Hi All,
I got my amateur license the other day, I am now VK7FPGB, just wondering if we have any other amateurs on here as I am looking at buying a radio soon.
I have an Icom P7A which does 2/70 and am getting an Icom V82 2m todat hopefully.

Mainly looking for either a HF rig or a HF - 70cm rig.

Have found these sofar, any advice
www.benelec.com.au/Yaesu/FT857.htm

www.benelec.com.au/Yaesu/FT897.htm

www.benelec.com.au/Yaesu/FT817.htm

www.icom.co.jp/world/pro.../7000/index.html

www.icom.co.jp/world/pro...6mk2g/index.html

I'm going for my license at the start of next year, because I only have to sit the test for regulations as my course covers all the other stuff.

Do you have your full license, or just the foundation one?

I am
VK3TUG
Not too active these days, but occasionally hang about on the local 70cm repeater.

I'm an icom fan, have HF, 2/70 and a 70/23HT and assorted other stuff.

Is that call a typo?
didn't know you got 4 letters?

'73

Yeah the call is right,
vk%FXXX are the new foundation licenses.

What does a licence enable you to do ?

Legally use frequencies on the RF spectrum which you arn't normally allowed to use.
You can also operate a radar gun legally with one too

Not entirely correct, but you are allowed to transmit on radio frequencies used by radar guns, shop security and car alarm fobs.

It allows you to run up to 400 watts on SSB legally (can chat all over the world without need of the internet), and play with your own TV broadcast station if you want to.

nerds

lol
nerdy and proud!

I dont have my license yet, but i am part of the QDG ( www.qdg.org.au )

cool

so you gonna run some packet... my first internet was on packet to the local university, then onto their backbone... hahahah netscape3.5 on win3.11 browsing and email at 1200 baud... woohoo!

at least it was free

my first internet was pretty upscale (upgraded from 9600 baud modem that connected to BBS's and went to a 14.4 modem and netscape 1 )