Subj : Re: Wannbe HAM
To : KENT TIMM
From : JIMMY ANDERSON
Date : Fri Sep 23 2016 12:45 pm
-=> Kent Timm wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
> You run into people like that everywhere. Soudns like a bully.
KT> Yes, kind of a throwback to 1980's CB dayz during the fall of the
KT> band.. I don't think he's so much a bully as he is clueless. I've
KT> never met him, I think he's in his early 90s and just doesn't know how
KT> to operate right, he's really the only person I can think of off hand I
KT> would call a bad operator.
Hmm... Clueless might be more correct.
KT> Most people around here do operate ok when they actually do get on
KT> the air, they just need to do it more.
LOL - yeah
KT> There's half a dozen repeaters in London, the "main" one has quiet a
KT> range, I think it's 600 feet up on the local TV station's tower, I have
KT> clear line of sight to it from where I sit right now. I've got it to
KT> in from my car on an China HT and a magmount 1/4wave 30 miles out and
KT> can still trip it at 40 but to weak to really talk.
Very cool! Lots of traffic?
> Oh - just re-read what you said. That's not one you use NOW? Was
> looking for ne I could make a contact with YOU. :-)
KT> nope, I haven't used it in ages, but now that I'm thinking about it I
KT> should give it a go next time I'm messing around with echolink just to
KT> see what happens. I don't usualy monitor the repeaters any more,
KT> unless I want to cycle the battery in the HT.. If I get regualar radio
KT> again I'd probably keep it on, but maybe monitor 146.520 instead of the
KT> repeater.. or scan.
I scan. My mobile has dual channels. Sometimes I will keep one channel on
and scan the other, but usually I just scan as well. If I hear something
that's clear enough to listen to I'll stop and listen and get in on
conversations where I can. :-)
> What's the details on the SOUTHERNS thing you mentioned?
KT> I heard about Southcars years ago from a pod cast I use to listen to
KT> and tried it out, didn't go back for a long time until recently when I
KT> wanted more then just the local stuff, so I spurataclly check in to it
KT> via my tablet. They have a weekly email they send out with the net
KT> times, usually the ragcrews at saturday and sunday at 7pm.
KT>
http://voip.southcars.com/
Thanks! Just went there and sent the email for membership info.
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