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  • Re: No Code Rule .. Thoughts?

    From Kd8ncv@VERT/DXSTAT to TRAVIS HUNDLEY on Tue May 1 02:11:07 2012
    That is a dumb stero type, as I started in CB's too, but the people I
    chatted with were just like the hams I delt with, sure you can run into
    those people who give CBerr's a bad name, but I think most are decient
    people

    73's


    On 2/17/2007 6:12 PM, TRAVIS HUNDLEY wrote:
    SAM ALEXANDER wrote to ALL <=-

    Hello Sam,

    Now that the No Code rule is going into effect in the US, any Techs out there looking to upgrade sooner? I got my Tech ticket last year, and

    Yep. I've tried learning the code over the years, but I always hit a brick wall halfway through the alphabet. I start to forget what I've already earned. ;-)

    Something else, do you guys think there'll be an influx of CB users coming to the ham bands? I figured die hard radio users on the CB

    I don't think that'll happen anytime soon. Most CBer's just love to cuss, and
    the FCC would be pulling privlidges left and right. I'll admit that I got my start in CBing, and I still do it. I try not to get drawn into all of the colorful language though.

    And finally, I've heard that some old-schoolers (or OF's) are planning on looking down at folks who get their general or extra after the
    Sam Alexander, KX5SAM

    Oh well, they'll just have to get over it.

    73's

    Travis C. Hundley, KE4LNI

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  • From Deuce@VERT/SYNCNIX to Kd8ncv on Wed May 2 01:49:41 2012
    Re: Re: No Code Rule .. Thoughts?
    By: Kd8ncv to TRAVIS HUNDLEY on Tue May 01 2012 02:11 am

    That is a dumb stero type, as I started in CB's too, but the people I chatted with were just like the hams I delt with, sure you can run into those people who give CBerr's a bad name, but I think most are decient people

    It varies wildly by location... we have a repeater here that is simply shocking
    to any good operator - and it's amateur. Of course, 80m is always a place to listen to idiots.

    Growing up where I did though, CBs were relatively clean and used by everyone. But we've been places where you simply couldn't leave the CB on with kids in the car.

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  • From John Guillory@VERT/MAINLINE to Kd8ncv on Wed May 2 09:22:55 2012
    Re: Re: No Code Rule .. Thoughts?
    By: Kd8ncv to TRAVIS HUNDLEY on Tue May 01 2012 02:11 am

    That is a dumb stero type, as I started in CB's too, but the people I chatted with were just like the hams I delt with, sure you can run into those people who give CBerr's a bad name, but I think most are decient people
    I'm going to take my tech test Saturday. They've got a testing in Brookhaven, ms. Only problem is I've gotten so distracted from other
    things like looking for work, playing with the BBS, cleaning up the house,
    etc. I've kinda not been studying.... I took the test recently and passed it one time, failed it once, I need to keep taking the test more, wished I had more time to study!

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  • From Kd8ncv@VERT/DXSTAT to Deuce on Mon Sep 10 16:22:11 2012
    Re: Re: No Code Rule .. Thoughts?
    By: Deuce to Kd8ncv on Wed May 02 2012 01:49:41

    Hehe, That is funny to hear, as a bunch of hams locally here think they are elite... I have heard many conversations on the W8KEA Repeater talking about how the whole CB band should be repurposed to a HAM band, due to the stupid
    and uneducated people that use it.

    Well I have a 2 Meter radio in my truck and their is hardly ever any activity on it, but when I had a 11 Meter hooked up there was alot of activity on it. Maybe I'll find more activity on HF when I get such a rig ;P But my main operating station is mobile, and HF antenna don't seem to work well on trucks ;P

    KD8NCV

    73's


    Re: Re: No Code Rule .. Thoughts?
    By: Kd8ncv to TRAVIS HUNDLEY on Tue May 01 2012 02:11 am

    That is a dumb stero type, as I started in CB's too, but the people I chatted with were just like the hams I delt with, sure you can run into those people who give CBerr's a bad name, but I think most are decient people

    It varies wildly by location... we have a repeater here that is simply shock to any good operator - and it's amateur. Of course, 80m is always a place t listen to idiots.

    Growing up where I did though, CBs were relatively clean and used by everyon But we've been places where you simply couldn't leave the CB on with kids in the car.



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  • From Kd8ncv@VERT/DXSTAT to John Guillory on Mon Sep 10 16:24:14 2012
    Re: Re: No Code Rule .. Thoughts?
    By: John Guillory to Kd8ncv on Wed May 02 2012 09:22:55

    I would suggest just taking the on-line tests several times before you go,
    and you shouldn't have any problems, thats how I studied...

    73's

    KD8NCV
    Re: Re: No Code Rule .. Thoughts?
    By: Kd8ncv to TRAVIS HUNDLEY on Tue May 01 2012 02:11 am

    That is a dumb stero type, as I started in CB's too, but the people I chatted with were just like the hams I delt with, sure you can run into those people who give CBerr's a bad name, but I think most are decient people
    I'm going to take my tech test Saturday. They've got a testing in Brookhaven, ms. Only problem is I've gotten so distracted from other
    things like looking for work, playing with the BBS, cleaning up the house, etc. I've kinda not been studying.... I took the test recently and passed it one time, failed it once, I need to keep taking the test more, wished I had more time to study!



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  • From John Guillory@VERT/MAINLINE to Kd8ncv on Tue Sep 11 20:28:54 2012
    Re: Re: No Code Rule .. Thoughts?
    By: Kd8ncv to Deuce on Mon Sep 10 2012 16:22:11

    activity on it, but when I had a 11 Meter hooked up there was alot of activity on it. Maybe I'll find more activity on HF when I get such a rig
    ;P But my main operating station is mobile, and HF antenna don't seem to work well on trucks ;P
    KD8NCV
    I know the feeling, but over here, we get sick and tired of the repeater not working right. ;-) In my truck I have 10 & 12 on HAM @ 25 watts, and CB @ 4 watts. Got a friend with a all-band and a quad-band in his van. He's running 3-4 antennas with an auto-tuner. I've got a slick little antenna tuner, I highly recommend for the HF hams on a budget! Either way, neither of us have really had issues with HF antennas on vehichles. The only complaint I have is weather conditions really affect 10 and 12 meters!

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  • From Kd8ncv@VERT/DXSTAT to John Guillory on Fri Sep 21 16:05:02 2012
    Re: Re: No Code Rule .. Thoughts?
    By: John Guillory to Kd8ncv on Tue Sep 11 2012 20:28:54

    Hmm...
    If I can find someone with a junk HR-2510, I can get mine back working, but I broke a coil in the tuning section. So the whole PLL circuit is off freq and won't lock onto anything.

    I kick myself in the butt for doing that...
    The only person that can fix it want's over $100 and wants me to mail it to him... I'm not sure I'm willing to spend that much money...

    73's

    KD8NCV

    Re: Re: No Code Rule .. Thoughts?
    By: Kd8ncv to Deuce on Mon Sep 10 2012 16:22:11

    activity on it, but when I had a 11 Meter hooked up there was alot of activity on it. Maybe I'll find more activity on HF when I get such a rig ;P But my main operating station is mobile, and HF antenna don't seem to work well on trucks ;P
    KD8NCV
    I know the feeling, but over here, we get sick and tired of the repeater working right. ;-) In my truck I have 10 & 12 on HAM @ 25 watts, and CB @ 4 watts. Got a friend with a all-band and a quad-band in his van. He's runni 3-4 antennas with an auto-tuner. I've got a slick little antenna tuner, I highly recommend for the HF hams on a budget! Either way, neither of us hav really had issues with HF antennas on vehichles. The only complaint I have weather conditions really affect 10 and 12 meters!



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