<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> Get off this idea and let’s move on to doing it on 10 meters where there is SO much room above 29 MHz that you can pretty much set up and do anything you want consistent with the ARRL band plan.</span><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">CB radios can be converted and moved up. I have a 40 year old Midland that was converted by simply changing out the crystal that mixed everything together and VOILA!: a 10 meter AM/SSB radio…</span></p></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Now THAT really appeals to me. Thats the kind of grass roots projects I like. What we need is a web page collecting all the possible conversions and if we are only trying to convert to ONE frequency, then all we need to do is figure out the master oscillator crystal for each radio brand that will move the radio there.<br><br></div><div>I'll host the web page if people can send me the links to conversions.<br><br>Bob <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">73 de Jim, KU0G<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org" target="_blank">aprssig-bounces@tapr.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org" target="_blank">aprssig-bounces@tapr.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Bruninga<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 13, 2015 4:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> TAPR APRS Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [aprssig] Radio Shack demise - 11 meter Citizens Weather<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Now THAT is an idea. Afterall, APRS weather is more closer to CITIZENS WEATHER already!</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Lets ask the FCC for two channels. One for APRS Citizens Weather, and the other for other real-time needs.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Does anyone want to initiate the papwer work with the FCC. I have seen a lot of other stupid ideas sent to them, why not this one. We can SURE show them what it entails by showing them all the CITIZENS weather on APRS already!</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Bob, WB4APR</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org" target="_blank">aprssig-bounces@tapr.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:aprssig-bounces@tapr.org" target="_blank">aprssig-bounces@tapr.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andrew P.<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 13, 2015 4:53 PM</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Well, it might be nice if the FCC would allow other emission types on CB. Over in Germany, they are doing APRS weather on their CB frequencies (Google "CBAPRS" for more info). That might be worth asking the FCC to allow. <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Andrew, KA2DDO <u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: david vanhorn <<a href="mailto:kc6ete@gmail.com" target="_blank">kc6ete@gmail.com</a>> <br>Date:02/13/2015 16:49 (GMT-05:00) <br>To: TAPR APRS Mailing List <<a href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org" target="_blank">aprssig@tapr.org</a>> <br>Subject: Re: [aprssig] Radio Shack demise - Lets take back 11 meters! <u></u><u></u></p><div><p>I<span style="color:#1f497d">s</span> there any actual regulatory reason we can't just go there? No license needed. Is there a prohibition that applies?<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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