[Boatanchors] The Silence of the Bands.

[K5MYJ]

The advantage of 2M FM is you can use a simple antenna to work the local 
repeater.

I have very simple 1/4wave groundplane indoors and I can hit all the local 
repeaters. That gets around HOA limitations.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel" <dwright12 at neb.rr.com>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2017 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] The Silence of the Bands.


>I will hafta agree with Bob. Things have just changed as technology and 
>lifestyles have changed, and us oldpharts die off.
>
> There seem to be a bunch of young people interested in the "maker" thing 
> (movement?..I hate that word applied here).
>
> Around the Lincoln, Nebraska, area quite a few younguns are getting their 
> ham license and are content with their shack-on-a-belt and
>
> the local 2 meter repeaters and 2 meter digital stuff.
>
> 73 y'all
>
> de Dan -- WA0JRD . .
>
>
>> combination of things:  lousy condx a lot of the time, plus QRN and
>> summer time and folks have other things to do besides sit in a
>> basement, and many HF ops are SK or are running on empty by 9 p.m.
>> unless they have a two hour nap in the afternoon.  Not sure how many
>> can do that.
>>
>> Let's face it:  the ham radio we all know and love, HF and 160 m.
>> phone and CW is not like it was 40 years ago because the ranks have
>> not filled in with younger people.  The population of hams like us is
>> dwindling and those of us left aren't QRV all the time so the activity
>> is down.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Rob
>> K5UJ
>>
>>
>
>
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