[Spooks] Lincolnshire poacher

Mon Oct 7 12:41:19 EDT 2013

Not true in my area!

Ernie

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> On Oct 7, 2013, at 12:09, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 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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