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Amen! I have to admit, one thing that has remained constant is eHam's kludgy webpage. I could have coded that back in '95 with basic HTML code....

I don't inhabit the 'zed anymore. I do check out the forums on EHam, but not the featured articles--they tend to devolve into arguments too easy. And I do like Hamsexy cause it's just a completely irreverent view of everything that's supposedly sacred in Ham Radio...even though sometimes I...

I have to disagree here on a couple of points. In my 11 years as being a ham, I have run into exactly one person who didn't treat me with respect. It was on 80 meters, and I was in the Extra segment when he came up on frequency and told me that I didn't belong there and that I had "better...

I wouldn't bet on it. Rural areas usually have the lowest user density and the worst power lines...I wouldn't be surprised if the expense to income ratio is prohibitive for BPL deployment.

By the District Director, Denver District Office, Western Region, Enforcement Bureau: 1. This is an Official Citation issued pursuant to Section 503(b)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended ("Act"), to Midas Auto Service Experts ("Midas") for violation of Section 15.5(b) of...

OOOPS!! Sorry about that. I must've had my wires crossed at some time or another. I swear I remember seeing his profile image on eHam here with (what I thought) your userid. I must be mistaken. My sincerest apologies, sir.

Isn't Happy Hamer N6AYJ--now W6WBJ??

If I'm not mistaken, I think Happy Hammer has his own troubles right now. He's in hot water with Riley...Riley is holding his license renewal hostage pending resolution of complaints about interference.

It will create an ungodly commotion on HF. I can only imagine the noise. Think about it. Hams (and CB'ers I suppose) are always complaining about arcing insulators. One guy in QST even had RFI from a neighbors 12 volt krypton bulb with a broken filament. But an arc welder?? You have my...

Well, I'll be darned. Small world ain't it??? Born and raised beside the Clinchfield tracks as well. Know the route from Clincho to Dungannon, VA like the back of my hand!!

"I still must ask where in the rules does it state that ham operators are the gods of radio? where does it say that the hams are the sheriff's of the 11 meter band?" Well, let's see. The FCC is now using the ARRL as an independent testing lab as far as CB certification goes.... And if you...

450 wins hands down. Don't get me wrong the 440 is a nice radio, but I've spent hours and hours and hours fixing different peoples 440s (VCO troubles), and have yet to find a problem with my 450 after 11 years.

Just some random thoughts: A) This is nothing more than a good-ole-fashioned "shakedown" by the FCC. You know there has got to be some people in Gettysburg with their feet propped up on their desks chuckling about this while smoking some big cigars... B) Of course, if it was really this...

K1MAN is a certifiable jerk off. He deserves this.

Oh, I think they will have to pay the fine. A) They lied to the FCC: "We promise to stop selling these radios." Did they? Nope. Plus, in making the offer it is not only an admission of guilt, it's a recognition that the FCC is the controlling authority. B) They went with their own...

Actually, the FCC does respond to complaints. I can honestly say that I've seen about a 75-80 percent success rate on everyone I've complained about. It may take a year to 18 months for anything to happen, though. It seems like the most responsive and actionable situations are when hams are...

Ummm...yeah. That's at the end of the hose. You're forgetting the 6 dB or more that's added by the honker of the antenna at the other end. Does anyone run just a 50 watt ERP repeater setup anymore? I usually run mine at about 50 watts out of the transmitter, about 30 or so out of the...

From amateurs everywhere, thank you Riley!! :D http://www.fcc.gov/eb/FieldNotices/2003/DOC-259301A1.html

And it's been my experience NTE's are about 3 times the price of the compatible 2SC part...

It's not just the voice ops either. I've noticed a lot of CW ops with drifty signals, chirp and just plain lousy sending.