That is great! Need help lemme know! Biggest ham show, Hamvention, is this weekend at Green County Fairgrounds, Xenia. Friday- Sunday... Sunday free admission but only half day. hamvention.org

You're Welcome Chris!

Hi, the Flex6700 natively supports the 2 meter band. All that is needed is a 2MLDPA to increase the 2 meter signal from the Flex6700 to a useable transmit signal level. For a Flex6600 you need to add a transverter to get 2 meters. Hope that helps. Thanks for checking in! Mike

on 11/22 anyway, dunno why it's on the live stream XD

@@lucyvandyke4362 What is your callsign? Thanks for listening!

@@wb8cxo KE8YUK :)

And you sound great... Your signal is greatly improved into the repeater!

Hello Henry! Did ya check out RemoteHamRadio? What do ya think?

@@wb8cxo yes its cool but i still have to download it

@@8h24a10s Well, I might subscribe just out of curiosity and strongly considering volunteering my station to the Youth Network!

Hi James! Things are going well or as good as they can. Big rush to get taxes done. Having fun live-streaming. Trying to clean out and organize shack.

@@wb8cxo Mike, glad things are going okay, how's Sue? We need a proper catch up again soon

Hi Lenny! Just having fun trying to keep up with technology and showcase SDR radios. Those were the best of times back in the day!

Yes they do

Thanks! Just got around to looking at comments! LOL

Hey James... No my old 2meter repeater frequency was 147.33.... Just playing around with the SDR's and live streaming. Gonna see how many of them I can get on live stream!

I miss flying!

Thanks Terry! I would love to do contest university but I love working inside exhibits ESPECIALLY AT HARA! especially on set-up Thursday! Wish I took more quality vids at Hara! HamVention will never be the same for me. My first time in '69 the arena was the only venue. I saw it grow to Silver/Ball arena and the East and North Halls. All good things must come to an end...

I was licensed in 1986, age 40, thinking this would be a great hobby for Father and Son. With Son it didn't bite but he went with me to a lot of excursions. While in Dayton though he would stay at my Sister's in Springfield. 1986 was my 1st Dayton Hamvention. I liked both the indoor and outdoor events. Lots to see in 2 and 1/2 days. I watched over the years as the spaces in the north lot shrunk. My Thursday was spent with seasoned QRP OPs at the Thursday all day forum in MIamisburg until it was moved to Fairborn when we lost the motel we met at. Best 73, KB8AMZ, Terry

IDT Mark is active anymore.

I would love to do that.... Heck, now I'd love to just go, any way! Missed last 2 years. Fingers crossed.

Yep... Watched them both... FUN FLYING!!! Great flying with friends. Enjoyed the vids. Thanks Matthew!

Actually Matthew I have a lot to say about one of the videos but am too lazy (busy) to collect my thoughts and don't know where is the best place to present them are.... perhaps email... dunno... at anyrate... Thanks for sharing you flying experiences. Almost as good as being in the plane too! Mike Young aka wb8cxo aka n2917d (too many aka's)

Hi Sting Flight... I enjoy your videos!!!! Hope you made it to AirVenture14... I did but had to drive... bummer! But I got to meet the ShareAviation founders as they arrived Monday and saw them a couple times during the week. That was the highlight of the event for me. Thanks for the comment. Keep in touch and perhaps we can meet at AV15!

Well heck if you drive in the afternoons I might know you! I prefer driving but will ride in the back where you really have more fun talking to the riders there! I don't have permanent partner and have teamed up with many folks over the years. It's a ton of fun and I probably wouldn't goto AV if I couldn't do some fun volunteering. For AV14 I was camped in Scholler but if I could have flown the 170 I could have parked with the International Cessna 170 folks. We'll see what happens next year. Shure hope I can go and sure hope I can fly there in 17D... Thanks for the comment!

wb8cxo well I'm most often seen driving a tram with a jolly roger on the back but this year I got stuck doing traffic control for trams by the exhibit hangars more than driving I'm the big guy

I hate traffic control... more work than driving or conducting! I did talk extensively to one of the traffic guys one day. Seems to me the guy had some kind of a farm and worked in the software industry? Memories fade....

Meeting you at AV16 excited to learn you got ur license and became a crack satellite operator. 73, Mike

Your comment is deeply appreciated! Sorry it took 11 years. I'm a BAD You Tuber!

Currently the Chinese rigs are going to make it difficult for domestic manufacturers to produce these kind of rigs. Elecraft could make like a "KX4” and their devoted customers will buy it. The rest will be drawn to the inexpensive Chinese and Indian rigs. But that cud be the least of our worries.

@@wb8cxo I don’t think you’re right about this. The Elecraft KX3 has been a phenomenal success for the company. The bottom-feeding Chinese radios aren’t nearly as good as any of the major American and Japanese brands. Xeigu released their latest, and it was a piece of garbage, it needed firmware updates out of the box to be functional. What’s really happening (or to be more precise what has been happening for the past few years now) is that Icom and Yaesu woke up. They both offer sdr’s that offer superior performance, an integrated pan adapter, and 100w for $1000 or close enough. I think Elecraft needs to ditch the kx2 and kx3, and make a kx4 that is the ultimate portable rig. The fact is the kx3 is over a decade old, the kx2 is almost a decade old, and the K4 (as good as it is) is VERY expensive and partially a work in progress. Elecraft makes some of the best radios on the market, but I’m worried that they don’t make a “sweet spot” radio for $2000 or less that offers what Icom and Yaesu are doing. They got big by being better, the need to step up to the challenge.

A good colored real time band scope is a very helpful tool for locating stations up and down the band.I just got my own 9100 Yesterday 11/2/22 and I much prefer the display on my ICOM 7600.I’m blessed owning both of these Awesome transceivers.ICOM RULES! 👍👏🎙❤️ W4KVW

YEP, I like my Flex for that and all the other real SDR's I've played with.

Harry, Thanks for the SLAM! LOL

@@wb8cxo Thanks OM, my comment was made 12 years ago and in the intervening time I've grown to quite like a colour display. 73.

@@harrygatto Very good! Sorry for the late reply! And for the update! 73, Mike

True! I'm speechless now too! LOL

Thanks for your comment. Sorry for my late reply. Everything they do is for profits!

Sorry for the late reply. Did ya get a 9100? If so, how did it work out?

@@wb8cxo never did get one. Still thought it would be nice though. I still like it more than the modern stuff getting filled with SDR screens.

@@W4ABN The modern rigs often use low res screens with just barely useable panoramic displays. I prefer High-end rigs that have the best graphics. Unfortunately at a higher cost.

Presentation and value. You're a great guy but you don't present that side of you! Instead you tell us we're fat and how much you hate contesters. And I guess you don't like the rich either! Great interview with Ria!

@@wb8cxo Hams are no more overweight than the general population. Show me where I said I hate contesters. However, Gordie is an asshole.

I wouldda bought one if it had a color screen.

Yep they went fast! Fun at their booth, a buying frenzy LOL

W5IU an interesting and awesome guy.... Now SK.... Miss him Hamvention.

Icom always does the monochrome screen thing.