"Jim Hampton" wrote:
Why is it that there is more intelligent conversation and discussion of
more interesting modes in the cb group than the ham group?

Curious minds and that

73 from Rochester, NY
Jim

Hello Jim

Most ham radio operators are ex-CBer's right?

On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:30:23 GMT, "A.E. 352"
wrote:

Hearing many close-in stations due to the CME or Aurora. I don't recall the
last time I've heard Aurora on 27.

A.E. 352

A few years back I was pointed straight north and talked to a fellow
that sounded like he was underwater. I found out that he was 100 miles
due east. I then pointed directly at him and could barely hear him. I
returned the beam due north and talked to him via the aurora without a
problem other than the underwater sound.

Hello Jim:

HRHG? Don't know what this is??!?.

I have built Interceptor 10K Antenna (left over tubing scraps) to the 6
meter band. I am not on a lot but once in a while make a contact.

Usually above 50.125 USB, something like 50.150 to 50.200 USB.

Yeah I guess a lot of the guys here have stopped replying to the goof
balls here, as in other news groups. I read a few other news groups as
well as this one.

If we stop replying to the trolls they will go away, just like in school
when the trouble makers didn't get any attention, or got socked in the
eye they went away.

Speaking of odd conditions and such. I was once went fishing in Las
Vegas, Lake Mead area. One night after a great fish dinner, I hear one
of the local guys from the Local Mojave Desert talking skip. His signal
was strong enough to bounce off the atmosphere and back down into the
Las Vegas area. Kind of wild I thought, thinking this was a back scatter
signal. But me with a stock radio, and no microphone I could not reply.

I have also heard signals from places just a few hundred miles away,
they came in slowly strong, then slowly went away. What was that?

Jay in the Mojave

Its best to leave Cookies and Milk out Christmas Eve.

Jim Hampton wrote:

Hello Jay

Dunno if that's you in HRHG, but 6 meters was really wild, I guess, from
what I'm hearing.

You need SSB (or possibly CW) to work it. Too much flutter otherwise. Too
much multipath (and changing constantly at that) otherwise (for FM).

Why is it that there is more intelligent conversation and discussion of more
interesting modes in the cb group than the ham group?

Curious minds and that


73 from Rochester, NY
Jim

"Jay in the Mojave" wrote in message
...
Hello Jim:

HRHG? Don't know what this is??!?.

I have built Interceptor 10K Antenna (left over tubing scraps) to the 6
meter band. I am not on a lot but once in a while make a contact.

Usually above 50.125 USB, something like 50.150 to 50.200 USB.

Yeah I guess a lot of the guys here have stopped replying to the goof
balls here, as in other news groups. I read a few other news groups as
well as this one.

If we stop replying to the trolls they will go away, just like in school
when the trouble makers didn't get any attention, or got socked in the eye
they went away.

Speaking of odd conditions and such. I was once went fishing in Las Vegas,
Lake Mead area. One night after a great fish dinner, I hear one of the
local guys from the Local Mojave Desert talking skip. His signal was
strong enough to bounce off the atmosphere and back down into the Las
Vegas area. Kind of wild I thought, thinking this was a back scatter
signal. But me with a stock radio, and no microphone I could not reply.

I have also heard signals from places just a few hundred miles away, they
came in slowly strong, then slowly went away. What was that?

Jay in the Mojave

Its best to leave Cookies and Milk out Christmas Eve.

Jim Hampton wrote:

Hello Jay

Dunno if that's you in HRHG, but 6 meters was really wild, I guess, from
what I'm hearing.

You need SSB (or possibly CW) to work it. Too much flutter otherwise.
Too
much multipath (and changing constantly at that) otherwise (for FM).

Why is it that there is more intelligent conversation and discussion of
more
interesting modes in the cb group than the ham group?

Curious minds and that


73 from Rochester, NY
Jim

Did you guys forget we also had a meteor shower? Could that be the missing
link in all the weird contacts?

Hello UKW:

No It didn't happen during the recent meteor shower.

I have seen some of the real nut cakes in the SUV's all loaded down with
yagi beam antennas, trying to shoot some VHF & UHF DX off the rocket
launches from Vandanburg. Man these SUV's are loaded with radio
equipment, antennas, and I counted 7 external speakers. And many mic
cords hanging down. And they where all on and loud!. Gives me a headache.

Jay in the Mojave

Its best to leave out Coockies and Milk on Christmas Eve.






U-Know-Who wrote:


Did you guys forget we also had a meteor shower? Could that be the missing
link in all the weird contacts?