[K3PZN-List] CB Net Results

Fri, 25 Jan 2002 15:43:40 -0500

Phil,

A little late but I heard you on channels 40 and 35.  I heard you say
through the repeater that you were moving to channel 35, and followed you
there.  I recently found an old CB mobile in my dads garage that he
ripped out of his Cadillac back in the 80's.  I assume it works it just
doesn't have any power wires or antenna.  It is just the transceiver and
a microphone.

I would like to thank everyone that helped me pass the exam.  It is
hopefully just my first step into amateur radio.  All I need to go is get
a VHF and/or UHF transceiver after I get my license and I hope to meet
all of you.

-Travers DeVine

On Thu, 24 Jan 2002 06:28:18 -0800 (PST) Philip Karras <[email protected]>
writes:
> Travers,
> 
> Wow, Glad you heard at least one of us!  Mt set-up is
> an R5 antenna at 15 feet (This is a Ham antenna for 20
> - 10 meters, and that's why I picked 40/35/30 since
> those freqs - I think - are closer to the 10 m band
> than the lower freqs are.) The rig I believe is an
> older GE AM/SSB rig that as I said befre I picked up
> for less than $5 at a ham fest.
> 
> I tried to call Jim on the repeater so we could talk
> about what we were trying, but he didn't show there.
> 
> Which channel(s) did you hear me on?
> 
> Good-luck on your exam tonight & wish I could be
> there, do well & pass!
> 
> 73 de ke3fl
> Phil
> 
> --- [email protected] wrote:
> > Hey Phil and other members;
> > 
> > I was on the CB channels 40 and 35 between 8:55 and
> > 9:10 PM.  Sadly I
> > made no contacts, which to me is no surprise.  I
> > only heard 1 person, and
> > that was Phil (KE3FL) from Mount Airy.  He was
> > coming in pretty noisy but
> > I was able to make out it was him.  I tried to
> > contact back but my small
> > signal probably didn't make it.  
> > 
> > My set up was pretty pitiful.  I took my hand held
> > CB talkie (1st
> > mistake) and hooked it up to a mobile scanner
> > antenna(2nd mistake). 
> > Because I was having trouble getting full power in
> > my house I hooked up
> > everything my car and powered it from the cigarette
> > lighter.  Now I
> > haven't been in 2-way radio and that was all I had. 
> > The only other 2-way
> > radios I have is a set of FRS transceivers, and I
> > know those won't carry
> > far.  Maybe one day I'll get a full powered rig with
> > an appropriate
> > antenna, but until then this has been a learning
> > experience.  
> > 
> > See you all tomorrow (Thursday) night at the
> > meeting, and wish me luck on
> > my technician exam.
> > 
> > -Travers DeVine
> 
> 
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