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Getting my coach is one of the main reasons I got my ham license. Didn't
want to be out of cell range and have a problem.
For folks interested in inexpensive but very capable radios, Baofeng
portables are around $30 each on Amazon. Covers main licensed bands as well
as the [mostly] no-license-needed FRS and GMRS bands. Depending on the
conditions these can reach for miles. They also make a good FM radio station
receiver. These are far more capable than you'd think for the price, and
many folks get into the ham world with them.
To legally use all the bands this radio covers requires at least a
technician ham license, but the test is not that difficult and study
material and practice exams are available online.
A couple of nights cramming and I"m now KM4OFM. So for less than $100 I have
2 very powerful handheld radios for emergency, campsite, and disaster use.
And some fun in between TEOTWAWKI events.
--
Todd and Susan
'76 23' [X-]Birchaven
Alleged Mystery Machine
Melbourne, FL
--------- Original Message --------
From: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] GMC Radio Comms Experiment
Date: 21/12/15 09:12
> Thanks Gene. Yes, I'm on that list. Still a relatively small number of GMC
owners.
>
> I should have been more clear in my description of Zello. It is a walkie
talkie app for smart phones that doesn't require an amateur radio license.
It can be used by all GMC owners! It uses the cel network, not over the air.
>
> Guy Lopes
> 76 Birchaven "Orion"
> Sacramento, CA
> W6TOL
>
> www.GMC-Guy.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gmclist [mailto:gmclist-bounces@list.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of gene
Fisher
> Sent: Monday, December 21, 2015 1:03 AM
> To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] GMC Radio Comms Experiment
>
> Here is a list of gmc ham s maintained by ken Burton
http://gmcmotorhome.info/HAMS.html
>
>
>
> On Monday, December 21, 2015, Guy Lopes <tawptool@surewest.net>
wrote:
>
> > Though I am a licensed Ham, I realize that those of us that are
> > comprise a very small percentage of GMC owners. The benefits of radio
> > communications are numerous however!
> >
> > There is a very popular (and free) walkie talkie app for
"smart"
> > phones called Zello. iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Windows Phones
> > are all covered.
> > There's even a Windows application for your PC. I installed the Zello
> > app tonight, then created a channel specifically for us. It's not
> > completely secure, but does require a password so that should
minimize
> > outsiders from joining the channel.
> >
> > I thought that I would suggest that others join and see how popular
it
> > becomes. Just think about its usefulness at rallies! The
possibilities
> > are endless really.
> >
> > If you would like to experiment, install the Zello app, then search
> > for the channel called GMC MH. The password for this channel is the
> > city that all of our GMCs were born in - Pontiac (capital P).
> >
> > I'll be listening to the channel for the next couple of hours, then
> > again all day tomorrow.
> > --
> > Guy Lopes
> > 76 Birchaven "Orion"
> > Sacramento, CA
> > W6TOL
> >
> > www.GMC-Guy.com
> >
> >
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> --
> Gene Fisher -- 74-23,77PB/ore/ca
> &ldquo;Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today --- give him a
URL and
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