Any ham radio operators in the group?
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I've been licensed since, to my best recollection, since 1969 as WA0TTN. I inherited my first tower today from a fellow who's moving from his house to a managed care facility. He needed to dispose of his tower and beam and was so happy that I a) wanted it, and b) was willing to get rid of it so he could sell his house without the "eyesore". I'm so jazzed :-D, but now I have the huge project ahead of acquirinbg a building permit, checking CC&Rs, and doing the resurrection. X| Anyone else into hamming?
KC7ITI here:-) Nobody wants to read a diary by someone who has not seen the shadow of Bubba on the prison shower wall in front of them!
Paul Watson, on BLOGS and privacy - 1/16/2003 -
I've been licensed since, to my best recollection, since 1969 as WA0TTN. I inherited my first tower today from a fellow who's moving from his house to a managed care facility. He needed to dispose of his tower and beam and was so happy that I a) wanted it, and b) was willing to get rid of it so he could sell his house without the "eyesore". I'm so jazzed :-D, but now I have the huge project ahead of acquirinbg a building permit, checking CC&Rs, and doing the resurrection. X| Anyone else into hamming?
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I've been licensed since, to my best recollection, since 1969 as WA0TTN. I inherited my first tower today from a fellow who's moving from his house to a managed care facility. He needed to dispose of his tower and beam and was so happy that I a) wanted it, and b) was willing to get rid of it so he could sell his house without the "eyesore". I'm so jazzed :-D, but now I have the huge project ahead of acquirinbg a building permit, checking CC&Rs, and doing the resurrection. X| Anyone else into hamming?
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We get VHF, UHF, and all above to daylight here with a Technician class license, but to play in the low bands takes a modicum of Morse code. Since the military and Coast Guard have all abandoned Morse, I see no reason to waste my time learning it now. When they finally drop the silly requirement, I'll upgrade to Advanced class in a heartbeat. Nobody wants to read a diary by someone who has not seen the shadow of Bubba on the prison shower wall in front of them!
Paul Watson, on BLOGS and privacy - 1/16/2003 -
I've been licensed since, to my best recollection, since 1969 as WA0TTN. I inherited my first tower today from a fellow who's moving from his house to a managed care facility. He needed to dispose of his tower and beam and was so happy that I a) wanted it, and b) was willing to get rid of it so he could sell his house without the "eyesore". I'm so jazzed :-D, but now I have the huge project ahead of acquirinbg a building permit, checking CC&Rs, and doing the resurrection. X| Anyone else into hamming?
One more - www.hb9drv.ch[^] :-O Simon
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We get VHF, UHF, and all above to daylight here with a Technician class license, but to play in the low bands takes a modicum of Morse code. Since the military and Coast Guard have all abandoned Morse, I see no reason to waste my time learning it now. When they finally drop the silly requirement, I'll upgrade to Advanced class in a heartbeat. Nobody wants to read a diary by someone who has not seen the shadow of Bubba on the prison shower wall in front of them!
Paul Watson, on BLOGS and privacy - 1/16/2003 -
You're not a programmer if you do not C and you're not a good C programmer if you do not assembly. Well, it seems that some old HAMers consider that Morse Code is the assembly of HAM radio. :) 73 _____________ stefan bornuz
I guess I'm not much of a programmer then - I despise C, and use C++ only when nothing else can give the performance needed. Assembly is just plain fun, though! Morse is undoubtably the most efficient method of radio communication known, but what's the point of sending it if there's no one out there listening? I waffle on learning it sometimes. CW can punch through noise conditions that would swamp any other method, and in the event of any real disaster, it will be the only method available to some areas. The cell phones our emergency services depend on so heavily these days are the most delicate, and most likely to fail first, of all the systems in use. I find that thought ironic, don't you? :-) Nobody wants to read a diary by someone who has not seen the shadow of Bubba on the prison shower wall in front of them!
Paul Watson, on BLOGS and privacy - 1/16/2003 -
I've been licensed since, to my best recollection, since 1969 as WA0TTN. I inherited my first tower today from a fellow who's moving from his house to a managed care facility. He needed to dispose of his tower and beam and was so happy that I a) wanted it, and b) was willing to get rid of it so he could sell his house without the "eyesore". I'm so jazzed :-D, but now I have the huge project ahead of acquirinbg a building permit, checking CC&Rs, and doing the resurrection. X| Anyone else into hamming?
AB6UH 'Listening' :)
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We get VHF, UHF, and all above to daylight here with a Technician class license, but to play in the low bands takes a modicum of Morse code. Since the military and Coast Guard have all abandoned Morse, I see no reason to waste my time learning it now. When they finally drop the silly requirement, I'll upgrade to Advanced class in a heartbeat. Nobody wants to read a diary by someone who has not seen the shadow of Bubba on the prison shower wall in front of them!
Paul Watson, on BLOGS and privacy - 1/16/2003Things much have changed. When I took the Advanced test in 1995 there was no code required. ;P
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Things much have changed. When I took the Advanced test in 1995 there was no code required. ;P
Really? I'd better check the FCC website again. I took my Technician test in Jan 95, and at that time anything General or above required code. I can't see much point in the Extra class, though, as all it does is let you be a test administrator. Time to hit the books again to see what's changed:-) Nobody wants to read a diary by someone who has not seen the shadow of Bubba on the prison shower wall in front of them!
Paul Watson, on BLOGS and privacy - 1/16/2003 -
Really? I'd better check the FCC website again. I took my Technician test in Jan 95, and at that time anything General or above required code. I can't see much point in the Extra class, though, as all it does is let you be a test administrator. Time to hit the books again to see what's changed:-) Nobody wants to read a diary by someone who has not seen the shadow of Bubba on the prison shower wall in front of them!
Paul Watson, on BLOGS and privacy - 1/16/2003I admit the 5WPM (Tech+) was the hardest code test for me. Initially I didn't want to learn code, but after I started to do it, it became enjoyable. After that the 13 and 20 were quite easy. The Advanced test consisted of nothing but theory and calculations; it was the hardest written test. I went from having no license to an Extra Class within 6 months. I'm sure you'll find it a breeze if you decide to continue through the levels. Roger Wright wrote: I can't see much point in the Extra class, though, as all it does is let you be a test administrator. True, and you are also authorized to own your own orbiting amateur radio satellite too! :wtf: Like I would ever be able to afford one :-D Regards, Paul...
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I've been licensed since, to my best recollection, since 1969 as WA0TTN. I inherited my first tower today from a fellow who's moving from his house to a managed care facility. He needed to dispose of his tower and beam and was so happy that I a) wanted it, and b) was willing to get rid of it so he could sell his house without the "eyesore". I'm so jazzed :-D, but now I have the huge project ahead of acquirinbg a building permit, checking CC&Rs, and doing the resurrection. X| Anyone else into hamming?
Cool! Thanks to those of you who responded :-D I figured there had to be a few of you fellows out there. Regarding the thread on the code requirements, I'm sad :(( to say that I think it's only a matter of time before they drop even the minimal 5 wpm requirement. Sad, because I love CW and occasionally do it for a diversion. The big concern of the FCC (and current licensees) is that if they drop the code requirement, the bands will be overrun with CBers. Anyway, 73 to those of you in the fraternity and I hope to meet some of you on the air. (PSK31 on 14.070 is my mode of choice these days). Dave, WA0TTN