[OZAPRS] 6M APRS

[Mike Alsop - VK8ZMA]

I agree with your sentiments Ray, but having done a couple myself I
found they actually worked very well on 6M and for years I left one
scanning the 6M repeaters from Darwin around Oz and actually worked thru
many repeaters on 6M because of it.

Mike
VK8ZMA

On Sat, 2008-02-09 at 14:21 +1100, Ray Wells wrote:

> The FM900 series have a front-end block that has to be disassembled to 
> permit access to the coils for rewinding. The "blocks" are not made to 
> be repaired so modification is a little difficult and recommended for 
> very patient people :-(
> It's not impossible but I'd be taking an easier path. Maybe I'm just 
> getting old and grumpy.
> 
> Ray vk2tv
> 
> Dave Ingram wrote:
> 
> > Jack Chomley wrote:
> >
> >> I guess it may be a bit hard finding a singe band 6 metre radio? 
> >> Using an expensive multiband unit would blow the budget. I would put 
> >> up something IF I could find a radio, have plenty of TNCs :-)
> >
> >
> > There's a converted FM92 on VKhams for sale second hand at the moment.

> > Not mine, but noticed it while browsing around.
> >
> > I guess these convert OK too then :-)
> >
> >
> >
> > Dave.
> > VK4TDI.
> >
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