Until recently I had an 8ft vertical dipole 'mounted' on the roof at HM. At about 10-15 W I was able to get QSOs with Poland, Argentina and South America on JT65.
On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 9:31 PM, Paul Loveless <[email protected]> wrote: > After looking at your site Steve - you definitely do appear to be a busy > person! > But, as Rob correctly stated, it's pretty basic knowledge for the Tech > license. > For me, the hardest part was remembering the band plan limits, but you > only have to remember a few. > > I think it would be cool if HM put together a Field Day team to compete > against local makerspaces and radio clubs. > Where the hell do you string a dipole in Midtown though lol? > > > On 12/18/2015 8:33 PM, Robby O'Connor wrote: > >> Steve, I crammed for my license in a week -- actually it might have been >> slightly less than that -- it's possible...at least for technician...for >> general and extra might take more work but still probably possible...I >> can't say I remember much of what I studied though -- it worked well for >> short-term memory...not so much for long-term... >> >> Paul, I too, also love your site! >> On 12/16/2015 11:10 PM, Paul Loveless wrote: >> >>> Thanks for the welcome. >>> And yes, I too like my http 503 lol. >>> >>> There is nothing stopping you from getting your license. >>> 2 hours a day for a week, and you'll be there. >>> Remember of course there is no code requirement. >>> I would be happy to tutor you in exchange for something that would help >>> me - if you thought you might learn easier that way. >>> >>> I am looking to network and meet new people who can help me get a job >>> and whom I can in someway give back to them. I live in Hells Kitchen. >>> Would you like to meet for coffee or whiskey sometime? >>> >>> >>> Paul >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> *From:* Radio <[email protected]> on behalf of Steve >>> Bull <[email protected]> >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 16, 2015 11:05 PM >>> *To:* Hack Manhattan Amateur Radio Club >>> *Subject:* Re: [hmradio] CQ CQ DE KC8SGJ >>> Welcome to NYC. I like your website at paulloveless.org >>> <mailto:[email protected]> - - very minimal :D - - I'm a lurker and >>> maker wanting to get his license again someday - - sighhhh! >>> >>> Steve Bull >>> Code Artist / Sound Art / Entrpreneur >>> m. +1 917-912-4132 >>> e. [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> w. cellphonia.org <http://cellphonia.org> >>> w. stevebull.org <http://stevebull.org> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 5:20 PM, Paul Loveless <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello >>> >>> >>> Paul here, KC8SGJ, I'm 27. I just moved to NYC and am trying to >>> find community with other nerds. I live in Hells Kitchen. >>> Security from bare metal to layer 7 is my focus. I enjoy hardware >>> hacking and breaking things in ways they were not meant to be broken >>> so that they do my bidding. I currently am focusing on breaking >>> UEFI. >>> >>> On the radio side, I love amateur digital modes. I'd love to get >>> involved with any Packet Radio scene here in the city. I have >>> 2M/440 and HF rigs but no practical way to get a stick high enough. >>> I do have 5Mhz tx capability. I also enjoy fox hunting and used to >>> compete in Ohio. >>> I have a bit of experience with commercial data RF point to point >>> systems. >>> >>> I wanted to reach out to the radio group to get a feel for things >>> before I engage the entire community. >>> I would appreciate any guidance along the way and I look forward to >>> contributing to the group! >>> >>> Thanks so much! >>> >>> Paul Loveless >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Radio mailing list [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> https://list.hackmanhattan.com/listinfo/radio >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Radio mailing list [email protected] >>> https://list.hackmanhattan.com/listinfo/radio >>> >>> > _______________________________________________ > Radio mailing list [email protected] > https://list.hackmanhattan.com/listinfo/radio >
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