[Spooks] Lincolnshire poacher

[Ernie Rice]

And most hams still won't help. I am letting my ticket expire because the hobby is no longer fun or useful. Hams  talk about CB  ad chicken band or low lives. Go to 80 m on any night and listen to the crap up there. 

Ernie

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> On Oct 7, 2013, at 11:46, David Goren <shortwaveology at mac.com> wrote:
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> From reading the comments on the site, a lot of people use it as a simulator to help them as they study for their ham licenses. Current hams use it as a way to elmer newcomers. That alone has some value, bec. when I tried to become a ham as a teen I found most didn't want to bother to lend a hand.
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>> On Oct 7, 2013, at 9:37 AM, Zack Widup wrote:
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>> If there are signals long-since departed from the airwaves on
>> Hamsphere, perhaps nostalgia? That's all I can think of.
>> 
>> I picked up a small portable shortwave radio at a ham auction for $10
>> a few months ago. It needed a bit of repair work but is a nice little
>> radio. I'm pretty sure similar radios for similar prices can be had on
>> eBay. Also, my Yaesu VX-6 does a decent job of receiving on the
>> shortwave bands when it has a decent antenna. The only problem I might
>> see with those is the need for an adaptor for the SMA connector it
>> uses for the antenna. But those are also easy to come by.
>> 
>> 73, Zack (W9SZ)
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>>> On 10/7/13, Rick Hampton <rickhampton at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>> According to the Wikipedia entry
>>> (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HamSphere) you're pretty much dead on
>>> with your assessment.
>>> 
>>> I ran across it a while back and couldn't understand why anyone would
>>> take the time to build something that emulates the worst part of a real
>>> radio circuit, and from the comments I've read, does so only poorly.
>>> 
>>> Apparently, there is a niche (but not a huge niche) for people who like
>>> the idea of dealing with noise, static, etc, but don't have the
>>> wherewithal to either get real radios or the license to operate them.
>>> That doesn't include me, but to each his own...
>>> 
>>> Rick
>>> 
>>>> On 10/7/2013 7:28 AM, Kevin Elliott wrote:
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>>>> Can someone explain what the appeal of Hamsphere is? I have played with it
>>>> a few times, and I just can't get over the fact that nothing is really
>>>> transmitting on frequencies. It's not much different than a voice chat
>>>> server with a ton of channels. It seems like a nice way to play with the
>>>> concepts without needing the equipment, but other than a really really
>>>> basic learning tool, how is it practical in any way?
>>>> 
>>>> There's something that having laws to restrict transmissions on real
>>>> frequencies and the need for relatively costly equipment that makes real
>>>> transmissions that much more interesting, even if you're just scanning
>>>> bands and not participating in amateur radio (which is also a blast).
>>>> 
>>>> And doesn't hamsphere have some kind of subscription cost?! Please, tell
>>>> me what the appeal is so I can die knowing.
>>>> 
>>>> -Kevin
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