Another controversial subject and something that pisses me off to the teeth. How some good for nothing radio amateurs bleat on about how the radios are unlocked and can transmit from 136-174 and 400-470MHz. What the hell is your problem? These radios will bring more people to the hobby and that’s maybe the reason as the too snooty gin and tonic swigging old timers are upset that something could be different. BUT what else do we know about these on air preachers who on the repeaters make there fake sounding ha ha at anytime during a QSO
Example on a GB3** Repeater
“I am driving and talking now ha ha and soon back at my office he he”
Boring mindless idiot. Not anyone is interested in the crap you spout on the airwaves.
M3’s using 200w when they should use 10w, M0,1,2,3 running there Expert 2k and other massive amps outside of there legality.
NOTHING HAPPENS
THEN you can buy a handheld that works 400-470 for ÂŁ15 or a dual band Baofeng for ÂŁ23 they are up in arms and turning red with anger, some writing emails to manufacturers asking them to release stuff locked or withdraw them from sale *News from a hand held maker*
Have a day off. Program the radio so you can speak to your own small minded like wise idiots and get on with it. Some allow in software disabling the VFO Mode and only allow memory, so program ALL legal stuff and then all is well? Or not?
Amazing. For 1 person, am happy to have a radio for the car for ÂŁ25 instead of a Yaesu for ÂŁ200 so not complaining. Have a radio on the hills monitor and transmit on PMR, sure I have done it sometimes. Radio on a battery eliminator and dual band antenna on the roof working simplex and repeaters for an outlay less than ÂŁ50 BRILLIANT. Long may these radios exist if you ask me. The more the merrier, the more features, more programming options and more interest in using them,
Perfect
there you have old farts that do more harm then good ok there is no morse test now but that is not the fault of the young lad that has just passed the foundation test so why do they have ago at m6 it makes me sick yes there is a prob on the repeaters and yes there us some are not hams then you hear a ham going at him he is breaking the rules by talking to none licensed operator i hate it when they go on and on about a mistake they make mistakes to but its ok for them to do it and all these little hand helds are great i use them on 2m 70cms and pmr and there good for starters so you old frumps your a dying breed and i hope when you have gone it will be a better radio hobby its for fun and i took the test and past never read the book so its very easy to pass but they say now they will try and make you move on but some of us can not i have one eye and type with one finger and can not solder any more shame like the smell of solder so thats me knackered but its up to every individual if they want to go further not to be told you must this will put allot of even try the foundation so there my penny’s worth anyway lets look forwards to some now sets and hope we get the new freqs soon and i bet there is some good sets for them new freqs 73s every one and the sun is out so a very nice day .
Well said Simon. I’m sick to my back teeth of these old boys and the snobby brigade who constantly winged and moan about anything that they find different or dislike and then you wait ten minutes and their keying out the calling frequency because they have chosen to test a piece of equipment with a dead key for the rest of the local county to be forced to listen too. It’s not as if they haven’t got other frequencies to play with. 2 Meters is the new CB Radio if you listen to the “Muppets” on 27.781.25 (Ch 19) their better behaved than the so called Amateurs on 2 meters. So to just to confirm I totally agree with your statement and I know I’m not the only one who does too.
And me too. I watch videos of “amateur gentlemen” and how they how are you old boy and bla bla and the next minute they are running a CB, amplifier and telling the world they use 4 watts when you hear the amp clicking, fan ticking over and you know they are full of crap. This subject narked me for so long and did nothing then recently was on echolink and hear the same as I heard in the 1990s
” I went to the show and paid ÂŁ800 for a new radio hahahaha but must not tell the wife as she would not understand he ha he ”
Sure, she would think what a twat for telling the world and laughing about it. Plus why laugh like an idiot, oh I forgot with the call the guy had he was the next stage from idiot. 11m pirates with an amateur call trying to make a country on 11m and then 10m and show the world both the QSL cards. IDIOTIC as makes danger for the operator next time he wants to do something.
I listen a lot via echo link and chat with friends there also ( why not? ) and all were mostly CB or ex CB people and we chat about all, nothing, something, anything. Where as the snooty gang and those who are on a few certain networks make you feel like running to the nearest sick bucket or bathroom.
I like the novice idea, I applaud the Chinese radios at good prices, I believe the hobby needs new blood and wait to the times I hear once more the multi tone bleeps, echos and the like on 10 metres. If you buy an ” amateur radio ” and it comes with echo and a roger bleep turn it on I say……………
“These radios will bring more people to the hobby and that’s maybe the reason as the too snooty gin and tonic swigging old timers are upset that something could be different”
“Have a radio on the hills monitor and transmit on PMR, sure I have done it sometimes. Radio on a battery eliminator and dual band antenna on the roof working simplex and repeaters for an outlay less than ÂŁ50 BRILLIANT”
I totally agree !