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by motorola_otaku
Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:30 am
Forum: EQUIPMENT REVIEWS
Topic: PRYME Survelliance Kit (SPM-2000) For JEDI radios.
Replies: 26
Views: 50442

What's the frequency for the single-tone alert tone? I could program it into a Spectra or something else wth singletone capability and spoof it pretty good.
by motorola_otaku
Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:40 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Belton TX HamEXPO - April 14th
Replies: 16
Views: 23445

I'll be there.

Got any more UHF duckies? I could use a couple.
by motorola_otaku
Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:49 am
Forum: EQUIPMENT REVIEWS
Topic: Alinco - WTF
Replies: 31
Views: 61801

My one foray into Alinco-land was a DJ-X10T receiver in 1998, right after they came out. Now, don't mistake this for Motosnobbery, because I wasn't into Motorola at the time, but.. that thing was terrible out of the box. Popular Communications hyped it up, saying it had no receive preamp because it ...
by motorola_otaku
Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:08 am
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Toledo Hamfest March 18th 2007
Replies: 9
Views: 14921

KC8RYW wrote:a creepy guy with signs on his body shilling used radios to passerbys in the connector between the two buildings..
A friend of mine did that at the Dallas hamfest in 2005 trying to sell another guy's Yaesu FT-101. It didn't work. :baby:
by motorola_otaku
Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:54 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Who wants Some MotoTRBOsexy? I do!!!!
Replies: 5
Views: 10501

It looks like a M1225 crossed with a GM900 and given a dose of steroids.

That said, if they make one in the 450-520 split I'll be on it like white on rice.
by motorola_otaku
Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:47 am
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: D-Star coming to Houston.......
Replies: 17
Views: 26838

Last I heard, the only guys playing with D-STAR 'round here were a couple of guys up in Magnolia.. maybe Rusty C. and some of his cronies. I'm with you on the IMBE thing, though. A lot of people seem to forget that D-STAR is a proprietary-to-Icom format just because it's marketed towards the ham com...
by motorola_otaku
Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:25 pm
Forum: EQUIPMENT REVIEWS
Topic: PRYME Survelliance Kit (SPM-2000) For JEDI radios.
Replies: 26
Views: 50442

Rayjk110 wrote:(went street racing with a friend of mine an hour back and could still hear the police just fine)
Well, I was just about to ask you why you needed a surveillance kit, but I guess you answered it for me. :baby:
by motorola_otaku
Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:24 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Melbourne Florida October 14 & 15
Replies: 3
Views: 7792

Melbourne, eh? Isn't that John Panik's neck of the woods?

Give him a big ol' hearty F*** YOU for me, would ya? :baby:
by motorola_otaku
Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:38 am
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Gaithersburg Hamfest (FARFest 2006)
Replies: 50
Views: 68466

ka8ypy wrote:Who wants a PL??? Speak up now or forever hold your pieces...
69.3 in, 206.5 out. :baby:
by motorola_otaku
Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:16 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Gaithersburg Hamfest (FARFest 2006)
Replies: 50
Views: 68466

I'll buy some feedline before then too. Oh damnit, I forgot your LMR600. If I can find a box big enough to hold it, I'll get it in the mail. Don't worry about it, we have access to 500' of LMR-240, and will go larger if it presents itself. DB You're both fools for turning down free LMR600, but okay...
by motorola_otaku
Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:34 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Gaithersburg Hamfest (FARFest 2006)
Replies: 50
Views: 68466

n3jfw wrote: I'll buy some feedline before then too.
Oh damnit, I forgot your LMR600. If I can find a box big enough to hold it, I'll get it in the mail.
by motorola_otaku
Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:44 am
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Sussex NJ
Replies: 8
Views: 14202

richard wrote:
motorola_otaku wrote:Is that part of a Centracom console in the background of the 2nd pic?
I can't believe you noticed that... I was mesmerized by the light bending properties of those coke bottle glasses.
Said glasses were attached to a fat male; ergo they didn't get more than a passing glance. :baby:
by motorola_otaku
Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:28 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Sussex NJ
Replies: 8
Views: 14202

Is that part of a Centracom console in the background of the 2nd pic?
by motorola_otaku
Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:42 am
Forum: VoIP/IRLP/EchoLink etc
Topic: Shuttle Audio
Replies: 5
Views: 15227

No fewer than 3 repeaters around me are carrying it, plus the JSC broadcast on 171.15 (which is probably where your IRLP feed is coming from). If you're in to shuttle monitoring, my side of town is the place to be.
by motorola_otaku
Sat Jun 24, 2006 3:49 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Amateur radio clubs will celebrate annual field day exercise
Replies: 21
Views: 33011

I'm skipping Field Day to put the final touches on my mobile install. I've grown to greatly dislike HF contesting, so it's no big loss.
by motorola_otaku
Fri Jun 23, 2006 6:40 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Gaithersburg Hamfest (FARFest 2006)
Replies: 50
Views: 68466

How much feedline do you need? I've got some 1/2' Heliax and LMR600 kicking around. I could bring it with me in early August, too, to save shipping.
by motorola_otaku
Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:53 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: HamCom 2006: June 9-10, Plano TX
Replies: 46
Views: 61001

Heck, even the very little M stuff I saw (besides VX's) was all old worthless crap. Anyone need a MTX800? I walked off with 5 of his STXs. Hello, 800 simplex. :baby: My biggest gripe was with the astounding lack of a fleamarket, which I suppose could've been exacerbated by the lack of parking. Even...
by motorola_otaku
Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:03 am
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: HamCom 2006: June 9-10, Plano TX
Replies: 46
Views: 61001

Feh, I'm more a baseball guy.

I'll be there, with a fully functional camera that automatically removes the lens cover. :baby:
by motorola_otaku
Fri May 26, 2006 1:54 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: HamCom 2006: June 9-10, Plano TX
Replies: 46
Views: 61001

If I'm going to make dinner on Friday, later is better. Traffic out of downtown Dallas at 6:00ish is going to be :anus: , and there'll be less going on at the freakfest.

I'll also be on 462.575 (69.3) analog/IMBE all weekend.
by motorola_otaku
Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:41 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Belton Hamfest - April 22nd
Replies: 2
Views: 6239

Normally I'd be there, but my car is about to go tits-up and I'm saving up for a new one. :wacker:
by motorola_otaku
Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:20 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Ok... Hooked.
Replies: 12
Views: 20722

I'm in a position to fund a P25 repeater here; problem is, I don't "know" the people who control the building locations and towersites. I F&*%ing hate goddamn ham cliqueists. And what really blows ass is the guys with the badass sites put the worst godawful hamcrap repeaters on them. q...
by motorola_otaku
Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:05 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: FDNY giving P25 another shot...
Replies: 6
Views: 11857

In 2004, the federal government allocated Channel 16 for municipal usage
nationwide.
I thought the Ch. 16 allocation was a NYC-only thing? Hell, if there were additional UHF spectrum allocated here, the volunteer fire departments would be on it like white on rice.
by motorola_otaku
Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:51 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: HamCom 2006: June 9-10, Plano TX
Replies: 46
Views: 61001

I'll be there, but not until very late Friday night. Saturday night would work better for me.
by motorola_otaku
Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:07 am
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: uhf astro spectra midsplit w4 codeplud needed
Replies: 2
Views: 6089

Does it have to be W4, or will a W7 do it?
by motorola_otaku
Wed Jan 04, 2006 3:57 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: Larry 3:16
Replies: 9
Views: 16275

I seriously expected a suspension for that, and was kinda disappointed when it didn't happen. But oh well. You only live once. :baby:

And no, Seth, I borrowed John 3:16.. y'know, the one that wrestling immortalized. But I could do things with yours, too. Mmm, blasphemy..
by motorola_otaku
Sat Dec 17, 2005 7:15 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: ICOM Breakthrough !
Replies: 12
Views: 20692

Ha. I'd so put up a VSELP machine on ham. :baby:

What repeaters did VSELP, anyway? Quantar?
by motorola_otaku
Fri Dec 16, 2005 10:19 pm
Forum: Astro DStar and other digital voice formats
Topic: ICOM Breakthrough !
Replies: 12
Views: 20692

Neither can DES-OFB. Or VSELP, for that matter. :baby:
by motorola_otaku
Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:07 am
Forum: EQUIPMENT REVIEWS
Topic: Icom IC-703 *GARBAGE*
Replies: 24
Views: 49474

As luck would have it, I know someone in Bellevue, WA. I'll see if I can arrange a poo flinging. :baby:
by motorola_otaku
Sat Oct 01, 2005 8:45 pm
Forum: EQUIPMENT REVIEWS
Topic: Icom IC-703 *GARBAGE*
Replies: 24
Views: 49474

91-7 wrote:I
Can
Only
Monitor

hammertime
In between the images and intermod, you mean. :baby:
by motorola_otaku
Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:38 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Belton, TX: Oct 1
Replies: 8
Views: 12673

Terrible turnout. Guess that was to be expected post-hurricane, though.

I did make off with a SIU box, a VHF A7 Spectra, and about 130 feet of 1/2 in. hardline. Didn't make any contacts on BW1, analog or digital.
by motorola_otaku
Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:44 am
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Belton, TX: Oct 1
Replies: 8
Views: 12673

And yes, I'll be at Belton. Anyone wanna coordinate common IMBE channels? How about 146.52 and 446.0? Bonus points for OFB? :baby:[/quote] I don't have a goddamn keyloader yet. :OSS: But yeah, I'll be IMBE on BW1 in the car and analog portable. No UHF though, I usually park that on 462.575 to talk t...
by motorola_otaku
Sat Sep 17, 2005 4:55 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Belton, TX: Oct 1
Replies: 8
Views: 12673

Belton, TX: Oct 1

http://www.beltonhamfest.org/

Anyone else going? I should be there, assuming I don't piss away this paycheck.
by motorola_otaku
Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:43 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Anyone going to melborne, FL this weekend?
Replies: 2
Views: 5769

Melborne? That's John Panik country. :anus:

If he's there, make sure to get a pic of him smashing Sabers with a sledgehammer.
by motorola_otaku
Sat Jul 02, 2005 8:20 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: Rochester Hamfest Crap
Replies: 5
Views: 9167

And you didn't get a closeup of the hamsexual with the cowboy hat and gut? For shame! :baby:
by motorola_otaku
Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:41 pm
Forum: HAMFESTS!!!
Topic: HamCom 2005, Arlington TX : June 3,4,5
Replies: 61
Views: 72225

$20 for a VSELP Astro, eh? You can't even get an analog radio for that. :baby: :anus: Huh? Was that you who was looking for a trade on your VHF Astro with VSELP? If so, sorry I wasn't interested. <shudder>VSELP... Yeah yeah, I know.. I've got two, and it looks like I'm stuck with them. One I bought...

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