New ham operator

[Winfield Dave]

Thought I would let you all know that I passed all 3 license tests for my Amateur Radio license.
I'm now Amateur Extra class N3NIK.

[Don McCombs]

Congratulations, Dave.

[phill_mi]

Congratulations!
I had my station on a small city lot in a MN city with very restrictive antenna politics, but just over five years ago I moved here to a west MI farm and have been so busy that I have not put up a station. But if I get around to activating a station I will look for your QSO. I was always more interested in building QRP rigs than operating. I have collected some old keys and bugs as I worked being proficient at CW QSOs.
73 de n0oe/8

[phill_mi]

Maybe someday we can do a 2-way Cub mobile QSO?
n0oe/8

[Steve Butram]

Congratulations Dave. I got my General Ticket last year. Now in trying to decide what Radios to purchase. Being the EMCOMM field for over 30 Years i have concentrated on my 2M- 440. equipment.
73s K9LFD

[Winfield Dave]

Thanks all !!

Maybe someday we can do a 2-way Cub mobile QSO?
n0oe/8

Congratulations Dave. I got my General Ticket last year. Now in trying to decide what Radios to purchase. Being the EMCOMM field for over 30 Years i have concentrated on my 2M- 440. equipment.
73s K9LFD

I am building a 2m-70cm antenna now - you know me, always looking to build stuff.

[Steve Butram]

I recently purchased a Icom 7100 (shack in a box) and currently have a NVIS inverted V antenna up in the back Yard.And run a Icom 5100 in my city vehicle

Do you have any HF or Dstar capabilities. We may try to have a Farmallcub Net some day.

[SONNY]

Congrats Dave!!! At the other place my neighbor had a ham set-up---he is long passed away but his call letters were W9CEO Downs! He even had a mobile unit in his car. I used to listen to him talk all over the world on it.
I never had the time to go above CB but always wanted to,--course I always wanted to get a pilots license too! lol! Money was always the problem for me!

[Winfield Dave]

I recently purchased a Icom 7100 (shack in a box) Sweet! and currently have a NVIS inverted V antenna up in the back Yard.And run a Icom 5100 in my city vehicle I got a Yaesu FTM-6000 (2m70cm) to start off with. Considering a Yaesu FT-991a for base.

Do you have any HF or Dstar capabilities. We may try to have a Farmallcub Net some day.

No HF yet. I am still investigating how I can get out of this hole(valley) I live in.

I never had the time to go above CB but always wanted to,--course I always wanted to get a pilots license too!

Sonny, you would probably pass the Technician (entry level) test easily. You can do it remotely from home at https://aarg.club/
I tested with them. Very convenient.

[Steve Butram]

the FT -600 is a nice dual band for mobile use

My son K9LAF runs a FT891 in his Go-box with a Wolf River coil for portable use.

You may want to look at an End fed Sloper V antenna to get you out of the valley

[Winfield Dave]

the FT -600 is a nice dual band for mobile use
My son K9LAF runs a FT891 in his Go-box with a Wolf River coil for portable use.
You may want to look at an End fed Sloper V antenna to get you out of the valley

I really appreciate your input, Steve.
I follow a couple ham fb groups and the advice is contradictory most times.
Still getting assimilated into the local radio club.

[Bob McCarty]

Aren't you guys supposed to be talking on the radio instead of on the forum?

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

Years ago, I used to operate the local Motorola Service Station. At that time all the radios were supposed to be certified once a year by a tech. with a class 2 Business license. One of my customers was a farmer that raised chickens and turkeys commercially and was a ham operator who had won a contest by being the first person to work all countries in the world from a mobile. One day when I was finishing his yearly certification on the business equipment, He said "John, with your knowledge and equipment you should become a ham operator. " I said, "Mr. Franz, after working on these things all day long I do not want to talk on them at night". He said," In that case you should, raise chickens and turkeys".

[Winfield Dave]

Aren't you guys supposed to be talking on the radio instead of on the forum?

Years ago, I used to operate the local Motorola Service Station. At that time all the radios were supposed to be certified once a year by a tech. with a class 2 Business license. One of my customers was a farmer that raised chickens and turkeys commercially and was a ham operator who had won a contest by being the first person to work all countries in the world from a mobile. One day when I was finishing his yearly certification on the business equipment, He said "John, with your knowledge and equipment you should become a ham operator. " I said, "Mr. Franz, after working on these things all day long I do not want to talk on them at night". He said," In that case you should, raise chickens and turkeys".

[Arosselo]

Congrats...KE8KEK