Or, the old fashioned way....learn it....it isn't that hard! - .-. .. ... .... .- .-.. .. --. .... - -. .. -. --. On Thu, 12 September 2002, Jason Poulter wrote: > > here is a link so you can figure out what they are saying > > http://www.soton.ac.uk/~scp93ch/morse/ > > jason > > > 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 "radio manners" (which I am used to in the Ham radio > crowd). > > Another 2 cents, > > Trisha > > "Lightning" > > N7TMY > > > > > > On Wed, 11 September 2002, Scott Wood wrote: > > > > > >>I am looking at FRS radios and really have nothing to go on. I don't > >>know > >>anyone who is currently using these. > >> > >>I am sure that there must be someone out in the geocaching community > >>that > >>has some experience with these radios. What are some of the things > >>that I > >>should look for or stay away from when shopping for them? > >> > >>Scott > >>Team My Blue Heaven > >>www.myblueheaven.com/geocache > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>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/a > > z-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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~