Most likely I'm going to be out of town (in a reciprocity state) when I'm finally approved. Do I need to have the actual card in hand to legally carry or should a print out of the approved paperwork be sufficient?
I'm in the same boat, went through it once when I was part of the 365 during Judge Leggs brief ruling. State police contacted my boss, HR, wife, parents and listed references. Really don't want the intrusion at this point. Hopefully we'll see the application change a bit.
Just did a search using just the image as my reference and it looks like it's this: http://www.hdsdr.de/index.html
I have been looking for something myself that was cheaper than Ham Radio Deluxe
I received my FT-2900r about a week ago and so far I love it. Heavy as hell, built like a tank, the entire chassis is basically a huge heat sink. I have it connected to a home made 2m 1/4 wavelength ground plane in the attic. Instructions here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkmD3Sgz7Q0...
I can vouch for the Arrow 2m/70cm jpole. It was about $70 and was very easy to assemble. Being a new ham the problem I encountered with building your own was making sure everything was PERFECTLY cut. I didn't want to have to worry about tuning it after it was built so I went for the Arrow...
Finally downed my first one of the season, second one lifetime. Thought it was a doe but it was a spike, it came out of the tree line with a six pointer. Made the shot from 35 yrds and hit him a little further back than I would have liked. He ran 80 yards into the meanest, thickest, sharpest...
The wrench is highly recommended, I installed my stock the first time without any specific tools and it took me twice as long. I REALLY took my time making sure not to scratch or strip anything. The second time I had the tools and really makes a major difference. Good luck. Once it's...