I just hope we encourage some younger folks (like the 20 something
who checked in) by not only trying to interest them in AM, but also
giving them the kind of deals that got us started. There's nothing
wrong with returning the favor of the cheap dx-100, ranger, or
art-13 starter rigs so ma
Im 53, been on AM since 1968. I have a room full gear needing work. With my
job now and family and such I have no time to work on it. I DID manage to
repair my HRO60.. I think.. time will tell LOL
Im awaiting cooler weather, I generally don't get on AM much from May through
September, My shack
my first test i had to take it and wait till the letter came. when i
set my advanced they told me i passed.
the FCC guy that comes to mind for me was a Russell Banks He and his
wife ended up in VA. I can recall years later after he retired he
would be on the air a lot. We had many fine qso's
Face it Bob, you are REALLY old.
Ken W2DTC age 67
Someone .. please..respond with your age so that I'm not the
oldest buzzard here. I need the morale booster..hi 73 to all you
youngsters
Bob, W4WSZ
Age 72 and On the Air since 1951
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Hi Bob,
I don't remember the lady, but I sure will never forget Mr Cline. He was a
piece of work!
I went back to see him about 6 months later when I took my General. Passed
the code again, missing only 2 letters out of the whole 5 minutes and also
missed 2 on the written. Not too shabby.
My
Bob wrote:
Someone .. please..respond with your age so that I'm not the
oldest buzzard here.
I need the morale booster..hi
73 to all you youngsters
Bob, W4WSZ
Age 72 and On the Air since 1951
If Perry/W5KGZ were on this reflector, you wouldn't feel so bad. His
birthday is January
10:07 am
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Happy birthday John, I am sure you remember what it was like to sit in
front
of the FCC examiner.
I took the exam for the First Phone Commercial the same waywhat a
bugger
73,
Bob, W4WSZ
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t had to have been one of the better days of my life. HI
Hi
73 all
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Chuck
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Happy birthday John, I
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Hi Bob,
Yeah, I sure do remember the FCC examiners. I took all my exams except
the
extra at the FCC offices.
I'll never forget my first experience with my No
Hi Bob,
Yeah, I sure do remember the FCC examiners. I took all my exams except the
extra at the FCC offices.
I'll never forget my first experience with my Novice ticket. I had juat
learned the code and really wasn;t solid at 5WPM, but my dad was going to
Atlanta
on business and I asked if I
:42 AM
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I am right behind you, Bob. I turned 70 on Sunday and have been licensed
continuously since 1953.
73,
John, W4AWM
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Someone .. please..respond with your age so that I'm not the oldest
buzzard here.
I need the morale booster..hi
73 to all you youngsters
Bob, W4WSZ
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Both Bob and Geoff are correct. we are all getting older. i have 6
transmitters setting in the shop waiting for me to get them going.
but work for the past 20 yrs has kept me out of the shop. now at
60.5 yrs i am not working but the past six months has had me
catching up on things the xyl wan
What the guy with five or more thumbs meant to type was:
"Yep, well heeled."
Never could tell q good punch line.
73
"J.D. Mac Aulay, WQ8U" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>The guys with the broadcast rigs are in a whole nother class...
Yep, wheeled
Bill,
KB3DKS/1
Bill,
I think you me
Brett gazdzinski writes:
>At 56, you should be able to handle boatanchor stuff, that is how
>you stay young...>
I was young once... thought I would stay that way...
>I find its better to break things up into manageable pieces,
That works great for a cast iron radiator and a sledge hammer but
>The guys with the broadcast rigs are in a whole nother class...
Yep, wheeled
Bill,
KB3DKS/1
Bill,
I think you meant to say was "YP< WELL HEELED!"
73
Mac
WQ8U
Hillsborough, NC
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That reminds me of something I read a while back that I thought was
interesting. It explained how the Technician class license was originally
intended for radio and electronic experimenters. A "problem" arose in that
some Techs were communicating with each other on the air for conversations
You are right Brett. It seems as if the test is now geared
to operating rather than understanding the basics of
electronics. Not much more than recognizing a symbol on a
diagram.
Jim/W5JO
All my homebrew stuff uses radio shack meters
and home made shunts.
To calibrate them, I use a va
Brett gazdzinski wrote:
I been looking at the extra class test, I can homebrew a station and
an antenna, but cant pass that test, lots of stuff about modes I never
heard of, digital stuff, satellite stuff, vhf stuff, etc.
YUK!
That was always a point of contention of mine...
Why would I *
age-
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> Brett,
> I'm 56, have enough parts t
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > No shortage of meters here but who even can calculate the
> shunt or series resistor for an analog meter nowdays.
> > From some of the questions I see
I'm *LESS* concerned about the calculations, *OR* building the shunt.
I have *MUCH* more concern for the youngster when it comes to *making*
the High Voltage Probe!
What clue does he have about insulation thickness?
What about creapage distance?
Heathkit used to make and sell a 20KVDC HV pro
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No shortage of meters here but who even can calculate the shunt or series
resistor for an analog meter nowdays.
From some of the questions I see posted by newbys on several Ham forums I
have to wonder how they ever passed the test.
Depends on the meter movement
Brett,
I'm 56, have enough parts to build the fine AM rig that was my dream as a kid
but now am rapidly loosing the physical ability to handle the heavy stuff.
May actually have to give up on boat anchors and build a Class E rig simply
because of the weight and efficiency.
Could get on the ai
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