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Harpoonman
| | Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2001 - 11:23 pm: | 
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Just thought some of you would like to know that I passed both the Tech AND General exams today for the Amateur Radio Service (test elements 2 and 3).
Now, I just need to get that code down!
Still waiting to hear from the VE what my call sign is.
Wooohooo!
Harpoonman |
Mr_Rf
| | Posted on Sunday, December 09, 2001 - 6:34 am: |
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Congratulations and welcome aboard! |
bruce
| | Posted on Sunday, December 09, 2001 - 3:01 pm: |
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anyone in central Fla there is a new SSB net on 144.23 USB at 8pm EST on Sundays out of the Tampa / St Pete WCFD info was posted on CARS
bruce |
bruce
| | Posted on Monday, December 10, 2001 - 7:13 am: |
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65 check ins from all over the state of Fla very nice to see... my TS-700 feels usefull again
bruce |
Skynet
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 9:41 pm: |
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Good job Harpoonman. Welcome aboard.
VE5-SKY |
Harpoonman
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 18, 2001 - 11:38 am: |
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Thanks to all of you for the congrats!
New call sign is KB3HIN, but, get this, I've already put in for a vanity call. KB3HIN is a fine call sign, but I've got something in mind that reflects what I do for a living, sooo... wish me luck and I'll let you know if I get it.
Already started on the code since my little practice oscillator arrived, too!
73
Harpoonman |
bruce
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 - 12:02 pm: |
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welcome to ham radio harpoonman let nothing get in your way to enjoy it to the fullest. Like most people i got my first licence good only for a year and damn near let it expire ran out and 36 years ago got a tech ticket. I held a call of WB2ZKT and can still remember the day i got it good feeling to get that paper still can remember some contacts like jean shepard K2ORS who was a radio talk show personalty of the 60's. In thoes days most of us used WW2 surplus ARC-3 / SCR-522 on 2 meter AM if you were rich you ran a heath kit or gonset comm 2,3 or 4. Things have come a long way my 100 watt all mode radio is 1/3 the size of the power transformer of the arc-3 and my hand held which is 2/440 with 200 channles smaller than the carbon mikes of that day. i'm on 29.6 fm at 3:30 pm est weekdays give a lissen
bruce |
KD5AFE
| | Posted on Sunday, December 23, 2001 - 1:58 pm: |
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congratulations on the new ticket. Welcome to the wonderful world of ham radio. I currently have my General ticket and am working on Extra. May I suggest a cw program that made it easy (for me) to learn. The program is code quick. I'm in no way associated with the people who produce the program, but am just a satisfied customer. |
hydro
| | Posted on Sunday, December 23, 2001 - 11:51 pm: |
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Now you need a FT-817, FT100D, and a few others that I can't afford but they sure look sweet |
bruce
| | Posted on Monday, December 24, 2001 - 2:47 am: |
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i own both the ft-840 and alinco dx-70 both are fine radios both under 800 bucks |
Phineas
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 26, 2001 - 9:36 am: |
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Dont forget fellas, 10 meters is also an HF band. If you already have a ten meter radio, use it. The HF rig will come later. I have talked to a lot of people on 10 meters that use Rangers, Presidents, Magnums, HTX10, ETC.... Frankly, I still have alot of fun on VHF/UHF also. I also agree with KD5AFE, I bought code quick, and it only took 2 weeks to learn the alphabet, and the punctuations.
Phineas
KC0LSC/AG |
bruce
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 26, 2001 - 12:45 pm: |
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Phineas i run my dx-70 on 10 and 6 from the car very nice it will go from 160 - 6 but i dont feel like having a 600 lb ant taking out power wires as i go down the road. I have owned and used the hx-10 the ranger 2950 on 10 and found both to work well as a low end moble radio. The ranger 5054 is also a fine radio i run one and im very happy with it. Also if you have a ranger and want to go on 2 meter SSB check out the ten-tec transverters they work very well at just over 150 as a kit. Im on 29.6 at 3:30 pm est weekdays see ya all.
bruce
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