Subj : 6m
To   : Dave Oldridge
From : Andy Ball
Date : Sat Jan 20 2001 12:32 pm

Hello!

  DO> ...last time I drove through Illinois I was following
    > I90 from the west coast to the east.

I'll have to dig out a map, see where that goes.

  DO> I found my dual band FM rig (an old Kenwood TW4000A to
    > be fairly adequate for mobile communications.

Were its two bands 2m and 70cm?

  DO> In today's congestion you might want a rig that had
    > sub audible tones as well.

I'd welcome some congestion, at least it would be radio traffic!  =o)  If at 
some point I move to a larger city I might find more activity.

  DO> But 6M would be a good alternate choice, especially
    > if you can afford a base station with SSB and a good
    > beam antenna...

Sadly a beam is out of the question at my present location. I can't afford a 
base station either.  I was pleasantly surprised to find brand new 6m HTs for 
around $100 in one of the catalogues I was sent.  I'm rather taken with the 
Yaesu VX-110 or VX-150 actually, at least from what I've seen and read so far - 
they're both 2m though.

73,
  - Andy KB9YLW

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