It all started for me in the 70's , I had a more than enough classes for my Collage prep so I decided to take Electronic's . I learned how to use all the equipment and built a kit Am radio then an Fm radio . I was bitten ! Started w/ an Am Cb radio then SSB it opened up a whole different world for me w/ my Cobra 142 GTL ( Extra Channels ) and my Moonraker that cycle in the 80's ( I believe ) was awesome I chatted all over the world barefoot .Now I have to get off my butt and get my Ham licence , I started studying last year but things came up . Winters coming , back to studying ! I have passed the online test's a few times . I need to get this done ! Too many friends on here keep telling me to ! 73 and God Bless , Leo
Study for both the tech and general and you can take both test for the single $15.00 fee.(Or what ever it is now) If you are really studious take the extra at the same time. That is some heavy duty study load.It all started for me in the 70's , I had a more than enough classes for my Collage prep so I decided to take Electronic's . I learned how to use all the equipment and built a kit Am radio then an Fm radio . I was bitten ! Started w/ an Am Cb radio then SSB it opened up a whole different world for me w/ my Cobra 142 GTL ( Extra Channels ) and my Moonraker that cycle in the 80's ( I believe ) was awesome I chatted all over the world barefoot .Now I have to get off my butt and get my Ham licence , I started studying last year but things came up . Winters coming , back to studying ! I have passed the online test's a few times . I need to get this done ! Too many friends on here keep telling me to ! 73 and God Bless , Leo
i got a friend maybe 45 miles as crow flys from me n we say stuff like backaches water line leaks n general rag chew.had little skip this mornin but it was a sayhi n by in same breath in southwest moSSB Traffic? None here really. I talked on 38 LSB a week ago to a guy about 10 miles from me.
Conversation started on AM then he mentioned his two Galaxy radios (mobile & base) and his Cobra 980 had SSB and that he had never tried it and knew nothing about it. Other than that conversation I never hear any semi local folks on SSB...just random skip occasionally.
About the only AM I hear is three or four old farts younger than me that say the same things every day discussing their hernias, back aches, etc.
One guy has talked daily for over a week about his waterline having a leak and that he needs to fix it.
was short lived till last nite.cant talk on radio when queen of the house is home.tejas was pouring in here loud n proud a good 45 minutes. Corpus christy areaI had it here also yesterday , mostly Ohio , I had him and gone in a flash ! It didn't last long .
I have the same problem - only with 2 queens - no, three - even Sophie...It was short lived till last nite.cant talk on radio when queen of the house is home.
was 2 queens but my daughter moved away to attend collegeI have the same problem - only with 2 queens - no, three - even Sophie...
Sparky and I just go outside and look, or howl at the moon...He sometimes just goes - A or B...
Made a quick contact with Georgia 1, then about an hour later talked with the infamous WingNut in Florida from around the Ft.Worth,Tx area with my big 10 watt Uniden 980. I heard a few others out there including the a-holes from around the Phoenix area. Hopefully the activity will pick back up today. I got to work on getting a little heat wired in this truck so I can make more contacts.
Made a quick contact with Georgia 1, then about an hour later talked with the infamous WingNut in Florida from around the Ft.Worth,Tx area with my big 10 watt Uniden 980. I heard a few others out there including the a-holes from around the Phoenix area. Hopefully the activity will pick back up today. I got to work on getting a little heat wired in this truck so I can make more contacts.