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hams coming in
Hi Current_gothic,
I'm listening to 7 MHz too, up and down the dial... mostly boring conversations in Morse, from what I've heard... can you understand Morse at all? I can understand 10 WPM well, sometimes catch bits and pieces of it at higher speeds (when there is a contest, it's fast but repetitive). Jackie "Current_gothic" wrote in message ... 7.0395 singal strength 5 I am in Ontario canada sounds to be morse code at mayne 10 wpm sounds kinda fast and its 22:17 The Wizard (channels 19,11,27,35..on the CB) VE3010SWL-Professional shortwave listener NAMA1380-Professional scanner operator Keep your heads up high but your antennas up higher |
Jackie wrote:
Hi Current_gothic, I'm listening to 7 MHz too, up and down the dial... mostly boring conversations in Morse, from what I've heard... can you understand Morse at all? I can understand 10 WPM well, sometimes catch bits and pieces of it at higher speeds (when there is a contest, it's fast but repetitive). There is a contest in progress (until 0600 UTC) in North America on all shortwave Morse ham frequencies. Probably from now to 0600 all the activity will be on the 1.8, 3.5, and 7MHz bands. Morse speeds are generally between 25 and 35 WPM. Operators are to exchange their name and state/province. As you say, the same information is frequently repeated (especially callsigns) so even if you can't normally copy anywhere near 25wpm you stand a fair chance of being able to figure out what's being sent. (I was participating - made just over 400 contacts - until the thunderstorm lit up...) -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View (Nashville), TN -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66 http://www.w9wi.com |
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no i wish i did know morse thought be kinda cool
didint know there was a contest ahst cool to know thanks On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 02:19:05 GMT, (Current_gothic) wrote: 7.0395 singal strength 5 I am in Ontario canada sounds to be morse code at mayne 10 wpm sounds kinda fast and its 22:17 The Wizard (channels 19,11,27,35..on the CB) VE3010SWL-Professional shortwave listener NAMA1380-Professional scanner operator Keep your heads up high but your antennas up higher The Wizard (channels 19,11,27,35..on the CB) VE3010SWL-Professional shortwave listener NAMA1380-Professional scanner operator Keep your heads up high but your antennas up higher |
"Doug Smith W9WI" wrote in message ... There is a contest in progress (until 0600 UTC) in North America on all shortwave Morse ham frequencies. Probably from now to 0600 all the activity will be on the 1.8, 3.5, and 7MHz bands. Ah, too bad I'm not able to get on the air from my home right now... I just moved and the radios aren't set up... can't have visible antennas at the apartment here either... have fun with the contest. Jackie |
"DougSlug" wrote in message .net...
I just got the General license guide at Radio Shack on closeout for $0.97 last night...the question pool it covers is in effect until June 2004. What's the SKU? |
The R/S number is 62-2441. They had two copies, both were the 5th edition,
but they had different cover art. One was marked $6.49 and the other had a CLEARANCE tag taped to it. Guess which one I chose... "Beloved Leader" wrote in message om... "DougSlug" wrote in message .net... I just got the General license guide at Radio Shack on closeout for $0.97 last night...the question pool it covers is in effect until June 2004. What's the SKU? |
hams coming in
Jackie wrote:
Hi Current_gothic, I'm listening to 7 MHz too, up and down the dial... mostly boring conversations in Morse, from what I've heard... can you understand Morse at all? I can understand 10 WPM well, sometimes catch bits and pieces of it at higher speeds (when there is a contest, it's fast but repetitive). There is a contest in progress (until 0600 UTC) in North America on all shortwave Morse ham frequencies. Probably from now to 0600 all the activity will be on the 1.8, 3.5, and 7MHz bands. Morse speeds are generally between 25 and 35 WPM. Operators are to exchange their name and state/province. As you say, the same information is frequently repeated (especially callsigns) so even if you can't normally copy anywhere near 25wpm you stand a fair chance of being able to figure out what's being sent. (I was participating - made just over 400 contacts - until the thunderstorm lit up...) -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66 http://www.w9wi.com |
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