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Recent content by Chumly

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    A little noob help with antenna please

    Is the Scrap repeater still active? Have to ask as I only have broadcastify to use for now. It's down now and every time I check it's silent besides the mandatory auto callsign.
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    A little noob help with antenna please

    Google reports Latitude: 32.752362 | Longitude: -116.692169, I'm KK6MLG and my call sign address is valid. Altitude is 885 meters but my Kestrel reports 2978ft currently (I think it needs calibrated because I get higher every time I check) Address is Alpine, but I'm at mile marker 15.5 past...
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    A little noob help with antenna please

    Been a while Scrappers! Hope ya'll still check in on these forums and perhaps give a big ol' kick in the butt to get it alive again. Anyway, a little backstory here: I use to live in various areas of San Diego and got a couple good nights where I could get a Yagi to have the 2M hit your...
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    Sen. Cruz Questions Sierra Club President about false Climate Change

    I've worked at several power plants now in California. Two of them, including the current one, has the "official monitoring" gear that tracks global warming. The temperature monitors are very close to the HRSG (big 1,000F steam generators) and it's always much warming inside the plant than...
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    Smoketember 19th Sign up's.

    Can this happen again? I'm the annoying KK6MLG that can't get on the repeater (yet), but I'd drive up there to put the YL on the line with her fine ribs some day. It just sounds fun. It's a topic right now and I don't see the fear in it all; Rules, etc... I've been doing meats for years, all...
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    Battery on floor

    Does not add to the conversation. My bike's battery is dead once again after riding here and dead on the bike. Charged it up and it lasts a day. Some batteries are just Shit. I'm a geek as well and could rant on APC UPS all week.
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    Engine Swap (Jeep)

    Thanks, makes me feel better that someone read and understood that long post. Forums can be found preachy since its not really 2-way conversation like the radio enables us to do. It'd be much better if I could jump in on active subjects OTA & discuss my downfalls while I figured this out on my...
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    Battery on floor

    With the temperature and moisture mentioned as more reasonable cause, the concrete floor still has mysteries to it that aren't validated by either. The batteries in my motorcycles last all "winter" with temp fluctuations and moisture. It can be 80% humidity from 4AM until noon, then drop to...
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    Engine Swap (Jeep)

    I'm listening in to a conversation about swapping an engine into a YJ Jeep. I can't get in (tried a few times) so I figured I'd run over here and post my comments. I heard the conversation may continue tonight, so I'll be listening in. I have an '86 CJ7 that I put a '96 TBI 4.3L V-6 and 700R4...
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    Windows 10 preview

    I'm digging it. Not enough to ditch every Win7 install I have currently, but going forward I'll be using Win10. I hope the rumors are true that it may be low priced or free. If there's a Pro version out there, I'll still purchase it full priced or not. I know some of us are still using XP for...
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    Bullets For Thought...

    I'd like to know what type of .45 ammo was used in the 1st story. Are police allowed to choose their own (like Federal JHP HyrdaShok) or is there a standard issue and use FMJ only? I ponder due to hearing my buddy, who was a Deputy at the time, complain about only being able to use standard...
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    Let's talk about the war on 'peaceful' islam

    Man, when South Africa gets too boring Ozzie should come here. I'd vote for her on any party's card just to watch her wake up Congress. All great points and just nailed it on the head.
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    Local Water Charter Boat Fishing Trip

    awwww, shut down :D I gotta get on that repeater more ;)
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    Famous Hams and their Callsigns

    W6OBB - Art Bell W6TWT - Leo Laporte Both known for hosting radio shows. Not princes so I'm not sure how famous they are, but they're well known for me.
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    "The Driver" - Let's nail the @$$H0Le

    Is "the Driver" also the general jammer? 18:16, 13June14: playing rando Spanish songs. Trolls are trolls no matter what form of media they use. The driver, the way I take it, is also jumping out with these random songs as well as singing along with the ad-lib'd XXX lyrics. Heck, he's probably...