Tagged Questions

1
vote
3answers
62 views

why does my signal fade away after around 1/2mil or so?

I own a 2 meter Icom IC V8 & a Yaesu FT 270 E. Being new to 2 meter radio I am upset that I cannot get out furher then around 1/2 a mile or so. I live in the Falkland Islands …
1
vote
4answers
111 views

Hams for Haiti…

I have heard very little about the Ham Support for the earthquake in Haiti. I heard from websites like "http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-383324" that Earthquake net frequencies a …
2
votes
6answers
211 views

Question Regarding Upgrading to General and Extra

I have heard a few different techniques for studying for the General exam and also the Amateur Extra exam, but I was really curious as to the difficulty and necessity of understand …