Re: [RDD] Hamfest (fork of Consoles)
On Thursday 23 February 2012 01:08:25 am Matthew A. Chambers wrote: I took my Extra shortly after the FCC dropped the CW requirement as well, skipped general by taking it and extra test the same time. Having the extra also helped me get my job in broadcasting and also fast tracked my CBT cert from SBE too. Having the ham ticket not only says that a person knows radio but they know how to learn how stuff works! Since we're doing a little history Got a Novice license, basically for kicks. Went some months later, and sat for the General, Advanced, Extra, First Phone, and Second telegraph. Being the unique applicant, I sat for and passed all of the written tests, followed by the code test. Since the Second code qualified for Extra, I only sat through the one code test. As I recall, 25 WPM text, and 20 WPM coded groups. Missed one question on the telegraph theory. I don't remember what question it was, but I do remember explaining to the examiner why my answer on one of the Extra questions was right, and his answer key was wrong. He conceded the amateur question, but I *was* wrong on the one telegraph. Something about electrolyte concentration on an Edison cell, and a Tungar bulb. I'm sure I could not pass today. Much has been forgotten. Only the commercial phone license ever helped me get a job. ( although I had greater pride in the Extra, and still do. At that time, it was mostly a vanity license, and that test was a b^% ! Calculate the product of the complex impedances A+jB and X-jY. Not a multiple choice at the time ) -- Cowboy http://cowboy.cwf1.com ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
Re: [RDD] Hamfest (fork of Consoles) (Bill Putney)
You guys have fun at Winterfest in VA... I'll be at the Dalton, GA Hamfest this weekend myself. And yes, it's true...there's a LOT of us hams in the business of radio, too! Now if only I was as smart as some of you guys on this Linux stuff! I've been in a PC and Mac world too long, and just get confused with how this Linux stuff works! WHO KNEW a kernel was anything other than that annoying thing in the bottom of a popcorn bag! 73, de W4QXL Logan ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
Re: [RDD] Hamfest (fork of Consoles)
From: Cowboy c...@gwis.com I *was* wrong on the one telegraph. Something about electrolyte concentration on an Edison cell, and a Tungar bulb. _ What, no coherer or Barclay relay questions? Curt, just HOW the hell old are you? -a. ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
Re: [RDD] Hamfest (fork of Consoles) (Bill Putney)
Logan, If you're a Mac guy, you're 7/8ths of the way there. Mostly, OS X is plain old Unix with a fancy desktop. Like all the different flavors of Unix, OS X has some things in different places and but it's enough the same that you can get around in it without too much trouble. Mac's have man pages just like other Unix's and you can find out about the differences pretty easily. The guys I don't get are all the PC people that put up with Windoz for years. I beat head against that wall from Windows version one up through XP. When Apple made the switch to the Mach Unix kernel I was off windows like a shot. Never looked back. I got to design our station from a clean sheet of paper and except for a computer that does donor accounting, all the computers in the station are Unix. There's 4 Mac's, 6 Linux and 1 FreeBSD and they all play together very happily. The Windos machine is kind of out in the cold but there ya go. That was Microsoft's intent. Bill Putney - KPTZ Port Townsend, WA On 2/23/12 6:52 AM, Logan Carmichael wrote: You guys have fun at Winterfest in VA... I'll be at the Dalton, GA Hamfest this weekend myself. And yes, it's true...there's a LOT of us hams in the business of radio, too! Now if only I was as smart as some of you guys on this Linux stuff! I've been in a PC and Mac world too long, and just get confused with how this Linux stuff works! WHO KNEW a kernel was anything other than that annoying thing in the bottom of a popcorn bag! 73, de W4QXL Logan ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
Re: [RDD] Hamfest (fork of Consoles) (Bill Putney)
On Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:52:55 -0600, Logan Carmichael loganth...@gmail.com wrote: Now if only I was as smart as some of you guys on this Linux stuff! Ive been in a PC and Mac world too long, and just get confused with how this Linux stuff works! WHO KNEW a kernel was anything other than that annoying thing in the bottom of a popcorn bag! But, you made first step - good for you! My friend from the station asked me yesterday: - So you really learned so much of linux just by playing with Rivendell? - Well... I was so focused on testing it that I had to! That's the way it is, so once again congrats ;-) djc ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
[RDD] Hamfest (fork of Consoles)
If any Amateurs in this group are based in or near Washington DC, the Vienna Wireless Society Winterfest is this Sunday Feb 26 at NOVA Community College in Annandale VA. Its a nice compact yet noisy indoor fest, with a few tailgaters outside. Two years ago I scored a Match Game microphone there (an electret on a telescopic wand, like Gene Rayburn used on TV in the 1970s). See yuh. AP ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
Re: [RDD] Hamfest (fork of Consoles)
Hoping to take my test sat morning there. I live about 2 miles from there. Regards, Richard (on the go) On Feb 22, 2012 9:25 PM, Alan Peterson apeter...@radioamerica.org wrote: If any Amateurs in this group are based in or near Washington DC, the Vienna Wireless Society Winterfest is this Sunday Feb 26 at NOVA Community College in Annandale VA. Its a nice compact yet noisy indoor fest, with a few tailgaters outside. Two years ago I scored a Match Game microphone there (an electret on a telescopic wand, like Gene Rayburn used on TV in the 1970s). See yuh. AP ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
Re: [RDD] Hamfest (fork of Consoles)
Once the FCC reduced the code speed requirement I went from Tech to General to Extra in a little under a month. Gordon West prep books rule! Bill Putney - KPTZ Port Townsend, WA Sent from my iPad On Feb 22, 2012, at 7:06 PM, Richard Gorbutt rich...@gorbutt.com wrote: Hoping to take my test sat morning there. I live about 2 miles from there. Regards, Richard (on the go) On Feb 22, 2012 9:25 PM, Alan Peterson apeter...@radioamerica.org wrote: If any Amateurs in this group are based in or near Washington DC, the Vienna Wireless Society Winterfest is this Sunday Feb 26 at NOVA Community College in Annandale VA. Its a nice compact yet noisy indoor fest, with a few tailgaters outside. Two years ago I scored a Match Game microphone there (an electret on a telescopic wand, like Gene Rayburn used on TV in the 1970s). See yuh. AP ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
Re: [RDD] Hamfest (fork of Consoles)
I took my Extra shortly after the FCC dropped the CW requirement as well, skipped general by taking it and extra test the same time. Having the extra also helped me get my job in broadcasting and also fast tracked my CBT cert from SBE too. Having the ham ticket not only says that a person knows radio but they know how to learn how stuff works! Matthew A. Chambers, CBT Assist. Broadcast Engineer KWIX - KRES - KIRK - KTCM 300 West Reed Street Moberly, MO 65270 660-263-1500 FAX: 660-269-8811 Cell: 660-676-3219 www.centralmoinfo.com Super Station KRES 104.7 FM Information Radio KWIX 1230 AM The Captain KIRK 99.9 FM Glory KTCM 97.3 FM This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. On Wed, February 22, 2012 9:19 pm, Bill Putney wrote: Once the FCC reduced the code speed requirement I went from Tech to General to Extra in a little under a month. Gordon West prep books rule! Bill Putney - KPTZ Port Townsend, WA Sent from my iPad On Feb 22, 2012, at 7:06 PM, Richard Gorbutt rich...@gorbutt.com wrote: Hoping to take my test sat morning there. I live about 2 miles from there. Regards, Richard (on the go) On Feb 22, 2012 9:25 PM, Alan Peterson apeter...@radioamerica.org wrote: If any Amateurs in this group are based in or near Washington DC, the Vienna Wireless Society Winterfest is this Sunday Feb 26 at NOVA Community College in Annandale VA. Its a nice compact yet noisy indoor fest, with a few tailgaters outside. Two years ago I scored a Match Game microphone there (an electret on a telescopic wand, like Gene Rayburn used on TV in the 1970s). See yuh. AP ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
Re: [RDD] Hamfest (fork of Consoles)
I had an early code tech ( circa 1967) and when the rules changed, I applied to swap my tech for a general. The next test session was 3 weeks out and I read the Gordon West prep book every day at lunch for most of that time, the test date came along and viola' Extra-lite. Bill Sent from my iPad On Feb 22, 2012, at 10:08 PM, Matthew A. Chambers matth...@regionalradio.com wrote: I took my Extra shortly after the FCC dropped the CW requirement as well, skipped general by taking it and extra test the same time. Having the extra also helped me get my job in broadcasting and also fast tracked my CBT cert from SBE too. Having the ham ticket not only says that a person knows radio but they know how to learn how stuff works! Matthew A. Chambers, CBT Assist. Broadcast Engineer KWIX - KRES - KIRK - KTCM 300 West Reed Street Moberly, MO 65270 660-263-1500 FAX: 660-269-8811 Cell: 660-676-3219 www.centralmoinfo.com Super Station KRES 104.7 FM Information Radio KWIX 1230 AM The Captain KIRK 99.9 FM Glory KTCM 97.3 FM This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. On Wed, February 22, 2012 9:19 pm, Bill Putney wrote: Once the FCC reduced the code speed requirement I went from Tech to General to Extra in a little under a month. Gordon West prep books rule! Bill Putney - KPTZ Port Townsend, WA Sent from my iPad On Feb 22, 2012, at 7:06 PM, Richard Gorbutt rich...@gorbutt.com wrote: Hoping to take my test sat morning there. I live about 2 miles from there. Regards, Richard (on the go) On Feb 22, 2012 9:25 PM, Alan Peterson apeter...@radioamerica.org wrote: If any Amateurs in this group are based in or near Washington DC, the Vienna Wireless Society Winterfest is this Sunday Feb 26 at NOVA Community College in Annandale VA. Its a nice compact yet noisy indoor fest, with a few tailgaters outside. Two years ago I scored a Match Game microphone there (an electret on a telescopic wand, like Gene Rayburn used on TV in the 1970s). See yuh. AP ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
