Bob, I hope you can use C W. In my opinion it is much more satisfying than
fone operation. Have a nice day and 73.
Ed K7UC
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From: "Bob Martin" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 8:38 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: I feel absolutely hopeless about hf, thinking of just letting
my license, go
> Hi, Trippy:
>
> I hope someone in our group can find words to make you feel better. I no
> longer enjoy HF due to loss of most of my hearing following cancer surgery
> and treatment. I have a BAHA emplant but it can not process SSB. Got
> ticket in 1977. Hope you feel better soon and in spite of current
> situation, you had many happy funn filled days on the bands.
>
> 73:
> Bob Martin
> KC3FI
>
> EchoLink Node - 55127
> Please visit http://www.wan-leatonks.net.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 10:00 PM
> Subject: I feel absolutely hopeless about hf, thinking of just letting my
> license, go
>
>
>> Hi all,
>> Well, the subject line says alot of it.
>> Folks, where do I start?
>> I have been a ham for 35 years, and I now live in an apartment, which is
>> =
>> all concrete and steel.
>> Here's what I've done so far.
>> I've tryed isopoles antennas, I've tryed dipoles, I've tryed moble =
>> antennas.
>> Tonight, I tryed putting up the trap 80 40 dipole antenna.
>> Receives great on 40, and especially, on 20!
>> What no matter what antenna I use, no matter which antenna, all I get on
>> =
>> my kenwood 570 is the cw that says swr.
>> So, I'm screwed.
>> I've spent hundreds of dollars on different antennas, and what a waste =
>> of money!
>> I even use the kt1 auto tuner and hooked up a piece of copper wire, and =
>> just threw it over the balcony railing!
>> All I can say is, who cares any more.
>> If I would have known 35 years ago, this is what my hobby would become, =
>> I probably might not have got my license.
>> I can't use the handiham w0eqo or w0zsw hf remote base, because I have =
>> it and everything I need to log in, and Joe, n3ain tryed to help me with
>> =
>> it, and nothing.
>> Then, when I finally was able to log in, no key strokes would work.
>> My friend, has an echo link software on his computer, and there is an hf
>> =
>> remote base on echo link, kb8zgl, but when we try to connect to it, we =
>> get the ID, but nothing else, no audio from hf at all.
>> I hope those of you who do have hf enjoy it for me, and enjoy it, =
>> because there might come a time, where you will live somewhere like I =
>> do.
>> It might sound like I'm complaining, and maybe, I am, but more and more =
>> hams like me now, and more and more, as we all get older, will.
>> I miss being able to get on hf any time, just like I could in the late =
>> 70s, with my good old hw101, which would work with any, and I mean any =
>> antenna, and it didn't care what the swr was
>> 73,
>> Trippy, ac8s
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