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>From reading the comments on the site, a lot of people use it as a simulator >to help them as they study for their ham licenses. Current hams use it as a >way to elmer newcomers. That alone has some value, bec. when I tried to become >a ham as a teen I found most didn't want to bother to lend a hand. On Oct 7, 2013, at 9:37 AM, Zack Widup wrote: > Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from this > list > > If there are signals long-since departed from the airwaves on > Hamsphere, perhaps nostalgia? That's all I can think of. > > I picked up a small portable shortwave radio at a ham auction for $10 > a few months ago. It needed a bit of repair work but is a nice little > radio. I'm pretty sure similar radios for similar prices can be had on > eBay. Also, my Yaesu VX-6 does a decent job of receiving on the > shortwave bands when it has a decent antenna. The only problem I might > see with those is the need for an adaptor for the SMA connector it > uses for the antenna. But those are also easy to come by. > > 73, Zack (W9SZ) > > On 10/7/13, Rick Hampton <[email protected]> wrote: >> Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from >> this list >> >> According to the Wikipedia entry >> (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HamSphere) you're pretty much dead on >> with your assessment. >> >> I ran across it a while back and couldn't understand why anyone would >> take the time to build something that emulates the worst part of a real >> radio circuit, and from the comments I've read, does so only poorly. >> >> Apparently, there is a niche (but not a huge niche) for people who like >> the idea of dealing with noise, static, etc, but don't have the >> wherewithal to either get real radios or the license to operate them. >> That doesn't include me, but to each his own... >> >> Rick >> >> On 10/7/2013 7:28 AM, Kevin Elliott wrote: >>> Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from >>> this list >>> >>> Can someone explain what the appeal of Hamsphere is? I have played with it >>> a few times, and I just can't get over the fact that nothing is really >>> transmitting on frequencies. It's not much different than a voice chat >>> server with a ton of channels. It seems like a nice way to play with the >>> concepts without needing the equipment, but other than a really really >>> basic learning tool, how is it practical in any way? >>> >>> There's something that having laws to restrict transmissions on real >>> frequencies and the need for relatively costly equipment that makes real >>> transmissions that much more interesting, even if you're just scanning >>> bands and not participating in amateur radio (which is also a blast). >>> >>> And doesn't hamsphere have some kind of subscription cost?! Please, tell >>> me what the appeal is so I can die knowing. >>> >>> -Kevin >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Spooks mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Spooks mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Spooks mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
