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Study Confirms QRMers Are Bad People | Ham Hijinks
NEWINGSTEAD, Vt. — Results of a worldwide study have confirmed what many ham radio operators have suspected all along: people who purposefully interfere with other transmissions are psychopaths.
The study, conducted over the course of one...
"Officer the light was GREEN not pink!"
If your brain works normally this is neat. This is another example of an amazing illusion! The last sentence is so true.
If your eyes follow the movement of the rotating pink dot, the dots will remain only one color, pink.
However if you stare at the...
anyone else hearing the QRM on 28.850 +/-?
I hear two different transmitters sending a single tone back and forth to each other.
I only hear them when the band is open to europe for F2 propagation.
one transmitter is often s9+40 and the other s9+20.:mad:
I have tuned around and I can't...
http://www.buzzfeed.com/laraparker/w...sident-are-you
My result-
You got: Andrew Jackson
You’ve never been given handouts and for that, your success tastes so much sweeter. You may be given great power, but you have the great responsibility to handle it. You always do what you think is best...
the CQ WPX contest coming up at the end of this month.
CQ WPX Contest - Rules
This is one of my favorite contests because it's not about DX - it's about your call sign prefix.
My call is ND6M, so "ND6" is the "entity" that you're working, and it's fairly rare - only 25 active calls in ULS...
some of you AM'ers may want to play this weekend.
I may try around 29.000 -29.200 on my riceburner:biggrin:
note: if you are a TECH, you do not have A.M. fone privs , (or any privs above 28.500), so get a "control operator" and come out an play
heck, if you follow the linky, there is even...
.... that had a valid 2 x 2 callsign.
just spinin the VFO a few minutes ago and got into a QSO with an person in ALASKA with a 2 x 2 call. I don't normally look up calls to check the class but, after what he told me, I did in this case.
we were on 28.495 and there was some QRM, so I asked...
jus a reminder,.. tomorrow (10-10) is the annual 10-10 international 24 hour SPRINT.
all modes count ,..... fone, CW, Digital, ect .
you DON'T have to be a 10-10 member to play;)
hope to work some of ya
i'm thinking about replacing my 102 ft G5RV with a ZS6BKW (optimizied) antenna.
it will be a a flat top configuration @ 40 feet and running directly east & west from SW Tn.
I am thinking I can get 5 HF bands without a tuner and the WARC bands too. I am not at all interested in working DX...
spent the day lowering all but my inverted vee,.........
I think we are gonna get hammered on the west Florida coast{Cry_river}
I'm less than 1/4 mile from the gulf:whistle:
this weekend , w5kub will perform another of his FREE live internet "broadcasts" from Huntsville.
I watched most of the Dayton hamfest on his site W5KUB.COM
He pays much of the cost directly on his own, but, he also gives away some great gifts that are donated by certain...
well, it's that time of the year again.
the W9IMS (indianopolis motor speedway) special event in in operation NOW.
this is a fun event I work every year and the put out a great QSL
most bands are covered inculding 10 and 6
W9IMS
have fun and enjoy
for those of you that may want to work it, the K7UGA (old Sen. Barry Goldwater call) special event station is on 28.445 and workin all the U.S.
BIG signal in the S.E.
I don't know if this has been posted before or not, but, if ya wanna listen to your own watergate this this is a good link
Can I get a radio check
I'm listening to the WESTSIDE 11 BAY AREA link right now and can hear myself from the east coast**Jump_im**
just a reminder for those of you that may want to play.
the 10-10 INTERNATIONAL winter phone QSO party is this weekend
start 0001 UTC 4 FEB - end 2400 UTC 5 FEB
you don't need a 10-10 number to play, but if you are trying to get the required numbers to join 10-10, this is the time to get...
if there are five toggle switches installed on the front left side,..... just what might they do?:whistle:
http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?327395-cobra-142gtl-base
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