How to get started on Ham Radio 2 Meter FM, Part 1

In this series of Ham Radio videos, I'll show you how to program a 2M HT to get on the air along with some of the basics of 2M FM operating..

In Part 1, I describes the Icom IC-V80 Sport radio and some of the basics of operating distance and repeater fundamentals..

Very good video explaining range:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRICOv3Ptz0

In Part 2, the basic radio settings are explained and shown along with programing a simplex frequency.

In Part 3, the basic repeater information, frequency, offset, and tone are programed into the radio. I then checkout the radio by using a local 2M FM repeater. Then I show you how to program the repeater settings into memory channel and how to recall the memory channel.

Видео How to get started on Ham Radio 2 Meter FM, Part 1 канала K7AGE