3 Feb
2009
3 Feb
'09
2:40 p.m.
http://www.operationfirstcontact.com/blog.htm
ICOM IC-V8000 (from Radioworld) transceiver, Hygain Two-Meter Oscar antenna, Yaesu G-5500 rotor.
73 de W4AS Sebastian
On Feb 3, 2009, at 4:33 PM, Trevor wrote:
--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Kelly Martin kelly.lynn.martin@gmail.com wrote:
I didn't know that Icom was selling kits.
I did wonder myself, the story doesn't actually say which part of the system was "home-built".
Back in the 1920's Radio Amateurs build their own components (resistors etc), these days things have moved on and we develop systems that can embody complete transceivers as a component-part.
73 Trevor M5AKA