BikeWriter
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Thu Feb-09-06 03:16 PM
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Poll question: Break for a radio check. |
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Are there any Ham operators or Citizen Banders anong us? Inquiring minds want to know.
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Thu Feb-09-06 03:22 PM
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KBFC 6369 on the 11-meter band in the early '80s; N6SMG working 2 meters and 220 mHz in the late '80s-early '90s. Ticket (Tech) expired long ago and I never renewed it.
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Thu Feb-09-06 03:33 PM
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4. I would have loved to have done the Ham freqs... |
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I never got around to studying for the exam.
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Crazy Dave
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Thu Feb-09-06 03:37 PM
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8. There's no morse code for the tech license |
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and by this summer the FCC should be dropping the morse code requirement for the hf bands. I pretty much only need what I got now which is a tech license as my main reason is for volunteer emergency communications.
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Thu Feb-09-06 03:44 PM
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9. Dropping the Morse requirement will be a relief to lots of Hams... |
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One of my Ham friends was the fastest "talker" I'd ever heard. He'd been an operator since childhood as a military brat. Practicing is a bummer to some people, though.
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Thu Feb-09-06 03:35 PM
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5. I just bought a Yaesu VX-6R 144/220/440mhz |
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The 220 band is completely silent.
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Thu Feb-09-06 03:37 PM
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7. That should be a great one, Dave! |
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Thu Feb-09-06 03:52 PM
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10. 220 was pretty dead when I was a ham |
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Even most Novices wouldn't go there, preferring 144 mHz. There were more local repeaters for 144, but I dunno if that's how it is everywhere.
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Thu Feb-09-06 03:30 PM
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My wife and I have our ham licenses but in my vehicle I have a CB. I have a long highway commute back and forth to work and the CB is more informative and entertaining. I don't talk anymore, just listen. I was also a SWL until I got Sirius. They have the World Radio Network that has all those foreign stations that I used to search for late at night.
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Thu Feb-09-06 03:35 PM
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6. I used to listen to the ham frequencies on an old Kenwood... |
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Edited on Thu Feb-09-06 03:39 PM by BikeWriter
It would pick stations up from all over the world. ;-)
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Thu Feb-09-06 03:31 PM
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3. All I've got hooked up now is an old CB base station... |
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At one time I had a thousand watt CB base station here at the house. It would get out pretty good off a 70 foot tall antenna. My maximum output in the truck was around 3,600 to 4,000 watts with all sorts of modulation.
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Thu Feb-09-06 03:54 PM
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11. My grandfather was a Ham operator for many years |
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Thu Feb-09-06 05:03 PM
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16. It's a damned good hobby. I made many friends on the CB. ;-) |
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Thu Feb-09-06 05:04 PM
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17. He loved it and used to fiddle around w/ various |
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antennas for that and CB. He did actually have one patented and sold the rights many years ago. He used to receive royality checks for it every few months.
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Thu Feb-09-06 05:09 PM
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18. That's super he profited from his hobby, too... |
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I was always intrigued by the technical aspects of radio. I was able to set up some very effective systems, but didn't get into many repairs or anything.
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Thu Feb-09-06 03:57 PM
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12. Huge shortwave/AM DX freak here |
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I've got alot of friends who are Hams, but I never went that route, though I break out the CB radio from time to time..
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Thu Feb-09-06 04:06 PM
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14. I haven't turned a radio on in months. I should... |
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set one up just to stay up on what's happening on the channel, I guess. I was very into it for several years, as witnessed by the five dozer batteries in my truck bed.
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Thu Feb-09-06 04:02 PM
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I know I can listen to the same stations online. But I want to keep the ear I've developed. You never know when the junta may pull the plug on the Internets.
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Thu Feb-09-06 04:09 PM
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15. That's a good point, Bikebloke. They are a great alternate communication. |
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