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SteamPunk
Location: Sailing the seas of sleaze. Gender: Neither Total Likes: 17 likes
| | | Re: newbie info < Reply # 2 on 6/22/2011 6:18 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Screw repeaters! HF, and DX are real radio, at least for me. Nothing wrong with VHF, but it's very different than the HF bands. VHF and UHF I find, is full of douche-bag cop wanna be's, who are into it for the bat belts, rather than radio itself. The days of the old "Boys club" are over. Sadly, many hams would rather the hobby die than have free thinkers on the air. Most anal radio operators won't talk with me, and that's fine, I wouldn't have it any other way. We have circles of HF groups that are VERY informal, and have daily/nightly "round tables" (such as the little peoples net, and 3.840, as well as the entertaining 14.313, 14.272 or so) and are relaxed rag-chewers. I enjoy DX, and mobile operations too. Not all of us are in it for the rules, formality, nor the "whacker" syndrome so many hams think define ham radio. While I agree, my attitudes are the exeption for ham radio, we are still plenty, and are very capable operators. Many of us are in it for the love of radio, antenna's, the magic of the sun, and voices through the ether.
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| I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what's it seems weird and scary to me, and it'll happen to you, too! |
| Keaven
Location: 15 miles from the Grassy Knoll Gender: Male Total Likes: 13 likes
| | | | Re: newbie info < Reply # 3 on 6/22/2011 10:56 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by SteamPunk Screw repeaters! HF, and DX are real radio, at least for me. Nothing wrong with VHF, but it's very different than the HF bands.
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I like HF much more than VHF too. I'm addressing those unlicensed folks who are thinking of getting their first license. Most of them are going to start out on VHF. Posted by SteamPunk VHF and UHF I find, is full of douche-bag cop wanna be's, who are into it for the bat belts, rather than radio itself.
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Don't know that I'd say "full of", but they are certainly there and they are very vocal. Posted by SteamPunk Most anal radio operators won't talk with me, and that's fine, I wouldn't have it any other way. We have circles of HF groups that are VERY informal...
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Perhaps I shouldn't have said "anal". Those guys who are really anal, I don't talk to them/ they don't talk to me. I'd call myself informal too, but I do use my call sign, I do ID when I'm supposed to, I don't cuss on the air. There are rules and we hams do follow them. I just want newbies to know before they invest time and money, that it isn't like what you hear on CB. Posted by SteamPunk Many of us are in it for the love of radio, antenna's, the magic of the sun, and voices through the ether.
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When someone tells me they have an interest in ham radio, I ask "When you were a kid, did you ever lie awake at night and listen to a broadcast station for far away?". If they didn't and they were not fascinated by the magic of it, ham radio may not be the hobby for them.
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| SteamPunk
Location: Sailing the seas of sleaze. Gender: Neither Total Likes: 17 likes
| | | Re: newbie info < Reply # 9 on 7/1/2011 7:59 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by Radio2600
If you screw around on ham radio, people will work around the clock, 7 days a week to hunt you down
| True, it's how i got my ham ticket. I was a pirate, and Industry Canada had me write my ham test. Not a problem now. Posted by Radio2600 The main stumbling block has been the code, but with that gone now, I think the general not wanting to go take a test keeps people out. However, it also keeps ham radio from becomming like CB radio was in the 1970's.
| Like the CB radio? you mean like 14.313Mhz, 14.272....3.840...on and on the list goes. WORSE than CB radio. Personally, i like it! Jam on!
| I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what's it seems weird and scary to me, and it'll happen to you, too! |
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