From: Joe Foley (redmenaced@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Jun 03 2003 - 19:01:02 PDT
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--- Glen Closson <glen@closson.com> wrote:
> Hi Patrick,
> It might be awhile and you should get your ticket
> and get that sucker
> powered up!
>
> I listened to the 5WPM tapes and it was very painful
> for me. I memorized
> the code the crude way and I was able (barely) to
> pass the code the first
> time. Now I never have to look at it again. Many
> people love the code and
> that's okay.
>
> When I was done with the test I went back and
> corrected the misspellings and
> other strange things.
>
> But believe me, if I can pass receiving 5WPM,
> anybody can!
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Glen
> May the Joys of today be those of tomorrow!
> May thy goblet of life hold no dregs of sorrow!
>
> Work like you don't need the money,
> love like you've never been hurt and
> dance like nobody is watching.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> Behalf Of Patrick Jankowiak
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 6:26 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] MV COMM-NET (no mil content)(Re:
> repeaters)(Many Hams
> arenerds)
>
>
> I have the tech. I await the removal of the CW
> requirement for the
> general. I always pass the general written test
> easily. It's easier
> than the (commercial) FCC radiotelephone operators
> license.
>
> I will then place a certain plate modulated AM
> transmitter with a pair
> of 304TH's modulating a 4-1000A on the air. For the
> non-radio types,
> this is a 3'x3'x7' tall, 1200 lb. transmitter
> capable of 'coasting
> along' at the maximum legal power output.
>
> Glen Closson wrote:
> >
> > 1. Many amateur repeaters are "open" meaning
> that anyone with a valid
> > license and who obeys the rules can use them to
> talk to other hams but not
> > necessarily use them for the more advanced
> features such as "auto-patch"
> > that permits you make phone calls from the
> repeater. To do that, you
> > typically need to belong to the club that operates
> and maintains the
> > repeater, or make a donation to the people that
> own it, etc.
> >
> > 2. Some repeaters are "closed" and they don't
> want you talking on it
> > (however in a emergency I'm sure they would help
> you) unless you are a
> > member of their club. Sometimes its an old boy's
> club and they don't want
> > new members.
> >
> > 3. Even the 5 watt FRS (i.e. UHF) radios may
> not work for long
> conveys
> > and/or ones that go through hilly terrain. This
> is due to the LOS (line
> of
> > sight) characteristic of UHF. The lower the
> frequency the more likely it
> > will "curve" around corners. Personally I have
> had very good luck with
> the
> > 400mW FRS Motorola radios. FRS has become the
> defacto standard for many
> > applications.
> >
> > 4. I earned my ham license many years ago
> when you needed to learn
> the code.
> > Now you don't have to get a license that will
> permit you to transmit on
> all
> > sorts of frequencies and powers. Go to
> > http://www.wvara.org and click on "exam practice"
> and take the online
> test
> > a bazillion times until you feel comfortable (you
> will end up memorizing
> the
> > answers) and the take the test (that's what I did
> to get my advanced
> > licenses)! Having the license will give you many,
> many options for
> talking
> > to one another.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Glen N6PQP (Extra)
>
>
>
>
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