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In article <1993Jan18.024053.8152@usceast.cs.scarolina.edu> hutto@smtc.engr.scarolina.edu writes:

>    You *do* want to get a 50MHz (or 53MHz) ham-band radio. It is sooooo nice
>    not to have to constantly wait in line for "frequency pins" or ask what
>    channel other people are on. My airplane radio is a Futaba which took me
>    *months* to get on a ham frequency. This was back in 1987, so things may
>    be different with Futaba now. My R/C car radio, OTOH, is a Aitronics and
>    I simply bought a 75MHz radio and then got a 53MHz module and receiver
>    (off the shelf direct from Airtronics).

Who was it - Myers? - one of the AMA bigwigs anyhow - decided to get
a HAM license a while back and after he got his license discovered that 
about 20 others in the club had had the same idea!

Anyhow he concluded that while 50 MHz operation wasn't all it was cracked
up to be (the lines were just as long at his club) the other benefits were
more than worth it - he started carrying around a handset, for instance,
and really got involved with ARRL. Hmmm.. if I had the time I'd consider
doing it too (and I don't even fly R/C!)..




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