move out the antennas further away from the building like I have done with my 27Mhz di-pole , can be a struggle here , but more than happy I made the contacts I did . Cheers

@@Al.26TC101 Yes mate I did go up there in the afternoon and logged 62 stations but did work a few more, worked in to Ireland through the repeater as well so that was something new and did 187 miles through that. Hopefully you get something sorted for it mate would have been nice to get you. My old QTH was shocking! had the X50 up at 28 feet and if you didn't live in the town I had no chance of hearing you! Cheers Al