New Rig!

[Lawless]

New 2 Meter radio! Kenwood TM281A
Thanks Howard! Now I owe 2 awesome radios to htperry

All aluminum chassis, 65 watts, Kenwood quality and sound...what more could you want

 

[Lawless]

Updated shack pic. Thing talks crazy good. I was talking on the Rolesville repeater and got a great report.
I can open the Goldsboro repeater but there does not seem to be anyone monitoring it.
Happy Happy. I can't even hear these on my Bfeng.

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[htperry]

That's great, Paul. Good looking setup.

 

[georgel]

Congrats Paul. You know you're slipping down the rabbit hole now, right?
Let's see, then there is the mobile field kit and the bug out QRP kit and, oh yes... digital. I figure you'll get SignalLink soon. I might have the old SignalLink and cable I built for that rig around here somewhere. Just need to figure out which box it ended up in.

 

[Lawless]

Congrats Paul. You know you're slipping down the rabbit hole now, right?
Let's see, then there is the mobile field kit and the bug out QRP kit and, oh yes... digital. I figure you'll get SignalLink soon. I might have the old SignalLink and cable I built for that rig around here somewhere. Just need to figure out which box it ended up in.

I already want a mobile HF/VHF for a backpack or toolbox style kit. They are on "sale"....
https://www.gigaparts.com/yaesu-ft-857d.html

 

[Cape Fear]

Congrats on the new Kenwood! I have my eye on that 857D too. So many wants, so few $$...