[Spooks] Lincolnshire poacher

Ernie Rice ranger2995 at gmail.com
Mon Oct 7 13:19:56 EDT 2013 

Not here sir! I have ask for held with upgrading and no one would OR the give classes that start at $100 plus book(which they sell) 
My license expires in DEC and I will sell all my gear.
I was told when I first wanted to be a ham that hams were snobs. Now I have found out that it is true. I no longer wish to be a ham. 
I still  11 m and find it for more enjoyable than anything ham. 

Ernie

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> On Oct 7, 2013, at 13:13, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I know a lot of W8's who would be Elmers for VHF weak-signal work. Note I
> am NOT talking about FM. I'm talking about the guys who do SSB and CW on
> VHF+ bands.
> 
> Zack
> 
> 
>> On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Radionut R <ranger2995 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> 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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>>> 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!
>>>> 
>>>> 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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