I have an Icom IC-w32a ht.Was wondering if you can talk on while its charging. Manual dosnt say. any help would be appreciated.

Not sure bout the rest of ya,but I started out in CB and still run a Cobra 148 bare foot.I still like talking skip on ssb and talking local and use it for travel info. Probly is goin to talk cb rest a me life. And I have had Hams give me a hard time on 10m usb. They say I "borrowed" my call sign. So WE can be as bad as cb'ers. Just my 3 cents worth.73's

Thanks for the input.By the way I live in northeast florida.all kinds of lighting.

I am making a copper pipe j-pole(2 m) and am wondering if 30' of pvc pipe will hold it.The pipe will be bolted to a shed about half way up.50' of coax will run from there to house.

Looking for crystals for 2 meter Icom IC-215.Any help would be greatly appreciated

I just got my tech ticket.My wife being somewhat smarter than me saw how I only studed for about a month and passed.I suggested to her it would would be a good idea to get hers.We live in Fl and when the storms hit it can shut down cellphones.She said she wasn't interested in taking a test to use a hopped up "CB".Not pushing to hard but still trying.

Only place I could think to post this.Does anyone know if 10 meter HT's are still made,and if so who has them(besides ebay).

Thanks for all the info.My plan was to use a 9' whip I all ready have on a ball mount for 10 meter.From what I read I can probly use it for most HF frequencys which is nice to know.Thanks all for the help!

Thanks for the info.Guess when I go general have to get multiband antenna.

I hold a tech license.Am planing on getting general soon.Looking at buying an HF mobile radio but can only use 10 meters now.Can I use a CB antenna for 10 meters for now? Or will have to have an antenna that covers all the bands the radio is made for? Any help welcome.