I'm curious if there any other ham radio operators currently operating on the forums. I'm pretty sure there are quite a few. You don't have to give your call if you don't want to, just say you are.
For those of you who are not licensed, we are not talking about a (http://tinyurl.com/22jt8hz) Ham but a http://tinyurl.com/27oahbo "HAM!"
For those of you who are not HAMS!, I really recommend you get your license, its quick, easy, and allows you to experiment with electroncis like never before, be able get help a real emergency, and most of all is fun.
And those who are not operators, don't scew the poll..
Calling all Hams!
- Darth Saber
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Darth Saber - Ham Radio Operator
And my being a HAM was no "accident;" I took a three day class and graduated as a Technician. I currently use a hand held Vertex 150; no where near as fancy as the one shown on your second link, Ttech, but functional.
I would post my call sign, but Sith like to remain as largely untraceable as possible, and the call sign directories are free and open to public use.
I am also known in my area as a ham (comedian), so if anyone has any clean jokes, let me know; as long as they are free from racism, genderism, foul or suggestive language, - and I could retell it in a church without blushing or feeling dirty, that is. I believe that a good sense of humor is healthy for the soul; if you don't have one, I have enough to share.
And my being a HAM was no "accident;" I took a three day class and graduated as a Technician. I currently use a hand held Vertex 150; no where near as fancy as the one shown on your second link, Ttech, but functional.
I would post my call sign, but Sith like to remain as largely untraceable as possible, and the call sign directories are free and open to public use.
I am also known in my area as a ham (comedian), so if anyone has any clean jokes, let me know; as long as they are free from racism, genderism, foul or suggestive language, - and I could retell it in a church without blushing or feeling dirty, that is. I believe that a good sense of humor is healthy for the soul; if you don't have one, I have enough to share.
- Ttech
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Sweet, pretty awesome, another radio operator. I might recommend that you try to get your General - DXing is amazing.Darth Saber wrote:Darth Saber - Ham Radio Operator
And my being a HAM was no "accident;" I took a three day class and graduated as a Technician. I currently use a hand held Vertex 150; no where near as fancy as the one shown on your second link, Ttech, but functional.
I would post my call sign, but Sith like to remain as largely untraceable as possible, and the call sign directories are free and open to public use.
I am also known in my area as a ham (comedian), so if anyone has any clean jokes, let me know; as long as they are free from racism, genderism, foul or suggestive language, - and I could retell it in a church without blushing or feeling dirty, that is. I believe that a good sense of humor is healthy for the soul; if you don't have one, I have enough to share.
- Darth Saber
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I have a printout manual on the General Class, which I plan to start reading any day now.
Some of the most fun that I have, is when I am trying to talk to other hams during a storm. The comments they make about the poor chap they can't understand due to the "white noise," are often more hilarious than the actual conversation. I guess that is what comes of having a "rubber duck" antennae (for those who don't recognize the term, a "rubber duck" is a short, semi flexible antennae which one can usually see on radios carried by employees of highway departments, schools, and some retail and hardware stores.)
Some of the most fun that I have, is when I am trying to talk to other hams during a storm. The comments they make about the poor chap they can't understand due to the "white noise," are often more hilarious than the actual conversation. I guess that is what comes of having a "rubber duck" antennae (for those who don't recognize the term, a "rubber duck" is a short, semi flexible antennae which one can usually see on radios carried by employees of highway departments, schools, and some retail and hardware stores.)
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SkyNet? (obviously not the name but funny similarity)Darth Saber wrote:I have a printout manual on the General Class, which I plan to start reading any day now.
Some of the most fun that I have, is when I am trying to talk to other hams during a storm. The comments they make about the poor chap they can't understand due to the "white noise," are often more hilarious than the actual conversation. I guess that is what comes of having a "rubber duck" antennae (for those who don't recognize the term, a "rubber duck" is a short, semi flexible antennae which one can usually see on radios carried by employees of highway departments, schools, and some retail and hardware stores.)