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I think a receiver is but a transceiver isnt. Anyone with more info?
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I use the Icom A-6 everynight at work.Fantastic equipment.However I had the Transmission deactivated by an approved source & a certificate produced to that effect to cater to misuse.
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I just got the Radio Shack Weather Alert a few weeks ago. It was pretty cool to listen to nJFK tower during that big storm we had a few days back. You can also listen to the Weather Service, hence the name, as well as fire/police communications and marine communications.
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D-ABTH
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| Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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Mel.. how much did you get the ICOM for? and how far out do you get traffic on?
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HAWK21M
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| Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Mel.. how much did you get the ICOM for? and how far out do you get traffic on? |
Rs 19,500/-
100 miles + if outdoors,could be more on 127.90Mhz,But not checked in detail.
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D-ABTH
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:40 am Post subject: |
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expensive though respectable range
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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| D-ABTH wrote: |
| expensive though respectable range |
Since its an official unit....Cost is not an issue,as long as its budgetted for 
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ahah.. lucky you are
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| Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:39 am Post subject: Re: Here is the trick |
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| jayson wrote: |
you will need
any analog or digital FM radio portable possibly.
open the radio(caution: take care not to snap any wire in the procedure )
now search for metal coils within the circuit board. there will be about two to three such coils.
now on the radio and tune it to some radio station. touch your finger to each of the coil to see which of them causes a change in the frequency of the radio as the tuned station will become weak/ detuned on touching the coil. once you have identified the coil called local oscillator, remove carefully any wax or sponge inside the coil. for the job you have to use your nails or a screwdriver to increase the distance between each turn. as you increase the spacing you will feel the stations shifting behind. for example 107.1 mhz will now be tuned at a lower frequency indicated by the printed dial. lower frequency stations might not be even heard. increase the spacing till the highest frequency station now tunes at an indicated lower frequency. the rest of the dial space is the air band! 118-137 mhz. and its time to enjoy atc on your fm radio.
and dont forget to close the radio case.
and this method has nothing to do with the am ferrite rod. its the LCR method (i call it) where you change the inductance. hope i could describe the trick well. |
Thanks a lot man. It is such a simple technique. Now Im glued to my radio set all day long. I think ill be able to clear my R/T license listening to this.
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