So this is what happened....

[N7YA]

"That photo reminds me of an old episode of The Outer Limits."

Uh yeah, The Zanti Misfits. Does this look like anyone you know?

There it is!! For many years, ive been trying to remember what these things were from! I remember seeing this as a kid and lost it to time. I only remember one scene where a screaming lady locked herself in her car and these ants with faces were walking up and looking at her. It freaked me out back then, but now i would probably laugh and shake my head.

Odd i see this today. Just last night i found out another movie name i thought had been lost to time. I only remember one scene, an airline passenger seeing a ghost in the window. It had Ernest Borgnine and Kim Basinger and was based on a true story of an L-1011 that crashed in the Everglades, the parts were used on other aircraft and that energy transferred to the new planes. It was called "The Ghost of Flight 401".

Two recurring scenes from childhood...resolved!

[kb2vxa]

Oh yeah, that YL at a hamfest with overweight ants smelling of formic acid (THEM!) with faces, bristling with HTs walking up and looking at her. I immediately recognized several Zantis on our aptly named Misfit island and one Misfit of all Misfits, the dog faced one wearing headphones. I don't know about the ghost of a flight engineer but there's one of a broadcast engineer from Buffalo wearing rabbit ears that shows up once in a while. Then there's Vegas and that pawn shop that reminds me of our beloved Island; "...you never know what's going to walk in that door."

[N7YA]

....the only thing walking in that pawn shop door are camera crews, actors and the dick heads that own the place.

[N2CHX]

Damn, Kel...im dying over here. My rig, an old FT757 i bought secondhand back in the 90's, finally took a shit. It will take some bench gear and elbow grease to get it back up and running, but for the time being, that DX bug is chewing my legs off! My wife told me to hold out and save the money for a nice new one...i may dig down deep for that kind of willpower. It may be worth it.

Hahaha! Yes, it will if you get a really nice radio. Sorry about your FT757. Not fixable?

[N2CHX]

"I would encourage any new ham to forget 2m even exists."
There's more to 2M than repeaters, even more than FM simplex, a LOT more. When it comes to the world above 30MHz weak signal work is where it's at, people are civilized and DX can be anything from armchair copy to a challenge. Then there are challenging propagation modes, all in all there's more than will fit in a forum post.

"I bought them, got them weeks ago and just haven't felt the radio bug biting me as of late."
You can hook up a Vibroplex to a boat anchor with cathode keying or lacking a few hundred volts you can sit on it as it slowly gnaws at you. So why does it have to bite recently when one bite and you're infected for life? (Or at least I have been since the late 1950s.)

I have a 2m radio but I rarely ever use it. I don't think it's transmitted in a few years now. I used to hang with a group of locals on an odd simplex channel here in B-lo when I had the Icom and 50 watts at my disposal, but that's about as much as I've cared about 2m in a long time. Mostly dead around here.

And lol as far as the HF radios go, it's not really needing the bug to bite me I guess, cuz yeah that ship sailed a long time ago, but more like I just have a bunch of other projects I need to get done around this house and I have two major software/computer projects I need to finish for my business.

[N2CHX]

I'll tell you what. I have a 40 meter Tuna Tin II sitting on the shelf collecting dust. All it should need is crystals (there's one with it) & a power source. I haven't done a damn thing with it (except move it on the shelf) since I got the Argonaut 505. Interested?

I really appreciate the offer. I really just need to get what I have up and running. Thank you though. :)

[N7YA]

Hahaha! Yes, it will if you get a really nice radio. Sorry about your FT757. Not fixable?

It likely is, but the fix will have to be done at a place with a proper tech with the proper bench gear. Then, considering the cost of repair, the radio is likely not worth it. I may still get it done as it appears to be a relay issue and will likely cost less than a new K3...but i actually want a new rig. First world problems, i know.

I have all this old gear sitting around from when i used to be all Pat-ish about nostalgia and would collect anything people were throwing out. I had to come to the conclusion that im just not excited by repairing gear. So if anyone wants any of it....

[N2ADV]

Satellites.
Weak signal VHF/UHF
6 meters (need I say more)

The best part is you can build really good antennas for all that stuff with very little material :)

[kb2vxa]

Kel, you reminded me of "the good old days" being the mid '90s when I was first licensed.

"I have a 2m radio but I rarely ever use it. ... Mostly dead around here."

I quickly learned about repeaters being hangouts for cliques and got bored, then I rarely used them for their original purpose, extending range. Meanwhile I discovered a fine group using simplex on the "experimental" sub band but it wasn't long before the packet boom took over and everybody and his idiot brother just HAD to have an internet gateway, all the QRM put an end to finding a clear frequency. That only lasted long enough to do damage before all the duplication shut them down but we had moved on leaving a vast wasteland. Then when I got my IC706Mk2G I discovered the real world above 30MHz and SSB is where it's at. Considering the normal range of modes other than FM and what happens when the bands open there is no such thing as "around here".

"And lol as far as the HF radios go... I have two major software/computer projects I need to finish for my business."

Business before pleasure but when you get some spare time you'll feel the itch where the bug bit and you'll just HAVE to scratch it or it'll drive you crazy. Well, crazier than your usual state of mind you lovable Misfit you!

"Satellites."

Yeah, then you can retire your microwave oven.