Duane Wheeler wrote: > I'm setting here with an old Hallicrafter S-120 Short Wave receiver, > fiddling > with the knobs and controls... I picked it up cheap at lunch, down at > the junk store > because no one knows what it really is<G> Cdr.Jen was a very early user of the Internet in her job at a local college.. she would come home and tell me how she had sent a signal around the world and chatted gardening and accordion trivia with people in Europe and Australia... *My first question was about Royal Rangers<G> ...and there was not a "thing" on the internet about Rangers! (...can you 'smell what the -=A=- is cooking?) I had access through my University employment, and fished a Compaq plus dos based computer out of a closet.. recently I bought one at the Goodwill for a US $1 Dollar<G> (2 DM/ $1.25 Aus-Cdn) I had a buddy who wired phones send a signal to the main frame and we wired a dedicated phone line back to my surplus computer with a 1200 bdu modem<G> > This radio can receive messages from FAR AWAY! > > Right now however it just sounds like a cat that got caught in the lawn > mower<G> > > It needs an antenna and a clear signal, and that mostly happens late at > night when > the Sun don't mess with the waves of energy that circle the earth and > are received > by this cool gadget! I started to send messages to any Christian group I was able to find on Usenet and found one group had just started a subgroup called "soc.christian.youthgroups" There I was told from someone in Sweaden<G> that what ever Royal Rangers was.. *He had never heard of it and so it could never support and interactive discussion group for any period of time<G> > > > This radio sometimes speaks a different language than the one I > understand! > I've heard Spanish,French, Russian and lots that I just don't know<G> > ..like mayby Larrikan? *I began posting: "Ready for anything-Royal Rangers!" or "Howdy from Outpost 207 Royal Rangers!" and maybe- "Fred Deaver wears combat boots!"<Big Grin> ...and that got a response from my friend John Martinez in San Jose,California! *I readily admit to being a computer pilgrim! I have no idea what John did.. but shortly we started alt.org.Royal Rangers and began to compile addresses of those who responded to the sight with a E-mail based list... *Rangernet! > > > *Sometimes it don't speak any language but a CODE... > > I've turned it on and received music! and sometimes I get a solid > clicking beep to > give me the *exact time from far away Hawaii! *Can you believe that! > > "Messages" can be sent across the far Pacific Ocean, or from any > direction to me > if I tune my amazing radio to the right place! I used to listen to > Radio Moscow > and the news from the BBC! *If you were me- you'd be hungry to meet new people and learn new things<G> ..and we began to grow with Rangers from around the world! The "pool" we "reclined beside" was larger than our experiences of a district or region... and our traffic began to reflect that International flavor<G> > Sometimes the "news" is not the same as what they show on the TV at > night! > ...cool! I get to listen to other peoples "perspective" and sometimes > it's > compelling and understandible<G> ...I'm going to need to look at a Atlas > just to > find out where all these places are in the world.. > > These radio messages are telling me that my town is a part of a region, > a country and a hemisphere! THIS IS POWERFULL! *Rangernet is a rare and special thing<G> We should care for it.. nurture it and pray for it to increase the blessing! It belongs as much to the newest subscriber as it does to any longwinded saltydog rangernetter! Remember to *encourage the lurker... the youngbuck the critic and the new best friend we will meet<G> > > > *I just wish I could... Talk into a microphone, and direct it to my > friends around the world who know about Royal Rangers! What a great thing.. > > We share a "Code" and have many ideas and good times <G> > > (I wonder what it would be like....) Hehee-- *I KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE!<g> *It isn't about an old radio or computer... or who was first to say hello<G> *It's about our decideing to stay.. and build! *Rangernet is our Outpost and patrol<G> ..and I'm glad to just be here now<G> Cdr.Duane ->A No.1<- > > > -- > -=a=- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Duane Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ->A N0.1<- > OPT. 354 TPCC > > Duane Wheeler > ->A N0.1<- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > OPT. 354 TPCC > Netscape Conference Address > Netscape Conference DLS Server > "A life time adventure!" > Additional Information: > Last Name Wheeler > First Name Duane > Version 2.1 -- ��ࡱ�
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