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    Quote Originally Posted by AE5CP View Post
    Howdy!


    Down by the river?
    I love that area.
    Yeah, from where we are, we look through the river valley to the south,
    and to the west, where it makes a left and heads toward Lake Francis.
    Good aperture for the Tulsa market TV's and Fort Smith to the south.
    Not to mention DX--worked Christmas Island during a 160 CW 'test. :)

    Know that site well. I worked for the local cable operator for 8 years
    starting as a cable guy and working my way up to a Network Engineer.
    We did some work for them as well. We had a headend off of brush creek road
    just up the hill from that site.

    It's a wildlife protected area, but devoid of trees where the guy wire anchors would go.
    It was the perfect site for FM 2-county area coverage, and only 4 miles from our home.
    The irony is, before construction began the new owners tried to screw me out of two weeks pay,
    so we parted ways.

    During my stint with the cable operator I wound up in Pittsburg pretty often, we call it the
    crown jewel of southeast Kansas. I liked the town, especially the speed trap near the university.
    Never got a traffic ticket, but there were lots of discourteous drivers in that town.




    Good luck with that [grounded B+ thread]!
    Competency in actually making homebrew electronics work is not my forte.
    I can fix things all day, but creating from scratch is a challenge.
    I started with a big tube-type regulated power supply that Tulsa U no longer needed.
    The power transformer was the only useful component--built the amp around it.
    Yes, good luck to anyone discussing a tech subject amidst constant childish distractions.

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    Greetings and Salutations!
    My name is Ali, and I've been a HAM for just over a year (May 2013)
    started in the cb when I was a kiddo, in high school some friends for their HAM licenses but I kept dragging my feet.
    Got a wild hair last year and went for it. Got my tech and then my general the following week.
    I have pretty much just hung out on 2 meter, but eventually plan to get an HF rig and go play with the big kids
    I am originally from IL, but I now call Colorado home.
    :)
    nice to meet you!

    KD0VND

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    Quote Originally Posted by kd0vnd View Post
    Greetings and Salutations!
    My name is Ali, and I've been a HAM for just over a year (May 2013)
    started in the cb when I was a kiddo, in high school some friends for their HAM licenses but I kept dragging my feet.
    Got a wild hair last year and went for it. Got my tech and then my general the following week.
    I have pretty much just hung out on 2 meter, but eventually plan to get an HF rig and go play with the big kids
    I am originally from IL, but I now call Colorado home.
    :)
    nice to meet you!

    KD0VND
    Welcome to the Island, Ali. The grass skirts are hanging on the nails by the pier.



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    Quote Originally Posted by kd0vnd View Post
    nice to meet you!

    KD0VND
    Sure, you say that now. You may change your mind once you get to know us!

    But in the mean time, welcome to The Island and to amateur radio!
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    Quote Originally Posted by kd0vnd View Post
    Greetings and Salutations!
    My name is Ali, and I've been a HAM for just over a year (May 2013)
    started in the cb when I was a kiddo, in high school some friends for their HAM licenses but I kept dragging my feet.
    Got a wild hair last year and went for it. Got my tech and then my general the following week.
    I have pretty much just hung out on 2 meter, but eventually plan to get an HF rig and go play with the big kids
    I am originally from IL, but I now call Colorado home.
    :)
    nice to meet you!

    KD0VND

    Welcome to the Isles! Has the bartender arrived yet with your drink?
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    Quote Originally Posted by kd0vnd View Post
    Greetings and Salutations!
    My name is Ali, and I've been a HAM for just over a year (May 2013)
    started in the cb when I was a kiddo, in high school some friends for their HAM licenses but I kept dragging my feet.
    Got a wild hair last year and went for it. Got my tech and then my general the following week.
    I have pretty much just hung out on 2 meter, but eventually plan to get an HF rig and go play with the big kids
    I am originally from IL, but I now call Colorado home.
    :)
    nice to meet you!

    KD0VND
    Welcome to ham radio, Island style.

    Congratulations on your Escape from Illinois! I'm completing my escape from the Bloomington area in mid-August to Eastern Washington...

    Don't be shy about posting opinions or threads. Bear in mind this is a cantankerous bunch (Me? Sweet li'l old me?), so the more pointed the post, the more pointed the response may be. I have spears in the Island locker for my "special friends"....

    Oh, BTW, you don't need to capitalize ham. We aren't THAT impressed with our bad selves.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kd0vnd View Post
    Greetings and Salutations!
    My name is Ali, and I've been a HAM for just over a year (May 2013)
    started in the cb when I was a kiddo, in high school some friends for their HAM licenses but I kept dragging my feet.
    Got a wild hair last year and went for it. Got my tech and then my general the following week.
    I have pretty much just hung out on 2 meter, but eventually plan to get an HF rig and go play with the big kids
    I am originally from IL, but I now call Colorado home.
    :)
    nice to meet you!

    KD0VND
    Welcome to the sunny shores. What do you use on 2M? Got a Yaesu VX-8 here.

    Oh and very impressive Spork too.
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    Oh, and, we're all wearing grass skirts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KG4CGC View Post
    Oh, and, we're all wearing grass skirts.
    Those of us who are wearing anything at all, that is. Don't worry, though, the nudists have their own beach where you're not forced to look at them. If you've ever been to a hamfest, you'll understand why we set things up that way.
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ6BSO View Post
    Those of us who are wearing anything at all, that is. Don't worry, though, the nudists have their own beach where you're not forced to look at them. If you've ever been to a hamfest, you'll understand why we set things up that way.
    Now pass me the brain bleach before I puke.

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