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Woody August 28th 06 02:38 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
Well... I can remember my dad filling 'er up with Fire Chief Hi-Test back in
the day, at the Sunoco station.
I'm a summer of love baby so not too old yet, LOL.
rb

"Al Klein" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:59:00 GMT, "Woody" wrote:

Oh, and .75 cent gasoline too....


25 cent gas. I guess I'm older than you.




Woody August 28th 06 02:46 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
OK.... taking a poll....

By replying only in CW, either text dit-dah, or periods and hyphens......

How many people actually read that, and what is your analysis of the report?

I am running a script to see how long it takes you to click reply, enter
your response,
then click send. Your effective scaled-score code speed will be calculated
from those particular
clicks, along with the character count of the message. You will be made fun
of, according to your
CW speed. Anyone less than 24wpm will be required to take the new FCC
remedial code speed
Enzyte Exam for phallic phlops.

Gentlemen, gud luck.
rb




"Travis Jordan" wrote in message
. ..
Slow Code wrote:
1: No more


Amateur radio is in decline and you think putting Morse code back in as
a requirement would help?

Bwhahahahaha.
----------------
Statistics courtesy of George McCouch, K3UD.

Total active individual licenses as of May 14, 2000:
Novice - 49,329
Tech/+ - 334,254
General - 112,677
Advanced - 99,782
Extra - 78,750

Total all classes - 674,792

Total active individual licenses as of June 30, 2006:
Novice - 24,877 (-49.57%) (-24,456)
Tech/+ - 320,242 (-4.20%) (-14,012)
General - 132,758 (+17.82%) (+20,081)
Advanced - 71,753 (-28.13%) (-28,029)
Extra - 108,184 (+37.38%) (+29,434)

Total All Classes: 657,814 (-1,405 since the March 2006 reporting
period)

Total all classes (5/14/00) - 674,792
Total all Classes (4/21/03) - 687,860
Total all classes (9/6/04 ) - 674,788
Total all classes (6/30/06) - 657,814

Total loss of 16,978 since 5/14/2000 (Was 674,792)
Total loss of 16,974 since 9/6/2004 (Was 674,788)
Total Loss of 30,066 since 4/2003 (all time high of 687,860)

We lost:
842 Novice
1,088 General
1,157 Advanced
3,087 Total

We Gained:
1,258 Tech/+
424 Extra
1,682 Total

This is an overall 1,405 decline since the March reporting period
and averages 467 per month for the quarter.

For the months March April and May the new licenses issued
break down as follows.

6,999 Tech/+ 89.3% **
627 General 8.0%
217 Extra 2.7%

Total new licenses issues during the period - 7,849

** These numbers come from the very interesting and comprehensive
website of Joe Speroni, AH0A http://www.ah0a.org

Numbers of US population and the number of hams at the start of each
decade from 1930.

Year Population # Hams Growth Rate
1930 123,202,624 19,000
1940 132,164,569 56,000 194%
1950 151,325,798 87,000 55%
1960 179,323,175 230,000 164%
1970 203,211,926 263,918 15%
1980 226,545,805 393,353 49%
1990 248,709,873 502,677 28%
2000 281,421,906 682,240 36%
2006 657,814 -3.6 %

The 2006 number was as of June 30, 2006.





Woody August 28th 06 02:58 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
Man, of COURSE, it's still around.

If you discuss ham radio with others, do you mention contacting the Space
Shuttle? ham radio satellites? weak signal work in VHF/UHF? Sporadic E?
Tropospheric Ducting? DX???

How about EME?

You don't have to be doing these things yourself, you just need to let
everyone know what the ENTIRE hobby is about.


Huh? You mean there is something besides CW?? Man, don't you know CW saves
lives?!?!?

Listen, Weak signals are for CW work on HF while boats are burning.
Contacting the space shuttle is just pointless unless you're correcting
their keplerian elements for the return flight path or asking if they really
drink Tang, Sporadic E [aka EMF bombing] is really ****ing off the
Condensation Entities that periodically enter the atmosphere to scan for
intelligent life, and tropospheric ducting is a lie. I happen to have the
control codes to several am-sats and I randomly change the freqs all the
time, and you suckers fall for it without fail....
And DX? Hello....? Internet....?
:-)
rb



Woody August 28th 06 03:00 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
Scanners?? Cool movie...
rb

"wîthhËld fØr rËåsØñs Øf ñåtîØñål SËÇürîty" wrote in
message ...
W H O T H E F U C K C A R E S ! ! ! !

THIS IS ****EN SCANNER NEWSGROUP, NOT TALK ABOUT ISSUES ABOUT AMATEUR
RADIO. WHO **** CARES!.

IF YOU ****EN IDIOTS WANT TO TALK ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THEN GO YOUR LITTLE
****EN NEWSGROUP AND DISCUSS IT THEIR NOT HERE!




jawod wrote:
Travis Jordan wrote:

Slow Code wrote:

1: No more



Amateur radio is in decline and you think putting Morse code back in as
a requirement would help?

Bwhahahahaha.
----------------
Statistics courtesy of George McCouch, K3UD.

Total active individual licenses as of May 14, 2000:
Novice - 49,329
Tech/+ - 334,254
General - 112,677
Advanced - 99,782
Extra - 78,750

Total all classes - 674,792

Total active individual licenses as of June 30, 2006:
Novice - 24,877 (-49.57%) (-24,456)
Tech/+ - 320,242 (-4.20%) (-14,012)
General - 132,758 (+17.82%) (+20,081)
Advanced - 71,753 (-28.13%) (-28,029)
Extra - 108,184 (+37.38%) (+29,434)

Total All Classes: 657,814 (-1,405 since the March 2006 reporting
period)

Total all classes (5/14/00) - 674,792
Total all Classes (4/21/03) - 687,860
Total all classes (9/6/04 ) - 674,788
Total all classes (6/30/06) - 657,814

Total loss of 16,978 since 5/14/2000 (Was 674,792)
Total loss of 16,974 since 9/6/2004 (Was 674,788)
Total Loss of 30,066 since 4/2003 (all time high of 687,860)

We lost:
842 Novice
1,088 General
1,157 Advanced
3,087 Total

We Gained:
1,258 Tech/+
424 Extra
1,682 Total

This is an overall 1,405 decline since the March reporting period
and averages 467 per month for the quarter.

For the months March April and May the new licenses issued
break down as follows.

6,999 Tech/+ 89.3% **
627 General 8.0%
217 Extra 2.7%

Total new licenses issues during the period - 7,849

** These numbers come from the very interesting and comprehensive
website of Joe Speroni, AH0A http://www.ah0a.org

Numbers of US population and the number of hams at the start of each
decade from 1930.

Year Population # Hams Growth Rate
1930 123,202,624 19,000
1940 132,164,569 56,000 194%
1950 151,325,798 87,000 55%
1960 179,323,175 230,000 164%
1970 203,211,926 263,918 15%
1980 226,545,805 393,353 49%
1990 248,709,873 502,677 28%
2000 281,421,906 682,240 36%
2006 657,814 -3.6 %

The 2006 number was as of June 30, 2006.


I just read the latest QST. In "How's DX?" the author notes that ham
radio "used to be" the prime communication from and to Haiti. But now,
with cell phones, satellite, etc. it is no longer as important.

This is the real world. Morse is NOT the issue.

Relevance (is that the correct spelling?) is the issue.

Ham radio really WANTS to help in emergencies. This is very commendable.
I think, though, we've been sidelined.

We're still there "when all else fails". Morale of those involved
remains high, from what I hear / read.

However, in a typical emergency, ham radio is not nearly as primary as it
used to be. It's OK. We can still contribute.

Communications have been "universalized"...anyone can use a cell phone.
It's natural that communications-specialists see their need waning.

It's OK.

As a hobby, ham radio has a LOT to offer. When I mention to others that
I have re-entered ham radio, many people ask "Is that still around?"

Man, of COURSE, it's still around.

If you discuss ham radio with others, do you mention contacting the Space
Shuttle? ham radio satellites? weak signal work in VHF/UHF? Sporadic E?
Tropospheric Ducting? DX???

How about EME?

You don't have to be doing these things yourself, you just need to let
everyone know what the ENTIRE hobby is about.

Morse, data, SSB, FM all have a place.

Ham radio is NOT dying. Hams are. Share our hobby, in ALL its forms,
generously with those you know. The rest will take care of itself, for
better or worse.

John
AB8O


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Woody August 28th 06 03:02 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
Two words:

Comm-Post Pile !

Plus we like to see you knuckle-draggers bounce, grunt and beat your
chests...

rb


"The Kat" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 00:25:30 -0400, jawod wrote:

Travis Jordan wrote:



WHY in the **** are you continuing this thread
in a SCANNER newsgroup??




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Woody August 28th 06 03:06 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
Ok, forget my previous poll posting, and stop the world, I want off.....

Al, buddy,... my wife has a hundred friends, lemme hook you up bro.
rb

"Al Klein" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 21:58:07 GMT, "Travis Jordan"
wrote:

Change 5/14/00 to 4/2/03 - *+*13068
Change 4/2/03 to 9/6/04 - -13072
Change 9/6/04 to 6/30/06 - -16974

There was no change in Morse from 5/14/00 to 4/2/03, yet we
GAINED over 13,000 hams, so how is a Morse requirement decreasing the
number of hams?




Woody August 28th 06 03:09 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
To keep you informed of your need to learn CW, so you can save lives too?
rb



"The Kat" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 01:06:22 -0400, Al Klein wrote:



WHY in the **** are you continuing this thread
in a SCANNER newsgroup??




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Woody August 28th 06 03:10 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
Nazis suck, dude.
I'll learn 100wpm CW if it only ends the life on a single Nazi.
rb

"Drake nazi" wrote in message
ups.com...

The Kat wrote:
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 01:06:22 -0400, Al Klein wrote:



WHY in the **** are you continuing this thread
in a SCANNER newsgroup??




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Woody August 28th 06 03:11 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
Yeah, you sure told yourself off but good, too.
I wouldn't take that kinda trash from an inbred skinhead if I were you!
rb

"Drake nazi" wrote in message
oups.com...
Why did you give your ham radio away fool?

No 6 meters for you, one year!




jawod August 28th 06 04:15 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
Woody wrote:
Man, of COURSE, it's still around.

If you discuss ham radio with others, do you mention contacting the Space
Shuttle? ham radio satellites? weak signal work in VHF/UHF? Sporadic E?
Tropospheric Ducting? DX???

How about EME?

You don't have to be doing these things yourself, you just need to let
everyone know what the ENTIRE hobby is about.



Huh? You mean there is something besides CW?? Man, don't you know CW saves
lives?!?!?

Listen, Weak signals are for CW work on HF while boats are burning.
Contacting the space shuttle is just pointless unless you're correcting
their keplerian elements for the return flight path or asking if they really
drink Tang, Sporadic E [aka EMF bombing] is really ****ing off the
Condensation Entities that periodically enter the atmosphere to scan for
intelligent life, and tropospheric ducting is a lie. I happen to have the
control codes to several am-sats and I randomly change the freqs all the
time, and you suckers fall for it without fail....
And DX? Hello....? Internet....?
:-)
rb


Interesting name, Woody. Yet, it seems to fit.

Jack Ricci August 28th 06 04:17 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
By replying only in CW, either text dit-dah, or periods and hyphens......

How many people actually read that, and what is your analysis of the
report?

"Woody" wrote in message
news:7WrIg.2666$nR2.321@trnddc03...
OK.... taking a poll....

By replying only in CW, either text dit-dah, or periods and hyphens......

How many people actually read that, and what is your analysis of the
report?


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Jack



I am running a script to see how long it takes you to click reply, enter
your response,
then click send. Your effective scaled-score code speed will be calculated
from those particular
clicks, along with the character count of the message. You will be made
fun of, according to your
CW speed. Anyone less than 24wpm will be required to take the new FCC
remedial code speed
Enzyte Exam for phallic phlops.

Gentlemen, gud luck.
rb




"Travis Jordan" wrote in message
. ..
Slow Code wrote:
1: No more


Amateur radio is in decline and you think putting Morse code back in as
a requirement would help?

Bwhahahahaha.
----------------
Statistics courtesy of George McCouch, K3UD.

Total active individual licenses as of May 14, 2000:
Novice - 49,329
Tech/+ - 334,254
General - 112,677
Advanced - 99,782
Extra - 78,750

Total all classes - 674,792

Total active individual licenses as of June 30, 2006:
Novice - 24,877 (-49.57%) (-24,456)
Tech/+ - 320,242 (-4.20%) (-14,012)
General - 132,758 (+17.82%) (+20,081)
Advanced - 71,753 (-28.13%) (-28,029)
Extra - 108,184 (+37.38%) (+29,434)

Total All Classes: 657,814 (-1,405 since the March 2006 reporting
period)

Total all classes (5/14/00) - 674,792
Total all Classes (4/21/03) - 687,860
Total all classes (9/6/04 ) - 674,788
Total all classes (6/30/06) - 657,814

Total loss of 16,978 since 5/14/2000 (Was 674,792)
Total loss of 16,974 since 9/6/2004 (Was 674,788)
Total Loss of 30,066 since 4/2003 (all time high of 687,860)

We lost:
842 Novice
1,088 General
1,157 Advanced
3,087 Total

We Gained:
1,258 Tech/+
424 Extra
1,682 Total

This is an overall 1,405 decline since the March reporting period
and averages 467 per month for the quarter.

For the months March April and May the new licenses issued
break down as follows.

6,999 Tech/+ 89.3% **
627 General 8.0%
217 Extra 2.7%

Total new licenses issues during the period - 7,849

** These numbers come from the very interesting and comprehensive
website of Joe Speroni, AH0A http://www.ah0a.org

Numbers of US population and the number of hams at the start of each
decade from 1930.

Year Population # Hams Growth Rate
1930 123,202,624 19,000
1940 132,164,569 56,000 194%
1950 151,325,798 87,000 55%
1960 179,323,175 230,000 164%
1970 203,211,926 263,918 15%
1980 226,545,805 393,353 49%
1990 248,709,873 502,677 28%
2000 281,421,906 682,240 36%
2006 657,814 -3.6 %

The 2006 number was as of June 30, 2006.







wîthhËld fØr rËåsØñs Øf ñåtîØñål SËÇürîty August 28th 06 04:47 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
THIS IS ****EN SCANNER NEWSGROUP, NOT TALK ABOUT ISSUES ABOUT AMATEUR
RADIO. WHO **** CARES!.

IF YOU ****EN IDIOTS WANT TO TALK ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THEN GO YOUR

LITTLE
****EN NEWSGROUP AND DISCUSS IT THEIR NOT HERE!


jawod wrote:

Woody wrote:

Man, of COURSE, it's still around.

If you discuss ham radio with others, do you mention contacting the
Space Shuttle? ham radio satellites? weak signal work in VHF/UHF?
Sporadic E? Tropospheric Ducting? DX???

How about EME?

You don't have to be doing these things yourself, you just need to
let everyone know what the ENTIRE hobby is about.



Huh? You mean there is something besides CW?? Man, don't you know CW
saves lives?!?!?

Listen, Weak signals are for CW work on HF while boats are burning.
Contacting the space shuttle is just pointless unless you're
correcting their keplerian elements for the return flight path or
asking if they really drink Tang, Sporadic E [aka EMF bombing] is
really ****ing off the Condensation Entities that periodically enter
the atmosphere to scan for intelligent life, and tropospheric ducting
is a lie. I happen to have the control codes to several am-sats and I
randomly change the freqs all the time, and you suckers fall for it
without fail....
And DX? Hello....? Internet....?
:-)
rb


Interesting name, Woody. Yet, it seems to fit.


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wîthhËld fØr rËåsØñs Øf ñåtîØñål SËÇürîty August 28th 06 04:47 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
THIS IS ****EN SCANNER NEWSGROUP, NOT TALK ABOUT ISSUES ABOUT AMATEUR
RADIO. WHO **** CARES!.

IF YOU ****EN IDIOTS WANT TO TALK ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THEN GO YOUR

LITTLE
****EN NEWSGROUP AND DISCUSS IT THEIR NOT HERE!


Woody wrote:

Yeah, you sure told yourself off but good, too.
I wouldn't take that kinda trash from an inbred skinhead if I were you!
rb

"Drake nazi" wrote in message
oups.com...

Why did you give your ham radio away fool?

No 6 meters for you, one year!






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wîthhËld fØr rËåsØñs Øf ñåtîØñål SËÇürîty August 28th 06 04:47 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
THIS IS ****EN SCANNER NEWSGROUP, NOT TALK ABOUT ISSUES ABOUT AMATEUR
RADIO. WHO **** CARES!.

IF YOU ****EN IDIOTS WANT TO TALK ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THEN GO YOUR

LITTLE
****EN NEWSGROUP AND DISCUSS IT THEIR NOT HERE!


Woody wrote:

Yeah, you sure told yourself off but good, too.
I wouldn't take that kinda trash from an inbred skinhead if I were you!
rb

"Drake nazi" wrote in message
oups.com...

Why did you give your ham radio away fool?

No 6 meters for you, one year!






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wîthhËld fØr rËåsØñs Øf ñåtîØñål SËÇürîty August 28th 06 04:47 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
THIS IS ****EN SCANNER NEWSGROUP, NOT TALK ABOUT ISSUES ABOUT AMATEUR
RADIO. WHO **** CARES!.

IF YOU ****EN IDIOTS WANT TO TALK ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THEN GO YOUR

LITTLE
****EN NEWSGROUP AND DISCUSS IT THEIR NOT HERE!


Woody wrote:

To keep you informed of your need to learn CW, so you can save lives too?
rb



"The Kat" wrote in message
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On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 01:06:22 -0400, Al Klein wrote:



WHY in the **** are you continuing this thread
in a SCANNER newsgroup??




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wîthhËld fØr rËåsØñs Øf ñåtîØñål SËÇürîty August 28th 06 04:47 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
THIS IS ****EN SCANNER NEWSGROUP, NOT TALK ABOUT ISSUES ABOUT AMATEUR
RADIO. WHO **** CARES!.

IF YOU ****EN IDIOTS WANT TO TALK ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THEN GO YOUR

LITTLE
****EN NEWSGROUP AND DISCUSS IT THEIR NOT HERE!


Jack Ricci wrote:

By replying only in CW, either text dit-dah, or periods and hyphens......

How many people actually read that, and what is your analysis of the
report?


"Woody" wrote in message
news:7WrIg.2666$nR2.321@trnddc03...

OK.... taking a poll....

By replying only in CW, either text dit-dah, or periods and hyphens......

How many people actually read that, and what is your analysis of the
report?



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...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
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...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...

Jack



I am running a script to see how long it takes you to click reply, enter
your response,
then click send. Your effective scaled-score code speed will be calculated
from those particular
clicks, along with the character count of the message. You will be made
fun of, according to your
CW speed. Anyone less than 24wpm will be required to take the new FCC
remedial code speed
Enzyte Exam for phallic phlops.

Gentlemen, gud luck.
rb




"Travis Jordan" wrote in message
m...

Slow Code wrote:

1: No more

Amateur radio is in decline and you think putting Morse code back in as
a requirement would help?

Bwhahahahaha.
----------------
Statistics courtesy of George McCouch, K3UD.

Total active individual licenses as of May 14, 2000:
Novice - 49,329
Tech/+ - 334,254
General - 112,677
Advanced - 99,782
Extra - 78,750

Total all classes - 674,792

Total active individual licenses as of June 30, 2006:
Novice - 24,877 (-49.57%) (-24,456)
Tech/+ - 320,242 (-4.20%) (-14,012)
General - 132,758 (+17.82%) (+20,081)
Advanced - 71,753 (-28.13%) (-28,029)
Extra - 108,184 (+37.38%) (+29,434)

Total All Classes: 657,814 (-1,405 since the March 2006 reporting
period)

Total all classes (5/14/00) - 674,792
Total all Classes (4/21/03) - 687,860
Total all classes (9/6/04 ) - 674,788
Total all classes (6/30/06) - 657,814

Total loss of 16,978 since 5/14/2000 (Was 674,792)
Total loss of 16,974 since 9/6/2004 (Was 674,788)
Total Loss of 30,066 since 4/2003 (all time high of 687,860)

We lost:
842 Novice
1,088 General
1,157 Advanced
3,087 Total

We Gained:
1,258 Tech/+
424 Extra
1,682 Total

This is an overall 1,405 decline since the March reporting period
and averages 467 per month for the quarter.

For the months March April and May the new licenses issued
break down as follows.

6,999 Tech/+ 89.3% **
627 General 8.0%
217 Extra 2.7%

Total new licenses issues during the period - 7,849

** These numbers come from the very interesting and comprehensive
website of Joe Speroni, AH0A http://www.ah0a.org

Numbers of US population and the number of hams at the start of each
decade from 1930.

Year Population # Hams Growth Rate
1930 123,202,624 19,000
1940 132,164,569 56,000 194%
1950 151,325,798 87,000 55%
1960 179,323,175 230,000 164%
1970 203,211,926 263,918 15%
1980 226,545,805 393,353 49%
1990 248,709,873 502,677 28%
2000 281,421,906 682,240 36%
2006 657,814 -3.6 %

The 2006 number was as of June 30, 2006.








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X-rated Vermonter August 28th 06 08:25 PM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 01:38:43 GMT, "Woody" wrote:

Well... I can remember my dad filling 'er up with Fire Chief Hi-Test back in
the day, at the Sunoco station.
I'm a summer of love baby so not too old yet, LOL.
rb

++++++++++
Fire Chief was the regular grade sold by Texaco. Their premium was
Sky Chief.

In the 1950s, Sunoco sold only one grade of gasoline, which was
supposed to be a "near premium". Its gimmick was that it was dyed
blue, whereas other gasolines were yellow to red. In the 1960s, its
super-premium was Sunoco 260 from the "custom blend" pump.

X-rated Vermonter August 28th 06 08:28 PM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 23:47:07 -0400, wîthhËld fØr rËåsØñs Øf ñåtîØñål
SËÇürîty wrote:

THIS IS ****EN SCANNER NEWSGROUP, NOT TALK ABOUT ISSUES ABOUT AMATEUR
RADIO. WHO **** CARES!.

IF YOU ****EN IDIOTS WANT TO TALK ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THEN GO YOUR

LITTLE
****EN NEWSGROUP AND DISCUSS IT THEIR NOT HERE!

++++++++++++++++
I am reading your enlightened reply in the rec.radio.amateur.equipment
group. Why are you here???

wîthhËld fØr rËåsØñs Øf ñåtîØñål SËÇürîty August 28th 06 09:12 PM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
GO **** YOURSELF! AND TAKE YOUR HAM RADIO AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR ****EN ASS

X-rated Vermonter wrote:
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 01:38:43 GMT, "Woody" wrote:


Well... I can remember my dad filling 'er up with Fire Chief Hi-Test back in
the day, at the Sunoco station.
I'm a summer of love baby so not too old yet, LOL.
rb


++++++++++
Fire Chief was the regular grade sold by Texaco. Their premium was
Sky Chief.

In the 1950s, Sunoco sold only one grade of gasoline, which was
supposed to be a "near premium". Its gimmick was that it was dyed
blue, whereas other gasolines were yellow to red. In the 1960s, its
super-premium was Sunoco 260 from the "custom blend" pump.


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Roger Wiseman August 28th 06 09:18 PM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
OK SHOVE IT UP MINE FIRST!!!!!!

"wîthhËld fØr rËåsØñs Øf ñåtîØñål SËÇürîty" wrote in
message ...
GO **** YOURSELF! AND TAKE YOUR HAM RADIO AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR ****EN ASS

X-rated Vermonter wrote:
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 01:38:43 GMT, "Woody" wrote:


Well... I can remember my dad filling 'er up with Fire Chief Hi-Test back
in the day, at the Sunoco station.
I'm a summer of love baby so not too old yet, LOL.
rb


++++++++++
Fire Chief was the regular grade sold by Texaco. Their premium was
Sky Chief.

In the 1950s, Sunoco sold only one grade of gasoline, which was
supposed to be a "near premium". Its gimmick was that it was dyed
blue, whereas other gasolines were yellow to red. In the 1960s, its
super-premium was Sunoco 260 from the "custom blend" pump.


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an_old_friend August 28th 06 10:24 PM

Let's take back ham radio!
 

X-rated wrote:

I am reading your enlightened reply in the rec.radio.amateur.equipment
group. Why are you here???


becuase the ISP will not retrain the trollss anymore which means the
troll crosspost everything every where

this set is relitively mild and at least is confined to radio NGs


Al Klein August 28th 06 11:20 PM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 23:47:07 -0400, wîthhËld fØr rËåsØñs Øf ñåtîØñål
SËÇürîty wrote:

THIS IS ****EN SCANNER NEWSGROUP, NOT TALK ABOUT ISSUES ABOUT AMATEUR
RADIO. WHO **** CARES!.


No one. plonk

an old friend August 28th 06 11:21 PM

Let's take back ham radio!
 

Al Klein wrote:
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 23:47:07 -0400, wîthhËld fØr rËåsØñs Øf ñåtîØñål
SËÇürîty wrote:

THIS IS ****EN SCANNER NEWSGROUP, NOT TALK ABOUT ISSUES ABOUT AMATEUR
RADIO. WHO **** CARES!.


No one. plonk

alwys the child


Slow Code August 29th 06 12:34 AM

Do you ever hear CW on your scanner? Let's take back ham radio!
 
wîthhËld fØr rËåsØñs Øf ñå tîØñål SËÇürîty wrote in
:

THIS IS ****EN SCANNER NEWSGROUP, NOT TALK ABOUT ISSUES ABOUT AMATEUR
RADIO. WHO **** CARES!.

IF YOU ****EN IDIOTS WANT TO TALK ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THEN GO YOUR

LITTLE
****EN NEWSGROUP AND DISCUSS IT THEIR NOT HERE!




Ever hear CW on your scanner?

Sound neat, don't it.

SC

Slow Code August 29th 06 12:34 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
"an old freind" wrote in
ups.com:


Slow Code wrote:
The Kat wrote in
:




Hey,

This thread is about CW and ham radio.


you started the thread in those gruops to troll them so you could bitch
when they complained



Hey,

This thread is about CW and ham radio. You no-codes stay out of it.
Go find some CB'ers on 11 meters to listen to.

SC


Slow Code August 29th 06 12:34 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
wîthhËld fØr rËåsØñs Øf ñå tîØñål SËÇürîty wrote in
:

THIS IS ****EN SCANNER NEWSGROUP, NOT TALK ABOUT ISSUES ABOUT AMATEUR
RADIO. WHO **** CARES!.

IF YOU ****EN IDIOTS WANT TO TALK ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THEN GO YOUR

LITTLE
****EN NEWSGROUP AND DISCUSS IT THEIR NOT HERE!




Do you listen to amateur radio repeaters on your scanner? Yes?

Well talk to Mark. He can tell you how to become a no code Tech. He is an
expert at that because he's been a no code tech forever.

73, Happy to Help

SC


an old friend August 29th 06 12:50 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
Slow Code wrote:
wîthhËld fØr rËåsØñs Øf ñå tîØñål SËÇürîty wrote in
:

note your title take back meaning you lost it

and you did
Well talk to Mark. He can tell you how to become a no code Tech. He is an
expert at that because he's been a no code tech forever.

not realy only 8-9 years

73, Happy to Help

SC



Woody August 29th 06 01:01 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
Stupid 40 year old memories, they're about as reliable as rain....
It appears I was quite an inattentive child, sorry... :-(
rb

Radio content:
The Maverick had an AM/FM/8-track, and a big screwdriver for a gearshift.

X-rated Vermonter wrote in message
...
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 01:38:43 GMT, "Woody" wrote:

Well... I can remember my dad filling 'er up with Fire Chief Hi-Test back
in
the day, at the Sunoco station.
I'm a summer of love baby so not too old yet, LOL.
rb

++++++++++
Fire Chief was the regular grade sold by Texaco. Their premium was
Sky Chief.

In the 1950s, Sunoco sold only one grade of gasoline, which was
supposed to be a "near premium". Its gimmick was that it was dyed
blue, whereas other gasolines were yellow to red. In the 1960s, its
super-premium was Sunoco 260 from the "custom blend" pump.




Woody August 29th 06 01:04 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
Ah, the day I could do that.... LOL... [the self thing... the ol' arse is
exit-only, sorry!]
rb

Radio content:
Radios get sold every day on ebay... and no discussion is necessary...
hmmm....

"wîthhËld fØr rËåsØñs Øf ñåtîØñål SËÇürîty" wrote in
message ...
GO **** YOURSELF! AND TAKE YOUR HAM RADIO AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR ****EN ASS

X-rated Vermonter wrote:
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 01:38:43 GMT, "Woody" wrote:


Well... I can remember my dad filling 'er up with Fire Chief Hi-Test back
in the day, at the Sunoco station.
I'm a summer of love baby so not too old yet, LOL.
rb


++++++++++
Fire Chief was the regular grade sold by Texaco. Their premium was
Sky Chief.

In the 1950s, Sunoco sold only one grade of gasoline, which was
supposed to be a "near premium". Its gimmick was that it was dyed
blue, whereas other gasolines were yellow to red. In the 1960s, its
super-premium was Sunoco 260 from the "custom blend" pump.


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Woody August 29th 06 01:06 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
Eww.... yer one weird dude...
rb

Radio Content:
AM and FM are available on most dials.

"Roger Wiseman" wrote in message
...
OK SHOVE IT UP MINE FIRST!!!!!!

"wîthhËld fØr rËåsØñs Øf ñåtîØñål SËÇürîty" wrote in
message ...
GO **** YOURSELF! AND TAKE YOUR HAM RADIO AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR ****EN ASS

X-rated Vermonter wrote:
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 01:38:43 GMT, "Woody" wrote:


Well... I can remember my dad filling 'er up with Fire Chief Hi-Test
back in the day, at the Sunoco station.
I'm a summer of love baby so not too old yet, LOL.
rb

++++++++++
Fire Chief was the regular grade sold by Texaco. Their premium was
Sky Chief.

In the 1950s, Sunoco sold only one grade of gasoline, which was
supposed to be a "near premium". Its gimmick was that it was dyed
blue, whereas other gasolines were yellow to red. In the 1960s, its
super-premium was Sunoco 260 from the "custom blend" pump.


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Woody August 29th 06 01:11 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
Sweet Jesus!! Man, are you crazy??? Do you know how many hammies are gonna
see that and
what kind of search and rescue operation you've started....
Now lives will be lost and thousands of dollars wasted because of that
little trick.
I hope you're proud of yourself.
rb

"Jack Ricci" wrote in message
...
By replying only in CW, either text dit-dah, or periods and hyphens......

How many people actually read that, and what is your analysis of the
report?

"Woody" wrote in message
news:7WrIg.2666$nR2.321@trnddc03...
OK.... taking a poll....

By replying only in CW, either text dit-dah, or periods and hyphens......

How many people actually read that, and what is your analysis of the
report?


...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...

Jack



I am running a script to see how long it takes you to click reply, enter
your response,
then click send. Your effective scaled-score code speed will be
calculated from those particular
clicks, along with the character count of the message. You will be made
fun of, according to your
CW speed. Anyone less than 24wpm will be required to take the new FCC
remedial code speed
Enzyte Exam for phallic phlops.

Gentlemen, gud luck.
rb




"Travis Jordan" wrote in message
. ..
Slow Code wrote:
1: No more

Amateur radio is in decline and you think putting Morse code back in as
a requirement would help?

Bwhahahahaha.
----------------
Statistics courtesy of George McCouch, K3UD.

Total active individual licenses as of May 14, 2000:
Novice - 49,329
Tech/+ - 334,254
General - 112,677
Advanced - 99,782
Extra - 78,750

Total all classes - 674,792

Total active individual licenses as of June 30, 2006:
Novice - 24,877 (-49.57%) (-24,456)
Tech/+ - 320,242 (-4.20%) (-14,012)
General - 132,758 (+17.82%) (+20,081)
Advanced - 71,753 (-28.13%) (-28,029)
Extra - 108,184 (+37.38%) (+29,434)

Total All Classes: 657,814 (-1,405 since the March 2006 reporting
period)

Total all classes (5/14/00) - 674,792
Total all Classes (4/21/03) - 687,860
Total all classes (9/6/04 ) - 674,788
Total all classes (6/30/06) - 657,814

Total loss of 16,978 since 5/14/2000 (Was 674,792)
Total loss of 16,974 since 9/6/2004 (Was 674,788)
Total Loss of 30,066 since 4/2003 (all time high of 687,860)

We lost:
842 Novice
1,088 General
1,157 Advanced
3,087 Total

We Gained:
1,258 Tech/+
424 Extra
1,682 Total

This is an overall 1,405 decline since the March reporting period
and averages 467 per month for the quarter.

For the months March April and May the new licenses issued
break down as follows.

6,999 Tech/+ 89.3% **
627 General 8.0%
217 Extra 2.7%

Total new licenses issues during the period - 7,849

** These numbers come from the very interesting and comprehensive
website of Joe Speroni, AH0A http://www.ah0a.org

Numbers of US population and the number of hams at the start of each
decade from 1930.

Year Population # Hams Growth Rate
1930 123,202,624 19,000
1940 132,164,569 56,000 194%
1950 151,325,798 87,000 55%
1960 179,323,175 230,000 164%
1970 203,211,926 263,918 15%
1980 226,545,805 393,353 49%
1990 248,709,873 502,677 28%
2000 281,421,906 682,240 36%
2006 657,814 -3.6 %

The 2006 number was as of June 30, 2006.









Woody August 29th 06 01:18 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
Yo homes... y'all needs tuh take a minizzle an scan roun foze a
dictionary.... fo shizzle....
Bess yet, aks bout wunna them boost mobile phonez.... den yous kin say it
widdout sayin' it wif boose caw tonez....
in an attachment, of course.
Savvy?
rb

Radio content:
A 40's vintage Collins military receiver, if dropped from about 25 feet,
will crush a human skull.

"wîthhËld fØr rËåsØñs Øf ñåtîØñål SËÇürîty" wrote in
message ...
THIS IS ****EN SCANNER NEWSGROUP, NOT TALK ABOUT ISSUES ABOUT AMATEUR
RADIO. WHO **** CARES!.

IF YOU ****EN IDIOTS WANT TO TALK ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO THEN GO YOUR

LITTLE
****EN NEWSGROUP AND DISCUSS IT THEIR NOT HERE!


Jack Ricci wrote:

By replying only in CW, either text dit-dah, or periods and hyphens......

How many people actually read that, and what is your analysis of the
report?


"Woody" wrote in message
news:7WrIg.2666$nR2.321@trnddc03...

OK.... taking a poll....

By replying only in CW, either text dit-dah, or periods and hyphens......

How many people actually read that, and what is your analysis of the
report?



...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...
...---... ...---... ...---... ...---... ...---...

Jack



I am running a script to see how long it takes you to click reply, enter
your response,
then click send. Your effective scaled-score code speed will be
calculated from those particular
clicks, along with the character count of the message. You will be made
fun of, according to your
CW speed. Anyone less than 24wpm will be required to take the new FCC
remedial code speed
Enzyte Exam for phallic phlops.

Gentlemen, gud luck.
rb




"Travis Jordan" wrote in message
om...

Slow Code wrote:

1: No more

Amateur radio is in decline and you think putting Morse code back in as
a requirement would help?

Bwhahahahaha.
----------------
Statistics courtesy of George McCouch, K3UD.

Total active individual licenses as of May 14, 2000:
Novice - 49,329
Tech/+ - 334,254
General - 112,677
Advanced - 99,782
Extra - 78,750

Total all classes - 674,792

Total active individual licenses as of June 30, 2006:
Novice - 24,877 (-49.57%) (-24,456)
Tech/+ - 320,242 (-4.20%) (-14,012)
General - 132,758 (+17.82%) (+20,081)
Advanced - 71,753 (-28.13%) (-28,029)
Extra - 108,184 (+37.38%) (+29,434)

Total All Classes: 657,814 (-1,405 since the March 2006 reporting
period)

Total all classes (5/14/00) - 674,792
Total all Classes (4/21/03) - 687,860
Total all classes (9/6/04 ) - 674,788
Total all classes (6/30/06) - 657,814

Total loss of 16,978 since 5/14/2000 (Was 674,792)
Total loss of 16,974 since 9/6/2004 (Was 674,788)
Total Loss of 30,066 since 4/2003 (all time high of 687,860)

We lost:
842 Novice
1,088 General
1,157 Advanced
3,087 Total

We Gained:
1,258 Tech/+
424 Extra
1,682 Total

This is an overall 1,405 decline since the March reporting period
and averages 467 per month for the quarter.

For the months March April and May the new licenses issued
break down as follows.

6,999 Tech/+ 89.3% **
627 General 8.0%
217 Extra 2.7%

Total new licenses issues during the period - 7,849

** These numbers come from the very interesting and comprehensive
website of Joe Speroni, AH0A http://www.ah0a.org

Numbers of US population and the number of hams at the start of each
decade from 1930.

Year Population # Hams Growth Rate
1930 123,202,624 19,000
1940 132,164,569 56,000 194%
1950 151,325,798 87,000 55%
1960 179,323,175 230,000 164%
1970 203,211,926 263,918 15%
1980 226,545,805 393,353 49%
1990 248,709,873 502,677 28%
2000 281,421,906 682,240 36%
2006 657,814 -3.6 %

The 2006 number was as of June 30, 2006.








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Woody August 29th 06 01:22 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
Actually, in all seriousness... my advice is to never put a d-cell maglight
in your front pocket on a 3am call.....
No good can come from it.
rb



Interesting name, Woody. Yet, it seems to fit.




Woody August 29th 06 01:23 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
Yo.... DJ Scratch N'Sniff...
bump the turn-table will ya?
rb

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jawod wrote:

Woody wrote:

Man, of COURSE, it's still around.

If you discuss ham radio with others, do you mention contacting the
Space Shuttle? ham radio satellites? weak signal work in VHF/UHF?
Sporadic E? Tropospheric Ducting? DX???

How about EME?

You don't have to be doing these things yourself, you just need to let
everyone know what the ENTIRE hobby is about.



Huh? You mean there is something besides CW?? Man, don't you know CW
saves lives?!?!?

Listen, Weak signals are for CW work on HF while boats are burning.
Contacting the space shuttle is just pointless unless you're correcting
their keplerian elements for the return flight path or asking if they
really drink Tang, Sporadic E [aka EMF bombing] is really ****ing off
the Condensation Entities that periodically enter the atmosphere to scan
for intelligent life, and tropospheric ducting is a lie. I happen to
have the control codes to several am-sats and I randomly change the
freqs all the time, and you suckers fall for it without fail....
And DX? Hello....? Internet....?
:-)
rb


Interesting name, Woody. Yet, it seems to fit.


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Woody August 29th 06 01:25 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
Huh?
rb

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Woody wrote:

To keep you informed of your need to learn CW, so you can save lives too?
rb



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Woody August 29th 06 01:25 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
What?
rb

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Woody wrote:

To keep you informed of your need to learn CW, so you can save lives too?
rb



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Woody August 29th 06 01:25 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
Hey, are you Sprechen Si English?
rb

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Woody wrote:

To keep you informed of your need to learn CW, so you can save lives too?
rb



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Woody August 29th 06 01:26 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
That's a nasty mouth you got there... do you kiss your momma with that
mouth??

Well... in retrospect... please don't answer that...
rb

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Woody wrote:

To keep you informed of your need to learn CW, so you can save lives too?
rb



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Woody August 29th 06 01:27 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
HAHA.... do it again....
rb

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Woody wrote:

Yeah, you sure told yourself off but good, too.
I wouldn't take that kinda trash from an inbred skinhead if I were you!
rb

"Drake nazi" wrote in message
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Why did you give your ham radio away fool?

No 6 meters for you, one year!






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Woody August 29th 06 01:28 AM

Let's take back ham radio!
 
LMAO! Kewl... do it again...
rb

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Woody wrote:

Yeah, you sure told yourself off but good, too.
I wouldn't take that kinda trash from an inbred skinhead if I were you!
rb

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Why did you give your ham radio away fool?

No 6 meters for you, one year!






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