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April 22nd, 2010 admin Comments off

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KNB-29N/KNB29N Battery for Kenwood TK-2200/TK-3200 New


KNB-29N/KNB29N Battery for Kenwood TK-2200/TK-3200 New


$21.00


KNB-17 Battery for KENWOOD TK280 TK380/TK480 TK-280 380


KNB-17 Battery for KENWOOD TK280 TK380/TK480 TK-280 380


$19.95

Radio As A Hobby Throughout The World

Amateur radio (also called Ham Radio) is a hobby enjoyed by about 3 million people throughout the world and over 600,000 in the USA alone. It is about communications and the multiple ways of communicating through radio waves.

What most people do not know about this hobby and the people that are operators is that they are one of the most used groups as means of emergency communication, when other conventional means of communications fail, in a disaster situation for example.

Local communications is one of the first things to go away in case of a disaster such as hurricanes or tornadoes. Phones and electricity go down and the only thing left is amateur radio operators that can operate from a battery and a piece of wire for an antenna.

These operators have networks set up all over the world that can be immediately activated and used to coordinate disaster relief activities. Recent examples include the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, when amateurs worked weeks side by side with rescue crews supplying communications.

Amateur operators were also involved this last year in all the hurricanes that we had all over the world. They have been watching and reporting the advance of the storms, setting up nets to pass traffic for rescue groups as well as passing health and welfare traffic to people trying the get in touch with relatives in the stricken area. They carry a message out to someone that says we are ok and we are alive and that is always great.

The National Weather Service might have great radars, but a radar can’t see the storms like human eyes can. Just ask someone that works for the weather service about the role of radio operators and you will get one answer- they are the “eyes” of the National Weather Service. They are on duty any time that there are storms in the area. Any time of day and night these people are watching storms and reporting what they see.

Their accurate reports can be used immediately by the weather service and further by the local radio and TV stations which broadcast the reported data to the public.

Amateur radio operators are saving thousands of lives each year, yet this gets almost no recognition. And the kicker is that their service is at no cost to the public. As mentioned before, amateur radio is a personal hobby; this means the operators buy all their own radio equipment.

And they use it for public safety. Whenever needed to warn the public of danger.

Are they heroes? Think about it.

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KNB-29N/KNB29N Battery for Kenwood TK-2200/TK-3200 New


KNB-29N/KNB29N Battery for Kenwood TK-2200/TK-3200 New


$21.00


KNB-17 Battery for KENWOOD TK280 TK380/TK480 TK-280 380


KNB-17 Battery for KENWOOD TK280 TK380/TK480 TK-280 380


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2 x KNB-17 Battery for KENWOOD TK280 TK380/TK480 TK-380


2 x KNB-17 Battery for KENWOOD TK280 TK380/TK480 TK-380


$38.00


2 x Battery KNB-15 for KENWOOD TK260 TK278 TK378 TK388


2 x Battery KNB-15 for KENWOOD TK260 TK278 TK378 TK388


$38.00


Battery Charger Package for Kenwood KNB-15A KNB-15 New


Battery Charger Package for Kenwood KNB-15A KNB-15 New


$279.00


Battery Bank Charger Package for Kenwood KNB-17 KNB-17A


Battery Bank Charger Package for Kenwood KNB-17 KNB-17A


$279.00


4x KNB-17A KNB-17 Battery for Kenwood TK290 TK390 TK480


4x KNB-17A KNB-17 Battery for Kenwood TK290 TK390 TK480


$90.00


4 x KNB-17A Battery for Kenwood TK-290 TK-390 TTK-481


4 x KNB-17A Battery for Kenwood TK-290 TK-390 TTK-481


$90.00


2 x KNB-29N Battery for Kenwood TK2200 TK3200 Tk-2200


2 x KNB-29N Battery for Kenwood TK2200 TK3200 Tk-2200


$45.60


2 x KNB-17A Battery for Kenwood TK-290 TK-390 TK-480


2 x KNB-17A Battery for Kenwood TK-290 TK-390 TK-480


$48.00


2 x KNB-17A Battery for Kenwood TK-290 TK-190 TK-5400


2 x KNB-17A Battery for Kenwood TK-290 TK-190 TK-5400


$48.00


Battery for Kenwood TK370 TK2100 TK3100 as KNB-14 600mA


Battery for Kenwood TK370 TK2100 TK3100 as KNB-14 600mA


$15.61


Battery for Kenwood TK370 TK2100 TK3100 as KNB-14 600mA


Battery for Kenwood TK370 TK2100 TK3100 as KNB-14 600mA


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Battery for Kenwood TK370 TK2100 TK3100 as KNB-14 600mA


Battery for Kenwood TK370 TK2100 TK3100 as KNB-14 600mA


$12.99


Battery for Kenwood TK370 TK2100 TK3100 as KNB-15A


Battery for Kenwood TK370 TK2100 TK3100 as KNB-15A


$18.36


KNB-35L Battery for Kenwood TK-2140 TK-3140 2160 3173


KNB-35L Battery for Kenwood TK-2140 TK-3140 2160 3173


$27.50


KNB-29N KNB-29 Battery for Kenwood TK2200 TK3200 *NEW*


KNB-29N KNB-29 Battery for Kenwood TK2200 TK3200 *NEW*


$23.50


KNB-29N Battery for Kenwood TK2200 TK3200 Tk-2200 3200


KNB-29N Battery for Kenwood TK2200 TK3200 Tk-2200 3200


$23.28


KNB-17A Battery for Kenwood TK290 TK-190 TK-5400 TK-480


KNB-17A Battery for Kenwood TK290 TK-190 TK-5400 TK-480


$24.95


KNB-17A Battery for Kenwood TK-290 TK-390 TK-480 TK-481


KNB-17A Battery for Kenwood TK-290 TK-390 TK-480 TK-481


$24.95


Battery for Kenwood TK280 TK290 TK380 TK385 as KNB-17


Battery for Kenwood TK280 TK290 TK380 TK385 as KNB-17


$24.95


Bank Rapid Charger for Kenwood KNB-25 KNB-35L KNB-26N


Bank Rapid Charger for Kenwood KNB-25 KNB-35L KNB-26N


$159.00


6 Bank Charger for Kenwood KNB-17 KNB-17A TK280 TK290


6 Bank Charger for Kenwood KNB-17 KNB-17A TK280 TK290


$159.00


6 Bank Rapid Charger for Kenwood TK-260 TK-360 KNB-15A


6 Bank Rapid Charger for Kenwood TK-260 TK-360 KNB-15A


$159.00


Battery Bank Charger Package for Kenwood KNB-17 KNB-17A


Battery Bank Charger Package for Kenwood KNB-17 KNB-17A


$279.00


Battery Charger Package for Kenwood KNB-15A KNB-15 New


Battery Charger Package for Kenwood KNB-15A KNB-15 New


$279.00


2 x KNB-35L Battery for Kenwood TK-2140 3140 2160 3173


2 x KNB-35L Battery for Kenwood TK-2140 3140 2160 3173


$49.95


*NEW* KNB-29N KNB-29 Battery for Kenwood TK2200 TK3200


*NEW* KNB-29N KNB-29 Battery for Kenwood TK2200 TK3200


$15.00


Battery for Kenwood TK370 TK2100 TK3100 as KNB-14 600mA


Battery for Kenwood TK370 TK2100 TK3100 as KNB-14 600mA


$11.99


Battery for Kenwood TK370 TK2100 TK3100 as KNB-14 600mA


Battery for Kenwood TK370 TK2100 TK3100 as KNB-14 600mA


$11.99


Third Party Desktop Charger for Kenwood KNB-14 KNB-15 B


Third Party Desktop Charger for Kenwood KNB-14 KNB-15 B


$27.95


For Kenwood KNB-16A KNB-16 Battery TK-290 TK-390 TK-280


For Kenwood KNB-16A KNB-16 Battery TK-290 TK-390 TK-280


$28.90


For Kenwood KNB-15 TK-260 TK-360 TK-370 Radio Battery


For Kenwood KNB-15 TK-260 TK-360 TK-370 Radio Battery


$17.95


KNB15 KNB-15/15A KNB-14 Battery for KENWOOD TK260 TK360


KNB15 KNB-15/15A KNB-14 Battery for KENWOOD TK260 TK360


$18.50


KNB-16 KNB-17 KNB-21N Battery for KENWOOD TK280 TK380


KNB-16 KNB-17 KNB-21N Battery for KENWOOD TK280 TK380


$22.00


NEW Battery for KENWOOD KNB15 KNB-15 KNB14 TK360 TK260


NEW Battery for KENWOOD KNB15 KNB-15 KNB14 TK360 TK260


$18.50


KNB15 KNB-15 KNB15A 15A Battery for KENWOOD TK260 TK360


KNB15 KNB-15 KNB15A 15A Battery for KENWOOD TK260 TK360


$18.50


KNB-15 KNB-15A Battery for KENWOOD TK260 TK270 TK360


KNB-15 KNB-15A Battery for KENWOOD TK260 TK270 TK360


$18.50


KNB17 KNB-17 Battery for KENWOOD TK-280 TK-380 TK-480


KNB17 KNB-17 Battery for KENWOOD TK-280 TK-380 TK-480


$22.00


NEW KNB17 KNB-17 Battery for KENWOOD TK280/TK290/TK390


NEW KNB17 KNB-17 Battery for KENWOOD TK280/TK290/TK390


$22.00


KNB-17 KNB-17A Battery for KENWOOD TK-280 TK-290 TK-380


KNB-17 KNB-17A Battery for KENWOOD TK-280 TK-290 TK-380


$22.00


KNB-15 Radio Battery for KENWOOD TK-260 TK-360 TK-270


KNB-15 Radio Battery for KENWOOD TK-260 TK-360 TK-270


$8.55


KNB-15 Radio Battery Pack for KENWOOD TK-3101 TK-2102


KNB-15 Radio Battery Pack for KENWOOD TK-3101 TK-2102


$7.88


Battery for Kenwood TK280 TK380 TK385 TK480 as KNB-16


Battery for Kenwood TK280 TK380 TK385 TK480 as KNB-16


$19.99


KNB15 KNB-15 Battery for Kenwood TK-2107 TK-3107 TK-388


KNB15 KNB-15 Battery for Kenwood TK-2107 TK-3107 TK-388


$17.99


For Kenwood KNB-15 TK-260 TK-360 TK-370 Radio Battery


For Kenwood KNB-15 TK-260 TK-360 TK-370 Radio Battery


$7.88


KNB-15 Battery Kenwood TK-2107 TK-3107 TK-2100 TK-3100


KNB-15 Battery Kenwood TK-2107 TK-3107 TK-2100 TK-3100


$17.95


Battery for Kenwood TK370 TK2100 TK3100 as KNB-15A


Battery for Kenwood TK370 TK2100 TK3100 as KNB-15A


$17.99


KNB-15 Radio Battery for KENWOOD TK-260 TK-360 TK-270


KNB-15 Radio Battery for KENWOOD TK-260 TK-360 TK-270


$18.22


KNB15A KNB-15 Battery for Kenwood TK-260 TK-370 Radio


KNB15A KNB-15 Battery for Kenwood TK-260 TK-370 Radio


$8.77

Pcb Connector

April 12th, 2010 admin Comments off

Pcb Connector

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Frs, Gmrs, Marine Vhf, 900 Mhz Radios – Which One Can I Use?

The General Mobile Radio Service the Family Radio Service and the relatively new 900 MHz handies that have come on the scene, are all capable radios that can have the same purpose: personal or business short range communication.  VHF Marine radios are different.  More on VHF Marine later.

The least expensive of these three personal short-range radios are the Family Radio Service (FRS) handies.  The FRS radios are limited to 500 mW output or half a watt. Realistically they are good for anywhere up to 1 mile depending on terrain. The FRS handies are license free, which is a big advantage.  These handies have 14 channels available.  CTCSS tone encoding could lessen interference in large urban areas, but they still only have 14 channels.  The CTCSS does not add channels.

FRS was introduced by the FCC in 1996 as an inexpensive and license free mode of communication for personal and business use.  Interestingly, the only way you can now get a new Frs Radio is to buy new old stock (NOS), as no manufacturer builds an FRS-only radio anymore.  Any new radio sold for this service is a combination of GMRS and FRS.  

The General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) handies are more expensive.  They have a higher output, typically 1 to 4 watts, although some top-of-the-line GMRS handies have so-called power boost options which brings them up to 5 watts output. That’s about the limit that you can get out of the handie battery.   In case you think 5 watts isn’t much output, think again! The vast majority of Amateur (ham) radio Handies also have a maximum output of 5 watts. Anything more than this, and the batteries will drain very rapidly during transmit! The GMRS handies do have a further range but don’t believe the hype about 20, 28, 34 miles and so on. In reality you’ll get about 10% of that. So you are doing well if your GMRS handy reaches 3 to 4 miles. Of course, if you’re on a mountaintop or out on the lake on a boat, you’ll get further range because there are no obstructions.

GMRS was introduced in the 1960s by the FCC. At that time they called it the class a citizen’s radio service.

GMRS has a total of 22 channels.  However, FRS and GMRS share 7 UHF channels, so your handie will automatically switch to low power (500 mW) when you transmit on certain channels.  Like FRS, GMRS handies are also available with CTCSS tone encoding.

The GMRS handies require a license from the FCC, which ain’t cheap at $85.  However, you will be in contravention of federal laws if you operate a GMRS radio without a license.

The 900 MHz handies, which are relatively new on the market, use one watt output and are license free. They operate with a technology called frequency hopping spread spectrum.  This technology is similar to cell phones but remember these handies do not use cell phone repeaters. The range of these handies would be comparable to a GMRS radio with 1 to 2 watt output.

Marine VHF is strictly for marine use!  If you don’t have a boat, don’t use these radios.  The FCC has (and will again) fine people for unauthorized use.  Just do a short search on the net and you’ll see!  There’s plenty of information on the FCC website about rules and regulations pertaining to VHF Marine frequencies… they (and the Coast Guard) take unauthorized use of these frequencies very seriously.  Very recently, Cobra has introduced a handie-talkie with both GMRS and Marine VHF frequencies.  These may make a great addition to your boating activities.

You can purchase any of these radios at the big box department store, Amazon, Ebay, and many other sources.  Expect to pay anywhere from around $20 for the low end handies, up to well over $100 for top of the line models.

About the Author

I’ve been a licensed Amateur Radio Operator since 1978 and enjoy all facets of radio communication.  Learn more about FRS, GMRS, and 900Mhz handie-talkies at http://frsgmrsradio.com/

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