I have a BA in Psych......

I started as a software tester and through internal training grew into my current career track.

Ah, okay

Engineers seek me out for my hands on knowledge.

I started as an industrial mechanic, just always been good with electrical and electronics, electricians in the industrial world are hard to come by, so I always ended up being the guy that got tasked with those jobs.

Making yourself a valued resource is good for the resume.

Absolutely

So I went to a vocational high school for Industrial maintenance, but ended up getting into the music industry and went on my first national tour between Jr and Sr year of high school. Graduated in 2001 and dove into the production world, spent 17 years doing that, worked my way up to running 60k people festivals. But the industry went full commie and I had to get out.

But I always did industrial electrician work in the off season, so I'm back doing that full time the last few years... kinda nice just collecting a check every week, vs chasing assholes down for your money.

I hate electrical because of the bite but I dive in when I have to fix something. Google and YouTube are my friends. I'm pretty good mechanically, I do a lot of my vehicle maintenance. I've split the case on a motorcycle engine and do all the maintenance on my fleet of bikes, did more than one engine swap on cars, have Frankenstein'd things to work from various parts......being self reliant saves money.

I work on cars too... had a 1992 eagle Talon that I completely rebuilt as a race car then sold.

Wasn't the Talon a descendant from the Conquest/Starion?

Kinda... same as the Mitsubishi eclipse, badged as "eagle"... more of an early EVO.

My folks had a neighbor who had either a Conquest or Starion, I don't quite recall which of the two as this was back in the late 80s and I was drooling over motorcycles and Muscle Cars.

They are the same car, so it doesn't really matter

I've always liked them, but they were weak and underpowered... they were designed to be group B rally cars, so the plan was to gut them anyway

The lines were cool to that body style but give me a V8 any day, especially a Wedge.

Now what

Figured out how to play classic rock 🤔

Lol

I'm learning, leave me alone lol

Program that hoe and get a better antenna after that study for the license

Lol

Program just means set channels and atuff huh lol
@[TX]YimYam

I got the cable and I'm going to download the software, but idk how to do it or what exactly it us

Yes

https://youtu.be/MEpBo5lixsw

Takes like 20min

Awesome, thanks!

These people have been so helpful thought I’d pass it along

Can we listen to police scanners on this thing 👀

I appreciate it! This whole chat has been a solid resource

Not really because they are encrypted

Most don’t use ham

Same goes for fire

There are apps for that tho

For sure
I just thought since you can online, this may work

I'm getting the hang of this thing a little! Definitely need to plah with it way more
Thanks man!

Np my dude

Oh and some antenna ideas

GRA-SMA24 144-146/430-440 MHz 2M/70cm Super-Elastic Memory Steel Flexible Vertical Handheld Dual-Band Antenna, 15.75 inch, SMA Female https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VBRF58P/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_gzJSEbRX2B3Z2