Re: What Ham Radio Stuff did you buy today? (2017)
Posted: 16 Apr 2017, 13:03
Is it DMR?
I wish! I'm sure it won't be long though.Admiral wrote:Is it DMR?
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Re: What Ham Radio Stuff did you buy today? (2017)
Posted: 16 Apr 2017, 16:58
Re: What Ham Radio Stuff did you buy today? (2017)
Posted: 21 May 2017, 01:07
New addition to the shack today...a fantastic clean AC version of the FT-990,it stands me at nowt as paid for off the profit of all the radio gear i bought the other weekend,the rest of these are also freebies...President Madison with matching speaker,a Astron 20 amp PSU ,Hurricane 350 HF 350w mobile linear & Maas 60 amp PSU too,oh and also an Addonis AM-303G desk mike that works well with the FT-990 
Re: What Ham Radio Stuff did you buy today? (2017)
Posted: 21 May 2017, 11:25
Lovely radio. Excellent purchase, especially at the "price"Crusader wrote:New addition to the shack today...a fantastic clean AC version of the FT-990,it stands me at nowt as paid for off the profit of all the radio gear i bought the other weekend,the rest of these are also freebies...President Madison with matching speaker,a Astron 20 amp PSU ,Hurricane 350 HF 350w mobile linear & Maas 60 amp PSU too,oh and also an Addonis AM-303G desk mike that works well with the FT-990
Now all you need to do is buy the matching (and extremely rare) FT-650 to go with it. Oh, there just happens to be one of the bay right now....
Re: What Ham Radio Stuff did you buy today? (2017)
Posted: 21 May 2017, 12:03
The 990 has silky, smooth, Barry White FM. All the other bits are okay, but for FM this is the bomb.
Re: What Ham Radio Stuff did you buy today? (2017)
Posted: 21 May 2017, 12:53
kilimax wrote: Lovely radio. Excellent purchase, especially at the "price"
Now all you need to do is buy the matching (and extremely rare) FT-650 to go with it. Oh, there just happens to be one of the bay right now....
Cheers pal,yep a lovely radio,i had one 5 years ago but had to sell it when i split up with my ex 
so this time its for keeps Yep there was a FT-650 on HRD recently,it was at a high price & i could'nt justify spending too much for one as all i would be getting is the benefit of 6 meters which at the moment of the sun spot cycle is not open very often.
Re: What Ham Radio Stuff did you buy today? (2017)
Posted: 21 May 2017, 13:01
Well get them up for sale at knock down prices for the boys to enjoyCrusader wrote: ,the rest of these are also freebies...President Madison with matching speaker,a Astron 20 amp PSU ,Hurricane 350 HF 350w mobile linear & Maas 60 amp PSU too,oh and also an Addonis AM-303G desk mike that works well with the FT-990
Re: What Ham Radio Stuff did you buy today? (2017)
Posted: 21 May 2017, 14:38
Nah going to get some shelves up in the shack this next few weeks & fill the walls,i like a full shack brimming with gear that will also get used & enjoyed by myself 
Re: What Ham Radio Stuff did you buy today? (2017)
Posted: 22 May 2017, 01:18
Yep sounds good on FM both on rx & tx,saying that my Icom R-70 receiver also sounds great on FM.Admiral wrote:The 990 has silky, smooth, Barry White FM. All the other bits are okay, but for FM this is the bomb.
I have just been listening to the AM broadcast stations on MW & had forgotten how nice the FT-990 also sounds on AM
Re: What Ham Radio Stuff did you buy today? (2017)
Posted: 22 May 2017, 13:17
Just had 4 of these arrive today...
Baofeng BF-888S UHF 400-470Mhz
Got the programming software and cable en-route too. They seem to be pre-programmed back-to-back at the moment, but have no way of knowing the freqs till I get home. I normally use the Dual Band UV5Rs for days out with the kids, but its easy to press the wrong button and/or inadvertently end up talking to site security on a campsite in Essex by mistake
They are UHF only and have 16 pre-programmed channels, which I am assuming I can have 1-8 as normal PMR and then 9-16 set somewhere else for more privacy, or have the PMR channels set with CTCSS for use in more congested areas.
I know my UV5R does some kind of Digital encoding, hoping these do, but no fuss if not. A nice cheap option for the kids to use. We're off to Bruntinghorpe at the weekend so they'll be ideal for that I may have a play with one on 70cm, but the UV5R is more versatile for that, so these will just be the day-rovers I think.
£36.99 from a UK-based distributor with a 24month warranty and free delivery. Cheap-as-Chinese-Chips
Baofeng BF-888S UHF 400-470Mhz
Got the programming software and cable en-route too. They seem to be pre-programmed back-to-back at the moment, but have no way of knowing the freqs till I get home. I normally use the Dual Band UV5Rs for days out with the kids, but its easy to press the wrong button and/or inadvertently end up talking to site security on a campsite in Essex by mistake
They are UHF only and have 16 pre-programmed channels, which I am assuming I can have 1-8 as normal PMR and then 9-16 set somewhere else for more privacy, or have the PMR channels set with CTCSS for use in more congested areas.
I know my UV5R does some kind of Digital encoding, hoping these do, but no fuss if not. A nice cheap option for the kids to use. We're off to Bruntinghorpe at the weekend so they'll be ideal for that
I may have a play with one on 70cm, but the UV5R is more versatile for that, so these will just be the day-rovers I think.£36.99 from a UK-based distributor with a 24month warranty and free delivery. Cheap-as-Chinese-Chips
Re: What Ham Radio Stuff did you buy today? (2017)
Posted: 23 May 2017, 08:35
Boring stuff really, just a couple of adaptor plugs SMA male to BNC and SMA male to SO239 to use with my APRS unit.
Re: What Ham Radio Stuff did you buy today? (2017)
Posted: 23 May 2017, 08:48
they was £36.99 for for with the programming leads and all the bits for 4 is that what your sying ?MrWeetabix wrote:Just had 4 of these arrive today...
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Baofeng BF-888S UHF 400-470Mhz
Got the programming software and cable en-route too. They seem to be pre-programmed back-to-back at the moment, but have no way of knowing the freqs till I get home. I normally use the Dual Band UV5Rs for days out with the kids, but its easy to press the wrong button and/or inadvertently end up talking to site security on a campsite in Essex by mistake
They are UHF only and have 16 pre-programmed channels, which I am assuming I can have 1-8 as normal PMR and then 9-16 set somewhere else for more privacy, or have the PMR channels set with CTCSS for use in more congested areas.
I know my UV5R does some kind of Digital encoding, hoping these do, but no fuss if not. A nice cheap option for the kids to use. We're off to Bruntinghorpe at the weekend so they'll be ideal for that
£36.99 from a UK-based distributor with a 24month warranty and free delivery. Cheap-as-Chinese-Chips
Re: What Ham Radio Stuff did you buy today? (2017)
Posted: 23 May 2017, 11:04
£36.99 for 4x radios, desk chargers, ear pieces and accessories.
The Software/programming cable cost me £2.09 delivered, which I think has just arrived, though I need to open the mail to see...
So all-in, about £40 the lot!
The Software/programming cable cost me £2.09 delivered, which I think has just arrived, though I need to open the mail to see...
So all-in, about £40 the lot!
Re: What Ham Radio Stuff did you buy today? (2017)
Posted: 23 May 2017, 13:20
What you should do is program the "unofficial UHF CB frequencies" in as detailed on our very site:MrWeetabix wrote:They are UHF only and have 16 pre-programmed channels, which I am assuming I can have 1-8 as normal PMR and then 9-16 set somewhere else for more privacy, or have the PMR channels set with CTCSS for use in more congested areas.
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=30604
That's what I do usually so you have 8 above the normal PMR-446 channels - and it looks like these other 8 channels are going to be added legally in 2018 providing an extension to the EU PMR-446 standard so you'll be ahead of the game!
See here viewtopic.php?f=4&t=53046 too.Re: What Ham Radio Stuff did you buy today? (2017)
Posted: 23 May 2017, 14:11
SOD THAT! Why would I want to mix it with the masses when they become legal?? I'll pick somewhere else to hide! Shame they don't have the Alphas on 446 :-pTransmission1 wrote: [SNIP] and it looks like these other 8 channels are going to be added legally in 2018 providing an extension to the EU PMR-446 standard so you'll be ahead of the game!