Historian Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Howdy! I go by the name of Historian around here. I am a general class operator with a series interest in DX. This year (2020) i closed out WAS and am about to close out DXCC. Also a member of ARES. I work mostly digital modes. PSK31, Olivia, Thor, FT8 and FT4. Love this hobby and running radio nets. 73s! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT4494 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 I too am a General class. Currently off air and setting up my shack and Antenna. I picked up the hobby as a prelude to retirement. I had been listening via Websdr.org while at work. which led me to pick up my Technician class and started listening/talking during my weekly commute. I plan on seeing what the local clubs are like but as everything in my life "timing is everything". I retired mid March everyone knows what that meant for socialization!! Hopefully we can branch out to sub-forums for equipment, antennas and other modes. 73s, Norm KN4NFG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 hour ago, GT4494 said: I too am a General class. Currently off air and setting up my shack and Antenna. I picked up the hobby as a prelude to retirement. I had been listening via Websdr.org while at work. which led me to pick up my Technician class and started listening/talking during my weekly commute. I plan on seeing what the local clubs are like but as everything in my life "timing is everything". I retired mid March everyone knows what that meant for socialization!! Hopefully we can branch out to sub-forums for equipment, antennas and other modes. Sounds like it might be the right thing to do, Norm. There are a couple of people here who would like to know more about becoming radio active. The might like to ask the questions of seasoned products like ourselves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syntaxerrorsix Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 KM4HAG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 1 minute ago, syntaxerrorsix said: KM4HAG I knew there was more than a few of us here! Welcome aboard! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jame Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 KE0JJG checking in. I’m a general class operator, and I just wanted to have the ability to communicate without wires or contracts. I operate on a Yaesu 450D and a Hustler 5BTV vertical with 32 30’ radials. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 I got a decent scanner in my truck. Does that count for anything? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 18 hours ago, crockett said: I got a decent scanner in my truck. Does that count for anything? Sure! Lots of hams love scanning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Got into Ham radio on the 50's, anybody remember the 6 m band Gooney box? WA2FEG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted June 12, 2021 Author Share Posted June 12, 2021 10 hours ago, DAKA said: Got into Ham radio on the 50's, anybody remember the 6 m band Gooney box? WA2FEG Before my time but 6 meters has been open lately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Original W0... Wife and Son are license holders as well. I used to work on a remote Non-Magnetic site (I was Electrical Engineer on superconducting submarine sensors) so I set up my wife and my Son with 2 meter stations using Yagi's and towers. I ran 160 Watts in the truck. Each fixed station ran 100 watts on 10 element Yagis. I could talk my son and my wife consistently simplex over 100 miles. My wife's car ran 100 Watts on two meters. We used to talk while she and I both drove to work. It was nice. My trucks had 180 Amp alternators that I retro fitted to support all the radio gear. Thank God for junk yards! Many times I was stuck in traffic in Blizzards in the middle of nowhere talking with my family and watching the battery charging - not discharging. My truck 5/8 wave had the chrome burned off it from the power. I could hit repeaters within approximately 200 miles. Some repeaters gave me access to HF communications. Cell phones and age replaced the radios, but our license's are still current. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 A year and a half...and NOTHING? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT4494 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 I guess us hams would rather talk then type.. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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