Amateur Radio on the Dragon?

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06-23-2012, 11:49 AM

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Ron

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Originally Posted by FluKy15

There was a guy I was talking to at WTD that had a radio boosted to 5x the amount legal, some kind of special radio. Not sure what it was, but it was big, bulky, and powerful. It was some commercial type of radio.

I use a commercial GMRS radio when I'm up there. An ICOM F21GM:

It has two knobs, no display and the ability to attach an external antenna. It's bulletproof.

My favorite handheld amateur band radio and the one I usually have with me up there is a Yaesu FT-60R and is also 5 watts. As you can see, it has a display and many more buttons to push:

There are plenty of people who mod old commercial radios to opperate in ham bands but it hardly seems worth it now that you can buy radios direct from China. I saw one on Ebay this morning for $35. You are as likely to find something weird in an amateur radio shack as you are under the hoods at the Dragon.

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06-23-2012, 07:04 PM

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Thank you ...... thank you ........ Ron..... when it comes to amateur radio, all I can say is:

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