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And most hams still won't help. I am letting my ticket expire because the hobby is no longer fun or useful. Hams talk about CB ad chicken band or low lives. Go to 80 m on any night and listen to the crap up there. Ernie Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 7, 2013, at 11:46, David Goren <[email protected]> wrote: > > Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from this > list > > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
