Cannonball305
Newbie
- Joined
- Jul 9, 2024
- Messages
- 4
FYI- I have poked around this site and others and have had a few nice folks on this forum help a lot, but I'm still a little lost.
Quickly- I'm an old CB'er from late 70's, 80's and 90's and after blowing the dust off them realized that my old clan of local 11 meters are gone as is most general users. I do hear some big boys on Ch 6 and Ch 38 skipping, but that's kind of it. I'm looking to maybe expand but the more i learn, the more confused I'm getting.
What I'm looking for to help make decisions is what are all the various meters are used for?
Where would i find general chatting ( rag chewing ) the most? ie... where is everyone and what are they using the meters for?
1. what is 2M, 70cm, 10 M , 11M, 20 M, 6 M and on and on used for?????
2.. If i were interested in_______ then what meter and type of radio would i purchasing?
DX'ing
Emergency Operations ( RACES, CERT, ARES, SKYWARN etc. )
Meeting new local talk groups ( kinds like 11 meter CB chat ) . where are the watering holes?
Meeting long distance chats, beyond quick DXing exchange.
Where do you listen to the space station and/or astronomy radio
3. In addition, my other confusion is once i decide what i like to do, can someone explain where does DMR, P25,Dstar,YSF, GMRS and general meters 'all in one radio' like Yaesu 991A takes me? ie hw many different radio's and how many different antenna are we talking about?
I ask all this b/c i ran out and bought a Stryker 955 thinking that was all that HAM offered only to realize the ocean of option there. I enjoy the radio, but agin, other than skipping day with quick "waves" from far away I'm not seeing much. PS- i haven't put up the10 meter antenna yet, but have borrowed a buddy dual band radio 2M / 70 cm and just started listening. getting th eright antenna/s for all fo the above is really ... really difficult.
PS- there doesn't seem to be the store or fellow that could come over and set me up (for payment of course).
Thanks to all for any help.
Quickly- I'm an old CB'er from late 70's, 80's and 90's and after blowing the dust off them realized that my old clan of local 11 meters are gone as is most general users. I do hear some big boys on Ch 6 and Ch 38 skipping, but that's kind of it. I'm looking to maybe expand but the more i learn, the more confused I'm getting.
What I'm looking for to help make decisions is what are all the various meters are used for?
Where would i find general chatting ( rag chewing ) the most? ie... where is everyone and what are they using the meters for?
1. what is 2M, 70cm, 10 M , 11M, 20 M, 6 M and on and on used for?????
2.. If i were interested in_______ then what meter and type of radio would i purchasing?
DX'ing
Emergency Operations ( RACES, CERT, ARES, SKYWARN etc. )
Meeting new local talk groups ( kinds like 11 meter CB chat ) . where are the watering holes?
Meeting long distance chats, beyond quick DXing exchange.
Where do you listen to the space station and/or astronomy radio
3. In addition, my other confusion is once i decide what i like to do, can someone explain where does DMR, P25,Dstar,YSF, GMRS and general meters 'all in one radio' like Yaesu 991A takes me? ie hw many different radio's and how many different antenna are we talking about?
I ask all this b/c i ran out and bought a Stryker 955 thinking that was all that HAM offered only to realize the ocean of option there. I enjoy the radio, but agin, other than skipping day with quick "waves" from far away I'm not seeing much. PS- i haven't put up the10 meter antenna yet, but have borrowed a buddy dual band radio 2M / 70 cm and just started listening. getting th eright antenna/s for all fo the above is really ... really difficult.
PS- there doesn't seem to be the store or fellow that could come over and set me up (for payment of course).
Thanks to all for any help.