Subj : Re: Wannbe HAM
To : TONY LANGDON
From : JIMMY ANDERSON
Date : Mon Sep 19 2016 10:23 pm
-=> Tony Langdon wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
JA> I helped with a local club's 'car parking' volunteer work at a tractor
JA> pull recently. We all used HT's on simplex. We could have done with
JA> something like that but we all own HT's anyway, and we're legal to use
JA> the 'real' frequencies. LOL
TL> Yeah, ham radio works if everyone has a ticket. In my case, I'm often
TL> the only licensed ham, so UHF CB is a better fit for our needs. CTCSS
TL> or DCS work well to keep any passing signals out of our speakers.
TL> Interference is generally not a problem, because of our relatively
TL> close distance.
Understood. And that's kinda what MURS is for (no license needed).
JA> ... Taglines? We don't need no stinking Taglines!
TL> Really? :P
Yep - made that one up myself back in the 90's.
TL> ... Elvis has left the echo.
Could have sworn I made that one up too, but not 100% positive...
