Subj : 6m
To   : Andy Ball
From : Roy Witt
Date : Sun Jan 21 2001 12:22 am

Hello Andy.

20 Jan 01 20:32, you wrote to Dave Oldridge:

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

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

Moving nearer Chicago or St Louis, you'll find that the area is congested
enough that a sub-audible tone is required to access all but the open
machines that have the most traffic on them.  Most large cities have
enough repeaters to go around that most of them are always quiet.

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

There are a few publications around the Amateur community that have 'used'
equipment for sale.  Reading them, you should be able to find most
anything you desire.


.... Pioneer HAMs built their own gear and sparked themselves to death.
--- Twit(t) Filter v2.1 (C) 2000
 * Origin: KB6PI's Cantina * Santa Ysabel, CA (1:10/22)

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