Subj : Hello.
To   : Spaceman Spiff
From : Angus Mcleod
Date : Thu Jun 16 2005 09:54 am

  Re: Hello.
  By: Spaceman Spiff to Ralph Smole on Wed Jun 15 2005 20:41:00

 >  >  > Hello this is Tracy kk4ql. I am located in Madisonville KY I just wond
 >  >  > there are any hams on here near Madisonville or in the group from the 
 >  >  > Kentucky.
 >  >  > I spend most of my radio time on echolink talking on two meater system
 >  >  > the country.
 >  >
 >  > How did you get an amateur radio license?? Surely not by knowing how to s
 >  > METER!! Unbelievable!
 >
 > I liked her spelling. :)

Why do I get the idea that Tracy is male?

My first rig was an old, valve/tube technology 2-Meter breadbox that 
weighed about 25 lbs.  It took two of us to carry it home.  I *was* able 
to hit the repeater, that was located at the top of the hill, about 400 
yards away!

By a process of obserevation I figured out how you determined what band a 
rig operated on:  You count the meters on the front of the rig and add one.

I was very disappointed when I saw my first 80-Meter rig....


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