RE: [MV] MV COMM-NET (no mil content)(Re: repeaters)(Many Hams are nerds)

From: Glen Closson (glen@closson.com)
Date: Tue Jun 03 2003 - 18:41:20 PDT


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WAY TO GO

Regards,

Glen (<5WPM)
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 Jeffrey Smith MVP
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 6:21 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] MV COMM-NET (no mil content)(Re: repeaters)(Many Hams
are nerds)

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Jeff Smith MVP
Pensacola, FL
W4ZH(20 WPM)

--- 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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