"Jim Hampton" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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Vinnie S. wrote:
On 16 Dec 2006 02:58:54 GMT, Steveo wrote:

Vinnie S. wrote:
Remember that exemption thing with the hams? I have two buddies
that are extras' - local here and they'd like to hear me on 20 40
or 80 (160?) NOT TWO METERS THO!

The thing about it is they still use 11 meters as much as they
use any of those bands. You do too, right?

Remember the guy I bought my Icom from? He told me that the
biggest offenders in radio are extra class hams.

I think this is a great thing for ham radio. You can now get some
new blood into this hobby.

Vinnie S.

You're probably right, it should make it easier for the no codes to
gain
more HF privilege but that doesn't blow my hair back either. I may
end up there after I pass 50, or not. I'm happy with my little shot
down CB so far.

btw..i remember who you bought your radio from man.

I'm telling you, With 75M, I can talk to you all the time. Take the
practice tests on eham.net. You'll pass them easily.

Vinnie S.

I'm not worried about passing the no code test, and we have each others
land line in case it's really pressing, right?

Get ready to hear me on 11M in your hometown as the band opens up. If
you don't hear me directly, you'll hear people calling out my name. g

I'm getting ready for it again, because the last time was so much fun.

Hello Mopar

I remember well when I had the monster antenna when I was a kid. I could
reach Washington, D.C. from Rochester, NY running 65 watts in the middle
of the day and all points in between. On 160 meters.

At night, that extended over most of the lower 48 states - running 25
watts on 160.

Between 80 and 20 and all bands in between, you're good for much of the
world by picking your frequencies and time of day - unless the bands are
really messed up by a big solar storm.

Heck, I ran a phone patch running 12 watts rms into the beam from Guam
Island back to Rochester, NY. Until the guy said I was weak, at which
point I threw on the afterburner. Nearly knocked his speaker off the
shelf. Guam to Rochester has to be pushing the heck out of 10,000 miles
.... and 12 watts would have been sufficient for a qso on ssb, just
needed a titch more for the phone patch

For the most part, you really don't need a lot of power. Just pick the
frequency, mode, and time appropriately.

I'll chat with you off-group via e-mail.

73 from Rochester, NY
Jim

Yeah I must agree those are some most impressive kredentials, Jim, and you
know you and I would get along just as well on 11 as we do via email. I'm
not an amp junkie at all man, most times I only run about 80 watts on the
peaks.

I'm more into a good antenna.