[MilCom] Why Should I Waste My Time Posting

Sat Sep 26 20:34:49 EDT 2009

 Hi Dave, good posting. I wonder if you could share with me some of
your favorite HF freqs, I have 16 hf receivers set up through
multi-couplers and park them on certain frequencies. So far, I 
monitor the usual CAMSLANT freqs such as 11175, 9882, 13200, 6741,
ect. Also have 2 coastguard freqs plugged in, 5696 and 8983
which produce lots of activity.
 Besides those I have the other radios plugged into some Coast
Guard ship/shore freqs but have never heard a peep. I wonder if 
you might have any suggestions? 
 I spend a lot of time cruising the 11 meg and 5 meg bands looking
for activity and have heard some interesting things such as drunken
fisherman shooting the breeze. I did hear one time a Canadian
Aircraft.  I believe it was Dark Star or something similar.
I look forward to your thoughts.
Regards, Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: wb5uom at hughes.net
To: Ken <rfinder1 at verizon.net>, Jack Nesmith <jnesmith2 at cfl.rr.com>, milcom <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:53:01 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [MilCom] Why Should I Waste My Time Posting

Ken,
While I have never posted anything except what I thought was unusual or
interesting to others, I do read thru to see what others are listening to.

I mainly stick to HF because it has always been my thing. And Mil-Air on hf
for the most part is pretty mundane these days.

I do find it interesting that you guys do hear so much on Vhf/Uhf and I went
as  far as getting a outside antenna. Found I had too many trees over the
house to do much with it and it never got put up.

I do agree that it might be there is a decline in listening. I have a
Customer that got a hf radio to play with after sitting in my truck
listening to an EAM on 11175 .
 I sent him every link and site and frequency I could think of to spur him
on
(including this group)
but I dont think it is going to 'take' with him. May have been  just a quick
fad.

Anyway, Im here and guess Im just guilty as charged

David/WB5UOM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken" <rfinder1 at verizon.net>
To: "Jack Nesmith" <jnesmith2 at cfl.rr.com>; "milcom" <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: [MilCom] Why Should I Waste My Time Posting

> Hello Jack & the group:
>
> I would think that milcom has reached it's "maturity" (and perhaps
"decline"
> point at this time (remember marketing 101 in the stages of a new
product),
> barring another "9/11" type terrorist attack, or other milcom related
"high
> adventure" that gets nationwide press coverage.
>
> Most people buy scanners to listen to the local police, fire, ems (public
> safety) type activity.   Generally now with the advent of a lot of radio
> trunking systems, it takes a lot of money to just get into the hobby for
> most.  Milcom is also more difficult to understand to most hobbyists and
> when one talks about it to friends, family, & co-workers they may think
you
> are "strange".  At my workplace I'm able to operate my scanner in my
office
> & when 104th FW F15's fly over our facility I'll always let the others
know
> what the callsign of the aircraft is (are) & how many of them are flying
> over.   HOWEVER, there's more intrest in what is going on if the local PD
> cruiser goes by with it's siren on :(
>
> BTW I've chosen the once a month log summary posting as my method of
> historically reporting what I've heard milcom wise while monitoring, so at
> least anyone visiting or living in my monitoring area will readily be able
> to plug in those frequencies & hear activity.   I think that most
hobbyists
> who sign on to this list could easily contribute their loggings, even if
it
> was 1 day or a  few days of activity per month to give all of us the
flavor
> of what is active milcom wise in their monitoring area.   Just takes a
> little self discipline & voluntary effort.  Hopefully more will decide to
> contribute to the list!!!
>
> Ken
> Springfield MA Monitoring Area
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jack Nesmith" <jnesmith2 at cfl.rr.com>
> To: "milcom" <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 8:23 AM
> Subject: [MilCom] Why Should I Waste My Time Posting
>
>
> >I went back and checked the number of post for Aug. '05. against Aug '09.
> >
> > Look's like anything I post is a WASTE of My Time!!
> >
> > Has everyone lost interest?
>
>
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