Subj : Re: As I Was On My Way...
To   : RICH LAWRENCE
From : JIMMY ANDERSON
Date : Tue Jan 03 2017 03:23 pm

-=> Rich Lawrence wrote to Ed Vance <=-

 RL> On 12/13/16, Ed Vance said the following...

 EV> Last week I noticed the Licence Plate on a parked automobile that read
 EV> "144MHZ".

 RL> I've seen bumper stickers with 146.52 on them. And on my car, I have a
 RL> DX Engineering sticker. But I think the Comet antenna on my truck
 RL> confirms I'm a Ham.

Those are both cool. :-)

Since I added a Diamond 770 antenna to my hood on the oppisite side from
the factory radio antenna I've started to notice when other vehicles 
have aftermarket antennas too. :-)

 EV> I didn't see any signs of an Whip Antenna, but figured if the car was
 EV> owned by a Ham that they may be using a Hand Held Rig.

 RL> I usually carry a HT with me in my backpack. Mostly so I can play on
 RL> breaks from work, but also as a backup..

I should probably be in the habit of it again... Stopped when I got my
mobile, as the repeaters are too far away for me to reach well, but 
would be good as a backup for simplex with my wife...


.... I'm not insensitive, I'm male.  See the difference?
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