Repeaters

[Eclipse]

More like an APU!

A few more pics of this masterpiece...







http://www.jtrg.org/Photoalbum/Members/AF4KK/AF4KK-Project%20Car/

[rroberts]

That vehicle is just wrong on so many level's.  I wonder if you would get RF burn?

[Nick]

That guy just has way too much money dumped into that stuff.  I mean seriously, there's like 3 iterations of each kind of radio/scanner in that car ... way more than you could possibly even focus on at one time.  And I thought my PD car was bad with 1 VHF, 1 UHF and 1 800 MHz mobile and a portable for each in it.

[Al Sayre]

I highly suspect that the owner is going to find that he is a living nominee for a Darwin Award.

[SarMaster]

Its all for show...I actually got the chanve to meet the owner....99% of the gear dosent even work...I think he only has 3 radios really hooked up.

It is pretty cool to see though

[Eclipse]

It is pretty cool to see though

Seriously?  Its not, even a little.

His car might be a joke, but there are plenty out there that aren't, and they make those of us with a legit need for a couple radios
look like goobers - thank the Lord I could hide mine in the glove box.

[RedFox24]

It is pretty cool to see though

Seriously?  Its not, even a little.

His car might be a joke, but there are plenty out there that aren't, and they make those of us with a legit need for a couple radios
look like goobers - thank the Lord I could hide mine in the glove box.

Yes, this car and many others that are "not as bad but close" have "steal from me" written all over them.  And the drivers of them are often "the unbathed and unshaved rescue rickey want-to-be".

A clean installation has so many benefits, safety being the most important. 

[Major Lord]

If you don't understand the reason the car is funny, its probably because you are not a real Ham Radio Operator ( Or a tech licensee at best) Its a rolling parody of hams and Radio Shack employees everywhere. The  funny thing is, you can find "real" units that are much like this in the ham radio world.....Bringing a SAR mindset to this will only make your brain hurt!

Major Lord
AF60F (Extra Class)

[rroberts]

If you don't understand the reason the car is funny, its probably because you are not a real Ham Radio Operator ( Or a tech licensee at best)

Tech Licensee's aren't real HAM operators? 
How about Generals?

Just kidding with you, I know you didn't mean it that way.  I'm taking my tech on the 16th.

[RRLE]

I met the owner of the car tonight. He is a member of my local amateur radio club. I told him about the thread and he thought it was funny. And no the car is not for sale - he has had offers to buy it.

[RedFox24]

If you don't understand the reason the car is funny, its probably because you are not a real Ham Radio Operator ( Or a tech licensee at best) Its a rolling parody of hams and Radio Shack employees everywhere. The  funny thing is, you can find "real" units that are much like this in the ham radio world.....Bringing a SAR mindset to this will only make your brain hurt!

Major Lord
AF60F (Extra Class)

KC9FVK, (Extra Class) While they might be funny to look at, I still dont get it...........am I still a real ham?

[Major Lord]

KC9FVK, (Extra Class) While they might be funny to look at, I still dont get it...........am I still a real ham?
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Well, lets explore that a little:

Award yourself 10 points for each question answered in the affirmative:

1)   I can send Morse Code at greater than 20 WPM
2)   I am, or have in the past, been an employee of Radio Shack
3)   I can build a transmitter with a vacuum tube.
4)   I can build a receiver with a razor blade and a safety pin
5)   I have drilled a hole in my families car with a ¾ inch hole saw while said car was still under the manufacturers  warranty.
6)   I own one or more products manufactured by Heathkit
7)   I know what "Heathkit" means
   I use the term "signal to noise" in everyday conversation
9)   I have strong moral convictions concerning rechargeable batteries
10)   I don't even know how many radios I own or if any of them actually currently work.

100 Points   Real Ham
80-100      Elmer
50-80      Power Ham
50-below   Not a real ham

CAP members can be presumed to have drilled a hole in their vehicles, so getting a high score should not be too hard!

Major Lord

[desertengineer1]

Award yourself 10 points for each question answered in the affirmative:

1)   I can send Morse Code at greater than 20 WPM

Extra Class awarded 1986 (10)

2)   I am, or have in the past, been an employee of Radio Shack  (0)

3)   I can build a transmitter with a vacuum tube.  (10)

4)   I can build a receiver with a razor blade and a safety pin

Bought the kit as a kid.  (10)

5)   I have drilled a hole in my families car with a ¾ inch hole saw while said car was still under the manufacturers  warranty.

Define "warranty"?  (10)

6)   I own one or more products manufactured by Heathkit. 

First radio was a Heathkit HW-16.  (10)

7)   I know what "Heathkit" means (10)

   I use the term "signal to noise" in every day conversation

I'm a radar engineer.  (10)

9)   I have strong moral convictions concerning rechargeable batteries (10)

10)   I don't even know how many radios I own or if any of them actually currently work.

Define "radios".  Some are spare parts radios.  Some are "restoration projects"    (10)

Hmm..  I only scored 90.

[rroberts]

The economy is tight, but, Radio Shack may be hiring in some locations