Breaker' breaker'radio check. Anybody still doing cb radio chat? Skip
and power amps? lol. Just checking in from Maryland. Just knock if you can hear me!! Whizardmagic Cave
Re: radio check
By: Tim to All on Mon Jan 16 2023 09:31 pm
Breaker' breaker'radio check. Anybody still doing cb radio chat? Skip and power amps? lol. Just checking in from Maryland. Just knock if you hear me!! Whizardmagic Cave
the CB band is absolutely full of people. I just can't understand a word an of them say.
DaiTengu
...Hello, he lied.
Breaker' breaker'radio check. Anybody still doing cb radio chat?
Skip and power amps? lol. Just checking in from Maryland. Just knock if you can hear me!! Whizardmagic Cave
Re: radio check
By: Tim to All on Mon Jan 16 2023 09:31 pm
Breaker' breaker'radio check. Anybody still doing cb radio chat? Skip and power amps? lol. Just checking in from Maryland. Just knock if can hear me!! Whizardmagic Cave
Still have a President McKinley SSB in my truck. It's pretty quiet these day Use it most for the weather and to tell truckers hauling gravel they have ro following them down the highway. :-)
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Mick Manning
Bad Poetry Blues (badpoet.synchro.net:2300) gopher://centralontarioremote.com:70
Re: radio checkThe reason you can't understand them is that a lot of them have absolutely no clue as to how their radio works! They chain preamplified mikes into compressors and reverb/effects boxes resulting in splatter into third adjacent channels, and making themselves loud and unintelligible. And it seems that more and more of them are passing the dumbed-down no-code exams, and setting up shop on 75 meters.
"SAVE HAM RADIO! BRING BACK THE CODE TEST!"
The reason you can't understand them is that a lot of them have absolutely no clue as to how their radio works! They chain preamplified mikes into compressors and reverb/effects boxes resulting in splatter into third adjacent channels, and making themselves loud and unintelligible.
And it
seems that more and more of them are passing the dumbed-down no-code exams, and setting up shop on 75 meters.
"SAVE HAM RADIO! BRING BACK THE CODE TEST!"
Quoting Daitengu to Ted Long <=-
"SAVE HAM RADIO! BRING BACK THE CODE TEST!"
Oh, you're one of them gatekeepers. You know, the ones that would
rather see ham radio die a death of attrition rather than let in young people that could contribute and progress the hobby.
I'm one of them "dumbed-down no-code" licensees. Anyone who came to
this hobby in the last 16 years was not required to learn a lick of
morse code, but quite a few of them eventually did.
I've done a lot of listening on 75m, and all I've heard is old men
talking about their colonoscopies, spreading conspiracy theories, and bitching about "those damn kids" that are on "their lawns".
Code proficency has nothing to do with how well or how poorly you
operate a radio. Every person in the US passed the same basic test or
set of tests. They haven't changed that much in the last 20+years.
Today it makes no difference if the code you know is CW, or Python.
And there is no reason for it. If you want to learn, great!
fantastic! If not, there's tons of other things to do on the radio. Don't be a gatekeeper, Ted. It's a bad look.
I love ham radio but I find morse code tedious. Learned it once and
have since forgotten almost all of it. Should I turn my license in?
Hi there, I am just an SWL listener. I do hear morse on the bands. Although I may be tuned in to it as I was a Morse intercept operator
in the US Army and when I hear it, my fingers start to hit the keys.
Once I got out of the service, I found there wasn't much call for
morse operators. Maybe in the Maritime service but not much else.
I am not a licensed HAM, just an avid fan. I learned morse so many
years ago, and I don't really see it being used much anymore that I
think making new users test would probably be a deterrent.
Quoting Daitengu to Cougar428 <=-
CW is still incredibly popular on the amateur bands. Just because
people don't have to learn it to get their license, doesn't mean they don't learn it.
Quoting Daryl Stout to Echicken <=-
I love ham radio but I find morse code tedious. Learned it once and
have since forgotten almost all of it. Should I turn my license in?
I've known some hams who learned CW so they could pass the exam and upgrade their license. Once done, they never used a keyer again.
I tried the 5 WPM CW exam once for grins, but failed it. Had I
filled in the blanks, I might have passed it...but it's a moot point
now.
Oh, you're one of them gatekeepers. You know, the ones that would
rather see ham radio die a death of attrition rather than let in young people that could contribute and progress the hobby.
I'm one of them "dumbed-down no-code" licensees. Anyone who came to
this hobby in the last 16 years was not required to learn a lick of
morse code, but quite a few of them eventually did.
I've done a lot of listening on 75m, and all I've heard is old men
talking about their colonoscopies, spreading conspiracy theories, and bitching about "those damn kids" that are on "their lawns".
Code proficency has nothing to do with how well or how poorly you
operate a radio. Every person in the US passed the same basic test or
set of tests. They haven't changed that much in the last 20+years.
Today it makes no difference if the code you know is CW, or Python.
And there is no reason for it. If you want to learn, great!
fantastic! If not, there's tons of other things to do on the radio.
Hi there, I learned CW for my MOS in the Army (O5H10). I had to
pass at 25 CPM and it took me a while. Some people drummed out
because they would hit a wall and not be able to copy any faster.
Granted, this was copying not sending.
I hear CW on the bands (just an SWL listener, I don't have a
license). It seems pretty regular, so HAMS must still be using it.
There are 767,863 licensed amateurs in the USA right now. A cursory
google search seems to indicate anywhere from 20,000 to 40,000 amateurs are added per year. If we do the napkin math, that'd mean
300,000-480,000 (licenses last 10 years) of those 767,863 were licensed since the morse code requirement was completely dropped. More than
half.
When learning I hit a point where if the code went faster than
22cpm, I would hear doubles. Once I got past that it was smooth
sailing.
Quoting Daryl Stout to Cougar428 <=-Hi Daryl - thanks for your reply!
while a CW QSO was going on in the background. During the conversation with other hams, he interrupted with "Hang on a minute"...then reached over, and starting sending CW to the other ham on the frequency. When
he was done, he said "Sorry about that...I had to reply!!". I saw this with my own eyes!! We were amazed that he could multi-task like that.
Even though in the US, when the FCC dropped the Morse Code
requirement (first dropping the 13 and 20 WPM CW exam on April 15, 2000...then doing away with the 5 WPM CW exam on Feb. 23, 2007), it has caused a surge in folks wanting to learn and use CW. They were now
doing it because they WANTED to, and NOT because they HAD to.
over the air. The four letters they highlighted formed the S expletive
(So Happy It's Thursday <G>). I thought "I'll be d@mned!!"...but when
you looked at the dot and dash pattern, it made perfect sense!!
STERNLY ADMONISHED them, saying "You boys need to watch your language!!
I teach CW at the Naval Academy across the street!!", and walked out!!
Now, there are programs where you can send and receive CW at your computer, without even having a rig or a keyer to do it with.
On another note, I never took a typing course in high school. But,
by being a BBS Sysop since December, 1990, I became a touch typist. The SPCK (Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Keyboards) has me on
their 10 most wanted list...for typing the letters off the keys on the keyboard, from hitting the keys so hard!! <G>
Quoting Daryl Stout to Cougar428 <=-
I also think back to the episode on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno"
on May 13, 2005. Ken Miller and Chip Margelli, were dressed up as two railroad telegraph operators, and they went up against Ben Cook, and
his friend Jason (Ben was the world's fastest text messager (SMS),
typing a 160 character message in 57 seconds).
I also think back to the episode on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno"
on May 13, 2005. Ken Miller and Chip Margelli, were dressed up as two railroad telegraph operators, and they went up against Ben Cook, and
his friend Jason (Ben was the world's fastest text messager (SMS),
typing a 160 character message in 57 seconds).
Chip was the sender of the CW at 29-30 WPM, and Ken was the receiver;
and CW was DONE before the text messagers entered the last 2 words!!
The phrase: "I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance!!". <G>
Now you got me interested, I'm going to have to see if I can find
that episode somewhere and watch it!
CW OPS WHIP WHIPPERSNAPPER TEXT MESSENGERS ON NATIONAL TV
This person does sound amazing! I bet they loved the hobby!
Again, these people are part of the group who love the hobbby. I
listen in on the bands, and there are alot of great conversations
about the hobby or equipment in general. Seems that most of them
are doing because they are really interested in it. I still love to listen, but don't think I would have the patience for all the
equipment.
When I trained, none of the instructors were female. They would get
you started, but the training was a tape turned on and transmitted
to all the earphones at each intercept station. Testing was
individual and not as a group.
I learned touch typing as a part of the MOS training. Crazy thing
about the services. They spent all that time training me to copy
morse and had me specialize in Chinese cut characters only to send
me to Europe where I didn't copy any Chinese. Crazy when you think
about it. Crazy my fingers can still hit the keys when I hear the
code too.
Thanks Daryl!
the Long Island CW club has that video linked on their website.
Underneath they mentioned there were a few errors :D
the Long Island CW club has that video linked on their website.
Underneath they mentioned there were a few errors :D
The look on Jason's face when Ken (receiving the CW) raised his
hand, was priceless!!
Quoting Daryl Stout to Cougar428 <=-
Now you got me interested, I'm going to have to see if I can find
that episode somewhere and watch it!
Since there are copyright issues involved, you may have a hard time finding it.
Here's the full story from the ARRL Website:
During the Australian competition in April, a Morse team consisting of 93-year-old former post office telegrapher Gordon Hill -- the sender
-- and 82-year-old Jack Gibson -- the receiver -- topped 13-year-old
SMSer Brittany Devlin. In that event, Hill spelled out the message in full, while Devlin used text-messaging shorthand. In that competition, held at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Hill took 90 seconds to send
the message, 18 seconds faster than Devlin's message took to reach her friend's cell phone.
Quoting Daryl Stout to Cougar428 <=-
I operate "internet only", much to the angst of the "purists". But,
with being a heart patient (congestive heart failure), and on a fixed income (disability), I can't afford all the extra gear and accessores. Plus, electronics, etc., was never my forte'.
I have had 'paricarditis' twice now. Felt like I was having
congestive heart failure. First time I was in the hospital for 3
days, second time for a week. The doctors were unable to tell me
what happened. They said it was most likely a virus.
So hopefully you are taking it easy now. I still have problems as I
get older due to the scarring the infection caused. I don't think I
could say I know how you feel though. I think the issue will cause
my life to be shorter, but you can't dwell on things. Gotta live in
the here and now.
Best regards (and health to you) Daryl.
Thanks Daryl! I found it on the ARRL website, they had the snipped
of the send and recieve and the CW ops winning. It was entertaining!
That one sounds interesting also, I'll have to see if I can find it. Thanks for the entertainment...
Tim wrote to All <=-
Breaker' breaker'radio check. Anybody still doing cb radio chat?
Skip and power amps? lol. Just checking in from Maryland. Just knock
if you can hear me!! Whizardmagic Cave
Haven't touched CB in a long time - that being said haven't talked on
HAM in a long time either...
Haven't touched CB in a long time - that being said haven't talked on
Daryl Stout wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-
Haven't touched CB in a long time - that being said haven't talked on
HAM in a long time either...
For one ham, CW stands for "chicken wings", as that's a dish he loves
to eat (hi hi)...because HAM stands for "Have Another Meal", and you
don't call us "Late For Dinner" (hi hi).
It's a good thing that we don't have to have a minimum of on the air time anymore, never mind constant logging. I log only during my nets, which is the only time I'm on the air anymore. I rarely get a sked request, and it's rare I just "check into a net". With my net schedule,
my "net weekend" is Wednesday and Thursday"...I do 2 nets on Friday, 2 nets on Saturday, 1 net on Sunday, 2 nets on Monday, and 1 on Tuesday.
Phigan wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-
Re: Re: radio check
By: Jimmy Anderson to Tim on Thu Mar 09 2023 05:29 pm
Haven't touched CB in a long time - that being said haven't talked on
Nobody has :/... But me, maybe. Nobody ever responds to my "BREAKER ONE NINE"s.
Any truckers passing through that you hear?
None. And every time I see a trucker with CB antennas, I ask them about their radio.. they say they don't ever turn it on, if they even still have one hooked up.
None. And every time I see a trucker with CB antennas, I ask them about their radio.. they say they don't ever turn it on, if they even still
have one hooked up.
Phigan wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-
Re: Re: radio check
By: Jimmy Anderson to Phigan on Fri Mar 24 2023 08:01 pm
Any truckers passing through that you hear?
None. And every time I see a trucker with CB antennas, I ask them about their radio.. they say they don't ever turn it on, if they even still
have one hooked up.
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