Subj : Re: Wannbe HAM
To   : KENT TIMM
From : JIMMY ANDERSON
Date : Fri Sep 23 2016 12:45 pm

-=> Kent Timm wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-

 > You run into people like that everywhere. Soudns like a bully.
 KT> Yes, kind of a throwback to 1980's CB dayz during the fall of the
 KT> band.. I don't think he's so much a bully as he is clueless.  I've
 KT> never met him, I think he's in his early 90s and just doesn't know how
 KT> to operate right, he's really the only person I can think of off hand I
 KT> would call a bad operator.

Hmm... Clueless might be more correct.

 KT>  Most people around here do operate ok when they actually do get on
 KT> the air, they just need to do it more.

LOL - yeah

 KT> There's half a dozen repeaters in London, the "main" one has quiet a
 KT> range, I think it's 600 feet up on the local TV station's tower, I have
 KT> clear line of sight to it from where I sit right now.  I've got it to
 KT> in from my car on an China HT and a magmount 1/4wave 30 miles out and
 KT> can still trip it at 40 but to weak to really talk.

Very cool! Lots of traffic?

 > Oh - just re-read what you said. That's not one you use NOW? Was
 > looking for ne I could make a contact with YOU. :-)

 KT> nope,  I haven't used it in ages, but now that I'm thinking about it I
 KT> should give it a go next time I'm messing around with echolink just to
 KT> see what happens.  I don't usualy monitor the repeaters any more,
 KT> unless I want to cycle the battery in the HT..  If I get regualar radio
 KT> again I'd probably keep it on, but maybe monitor 146.520 instead of the
 KT> repeater..  or scan.

I scan. My mobile has dual channels. Sometimes I will keep one channel on
and scan the other, but usually I just scan as well. If I hear something
that's clear enough to listen to I'll stop and listen and get in on 
conversations where I can. :-)

 > What's the details on the SOUTHERNS thing you mentioned?

 KT> I heard about Southcars years ago from a pod cast I use to listen to
 KT> and tried it out, didn't go back for a long time until recently when I
 KT> wanted more then just the local stuff, so I spurataclly check in to it
 KT> via my tablet.  They have a weekly email they send out with the net
 KT> times, usually the ragcrews at saturday and sunday at 7pm.
 KT> http://voip.southcars.com/

Thanks! Just went there and sent the email for membership info.


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