Code should have been abandoned 30 years ago. It's not a filter. It kept as
many good potential hams out as it kept bad ones out. And no one can deny
that there are plenty of bad hams that learned code. Get over it and move
on.
I learned it to pass the test and never used it ever again.
Chuck
I need to clean house here for Christmas
What I have for sale is a BridgeCom VHF repeater.
At this time it is programmed for 146.7/100 and is set for about 3 to 5 watts.
This is a 40 watt repeater. I have the program software for it and it will
come with it. Cable is a standard 9 pin male/fe
I took that (almost)very same test there at Clackamas Comm. about
twenty nine years ago. And passed it too!
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "JOHN MACKEY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> That's interesting, Neil.
>
> About 15 years ago I applied at one of the local MSS organizations
(Da
FWIW - I used NuMorse, a program written by a Brit to learn my code.
Worked remarkably well for me, and I'd tried several times previously to
learn it. IN fact, I passed my code exam - missed only one character during
the entire exam. (Of course it was one of the characters in the sending
stat
The only thing that this possibly has in common with repeaters is that now
more people will have access to repeaters on 10M, and that is all FM phone,
anyway.
Please, can we take the flamefests to some other forum and get back to
discussing repeater building?
Jeff
At 07:51 PM 12/16/2006, y
It is now just a matter of time. The problems with hams not understanding
what they are doing will increase. Interference will increase. Commercial
interests will petition the FCC for the frequencies. The hams will not be
able to defend their desire to keep the frequencies. Now the ham
frequencies
Nah, I don't agree with that opinion.
It is true that when the FCC implemented incentive licensing many years ago,
a lot of hams were upset. They needed to increase their knowledge base
(through upgrading), to obtain more privileges in the ham radio spectrum.
Before that was done, the hams wer
Yes, we wish that rule was still in existance too. As a result of this
situation, we had a meeting at our office since this same person may have
access to some of our radio sites, as well, and may try to do some of the same
"snooping" and "plug-pulling" to shut down ham Repeaters. From now on, w
At 12:11 PM 12/16/2006, you wrote:
>Hey Ken, I didn't know you are 'that' old.
>
>Back then you may have been a teenager ...
<---Don't forget I was first licensed in 1967 at the ripe old age of
13 - back then you could both a Novice and Tech license
simultaneously (which I did).
And I was inv
Dave,
Having looked at the GB3FH website,this duplexer looks to be self compensating.
Any expansion due to heating of the heliax inner should be compensated by
expansion of the linking feeder inner,pushing the tuning bar upwards.
I have doubts as to the small effect on tuning that 0.2mm expansi
Paper tape machines! Man, that's what I first learned my Morse Code with.
Wasn't that McCoy ? I remember his name popping up a lot back then. (
Dinosaurs still roamed the earth back then).
Well, I'm glad I learned it, its been nothing but a source of joy to me.
Since I first got my novice call si
One time 35 years ago, I applied for a job at an MSS and I'm still there,
man am I old! It's only temporary though, I'm only here until I decide on a
career.
Glenn
W8AK
Hey Ken, I didn't know you are 'that' old.
Back then you may have been a teenager ...
Neil
- Original Message -
From: Ken Arck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Saturday, December 16, 2006 12:08 pm
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] FYI: FCC officially issues R&O dropping code
I wish that rule was still in existance.
A member of the local repeater coordination council took actions which
resulted in a repeater getting unplugged by the site manager. There was NO
report of interference. After intervention by myself and others, the repeater
was turned back on a few days l
I know when I passed the 13 wpm in 1961 (remember the old tape code players
with a 800 Hz tone the FCC Offices used, this one in Houston, Texas) at the age
of 17, I was on cloud nine. I was in a room of much older people trying the
test. When I heard them send the 20 wpm test, I thought at that
That's interesting, Neil.
About 15 years ago I applied at one of the local MSS organizations (Day
Wireless - then Clackamas Comm) and was given their test.
It was a 3 page test with things like:
How is a FET like a diode & how is it like a vacuum tube?
Draw a block diagram of a remote base.
The
Interestingly, I applied for the same job and was asked to draw a
block diagram of Neil.
I didn't get the job
Ken
At 11:21 AM 12/16/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One time 35-40? years ago, I was applying for an electronic
technician position in Pasadena California. One of the
pre-empl
Hello to the group.
I have a Link Comm RLC Club Deluxe with factory rack mount enclosure
and the matching Link Comm DVR 1 also in the rack mount enclosure. Both
in proper working order.
Asking $700 obo for the pair. Please e-mail with any questions.
73 to all.John
One time 35-40? years ago, I was applying for an electronic
technician position in Pasadena California. One of the
pre-employment test questions was to draw a block diagram
of a receiver.
As my hobby time back then was amateur radio and I had
been studying the Motorola T44
Huh?
I know plenty of "Long Time" hams who know the code and were licensed back when
the test was at the FCC field office who still can't draw a block diagram of a
radio. I know plenty of Extra class operators who cannot program a simple HT.
They can pound it out at 20 wpm, but forget trying
I know CW, and proved it by passing a 20 WPM code test over 10 years ago and
by passing a 13 wpm code test nearly 20 years ago.
I will vouch for LJ also knowing code.
-- Original Message --
Received: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:13:21 AM CST
From: mch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoo
It is now just a matter of time. The problems with hams not understanding
what they are doing will increase. Interference will increase. Commercial
interests will petition the FCC for the frequencies. The hams will not be
able to defend their desire to keep the frequencies. Now the ham
frequenc
I hate to see this happen!!! Yes I do have my code and I had to work at it.
Yes I do have a problem with my hearing, not sure what they call it, but my
ears are ringing all the time. Code was very had for me, but I got it. I found
an Elmer who taught me, AC7Z. He told me I have a real good Fist.
On Dec 15, 2006, at 8:02 PM, Don Kupferschmidt wrote:
> Hey Nate:
>
> "Most outstanding was Nate Duehr's (WY0X) successful extraction of
> "Packet" data from deep in the modulation. He, using computer
> filtration and blanking techniques, removed the DTMF zeros and
> brought the packet data
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