Intro to Radio Communications

[QuietShootr]

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[tracker722]

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[Thomas M-4]

Nice set up Quietshootr!

[faithmyeyes]

I successfully created a bracket to mount my FT897D and AT897+ tuner in my truck, and made a hitch ball mount for the MS116/117 military whip antenna. I added 3M detachable fastener to the top of my radio and the bottom of my digital interface so they would mount together, and added my netbook.

Voila. Mobile digital HF. I made my first mobile digital contact on (PSK31) 20m to Killeen, TX this morning, using only 20 watts. No, I wasn't driving, I had someone else do that.

Digital is really the way to go for more sure communication. It will get through when voice won't.

What's been your experience with the SignaLink USB interface? It looks like an elegant solution, especially for laptop users with noisy internal audio, but you're the first I've seen actually using one.

[QuietShootr]

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[jwfuhrman]

The farthest I need for a com system is 200miles, from Decatur, IN to Lafayette, IN. Based on that distance and the need to communicate with people there in a troubled time(SHTF, Natural or man-Made disaster situation), what would u recommend com wise. Something that can be vehicle and field mobile is need be