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Author Topic: Are you a ham Josh Jones Redhat Posts: 1207 From: Plano, TX Registered: Apr 2000 posted 05-06-2006 12:36 AM                        No license, but I get to play with 100KW Quietly maintaining 5 FM's up here, and two AM's, one of which gets an endless stream of mail from the frozen north every winter. JJ  |  IP: Logged Peter Berrett Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 602 From: Victoria, Australia Registered: Nov 2000 posted 05-07-2006 06:56 AM                        Hi from VK3PB Luck me - when I re-registered I was able to get a 2 letter call with my initials! cheers Peter  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 01-06-2007 10:54 PM                       Bringing back the ham thread! I suddenly found myself interested in ham radio again this week, for some reason, after many years of inactivity (and, only to find out the FCC just issued an order eliminating the Morse code requirement! ). I dug out some of my old Amateur Radio stuff from the closet last night, and realized just how much fun all of it was. (Now... gotta get a new battery for that Yaesu HT of mine!) So, anyone going to Dayton this year? I'll probably be there shopping for a new HF rig. Hamvention, 2007! CW 4-ever! de KJ5KX  |  IP: Logged Jeff Stricker Master Film Handler Posts: 481 From: Calumet, Mi USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 01-07-2007 06:48 AM                     Tim, Hope to go to Dayton Hamvention. I've only missed 4 since I started attending in 1973. About the only thing that will keep me away is a forecast of lousy weather. 73 Jeff W9GY  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 01-07-2007 12:05 PM                       It's been 15 years since my last Hamvention, Jeff. Too long. Maybe we can have an eyeball QSO there... and if other FT-ers can make it, we'll turn it into a mini-event.  |  IP: Logged Peter Berrett Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 602 From: Victoria, Australia Registered: Nov 2000 posted 01-07-2007 04:36 PM                        Saw this thread pop up again today. Quite timely actually as last night I was listening to Suni Williams on the International Space Station talk to a group of Scouts at the Elmore Jamboree via ham radio (2M). It was quite interesting including the question - have you seen any aliens up there! I listened in via a webcast on Echolink so that I could hear both sides of the conversation. Of course Suni denied seeing any as she like everyone else in the rest of NASA is part of the conspiracy cheers Peter  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 02-10-2007 03:20 PM                       <bump> I passed my Extra Class exam today! ARRL VEC session. Sort of hated to let my Advanced go, since there are no longer any new ones being issued (and you could only get one by passing the 13wpm code test). But, my renewed interest in the hobby spurred me on. Wouldn't mind having a 4-character call, either. See you at Dayton!  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 02-10-2007 04:54 PM                        I too haven't been active in years - let my Technician Plus accidentally expire back in 1999 (I was N7FJF Fat Japanese Flier) and never bothered to renew it. Guess I'll have to read up on the new regs. Surprised that there is still an amateur Extra class but no new Advanced.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 02-10-2007 08:44 PM                       Paul, there's only Tech, General, and Extra now. No more new Novice or Advanced-class tickets, but existing licensees can continue to renew them - and retain their privileges. And, after the 23rd of this month, there will no longer be a Morse code requirement (it had already been dropped to 5wpm for all classes several years ago, when the Novice and Advanced-class licenses were dropped). quote: ** N7FJF 05/23/99 ** Humm... if you get re-licensed, your old call is still available. You can get it back, if you want, under the vanity call sign program.  |  IP: Logged Jeff Stricker Master Film Handler Posts: 481 From: Calumet, Mi USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 02-12-2007 06:54 AM                     Those that hold advanced class are grandfathered. Yeh, with code gone and all the Q & A's available in internet study info, there is no reason that anyone with an interest can't get a ticket. Jeff W9GY  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 02-12-2007 05:42 PM                  US astronaut, Lisa Nowak, KC5ZTB, is accused of attacking a woman she considered competition for the affection of a shuttle pilot has been charged with attempted murder.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 02-16-2007 08:44 PM                       It's official! As of today, I am an Amateur Extra! From the FCC:  |  IP: Logged Jeff Stricker Master Film Handler Posts: 481 From: Calumet, Mi USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 02-17-2007 07:52 AM                     Hey Tim, Great! You might want to try some vintage AM operating. Lots of guys refurbishing old gear of the '50's (also old broadcast transmitters returned to life and high power home-brews). Nostalgic full-quieting broadcast quality AM signals are on the air daily. Give a listen around 1.885, 1.985, 3.880, 3.885, 7.290, 7.295 MHz. I think you will be quite impressed with what's going on. Jeff W9GY  |  IP: Logged Dick Prather Master Film Handler Posts: 259 From: Portland, OR, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 02-18-2007 02:52 PM                     In my area we have AM groups on 3880khz & 3870khz. I check in to the 3870 group when I can. Using a Viking Ranger xmtr and a Hallicrafters SX-100 rcvr with a Johnson T/R switch and D-104 mike. Lots of fun trying ham radio the 50's way. 73's Dick, K7KTP  |  IP: Logged Jeff Stricker Master Film Handler Posts: 481 From: Calumet, Mi USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 02-19-2007 06:43 AM                     Hi Dick, That's great. Ranger is a good old workhorse. I've used one with an amplifier for quite a few years. Now into homebrewing. Have built two rigs: 4-400 high level modulated by pair of 4-250's (about legal limit of 375 W), pair of screen modulated 4-400's (these do approx.300W of carrier and are loosely patterened off a Continental Electronics 1960's broadcast transmitter design) Jeff  |  IP: Logged

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