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scottran 3T WIS 
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Finally got my high freq ham radio this week. Its an older set from 1990. Everything works like a charm. Had a buddy of mine who has a ham license check it out last night. Talked to a fellow in sw Florida. The radio looks like new. It came with the original manuals, boxes, magazine reviews the original owner cut out and, the original sales receipt. I set it up in my "Radio Room" and got the antenna all strung up yesterday. In december I am taking the test so I can start talking.... If I pass;). I wanted to get the radio first so I can get my hands on it, It will make learning a little easier for me. For you guys who have never saw pics, I have some of the Radio Room also. Please excuse the mess. Kinda having to rearrange things. Enjoy        |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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That's awesome, Scott.:dude: |
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Nabco 3T WIS 
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WOW Scott, that is quite a collection |
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Paladin 3T WIS 
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Wow! just a "few" radios Scott, it's nice to have hobbies |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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AWESOME, Scotthand6.gifhand6.gifhand6.gif |
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scottran 3T WIS
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Thanks guys! Its a great hobby. I have over 200 radios. Havent bought many since started collecting watches though. The radio room is my "man cave" in my basement. Its nice to go down there, light up a cigar (my wife will actually let me smoke one down there if the door is closed and the window is open;)), and relax. Hey BRP, maybe I will get lucky and pick someone up on shortwave from "Down Under" someday. I will keep my ears open.:D Last edited on Mon Nov 9th, 2009 11:43 am by scottran |
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zippofan 3T WIS 
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Totally awesome Scott!! I got my amateur and commercial licenses many years ago but haven't done much with them since I got married. I am a merit badge counselor in Radio for the Boy Scouts and the kids really don't understand the wonder of talking to someone across the country. They figure they can use chat/email etc to do the same thing. Every year I take them down to our local Council office for the "Scout Jamboree on the Air", and while they think the equipment looks cool, they were more interested in the PC controlled rigs and the Jamboree on the Internet... Have fun with your rig! Cheers, Griff |
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scottran 3T WIS
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I go tomorrow at 11 am to take my ham radio license tests. I will be taking two tests. First for the level one technician and then level 2 general. Level2 is pretty tough so wish me luck. :? |
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Graham 3T WIS 
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Good luck, Scott, hope it goes well for you. |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS 
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Graham wrote: Good luck, Scott, hope it goes well for you. Ditto..........hopw it works out for you Scott |
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teddyhanna Guest
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Scott good luck.....yourock.gif |
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Paxman 3T WIS
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Good luck, Scott. I have every confidence you'll do great! |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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Congrats Scott and Good Luck on the test Buddy!  |
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hucky 3T WIS 
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STupid question: Why does one need a license? I have always wanted to get into this, but since the cell phone, it kinda killed it for me. You have an amazing Man Cave You need a Stripper Pole somewehre woohoo.gif congrats and cheers |
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scottran 3T WIS
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Thanks guys! Great news... I PASSED  both tests so now I hold a General Class license. yahoo.gif I didnt think this 40 year old skull full of mush would pull it off. So as soon as my name is on the FCC's web site I will have a call sign and will finally be able to talk on my radio.Hucky, I guess the biggest reason is safety. If you arent careful or dont have things set up right you could get hurt. We are dealing with some pretty big power. You can actually get burned if you come in contact with an antenna while transmitting. Also these signals reach around the world so they just dont want anyone transmitting unless they know who it is. Griff would probably be able to elaborate more than I. |
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Paxman 3T WIS
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Big congrats, Scott!:D |
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hucky 3T WIS
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scottran wrote: Thanks guys! Great news... I PASSED Thanks Scott, Wait til you geet 45 years old, it gets harder to learn stuff. I struggle with sentences every now and then, AGE. Congrats on your passing So this is different than a CB base type radio? Griff fill me in. Huck |
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scottran 3T WIS
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Yes Huck, way different than a CB. My radio has 10 different bands and even pics up AM. If you wanted to break the law you could even talk on the AM band. CB's are only allowed to put out like 4 watts max. Shortwave is allowed a max of 1500 watts. You dont need alot of power if you have a good antenna setup. There is what they call QRP operation which is low power. Depending on atmospheric conditions, guys are able to make contacts on the other side of the world with just 5 watts of power. |
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GuitarAddict Guest
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What a cool hobby and a great collection. Hope you never have to move! I was watching a show on TV recently and they interviewed a guy with a huge collection of radios. Chris |
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scottran 3T WIS
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oh yea, moving would be a real nightmare. 20 antique farm tractors, 8 vehicles, ATV, snowmobile, 3 garden tractors just to get things started. :shock: We would need many tractor trailers to move all this stuff. Yikes! |
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teddyhanna Guest
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Scott right on buddy and concrats........... |
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zippofan 3T WIS
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Congratulations Scott! It's not an easy exam to pass...I know! Hucky, there are a couple of reasons for the licensing requirement. Back in the beginning days of radio before the bands/frequencies were set up like they are now, pretty much anyone with a transmitter could fire it up and transmit whatever they wanted on whatever frequency they wanted. The govt set up licensing as a way to give amateurs a place that was all their own and ensure that if any rules were broken they knew where to find you ;) The Radio Act of 1927 set up licensing of both commercial and amateur radio operation. Before that, broadcasting was pretty chaotic. Also, like Scott said, the equipment is powerful enough to kill you. In the beginning, amateurs built all their gear from whatever parts they could find, thus licencing ensured that they knew electronic theory enough that they wouldn't die when they powered up their homemade rigs. I just read an article somewhere about different things that are dying off. Along with landline telephones, amateur radio was one of them. Since the advent of long range communications via cell and the internet, people don't feel the need for either of them. One of the first communications received from New Orleans after the devastating hurricane was by amateur radio. Commercial interests would love to get their hands on the bands reserved for amateurs. If that happens, ham radio will truly disappear, and I believe that would be a tragedy. During natural disasters, cell towers go down, landline telephones can go down, the internet can go down, but an amateur with a little transceiver and a generator/battery system can still communicate to the world. Every year the World Organization of Scouting (including the Boy Scouts of America) host the Jamboree On the Air, an event that encourages Scouts from around the world to communicate with each other via amateur radio. The Scouts have had to add the Jamboree on the Internet because of the declining popularity of ham radio. Hopefully some of the Scouts I have taken to see the equipment used by hams (and the boys used to talk to Scouts in Europe) have interested them enough to pursue the hobby, but, as a Radio Merit Badge counselor I haven't had any of the boys in our Troop interested....yet! Hopefully more people that are radio listeners will become interested like Scott in taking it one step forward... Cheers, Griff |
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hucky 3T WIS
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Thanks Griff, very cool, I like it alot. Congrats Scott, I know where to come if the world falls down any further :D Is there a Ham Facebook for radios |
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Dragnattck 3T WIS
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VERY VERY COOL Scoot and good luck with the test |
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