I have been licensed as
a Technician since June of 1992. I enjoy the VHF and UHF
frequencies and currently have no desire to upgrade. I am
most interested in emergency and safety communications. I
am National Weather Service certified for weather
spotting, though I haven't lived much in areas where I
could exercise my abilities. I own a Kenwood TM-733A dual band mobile transceiver
operational in the 2-meter/70-cm bands and an Alinco DJ-F1T handheld 2-meter transciever. I
have been very satisfied with the Kenwood rig and have
opted for the remote mounting option. The Alinco has been
less than impressive, featuring several bugs. I would
never buy another Alinco radio. I also use a Larsen window mount antenna. It has held satisfactory,
even with the minimal signal loss created by this
configuration.
