I finally get my station up and running and mother nature pulls the plug on skip. Dam her!
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11 meter is very quiet?
- Thread starter Tweetybird
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Red , Think I mentioned it I had the bowl guys on my local channel 21 the other day , hope that don't happen too often , it was fun for a bit but got old after a while trying to get a word in w/ those Big Boy's !
When you call out for a radio check on CB I often hear a very curt "it's working" and that's the end of it. I got my amateur radio license this last year and if you call out for a check people want to talk about your equipment and get into a fun rag chew about the hobby.
S&W357
$upporting Member KO4RJD....WDX-556
That's exactly the response here when people ask for a radio check..."It's working"
I try to ask only those folks I normally talk to on the radio. Not always possible when mobile though.
I try to ask only those folks I normally talk to on the radio. Not always possible when mobile though.
We have friendly visits daily on 2 meters inmy area
Friend has poor taste, thinks that tiny garbled mic sounds best. I'm deaf in one ear and can't hear out the other, his ears are just broken and can't understand that equipment 20-30 years old has high failure rate. Finally got him to put that stock mic back on that came with the 980 I gave him.
S&W357
$upporting Member KO4RJD....WDX-556
You're a kind and generous man Redbeard.
Did you wrap that garbled mic cord around his neck and choke him a little 'til you got his attention?
Did you wrap that garbled mic cord around his neck and choke him a little 'til you got his attention?
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Nope. Gave him 2 mic cords and couple GX16-6 Aviation Connections. Now he wants to rewire a D104 to use on his 980. He had an old Cobra coffin mic that sat around for quarter of century with rat piss and cockroach poo.You're a kind and generous man Redbeard.
Did you wrap that garbled mic cord around his neck and choke him a little 'til you got his attention?
I put a D104M6B on mine and it sounds good. Guess he thinks an old D104 will be better. Anything was better than that Cobra coffin.
I'll be secretly swapping my 980 out for the 2970N2 with RK56 just to see if his broken assed ears can tell the difference. N2 has been sitting new in box for couple months now. Got laid off yesterday, now have time for all those projects.
S&W357
$upporting Member KO4RJD....WDX-556
Man I'm sorry to hear about the lay off... I hope you're able to find something soon.
I got laid off once. It turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me. Good luck.
Yes I had the same thing happen to me as well and I've had this job now for 15 years. Now we'll expect the same for our friend redbeard
Concerning the layoff....it was much appreciated, although I had not completed the project. Last week they laid my crew off, replaced them with others from another site with less skills, experience, and motivation. They cut all the high dollar personel with skills, replace with lower rate personnel this time. When I state lower rate I'm not just describing monetary. Skills, motivation, and character.
Recently had been contemplating dragging up for months due to having to babysit grown children, who seem to get their feelings hurt easily. Often wanted to present one of these.
Recently had been contemplating dragging up for months due to having to babysit grown children, who seem to get their feelings hurt easily. Often wanted to present one of these.