Ham Operators on here?
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Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Indianapolis IN
Originally Posted by SirHailstone
Was this the Greenfield Hamfest? They used to hold theirs in December right before the holidays.
And no I've never been to Dayton. I might go next year.
And no I've never been to Dayton. I might go next year.
Yes it was the Greenfield hamfest and I was able to attend and they had a good showing.5 new people passed the exam. It was a good time and I did not spend alot of money.
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1970f2504x4, man you said it! i enjoy tinkering with the things almost more than talking on them. just picked up a Knight Safari 1 23 ch. tube type cb. should be fun to restore. anyone remember knightkit?
i swear, sometimes this hobby is like Legos; as soon as you finish building it, you want to take it all apart again and build something else.
i swear, sometimes this hobby is like Legos; as soon as you finish building it, you want to take it all apart again and build something else.
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From: South East Texas
I have two real old Globe, five channel, tube type, base mobile CB's that still used vibrators instead of a rectifiers for ac-dc conversion. Back in the early 70's I put one at my girlfriends house and one at mine and reversed the Tx and Rx crystals which put us on some unknown frequency so we could have private conversations.
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From: North Carolina
Originally Posted by nightowl_52
I put one at my girlfriends house and one at mine and reversed the Tx and Rx crystals which put us on some unknown frequency so we could have private conversations.
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From: Indianapolis, IN
Originally Posted by ubermich
Is there a "college students with absolutely no money but really really wish they could be hams" club?
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hey ubermich, we'll find you the instructions on how to convert the microwave oven in your dorm into a transceiver. then we'll hook it to the radiator that is inevitably in there for an antenna, then we'll patch that into your cell phone. just push the talk button and make sure you are standing BEHIND the microwave! after we put out the ensuing fire; we'll use the cell phone to call your parents so they can wire you the money to repair the dorm room. then we'll spend that money on a ham radio for you. See, all you have to do is be a creative thinker!
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From: Calvert County, Maryland
KE6YCO Here...tech "no-code" since 95 (due for renewal soon). Stationed in Norfolk, Va. Have a Yaesu FT-2500M 2M mobile in my bronco tied to a really beat up old hustler mag mount (for now) and have a Radio Shack HTX-200 2-M ht that I carry occasionally.
