Unless you're an SSB-only op. :snicker:Quote:
Originally Posted by K7SGJ
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Unless you're an SSB-only op. :snicker:Quote:
Originally Posted by K7SGJ
That's what RTTY and PSK are for.Quote:
Originally Posted by N8YX
I just passed my tech and general Saturday. I always wanted to get into Ham and never had the chance. I am tryign to be somewhat old school with my equipment. So I am buying a Drake TR-4C this Saturday. I'm looking for some other parts as I can, when I see deals. I am also very interested in learning all I can, especially in CW. Working on that now.
Buy the RV-4C. You'll thank me.Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGodzillas
Congrats on your ticket :)Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGodzillas
Congratulations Shane on passing your Exams.......and welcome to the Island! :agree:
Welcome to the Island. I appreciate having some fellow newbies! :) I hate being the only one asking dumb questions.Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGodzillas
It's okay--you can make up for having competition by asking the dumbest ones ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by KK4AMI
Good to know I have a place in Society. :hyper:Quote:
Originally Posted by KJ6BSO
Do you have one for sale?Quote:
Originally Posted by N8YX
I will also add that my dad, who will be 67 in three days, always wanted his license and never took it because he couldn't get the Morse Code down. He used to use CBs in the 70s, hopping them up with power, etc. He also used to repair TVs in the 70s, so he is very familiar with electronis. (He also worked for IBM, ITT, Fairchild and Teredyne.) His friend was a serious Ham and he always wanted to do it. I told him I was taking the exam and that he didn't need to know Morse. He started studying and in two weeks was ready to take the test with me. My mother, who is 66, used to do drafting for an engineering firm when she was young. She saw us studying and said she wanted to take it.
Dad and I got our General and Mom only tested for Tech, but she passed, only missing two questions. Her goal is to have extra within a year. Dad is studying extra now. I don't have time now, but I will later. Anyway, we all tested together and got our tickets together, so that was pretty cool.
Now THAT'S a cool story!Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGodzillas
Yeah! The family that hams together....[somethings] together!Quote:
Originally Posted by KG4CGC
What's the right word here?
Oscillates?
:popcorn:
It should rhyme with "ham."Quote:
Originally Posted by WØTKX
slams
jams
crams
m'aams
So, how old are you? Need to know that so the bartender knows what to serve you. Just put it on Pope Carlo's (KJ6BSO) tab...Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGodzillas
I'm 42, so this is the year I learn about life, the universe and everything. We figured the family that hams together jams together.
Yeah, "jams" is no doubt the best option.Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGodzillas
Seriously, though, it's a cool thing for your whole family to do this together. I hope all three of you end up enjoying ham radio as much as I have—it's a really great hobby.
Haaa! Nice. I'm the only radio nerd in my family. They all run away screaming when I turn on a radio.Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGodzillas
That's a handy trick, isn't it?Quote:
Originally Posted by N2KKM
Congratulations and welcome to my favorite forum! So, what is the new callsign?
True. Makes you wonder why it is I can never go to the freakin' bathroom in peace. I turn on a radio, they run away. I go to the bathroom, they gather at the door to ask questions. WTF?Quote:
Originally Posted by WØTKX
By now you pretty much know what they want. Put everything in box and place it on the kitchen counter. When they ask for something, "box in the kitchen on the counter."Quote:
Originally Posted by N2KKM
Ha! Nice. Actually, I'm glad they ask. I've always taught them to ask for things before they just take and they're really good about that. As they've gotten older I've loosened up on that sort of thing, but they still ask. I'm cool with that, I just wish they'd wait the 45 seconds for me to get in and out of the bathroom. I NEVER take long in the bathroom. I mean, I did radio. I mastered the art of going to the bathroom in 3.5 minutes or less. Usually a lot less. 35 seconds is more like it, but almost without fail, someone will come to the door anyway. A lot of times after 2:45 PM on a weekday, it's to tell me some funny thing that happened at school.Quote:
Originally Posted by KG4CGC
No, but go to www.zerobeat.net and look up the Drake List. Post an ad for sale there and you'll have several from which to choose.Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGodzillas
That, or head to Dayton. You're always sure to find half a dozen there.
Ask your dad if he ever had anything to do with Mackay Marine while at ITT, and if so: What.Quote:
...He also worked for IBM, ITT, Fairchild and Teredyne.
My mom lived n Woodville back in the 60's. That's close to Dayton, isn't it?Quote:
Originally Posted by N8YX
I remember hearing the name Mackey Marine when I was a kid. I'll ask him. He mainly worked in test equipment.
I don't have it yet. But I have checked the site like 50 times. Trust me, when I get it you guys will see my name changed.Quote:
Originally Posted by KA9MOT
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Originally Posted by N2KKM
You just might have a future in reality TV. :rofl:
Here Comes Kelli Boo-BooQuote:
Originally Posted by kf0rt
the family that crams together hams together!Quote:
Originally Posted by KG4CGC
When you least expect it my friend, I will be waiting for you :twisted:Quote:
Originally Posted by KJ6BSO
First off, welcome to the ham community. You will love it.Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGodzillas
Secondly, if you really want to learn CW, copy a lot. Back in the 70's, I had to copy 20wpm for my no-code extra I have today. What I did was work my way up through the lower speeds on w1aw and then copy the 18wpm bulletins from w1aw. Get to where you are 100% at that. For me, it's like a bicycle. You fall off and scrape your knees. Now I use computer programs to send, but there is really no substitute on the computer for copying by ear. Only computer assistance. CW never gets old. It is the best mode out there if you like DX. Learning it pays dividends in the hobby.
How time flies when you are having fun (or getting old)! It seems I have been lurking for over 2 months now, I reckon I should at least introduce myself;
I have been “doing” Ham Radio since 1993 but never got really serious about it until last summer. The Navy never allowed me to stay in one place very long and setting up temporary stations never really appealed to me. I guess I overlooked the only true and righteous purpose of amateur radio, that of being prepared for “When All Else Fails”. I am now a happy home owner. I looked long and hard to find a place with no restrictions – if I am going to pay a quarter of a million dollars for something, I am going to do with it what I want. Thus, the metallic trees have been sprouting well in my new yard. Only one neighbor seems to have taken notice at all, “I bet you can get TV all the way from NYC with that thing”.
I haven’t been booted from any of the other sites, but, I haven’t seen anything worth responding to on them either. I do, however, present the following as evidence of my “mis-fitness”;
I am not a contester.
I am not a “Big Gun”.
I have yet to earn an award. Maybe because I have yet to attempt any?
I am not a member of any ARES, RACES or SKYWARN group (I do not even own a neon yellow vest or a flashing orange light). I am a longtime member of the ARRL but only because I really like the back half of QST.
I often experiment with different modes but my attention span seems to be too short to stick with any one of them long enough to be able to declare to the world that it is the only one worth working. I am quite content with SSB ragchews and occasional net check-ins. Don’t tell anyone but, I even sometimes stop by 14.313 and take a listen just for a chuckle (although it hasn’t been as enjoyable since the Sheriff got Ol’ Jesse James).
I do not know all there is to know about everything and, stingily, I do not offer what I do know about anything unless I am specifically asked to.
There, Islanders, is my humble plea for acceptance. What say Ye?
WELCOME TO THE ISLAND!
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Welcome to the Island. Enjoy you're stay, and I hope you find a cure for those monster crabs. Think pot of boiling water
Welcome to the Island! Don't worry, the natives are (mostly) friendly and the mahi are always biting down in the cove.
Barkeep, give this man the top shelf adult beverage of his choice and put it on the Vatican's tab. Those boys in red are sucking down so much "sacramental" wine right now that no one would ever notice.
Welcome to the Island!.
Not doing conntests just to give a few points away, max 1000 watts here ( FT 2000-D and Heathkit SB-1000) and a buch homebrew/given antenna's on the edge of the city, se qrz page.
Hope we meet up anywhere on the bands.
Have fun ;)
"The Vatican's tab"??? ... my,my, we're being presumptious......pass the Island pope test and now you believe the the rest of the cardinals can now be bought? ......Quote:
Originally Posted by KJ6BSO
Hail Pope Carlo !!!!
....and to KC5AT .....welcome to the Island ........ The management keeps claiming the Pope's bar tab never gets paid,but it's not safe really to question the faith of a religious man.....:rofl:
WHAT? NO YELLOW VEST? Git a rope!
Welcome to the Island!