[Spooks] Lincolnshire poacher

[Zack Widup]

If you're limiting yourself to shortwave, that may be true. I got
interested in VHF/UHF/microwave/mmwave weak-signal work a number of years
ago. It's a whole new world. The others interested in this facet of ham
radio are not the same as most of the HF ops. Almost all are willing to
give a hand, get new people involved and on the air. Almost all are very
technically competent and have something useful to contribute. Sort of
breathes new life into the hobby.

73, Zack W9SZ


On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Ernie Rice <ranger2995 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> 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.
> >
> >
> >> 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)
> >>
> >>> 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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