-=> Rich Lawrence wrote to Ed Vance <=-
RL> On 12/13/16, Ed Vance said the following...
EV> Last week I noticed the Licence Plate on a parked automobile that read
EV> "144MHZ".
RL> I've seen bumper stickers with 146.52 on them. And on my car, I have a
RL> DX Engineering sticker. But I think the Comet antenna on my truck
RL> confirms I'm a Ham.
Those are both cool. :-)
Since I added a Diamond 770 antenna to my hood on the oppisite side from
the factory radio antenna I've started to notice when other vehicles
have aftermarket antennas too. :-)
EV> I didn't see any signs of an Whip Antenna, but figured if the car was owned
EV> by a Ham that they may be using a Hand Held Rig.
RL> I usually carry a HT with me in my backpack. Mostly so I can play on breaks
RL> from work, but also as a backup..
I should probably be in the habit of it again... Stopped when I got my
mobile, as the repeaters are too far away for me to reach well, but
would be good as a backup for simplex with my wife...
... I'm not insensitive, I'm male. See the difference?
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