From: Fred Martin (mung@in-touch.net)
Date: Tue Jun 10 2003 - 11:12:48 PDT
Way to go Jeff...but for some reason I was about one word per minute
reading your cw...it works better in the ear, huh?
--... / ,,,--
Fred Martin KE8SS (13 wpm)
Greenfield, Ohio
Jeffrey Smith MVP wrote:
> .-- .- -.-- / - --- / --. ---
>
>
> 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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