-=> Sean Dennis wrote to Thecivvie <=-

 t>> I keep trying to do my basic HAM licence here in
 t>> Ireland, maybe should pull the finger out as I have all
 t>> the PDF's on my nextcloud setup.
 SD>
 SD> I have spoken to both Ireland and Northern Ireland before from here on
 SD> both 20 and 40 meters (though both were noisy).  I am off the air right
 SD> now as one of my radios was hit by lightning, the other radio's finals
 SD> may be messed up/blown and I am in an apartment so I will have to get
 SD> creative in how I get a HF antenna up. 
 SD>
 SD> I am looking at getting an ICOM IC-7100 (160 meters through 440 mhz in a
 SD> single small radio and the head unit is very nice; looks like a Motorola
 SD> desk head) if I get Social Security.  Around $1100 new but I cand find
 SD> one used online in good condition for 1/3 to 1/2 price new.  I am a big
 SD> ICOM fan as I like their setup.
 SD>

my father was very active in HAM but never kept it up for some reason. I known
during the CB hay days, I used to get some decent signals here and once managed
to get South Africa 

 t>> I have all from a Zero up to the 4, just waiting to get
 t>> a 400 as a laptop replacement for light work
 SD>
 SD> I've seen those 400s and I've heard very good things about them.  The
 SD> only thing I would do is shoehorn Devuan on there for my own personal
 SD> taste.
 SD>

Yeah, I want to make a small laptop for travelling but something that will only
do what I need and no more, I had toyed with a Chromebook and maybe still look
at one

TC

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