[Spooks] Lincolnshire poacher

Mon Oct 7 13:11:28 EDT 2013

Sorry.I am not divulging my location. Let's just say 8 land

Ernie

On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 1:08 PM, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack at gmail.com> wrote:

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> 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!
> >
> > Ernie
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > 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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