[Boatanchors] Wouff Hong for sale Scam

Tue Dec 31 21:11:52 EST 2013

Was that Cullman , AL. ?

Charlie, W5COV

On 12/31/2013 7:47 PM, rbethman wrote:
> I already have that 'emergency communications' under my belt.  The 
> ARRL and NOAA both sent certificates for that gyration.
>
> I picked up as net control when a tornado dropped down in the night 
> and leveled a town in Alabama.  I had very recently taken my General 
> test in Atlanta.  I obtained a used HW-2036A after having acquired a 
> Drake TR-22.
>
> ** Off the Eham site: Description: This 2-meter FM radio was a 
> combination mobile/portable, with an internal battery pack. Crystal 
> controlled, it offered an alternative to the less-stable (or more 
> expensive) handhelds of the mid '70s.
> **
> I simply did what I and the local club president thought "we" needed 
> to do.  This went on for around three days.  Arranging for 
> transportation of relief items, the movement of frozen foodstuffs to 
> another location to facilitate them not being a total loss.
>
> One of our club had drove to the town and was our "man on the ground", 
> that made requests by the local authorities through the net and got 
> them dealt with.
>
> Those that begin to look at being in no man's land with broken 
> equipment are really not giving thought to current day equipment. 
> Emergency beacons are carried by anyone that has the ability of cogent 
> thought and reasoning.
>
> They are in use by those that ski, hike in the wilderness, and other 
> things that put them out of touch with the rest of the world.  They 
> aren't any more expensive than a reasonably new handheld.  They are 
> picked up by satellites and feed into rescue and recovery centers.
>
> EPBs are on every boat that I know of that goes out to sea. General 
> aviation has had them in their fuselage for decades, and are being 
> upgraded.
>
> IMHO it would be utter folly to be going into the hinterlands without 
> one.
>
> What ever happened to thinking for oneself and being prepared?
>
> I use a backpack, carry a minimum of a gallon of water, freeze dried 
> food, a first aid package and survival equipment.  That includes a 
> signal mirror as was issued to pilots back in the '60s.
>
> Now we have GPS systems.  My Garmin has the option to select 
> walking/hiking mode.  I will have my location, and will either find a 
> method of signalling by a fire, flare gun included in the survival 
> kit, and even a night time strobe.
>
> Whom in a "right mind" would seriously go about wandering around in a 
> helpless manner?  It would have to be one with no thought to what can 
> happen.
>
> YMMV - it is my $0.02 worth.
>
> As I responded to someone else - "Ignorance is curable by education - 
> stupidity is fatal".
>
> Bob - N0DGN
>
>
>
> On 12/31/2013 8:06 PM, J. Forster wrote:
>> One main rationale for ham radio is 'emergency communications' somewhat
>> serves 'the public good'.
>>
>> If I were in the woods and broke my leg, a broken, unrepairable HT would
>> be useless...  unfixable.
>>
>> It wouls also be useless if it could not hit a repeater. Hence having 20
>> marginally trained ops that can call 911 is more useful than the world's
>> expert in the next valley, out of range. The odds are better with the
>> former.
>>
>> YMWOCV,
>>
>> -John
>>
>> ====================
>>
>>
>>
>>>> Realistically, most modern ham gear simply cannot be repaired in the
>>>> field. You need a SMT work station or other special tools and test
>>>> equipment.
>>>>
>>> So what.  If you can't fix it don't buy it.
>>>
>>>> Given that, reducing the requirements makes some sense.
>>>>
>>> Really?  They don't make sense at all to me.   I'd be delighted if FCC
>>> started doing the tests, brought back the CW test and called in
>>> everyone who had ever taken a VEC session test for retesting. In
>>> fact, retest everyone.  I'd go in no problem.
>>>
>>> The number of licensees would probably drop to around 50,000 maybe
>>> less.  FB.  The paper hams, the XYLs who got tickets because hubby
>>> made them, the astronauts, the rubber stamped hams, the memorizers,
>>> cheats, bribers, fakers, dead but still licensed hams, would all get
>>> flushed out.   Ditto for the emcomm hams who really should have their
>>> own radio service because they have zero interest in Amateur Radio.
>>>
>>> ARRL would wet their pants but the "Off By and For The ARRL" would
>>> move heaven and Earth to prevent it.  They need warm bodies signing up
>>> for membership and buying new stuff so the new stuff sellers advertise
>>> in QST.    Hams who fix their own gear and understand radio and buy
>>> used parts don't generate enough revenue.
>>>
>>>> Ask yourself, is it better to have 20 possible contacts with little
>>>> knowlege, or 1 expert?
>>> A no brainer; I'll take the expert in a second!  What kind of QSO do
>>> you want to have?
>>>
>>> "Well uh, I got mah driveway seal coated."
>>> ...
>>>
>>> "Yuh did?"
>>> ...
>>> "Yup."
>>>
>>> ...
>>> "What color?"
>>>
>>>
>>> "Uh, black... I think."
>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>> "Black's nice."
>>>
>>> Ya, that's my idea of a good roundtable, sure.
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> Rob
>>> K5UJ
>
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