05-19-2009, 04:52 AM
And all of those manufacturers make UHF/VHF radios small enough to be kept in pockets and purses. For the HF rigs, those can be as small as a CB radio and the antennas can be similar to a CB radio. CB's are on the 11 meter band and the hams use a nearby 10 meter band as well as many others.
The Big Island Amateur Radio Club (BIARC) meets in Keaau once a month and it isn't all that expensive to join. They also have field days occasionally where they all take their radios off to a park and set them up there. That's when you will see some of the big wire antennas stretched between two coconut trees while the operators chat with folks in Europe and other faraway places. There are also a few members who like to build special antennas so they can chat with folks on the mainland with just a few watts of power.
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Kurt Wilson
The Big Island Amateur Radio Club (BIARC) meets in Keaau once a month and it isn't all that expensive to join. They also have field days occasionally where they all take their radios off to a park and set them up there. That's when you will see some of the big wire antennas stretched between two coconut trees while the operators chat with folks in Europe and other faraway places. There are also a few members who like to build special antennas so they can chat with folks on the mainland with just a few watts of power.
Kurt Wilson
Kurt Wilson