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Checked into our hotel and are currently sitting in the Skyline, waiting on some chili. Who else is coming, who else is here and what are you seeing in the way of bargains, other Islanders, etc?
X-Rated
05-16-2013, 07:48 PM
I got a motel in Richmond, IN. We will head out early in the morning, catch the TAPR presentation and then I have a teleconference at 11:00 until noon. Work never goes away.
I've been on vacation since Tuesday and I've still managed to rack up 6h work of work-related testing and calls. You're right...it don't go away.
It looks like I'm stuck at home for the weekend. No ride materialized. And I'm glad now I didn't ask K3AIR to wait on me, we got home at 20 after 10.
Word from some of the QRP guys is that Ten Tec is going to introduce a new QRP rig, Model 506, the Rebel. It's allegedly an open-source factory-ready SDR rig for 40 & 20, based on the Arduino-compatible "Chip Kit Uno 32" platform.
If someone could get a couple of pictures & some literature & send them to me, I'd appreciate it!
I'll head over there on Saturday and check it out. Still in love with my Paragons/Omni V/VI so I won't be buying anything. Well...maybe. A 526 and an Argonaut V would be just the ticket for going on the road.
VE7DCW
05-16-2013, 10:01 PM
Checked into our hotel and are currently sitting in the Skyline, waiting on some chili. Who else is coming, who else is here and what are you seeing in the way of bargains, other Islanders, etc?
Have fun over there Fred........ and keep an eye open if Tolassi shows up in the crowds somewhere.... :mrgreen:
Have fun over there Fred........ and keep an eye open if Tolassi shows up in the crowds somewhere.... :mrgreen:
I have 'DSG with me to handle that sort of nonsense. She has ZERO use for the antics of certain 20M (ab)users.
Should anyone see a fabulous deal on a working Ten Tec Scout 555 with 20m and 40m modules, let me know. Appearance isn't especially important as long as it functions.
Saw Pat, MHZ at the entrance to the flea market. A LOT of Drake and TenTec stuff here thus year. Snapped some interesting photos of the flora and fauna which I'll upload later.
Honey dipper spotted in the south end of the flea market. Buildup to another shitcano?
K7SGJ
05-17-2013, 12:14 PM
Honey dipper spotted in the south end of the flea market. Buildup to another shitcano?
Probably just looking for a 1kw CB rig for the cab.
Waiting to get in. We saw Pat, 'MHZ right before this picture was taken.
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K7SGJ
05-17-2013, 02:58 PM
Is that fog, or did they set the outhouse on fire?
Steppirs in the mist:
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Escort service, you say? What could POSSIBILY go wrong?
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Beats all those brat/cat/dog stickers I see on most minivans...I guess.
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WØTKX
05-17-2013, 03:07 PM
Wonder if that rig has ever been pulled over for speeding, and if they asked for backup? :shock:
No excuses #1. I almost bought this receiver as it's somewhat rare. But...I'm in search of test gear and my fistful of dollars must go towards Tek stuff. So I passed - reluctantly.
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WØTKX
05-17-2013, 03:08 PM
Did you touch those wheel switches? :naughty:
I seriously had 'DSG going with this one and probably came close to getting us thrown off the premises:
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What's old is new again. Feel free to use this in the Forbidden Zone as needed:
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No excuses #2. The Hound Dog is armed - don't you duck-pluckers make me flip da switchez:
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Speaking of dogs, this one is somewhat confused.
Maybe it's a Liberterrier?
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Looks to me to be true capitalism at work. The seller don't give a damn about your politics as long as your money is good.
For Ron, 'WN. The Rebel is real and was drawing a crowd. Neat little rig but I still want an Argo V/526 combo.
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About that test gear I was looking for...
After several trips around the place and almost 10 miles walked I sent the following via text to 'DSG:
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I've never seen so much Drake 7-line and later-model TenTec gear down here - it's unreal. But there's not one Cobra 2000 or CPI piece of equipment to be found anywhere and the TM500/5000 series plugin pickings are mighty few, mighty far between, pricy and beat to hell.
More later. Time to get showered and meet the crew for dinner.
For Ron, 'WN. The Rebel is real and was drawing a crowd. Neat little rig but I still want an Argo V/526 combo.
9655Thanks. This is, I suspect, going to be a VERY popular little rig...
Just hope K3AIR or KE7FD got my text to pick up a couple of brochures for it...
And good luck combing the desert!
WØTKX
05-17-2013, 03:55 PM
Late model Ten Tecs. Yummy.
X-Rated
05-17-2013, 04:05 PM
We are at the Tumbleweed, Nathan and I.
We finished eating, drinking and making merrye ... now sitting at the Hampton, waiting on Janet to roll in.
KC2UGV
05-17-2013, 07:47 PM
For Ron, 'WN. The Rebel is real and was drawing a crowd. Neat little rig but I still want an Argo V/526 combo.
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I'm drooling...
And, the big question: Any Lemon whatshernuts sightings yet?
I'm drooling...
And, the big question: Any Lemon whatshernuts sightings yet?
Lemon James has been sighted. Will get pics tomorrow.
No excuses #3. By this time, 'DSG was getting perturbed at my antics.
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No excuses #4.
I spent a bit of time talking to the creator of this rig...please build a skinnied-down RX-controls only front panel and incorporate the ability to slave it to the transceiver, a la TR7/R7. I'll buy them. Srsly.
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Had a fun time kibbutzing with Jerry, Nathan, Janet and Nicki...but alas I've worn them out and must soon hit the sack.
More to follow tomorrow.
KC2UGV
05-17-2013, 09:39 PM
No excuses #3. By this time, 'DSG was getting perturbed at my antics.
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Did you buy it?
Lemon James has been sighted. Will get pics tomorrow.
I think you can hold the pics... I was just asking since she's a Dayton icon for some odd reason.
No excuses #4.
I spent a bit of time talking to the creator of this rig...please build a skinnied-down RX-controls only front panel and incorporate the ability to slave it to the transceiver, a la TR7/R7. I'll buy them. Srsly.
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What was sticker price on that? It looks unique, and interesting, to be honest. Depending on specs, might be a deal.
X-Rated
05-17-2013, 09:49 PM
Had a fun time kibbutzing with Jerry, Nathan, Janet and Nicki...but alas I've worn them out and must soon hit the sack.
More to follow tomorrow.
Thank you for a great evening, Fred. Nathan and I thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Looking forward to tomorrow at the Hamvention.
Fully loaded Sienna (no internal PC; 100w PA and all filters) is ~$3700. One with a PC is around $2000 more.
KG4CGC
05-17-2013, 10:05 PM
No excuses on Da'bowl. Lights ouuuut!
WØTKX
05-17-2013, 10:14 PM
No excuses #4.
I spent a bit of time talking to the creator of this rig...please build a skinnied-down RX-controls only front panel and incorporate the ability to slave it to the transceiver, a la TR7/R7. I'll buy them. Srsly.
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Homegrown, right here in Colorado... http://www.dzkit.com/
No excuses #3. By this time, 'DSG was getting perturbed at my antics.
< photo clipped for brevity >OK, I give up.
I don't get it.
What's with that frequency? Besides the obvious that it's within the 11 Meter / Part 95 spectrum.
KG4CGC
05-18-2013, 12:29 AM
OK, I give up.
I don't get it.
What's with that frequency? Besides the obvious that it's within the 11 Meter / Part 95 spectrum.
Channel 6. The Super Bowl. Where the 10KW and up crowd go.
VE7DCW
05-18-2013, 01:06 AM
Channel 6. The Super Bowl. Where the 10KW and up crowd go.
Of course........ the place where every ham wants to be when he grows up! :lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGPLz2nX0GM
It's now zero dark thirty and neither one of us can sleep. Surely there must be bargains present...right? Thus far I have $15 into Arkon handlebar mount for our HTs - that's it. I might offer the guy in the fleamarket with the FT-301 a ridiculously low figure just to see if he'll bite. Assuming the radio is still there, of course.
Channel 6. The Super Bowl. Where the 10KW and up crowd go.
Oh. Well, never having been interested in CB, I was clueless on that. Thanks for the clue.
KG4CGC
05-18-2013, 10:22 AM
Oh. Well, never having been interested in CB, I was clueless on that. Thanks for the clue.
YW and it wasn't a clue. With clue like that, it would be more like a ''clue bat'' vs a clue or hint.
X-Rated
05-18-2013, 03:34 PM
Had a great later lunch with the crowd today. Great people. Heading down I 70 now . WTF got himself a UV 5r for $40. He is one happy ham. We are worn out. What a deal.
All of you folks in transit be careful. It's orange barrel season in Ohio and the interstates are full of them and the idiotic drivers which they seem to attract.
X-Rated
05-18-2013, 06:26 PM
I'm like touring up I 65 and I go to the AM side on air band and I'm hearing noises coming from a Toyota Prius. Does anybody know about that rfi from Toyota previous.?
What year? Possibly CANBUS equipped and related. Two of my motorcycles are noisy in that regard.
From this morning. Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!
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For Corey. Lemon's Lair:
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The lovely Ms. James chatting up a fan/mark/whatever:
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Ya know, it's scary to think how prevalent those damned scooters have become. On multiple levels.
The lovely Ms. James chatting up a fan/mark/whatever:
< picture snipped for brevity.Hey! She's wearing a T-Shirt, not her usual skimpy tube top.
Thank Ghu.
No excuses #5. I had begun to acquire somewhat of a reputation throughout the event by the time I did the TS-990. Both onlookers thought all of the butthurt this was causing was hilarious.
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There's one of these in every crowd. She's smiling because she was under the impression that we were enamored with her efforts. Little did the girl know the photo would end up plastered HERE.
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Plug for our parking facility/lunch staff. We have been parking our car at this church for years. In 2012 a new congregation bought the place. Great folks.
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This one was so bad it prompted 'DSG to bug me about getting a picture.
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WØTKX
05-18-2013, 08:12 PM
Your attachments are not attached.
AMSAT demo in the parking lot of the Hara. You really don't need an elaborate setup to work the birds successfully as this picture illustrates.
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One for Charles' "10K or better to open" comment a few pages back. We got 10K and we're openin'...and we got DOWN!
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For George. I have no idea what this radio is but the set looks to be in decent shape. However, there's no "Now/Then" switch on its front panel. Modern-day AMBCB programming just doesn't have the same panache as the shows of yesteryear.
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Your attachments are not attached.
I sees 'em...let me check on desk PC.
Little did the girl know the photo would end up plastered HERE.
Good thing you waited until you were out of range...
This one was so bad it prompted 'DSG to bug me about getting a picture.
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I know that car well. It is Pat MHZ's Lincoln Town Car.
Are the pics working now?
Ron, I met your friend Mike ('AIR) today. He bough the Hound Dog arming panel I had photographed earlier in the thread.
Are the pics working now?
Ron, I met your friend Mike ('AIR) today. He bough the Hound Dog arming panel I had photographed earlier in the thread.Fantastic!
[ Don't mess with Mike. He's USAF Retired, Active Civil Air Patrol, and a lawyer. ]
Funny thing is, before you posted that picture, I had talked with Mike last night, right before the ballgame started, and he was telling me about that... said there were originally at least two, but someone bought the other one (that he saw) sometime on Friday. We agreed that it would be a neat thing to display in the shack, and if it could also serve a useful purpose, all the better!
On Edit: Exited & reentered the thread, the pics in questions still not showing.
And before I forget to mention it again, if you and 'DSG will be at Breezeshooters, of course you're invited to the WASH club picnic... but I'll make it official anyway.
X-Rated
05-18-2013, 10:16 PM
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A real fast take and the double take made me think I recognized this callsign. Alas. A fold in the shirt.
KC2UGV
05-18-2013, 10:25 PM
I think I've got to go next year, if only to meet other HI folk.
What's the chances of a Ham Island Booth? Can we organize a fund drive for it?
I think I've got to go next year, if only to meet other HI folk.
What's the chances of a Ham Island Booth? Can we organize a fund drive for it?I believe WACOM pays around $100 for their three spaces in the Flea Market, which also lets them park several vehicles. I'll ask Bud N3TIR and find out.
An indoor booth will be a LOT more expensive.
K7SGJ
05-18-2013, 11:20 PM
We could sell sand.
I believe WACOM pays around $100 for their three spaces in the Flea Market, which also lets them park several vehicles. I'll ask Bud N3TIR and find out.
An indoor booth will be a LOT more expensive.
I think an indoor booth is like $600 for the weekend.
That said, Hamsexy had a booth a few years ago, inside Hara.
I may go next year. But I'm thinking of ditching Hara and touring other places.
KC2UGV
05-19-2013, 12:13 AM
I think an indoor booth is like $600 for the weekend.
That said, Hamsexy had a booth a few years ago, inside Hara.
I may go next year. But I'm thinking of ditching Hara and touring other places.
If you're going, I guess I'll pass...
If you're going, I guess I'll pass...
I'd go anyway.
It's a big event and avoiding anti-social pissants is pretty easy.
As the late K6VT used to say,"Ignore 'em. Jammers. Bugs on the windshield".
Sarah and I had more fun hanging out with XR, YX and DSG than we did at that dumpy Hara place.
I think I've got to go next year, if only to meet other HI folk.
If you're going, I guess I'll pass...
Srsly?
The place is so big that you have to make a concerted effort to find your buds, let alone avoid your enemies.
If push comes to shove we could always rent and set up an outdoor boxing ring - stick a few fake palms and some sand around it - then charge admission to watch 3-round IoMH Left vs Right Fights.
Start training early, kids.
X-Rated
05-19-2013, 09:11 AM
I'd go anyway.
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Sarah and I had more fun hanging out with XR, YX and DSG than we did at that dumpy Hara place.
WTF is pretty quiet. I hope everyone enjoyed him as well.
KB3LAZ
05-19-2013, 09:16 AM
Srsly?
The place is so big that you have to make a concerted effort to find your buds, let alone avoid your enemies.
If push comes to shove we could always rent and set up an outdoor boxing ring - stick a few fake palms and some sand around it - then charge admission to watch 3-round IoMH Left vs Right Fights.
Start training early, kids.
How about a cage for death matches? That way we would not have anymore of this petty nonsense seep into amateur related forums.
WTF is pretty quiet. I hope everyone enjoyed him as well.
Was good seeing both of you. How does Nathan like his HT thus far?
How about a cage for death matches? That way we would not have anymore of this petty nonsense seep into amateur related forums.
Best suggestion of the thread. We're all getting tired of it.
X-Rated
05-19-2013, 09:41 AM
Was good seeing both of you. How does Nathan like his HT thus far?
He loves the thing. In the motel room, he asked me if he could order a programming cable for it and I said, "give me a few minutes and ill get you one. " so he programmed it up for the home qth. It looks like it was so programmed with a great deal of organization. He is so shy. I hope it helps him to break out of his shell.
X-Rated
05-19-2013, 09:42 AM
Best suggestion of the thread. We're all getting tired of it.
Lets vote on it.
K7SGJ
05-19-2013, 09:44 AM
Aye
Our VX6/VX7s can be programmed like 'WTF's HT - I keep "personalities" on file so if I have to travel for business, personal reasons, etc. the rigs can be set to cover frequencies of interest along the travel route and at the destination.
What do you two have in the way of a fixed VHF/UHF setup? When I was Nathan's age I found the repeater crowd to be somewhat of a cloistered lot...but the simplex crew was much more fun to hang around. In a similar vein we got a 10M SSB net going for the area newcomers. It survives on a different frequency to this day and sees near-constant activity. He would have a lot of fun with something like that.
KC2UGV
05-19-2013, 09:57 AM
Srsly?
No, not seriously. It was a flippant response, done in jest.
I tend not to let other people's actions make my decisions :)
No, not seriously. It was a flippant response, done in jest.
I tend not to let other people's actions make my decisions :)
Then we'll be counting on your attendance next year, right?
(We could always get hold of something we'll call The Island Tour Bus and pick everyone up on its way around the country...)
K7SGJ
05-19-2013, 10:41 AM
[QUOTduck, YX;538076]Then we'll be counting on your attendance next year, right?
(We could always get hold of something we'll call The Island Tour Bus and pick everyone up on its way around the country...)[/QUOTE]
Holy fuck. What a vision that brings to mind. It would have to be sectioned off into the gun area, political area, and of course the pun area. It's too bad there won't be room for a radio or technical section.
Holy fuck. What a vision that brings to mind. It would have to be sectioned off into the gun area, political area, and of course the pun area. It's too bad there won't be room for a radio or technical section.
There's room for that in the "facilities" area. It'll even smell just like the majority of the fleamarket did. Think of it as the olfactory desensitizing chamber; just one more service we offer! :dance:
X-Rated
05-19-2013, 11:01 AM
[QUOTduck, YX;538076]Then we'll be counting on your attendance next year, right?
(We could always get hold of something we'll call The Island Tour Bus and pick everyone up on its way around the country...)
Holy fuck. What a vision that brings to mind. It would have to be sectioned off into the gun area, political area, and of course the pun area. It's too bad there won't be room for a radio or technical section.
When YX and I debated guns this week at Dayton, we... Wait a minute. We didn't debate guns. We actually have lives beyond guns.
KC2UGV
05-19-2013, 11:02 AM
Then we'll be counting on your attendance next year, right?
(We could always get hold of something we'll call The Island Tour Bus and pick everyone up on its way around the country...)
I was actually planning for this year, but the new job caused a change in plans. So, now I'm planning for next year :)
K7SGJ
05-19-2013, 11:39 AM
The Island bus idea sounds better and better the more I think about it. Fred and I can bring the Pace stuff and test equipment to make repairs along the way for all those who keep asking "where can I take my radio to get it fixed. We can even do CB rigs as they are a fast fix and good $$, legal only. For those that can't make a dipole, the Pope can build some of those and some moxons to sell along the way. With all the musicians, a concert at nights should bring in some nice change. Anyone that has a tower to put up, we could help there, too. We just need to take Gretchen along since she is real good with erections.
Drivers won't be a problem since we have so many CL holders. And duck yes, Kevin can drive, I trust my life with him at the wheel.
Let's have everyone suggest what they can add to the mix. Not only can we make a name for ourselves ( like that hasn't already happened) we might raise enough cash to move that broken DC3 off the runway.
I have a Class A CDL with P (Passenger) endorsement so I volunteer to drive the bus. I let my hazmat endorsement lapse, though, so I might need to get that back for when the rhetoric gets toxic.
K7SGJ
05-19-2013, 12:11 PM
I have a Class A CDL with P (Passenger) endorsement so I volunteer to drive the bus. I let my hazmat endorsement lapse, though, so I might need to get that back for when the rhetoric gets toxic.
You could also do confessions. I hear that pays well, plus, there is always the blackmail angle.
You could also do confessions. I hear that pays well, plus, there is always the blackmail angle.
Yeah, I could do that. I have doubles/triples and tanker endorsements, too, so we could keep the bullshit in a separate trailer behind the rig so the rest of us don't have to deal with it.
K7SGJ
05-19-2013, 12:27 PM
Yeah, I cold do that. I have doubles/triples and tanker endorsements, too, so we could keep the bullshit in a separate trailer behind the rig so the rest of us don't have to deal with it.
That would be great. Maybe a belly dump style, then we could fertilize the heartland on the way through.
The bus sounds like a great idea. Coordination might be interesting.
Some guys in one of the local clubs used to organize a bus run. They'd rent a big Greyhound-type coach, leave here circa Midnight (with a couple of stops), arrive at Hara (with a breakfast stop) circa 7 or 8 AM. So guys could sleep on the trip, spend a Saturday at Hamvention, ride home that night. And the bus had plenty of room to store acquired treasures.
Trip made money every year but the last. The guys donated the profits to their local club. The last year, though, the trip lost about $75, as some people had to drop out. So the organizers asked their club (who usually got over a hundred each year in profits) to cover the losses. The club voted to do so, but to also put an end to the trips. And that was that.
VE7DCW
05-19-2013, 01:53 PM
I have a Class A CDL with P (Passenger) endorsement so I volunteer to drive the bus. I let my hazmat endorsement lapse, though, so I might need to get that back for when the rhetoric gets toxic.
It would be a truly blessed event to travel in a bus driven by a Holy man so exquisitely qualified....... :yes:
K7SGJ
05-19-2013, 02:09 PM
It would be a truly blessed event to travel in a bus driven by a Holy man so exquisitely qualified....... :yes:
I wonder if we would still have to put that plastic Jesus on the dashboard?
KG4NEL
05-19-2013, 02:48 PM
Dog is my copilot.
WØTKX
05-19-2013, 03:14 PM
Class B with air-brake endorsement. I call shotgun!
K7SGJ
05-19-2013, 03:17 PM
NO CDL, so I'll roll the doobs.
KK4AMI
05-19-2013, 05:39 PM
I'd ride in a crate on the roof...Oh, wait this isn't the same as the RNC bus is it?
I wonder if we would still have to put that plastic Jesus on the dashboard?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-69gojmPg0
I wonder if we would still have to put that plastic Jesus on the dashboard?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_Jesus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am0cX9jPdfg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-JxnK4GKhA
KG4NEL
05-20-2013, 08:24 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5kHx1itU8c (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5kHx1itU8c)
X-Rated
05-20-2013, 08:28 AM
What year? Possibly CANBUS equipped and related. Two of my motorcycles are noisy in that regard.
Sounds really possible. I have no idea what the year of the thing was. Few automobiles on the road were as noisy as the Prius.
WØTKX
05-21-2013, 04:31 PM
I'd ride in a crate on the roof...Oh, wait this isn't the same as the RNC bus is it?
All dope smokers ride on the roof. Those of us with CDL's can't be polluted by the fumes.
X-Rated
05-21-2013, 04:36 PM
http://www.nation.com.pk/print_images/670/2012-02-09/smelly-goo-used-to-stop-train-roof-riders-1328731187-7647.jpg
KG4CGC
05-21-2013, 04:56 PM
All dope smokers ride on the roof. Those of us with CDL's can't be polluted by the fumes.
But you have giant sticks up your nose with cotton ends coated in contact cleaner. I wouldn't worry about Marihuna Fuhmes.
WØTKX
05-21-2013, 06:44 PM
Well, it will still happen, as I'm a mouth breather. And those are pencils. It's part of my cunning plan.
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx18qu9qAX1r0jd3uo1_500.jpg
Well, it will still happen, as I'm a mouth breather. And those are pencils. It's part of my cunning plan.
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx18qu9qAX1r0jd3uo1_500.jpgAre you a linguist?
Just got sent a couple of snapshots by Kevin N3KFD.
The thought of this thing on the road is frightening... on multiple levels...
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I'd call it a "whacker-mobile" but that might be considered an insult by otherwhacker-mobiles.
WØTKX
05-22-2013, 01:50 PM
http://1-ps.googleusercontent.com/x/www.dailydawdle.com/images.dailydawdle.com/hipster-weasels.jpg.pagespeed.ce.sqR6QoTj1u.jpg
Just got sent a couple of snapshots by Kevin N3KFD.
The thought of this thing on the road is frightening... on multiple levels...
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I'd call it a "whacker-mobile" but that might be considered an insult by otherwhacker-mobiles.
That's just WRONG.
K7SGJ
05-22-2013, 08:31 PM
That's just WRONG.
On every level.
wa6mhz
05-22-2013, 09:29 PM
Makes my car seem very tame! The Town Car is going to get a HAIRCUT too! I scored a Little Tarheel antenna, and once installed, I can do away with about 5 or 6 antennas!
But not sure I will make the drive again. 3 days each way is just a KILLER! Even with the wife driving, 18 hours a day makes life pretty miserable!
Next year, I will probably fly in and rent a car.
NA4BH
05-22-2013, 09:30 PM
Are you a linguist?
A cunning linguist
Makes my car seem very tame! The Town Car is going to get a HAIRCUT too! I scored a Little Tarheel antenna, and once installed, I can do away with about 5 or 6 antennas!
But not sure I will make the drive again. 3 days each way is just a KILLER! Even with the wife driving, 18 hours a day makes life pretty miserable!
Next year, I will probably fly in and rent a car.
Gettin' old, Huh Pat?
Can relate.
My last trip out here in the Uhaul dragging the 63 Rambler (from Tulelake) was not much fun. Especially when I smacked the gas pump island in Nebraska with the trailer. I had insurance, so all is good.
Got rained on at Dayton and the HARA arena was too dumpy and crowded to hang around. I was hoping to meet the creature from Crest :yes:. Next year, I guess.
KG4NEL
05-23-2013, 08:08 AM
That's just WRONG.
Has to be a joke. :scared:
X-Rated
05-23-2013, 09:06 AM
Has to be a joke. :scared:
I don't think so. It has misery license plates.
N2CHX
05-26-2013, 10:35 AM
There's one of these in every crowd. She's smiling because she was under the impression that we were enamored with her efforts. Little did the girl know the photo would end up plastered HERE.
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Only at a hamfest.
W2NAP
05-26-2013, 12:17 PM
For next year. those coming from out west. Get yer motel in East Indiana its cheaper. get off 70 a lil ways. Anderson you go up SR-109 a ways to hotel/motel land on the southeast side. got New Castle and Muncie North of SR-3 Rushville south of SR-3 course you got Naptown. and its all about 1-1/2hrs from dayton.
K7SGJ
05-26-2013, 12:22 PM
For next year. those coming from out west. Get yer motel in East Indiana its cheaper. get off 70 a lil ways. Anderson you go up SR-109 a ways to hotel/motel land on the southeast side. got New Castle and Muncie North of SR-3 Rushville south of SR-3 course you got Naptown. and its all about 1-1/2hrs from dayton.
Shit, our Pope goes to Naptown every afternoon, and he's still thousands of miles away from HARA.
Shit, our Pope goes to Naptown every afternoon, and he's still thousands of miles away from HARA.
I'm in the sack, my son, but I ain't napping.
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u6/wlogan181/jordan1041024x768.jpg
Those Sisters of Mercy are something else.
—Pope Carlo l
K7SGJ
05-26-2013, 12:30 PM
I'm in the sack, my son, but I ain't napping.
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u6/wlogan181/jordan1041024x768.jpg
Those Sisters of Mercy are something else.
—Pope Carlo l
I've seen some of "YOUR" nuns; they're the ones that need a sack.
X-Rated
05-26-2013, 01:02 PM
For next year. those coming from out west. Get yer motel in East Indiana its cheaper. get off 70 a lil ways. Anderson you go up SR-109 a ways to hotel/motel land on the southeast side. got New Castle and Muncie North of SR-3 Rushville south of SR-3 course you got Naptown. and its all about 1-1/2hrs from dayton.
WTF and I stayed in Richmond, IN this year. $100 for 2 nights.
W2NAP
05-26-2013, 02:26 PM
WTF and I stayed in Richmond, IN this year. $100 for 2 nights.
if you would have stayed at the motel 6 in anderson. it could have been 39.95 a night.
X-Rated
05-26-2013, 03:13 PM
We wouldn't have been 30 minutes from the Hamvention.
W2NAP
05-26-2013, 04:48 PM
We wouldn't have been 30 minutes from the Hamvention.
no about a hour 30
Our room was a buck thirty a night. Jacuzzi, HUGE bed, lots of room, close to the event....it's the only vacation we really take so the expense was worth it.
An added plus is the availability of a large sitting area where all of us can hang out, kibbutz and have coffee.
Jerry.... if I could have gone to Dayton.... I would have tried to engage Nate in some kind of convo....it's weird...but two introverts can usually hit it off.
Jerry.... if I could have gone to Dayton.... I would have tried to engage Nate in some kind of convo....it's weird...but two introverts can usually hit it off.
I think 'DSG did an admirable job of dragging conversation out of everyone in attendance. Kevin, she would probably talk your ear off about riding the DL1000 in the desert.
Jerry, how's Nathan like his HT? I talked to an area ham friend yesterday who bought two of that model while at the event and he's enjoying his purchases thus far.
X-Rated
05-27-2013, 09:43 AM
Jerry.... if I could have gone to Dayton.... I would have tried to engage Nate in some kind of convo....it's weird...but two introverts can usually hit it off.
I wish we could all meet in person. I hope we can get a larger IoMH group together to head to Dayton next year. The kid is very sharp and when at home, he is a totally different person than when he walks out the door.
I think 'DSG did an admirable job of dragging conversation out of everyone in attendance. Kevin, she would probably talk your ear off about riding the DL1000 in the desert.
Jerry, how's Nathan like his HT? I talked to an area ham friend yesterday who bought two of that model while at the event and he's enjoying his purchases thus far.
You really found a keeper with DSG. She is a very kind person. Nathan enjoyed the visit very much.
He likes his purchase. Since he is so shy, I got him to make a contact with me on a local repeater but that is as far as the transmissions go. It has been by his side almost constantly.
Kevin, maybe you, Eddie and I can do some sort of carpool thing to Dayton next year. It would make sense from a routing standpoint and we could share the expense.
K7SGJ
05-27-2013, 11:39 AM
Kevin, maybe you, Eddie and I can do some sort of carpool thing to Dayton next year. It would make sense from a routing standpoint and we could share the expense.
Do we have to ride in that "Pope Mobile" thing?
Do we have to ride in that "Pope Mobile" thing?
What, you haven't seen the new Pope Mobile? That thing will get us to Dayton in record time...
http://www.bentleygoldcoast.com/galleria_images/1721/1721_p2_l.jpg
Zero to sixty in 4.5 seconds, top speed: 200 MPH
—Pope Carlo l
K7SGJ
05-27-2013, 01:09 PM
What, you haven't seen the new Pope Mobile? That thing will get us to Dayton in record time...
http://www.bentleygoldcoast.com/galleria_images/1721/1721_p2_l.jpg
Zero to sixty in 4.5 seconds, top speed: 200 MPH
—Pope Carlo l
Oh hell yes. I'll even volunteer to keep the nuns quiet in the back seat. Well, I'll try, anyway.
Oh hell yes. I'll even volunteer to keep the nuns quiet in the back seat. Well, I'll try, anyway.
The cool thing is that, as head of state of a foreign nation, I have diplomatic immunity. That means we don't have to worry about speeding tickets.
—Pope Carlo l
K7SGJ
05-27-2013, 01:17 PM
The cool thing is that, as head of state of a foreign nation, I have diplomatic immunity. That means we don't have to worry about speeding tickets.
—Pope Carlo l
Zero to 60 in 4.5 seconds, huh. That car and I have a lot in common.
Seriously for a moment, the Bentley at a mere $210,000 would actually cost less than the real Popemobile (a modified Mercedes-Benz M-Class SUV), which cost around $521,000.
Zero to 60 in 4.5 seconds, huh. That car and I have a lot in common.
I know what you mean. There's a reason I don't drive cars capable of high speeds any more: if the capability is there, I find it difficult to refrain from using it.
I know what you mean. There's a reason I don't drive cars capable of high speeds any more: if the capability is there, I find it difficult to refrain from using it.
Heh, that's why I didn't buy that Police Interceptor that was salvage from the Tulelake PD. It was cheap too. Only 75K miles, still had the side spotlights and pre-drilled for radio antennas. Just $1200. We almost bought it, but got the 64 Biscayne wagon instead. Better choice.
I would have DEFINITELY gotten in trouble with that thing.
K7SGJ
05-27-2013, 01:29 PM
I know what you mean. There's a reason I don't drive cars capable of high speeds any more: if the capability is there, I find it difficult to refrain from using it.
That's why I've always wanted a private pilots license. I guess I could have joined the Air Force instead of the Army, but I have a feeling the closest I would have ever gotten to an airplane would have been to change a flat tire on the ass end of a DC-3 in the middle of bumfuc.
KG4NEL
05-27-2013, 06:31 PM
Heh, that's why I didn't buy that Police Interceptor that was salvage from the Tulelake PD. It was cheap too. Only 75K miles, still had the side spotlights and pre-drilled for radio antennas. Just $1200. We almost bought it, but got the 64 Biscayne wagon instead. Better choice.
I would have DEFINITELY gotten in trouble with that thing.
Would rather have the wagon, no doubt.
Crown Vics aren't good for much other than going quick in a straight line - at least if I'm going to be driving a boat, I'd rather do it in something that looks cool :D
WØTKX
05-27-2013, 08:19 PM
Yea. I'd rather have one of these. For fun and stuff and stuff...
http://youtu.be/6v4YNkurhLk
http://youtu.be/6v4YNkurhLk
wa6mhz
05-27-2013, 09:10 PM
Town Cars are Crown Vics with more comfortable seats.
K7SGJ
05-27-2013, 09:28 PM
Town Cars are Crown Vics with more comfortable seats.
And spiders.
Heh, that's why I didn't buy that Police Interceptor [...] but got the 64 Biscayne wagon instead. Better choice.
My father had the Ford equivalent of that car, a '64 Galaxie wagon. Couldn't find a good picture of one in the right color, but it looked like this:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8296/7939293366_5f9f0f5e01_z.jpg
First new car he ever owned. I learned to drive in it.
VE7DCW
05-27-2013, 09:41 PM
Seriously for a moment, the Bentley at a mere $210,000 would actually cost less than the real Popemobile (a modified Mercedes-Benz M-Class SUV), which cost around $521,000.
You can trust your car to the man who wears the star.....errr, ring or cross or whatever..... :chin:
:lies: :rock:
My father had the Ford equivalent of that car, a '64 Galaxie wagon. Couldn't find a good picture of one in the right color, but it looked like this:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8296/7939293366_5f9f0f5e01_z.jpg
First new car he ever owned. I learned to drive in it.
Nice.
I haven't seen one of those in years.
KG4CGC
05-28-2013, 01:07 PM
I know what you mean. There's a reason I don't drive cars capable of high speeds any more: if the capability is there, I find it difficult to refrain from using it.
Have you considered the Scooter Scene?
Here is a VERY Papal ride for you.
http://greenville.craigslist.org/mcy/3830277954.html
Pretty groovy, my son, but trying to import any motor vehicle into California from out of state is a PITA. Besides, I think this one might be even more suitable for the Popescooter:
http://evworld.com/press/bmw_scooter_allwx.jpg
—Pope Carlo l
KG4NEL
05-28-2013, 03:51 PM
How would the hat fit into that one, though?
How would the hat fit into that one, though?VERY carefully.
How would the hat fit into that one, though?
Quite well, in fact, and the roof keeps it from blowing off. Them Germans think of everything.
—Pope Carlo l
wa6mhz
05-28-2013, 07:05 PM
Quite well, in fact, and the roof keeps it from blowing off. Them Germans think of everything.
—Pope Carlo l
I want one with doors, Airbags, and Air Conditioning!
WØTKX
05-28-2013, 07:41 PM
No takers for the Atom Ariel? :(
K7SGJ
05-28-2013, 07:52 PM
Pretty groovy, my son, but trying to import any motor vehicle into California from out of state is a PITA. Besides, I think this one might be even more suitable for the Popescooter:
http://evworld.com/press/bmw_scooter_allwx.jpg
—Pope Carlo l
So, how do you put that on? Right leg or left leg first.
KG4CGC
05-28-2013, 08:16 PM
No takers for the Atom Ariel? :(
Jay Leno has one
KG4NEL
05-28-2013, 08:28 PM
No takers for the Atom Ariel? :(
I've thought about a Lotus Seven clone, but I'm amazed at what kind of prices they command...for someone's garage project.
WØTKX
05-28-2013, 09:23 PM
Jay Leno has one
And a Stanley Steamer. His collection has... range.
If you're interested in a Lotus 7 clone, you might find this site interesting:
http://www.midlana.com/index.html
An acquaintance of mine who lives here in San Diego is building a Locost-type vehicle only using a Honda drivetrain mounted mid-engine. It's a pretty cool idea.
And a Stanley Steamer. His collection has... range.
And his carpet is always cleaner!! :werd:
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