ROFL Mike, great follow-up.

What he likely did was to transmit a series of CQs on an emergency
distress frequency.

Damn, this guy posts that he has a 75-watt transmitter and a high gain
antenna 30-ft above the ground and he is clueless as to why he made few
QSOs. As clueless as this dork must be, maybe it's time to toughen up
the licensing requirement to what they were around1959!!!!!

He should be operating on CB and not ham radio channels!

Harry C.

"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
...
Dan/W4NTI wrote:
Gee TOM....do you think you had problem on the "National Simplex
Frequency" of 146.52 because you are NOT SUPPOSED TO USE IT for
contesting?

But... but! That must be the ARRL's fault too, Dan! If Tom wants to call
Field day CQ on his cell phone, he should be able to......

Sorry, just getting a little carried away..


- Mike KB3EIA -

And he will probably get similar results. Perhaps he could then write
"another" BS note and bad mouth the ARRL. Makes sense to me......

Dan/W4NTI

Dan/W4NTI wrote:
"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
...

Dan/W4NTI wrote:

Gee TOM....do you think you had problem on the "National Simplex
Frequency" of 146.52 because you are NOT SUPPOSED TO USE IT for
contesting?

But... but! That must be the ARRL's fault too, Dan! If Tom wants to call
Field day CQ on his cell phone, he should be able to......

Sorry, just getting a little carried away..


- Mike KB3EIA -


And he will probably get similar results. Perhaps he could then write
"another" BS note and bad mouth the ARRL. Makes sense to me......

I am just amazed that he was calling on the wrong frequency, and
managed to extrapolate so much from it. He probably should read "The
Three Blind Men and the Elephant" - at least they got a little bit
right... 8^)

- Mike KB3EIA -

Dan/W4NTI wrote in message
ink.net...
Gee TOM....do you think you had problem on the "National Simplex
Frequency"
of 146.52 because you are NOT SUPPOSED TO USE IT for contesting?

Just a thought.

Dan/W4NTI

Thanks Dan... I was wrong it appears... I checked the FD rules and found
this item at the end of the list:

[snip]
9. Miscellaneous:

9.3. Remember that the national simplex FM calling frequency of 146.52 MHz
should not be used for making Field Day contacts.
[snip]

It does raise an interesting question... there was nobody to hear my FD
calls on 52? It appears that the National Simplex Calling Frequency wasn't
monitored that day through a large portion of state. There was nobody to
say, "Hey fellow, no FD on 52!" Perhaps my FD calls on 52 really did reveal
an inadequacy of amateur emergency communications---at least in this state.

"TOM" wrote in message
...

Dan/W4NTI wrote in message
ink.net...
Gee TOM....do you think you had problem on the "National Simplex
Frequency"
of 146.52 because you are NOT SUPPOSED TO USE IT for contesting?

Just a thought.

Dan/W4NTI

Thanks Dan... I was wrong it appears... I checked the FD rules and found
this item at the end of the list:

[snip]
9. Miscellaneous:

9.3. Remember that the national simplex FM calling frequency of 146.52 MHz
should not be used for making Field Day contacts.
[snip]

It does raise an interesting question... there was nobody to hear my FD
calls on 52? It appears that the National Simplex Calling Frequency
wasn't
monitored that day through a large portion of state. There was nobody to
say, "Hey fellow, no FD on 52!" Perhaps my FD calls on 52 really did
reveal
an inadequacy of amateur emergency communications---at least in this
state.



of course not, everyone was busy on real fd stuff. and there is no
requirement that anyone monitor that frequency any time anyway... i have it
in my scan sequence and it rarely gets a hit.

To continue the thread...

'ARRL Publishing Empire LLC' looses again and Ham radio operator couch
potatoes watch TV...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb293047.htm

[snip]
HARTFORD, CT (PRWEB) Oct 6, 2005 - In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina,
it's become clear that a major contributing factor to the tragic loss of
life was the near total breakdown of communication systems. Once
electricity, telephone, and cell phone services failed, people were unable
to let rescuers know of their dire situations -- and died as a result.

What could be a simple, instant, and virtually zero-cost solution?

"Establish a National SOS Radio Network (www.NationalSOS.com)," says Eric
Knight, CEO of UP Aerospace, Inc. (www.upaerospace.com). "There are millions
of 'Family Radio Service' or 'FRS' radios already in use by the public for
camping, boating, and hiking, and there are 675,000 licensed ham radio
operators in America -- people renown and prepared for emergency
communications. The output frequencies of FRS radios are easily received by
the radio gear ham radio operators use daily. That's the magic link in this
emergency communication strategy."

Knight went on to say, "The best part of a National SOS Radio Network is
that it wouldn't require new laws or any new legislation whatsoever. It
could go into effect, today. Once the ham radio community is made aware to
listen for the public's emergency broadcasts on an FRS frequency, the
national network will be up and running. It's as simple as that."
[snip]

So... it will be the FRS that will respond to the needs of a national
frequency for emergency communications and not the amateur community---lets
see you blame that on the loss of telegraphy.

TOM

TOM wrote:
To continue the thread...

'ARRL Publishing Empire LLC' looses again and Ham radio operator couch
potatoes watch TV...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb293047.htm

[snip]
HARTFORD, CT (PRWEB) Oct 6, 2005 - In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina,
it's become clear that a major contributing factor to the tragic loss of
life was the near total breakdown of communication systems. Once
electricity, telephone, and cell phone services failed, people were unable
to let rescuers know of their dire situations -- and died as a result.

What could be a simple, instant, and virtually zero-cost solution?

"Establish a National SOS Radio Network (www.NationalSOS.com)," says Eric
Knight, CEO of UP Aerospace, Inc. (www.upaerospace.com). "There are millions
of 'Family Radio Service' or 'FRS' radios already in use by the public for
camping, boating, and hiking, and there are 675,000 licensed ham radio
operators in America -- people renown and prepared for emergency
communications. The output frequencies of FRS radios are easily received by
the radio gear ham radio operators use daily. That's the magic link in this
emergency communication strategy."

Knight went on to say, "The best part of a National SOS Radio Network is
that it wouldn't require new laws or any new legislation whatsoever. It
could go into effect, today. Once the ham radio community is made aware to
listen for the public's emergency broadcasts on an FRS frequency, the
national network will be up and running. It's as simple as that."
[snip]

So... it will be the FRS that will respond to the needs of a national
frequency for emergency communications and not the amateur community---lets
see you blame that on the loss of telegraphy.

TOM


You obviously have a reading comprehension problem. Notice it states
that the hams will listen for emergency traffic on the FRS frequencies
and FRS will be the link to the ham radio network.

The future of the National Traffic System
http://www.eham.net/articles/12198

[snip]
For those of you who may not know, the National Traffic System (NTS)
consists of a carefully choreographed collection of section, region, and
area nets designed to relay messages throughout the US. In a sense it's the
second "R" in ARRL. NTS has a long and honorable history and has some of the
best operators in the world as its membership.

The recent hurricane season has raised serious doubts for me about the role
that NTS plays in the current ham-radio environment. I did not hear a single
health-and-welfare message during the disasters. In bygone times, NTS would
have been buzzing with activity.
[snip]

"TOM" wrote in message
...
To continue the thread...

'ARRL Publishing Empire LLC' looses again and Ham radio operator couch
potatoes watch TV...

so...?

WTF else is new with the price of tea in China...?

Heck, I was just listening to the HWN on 14.325 and
some jerk was on there playing music!

So much for ham radio being a public service asset.

LOL!! You need to save this, April 1st is still 5 1/2 months away!


"TOM" wrote in message
...
To continue the thread...

'ARRL Publishing Empire LLC' looses again and Ham radio operator couch
potatoes watch TV...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb293047.htm

[snip]
HARTFORD, CT (PRWEB) Oct 6, 2005 - In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina,
it's become clear that a major contributing factor to the tragic loss of
life was the near total breakdown of communication systems. Once
electricity, telephone, and cell phone services failed, people were unable
to let rescuers know of their dire situations -- and died as a result.

What could be a simple, instant, and virtually zero-cost solution?

"Establish a National SOS Radio Network (www.NationalSOS.com)," says Eric
Knight, CEO of UP Aerospace, Inc. (www.upaerospace.com). "There are
millions
of 'Family Radio Service' or 'FRS' radios already in use by the public for
camping, boating, and hiking, and there are 675,000 licensed ham radio
operators in America -- people renown and prepared for emergency
communications. The output frequencies of FRS radios are easily received
by
the radio gear ham radio operators use daily. That's the magic link in
this
emergency communication strategy."

Knight went on to say, "The best part of a National SOS Radio Network is
that it wouldn't require new laws or any new legislation whatsoever. It
could go into effect, today. Once the ham radio community is made aware to
listen for the public's emergency broadcasts on an FRS frequency, the
national network will be up and running. It's as simple as that."
[snip]

So... it will be the FRS that will respond to the needs of a national
frequency for emergency communications and not the amateur
community---lets
see you blame that on the loss of telegraphy.

TOM