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Not true in my area! Ernie Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 7, 2013, at 12:09, Zack Widup <[email protected]> wrote: > > Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from this > list > > If you're limiting yourself to shortwave, that may be true. I got > interested in VHF/UHF/microwave/mmwave weak-signal work a number of years > ago. It's a whole new world. The others interested in this facet of ham > radio are not the same as most of the HF ops. Almost all are willing to > give a hand, get new people involved and on the air. Almost all are very > technically competent and have something useful to contribute. Sort of > breathes new life into the hobby. > > 73, Zack W9SZ > > >> On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Ernie Rice <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe from >> this list >> >> 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 >> > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
