QSL, Cody! I ask you too...are you a Ham? Trisha N7TMY On Thu, 12 September 2002, "Cody Brown" wrote: > > > -. --- - / ..-. --- .-. / .-.. --- -. --. .-.-.- .-.-.- .-.-.- / > -....- -. > --.- > > .... -- -- --..-- / .- / -.-. .- -.-. .... . / .. -. / -- --- .-. ... > . / > -.-. --- -.. . ..--.. ..--.. > > -.-. --- -.. -.-- --..-- > - . .- -- / -.-. -... -..- ..--- > > > > > > |---------+---------------------------------------------> > | | trisha@brasher.com | > | | Sent by: | > | | az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeo| > | | caching.com | > | | | > | | | > | | 09/12/02 12:05 PM | > | | Please respond to listserv | > | | | > |---------+---------------------------------------------> > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| > | > | > | To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > | > | cc: > | > | Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] FRS Radios > | > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| > > > > > Very cute, Dick! .-- . / -.-. .- -. / -.- . . .--. / - .... . > -- / --. ..- . ... ... .. -. --. / > You a Ham? > - .- .. ... .... .- > > > > On Thu, 12 September 2002, "Holmes, Richard" wrote: > > > > > --. .-. . .- - / .. -.. . .- .-.-.- > > > > -.. .. -.-. -.- > > -.-. .--- > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: trisha@brasher.com [mailto:trisha@brasher.com] > > Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 11:35 AM > > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] FRS Radios > > > > > > Another option is you could study for and take the No-Code Technician > > Ham Radio test (for the cost of a study book- or free online - and > > about $6 to take the test) and then open up your options and range > for > > 2-way communications tremendously! > > I can currently talk all around the world on VHF and UHF frequencies > > (not just the traditional high-band rigs with huge antenna arrays) > > from my mobile in my car or hand held, using the relatively new > > Amateur radio technology called IRLP, that links Ham repeaters with > > the Internet. > > Or, I can talk to my fiance as he drives to and from work, using a > > local repeater. Or directly over a range of a few to 50 miles, > > depending on which radios we are using. > > We have FRS radios for the kids, they work good in a very local > > setting, except that we almost always run into other people on > channel > > (since the FRS are getting so popular) and most of them have no > > concept of &quot;radio manners&quot; (which I am used to in the Ham > radio crowd). > > Another 2 cents, > > Trisha > > &quot;Lightning&quot; > > N7TMY > > > > > > On Wed, 11 September 2002, Scott Wood wrote: > > > > &gt; > > &gt; I am looking at FRS radios and really have nothing to go on. I > don't > > &gt; know > > &gt; anyone who is currently using these. > > &gt; > > &gt; I am sure that there must be someone out in the geocaching > community > > &gt; that > > &gt; has some experience with these radios. What are some of the > things > > &gt; that I > > &gt; should look for or stay away from when shopping for them? > > &gt; > > &gt; Scott > > &gt; Team My Blue Heaven > > &gt; www.myblueheaven.com/geocache > > &gt; > > &gt; _______________________________________________ > > &gt; Az-Geocaching mailing list > > &gt; listserv@azgeocaching.com > > &gt; &lt;a > > href=&quot;<a > href=" > http://mail.brasher.com//jump/http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman > ">http://mail.brasher.com//jump/http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman</a>; > > > /listinfo/az-geocaching&quot;&gt;<a > href=" > http://mail.brasher.com//jump/http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/a > ">http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/a</a>; > > z-geocaching&lt;/a&gt; > > &gt; > > &gt; Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > &gt; &lt;a > > href=&quot;<a > href="http://mail.brasher.com//jump/http://www.azgeocaching.com&quot; > &gt;http://www > ">http://mail.brasher.com//jump/http://www.azgeocaching.com&quot; > &gt;http://www</a>;. > > azgeocaching.com&lt;/a&gt; > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > &quot;Although no one can go back and > > make a brand new start, > > Anyone can start from now and > > make a brand new ending.&quot; > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > _______________________________________________ > > Az-Geocaching mailing list > > listserv@azgeocaching.com > > <a > href=" > http://mail.brasher.com//jump/http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > ">http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching</a>; > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > <a > href="http://mail.brasher.com//jump/http://www.azgeocaching.com > ">http://www.azgeocaching.com</a>; > > _______________________________________________ > > Az-Geocaching mailing list > > listserv@azgeocaching.com > > <a > href=" > http://mail.brasher.com//jump/http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > ">http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching</a>; > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > <a > href="http://mail.brasher.com//jump/http://www.azgeocaching.com > ">http://www.azgeocaching.com</a>; > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > "Although no one can go back and > make a brand new start, > Anyone can start from now and > make a brand new ending." > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > _______________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list > listserv@azgeocaching.com > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list > listserv@azgeocaching.com > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, Anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~