[Spooks] Lincolnshire poacher

[Zack Widup]

Where do you live?


On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Ernie Rice <ranger2995 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Not true in my area!
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> 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
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>> 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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