Re: Yes or no?

"Conor" <conor@gmx.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In article <5b6aa1b1-fedd-4f14-97f3-4817919152b8
> @c9g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>, Dave says...
>
>> Since you state you are only interested in DX then why worry or for
>> that fact even mention that 2/70 in your area is as you state" now
>> filled with the mike keying, music playing brigade that have sodded
>> off from CB"..
>
> I was under the assumption that foundation limited you to 2m/70cm hence
> the comment.

Nope. You'se gets all of hf/vhf/uhf. You'se can do some good dx on 10 watts
if you'se has a gud antenna system. Even better if you;se operate narrow
band modes like data or cw.
Last week spuradics were up on 2m and I werked into Holland on 100 mW

>> Yes the FL does let you transmit with 10w maximum so no confusion
>> there.
>
> Nice. Looking at what is involved in the Intermediate licence, my
> problem is going to be bringing myself round to doing it. I've already
> got a BTEC in Electronics Engineering so it's a bit like doing noddy
> things again to some extent. It'd have been nice if I could have just
> shown my certificate and not had to bother with most of the course.
> Depends on how quickly I get fed up with the limitations of the FL but
> knowing how addictive it all starts to get, I expect it'll be quite
> quickly, wallet allowing.

You'se overqualified. :)
Don't gets to complaicent. makes sure you'se swot up on yer license
conditions. They trip people up.

>
>> Yes that could possibly be construed as low power DX.
>> You have never used a linear amp on CB, well done keep it up, though I
>> doubt you will get a round of applause here for that.
>> Could you explain legal-ish power for the uninitiated amongst us.
>>
> No more than 10W. Legal is 4W. Basically running <ahem> SSB on
> unmodified sets. Certainly far closer to legal than 40/80/120 or
> whatever linears come in these days. Got a partial contact with Poland
> last night sat on the nearby seafront in my car using a sirio 4000
> magmount but conditions weren't in my favour and it dropped off quite
> quickly.

SSB pirate 'as been a training ground fore many o' us.
They should legalise some ssb on cb for thos wanning ta takes thier ticket.


>
> I'm one of those who would rather see how far I can get on what the set
> can do alone rather than using a linear which, in my mind, is kind of
> cheating.
>
>
>
> --
> Conor
>
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