the same thing happened to cb radio, 10 to 15 years ago, i could fire
up the radio, and talk all day long, but now, i asked for a radio
report, or check, if i get an answer they say it is working hand, and
that is all i will ever get out of them, and that radio check, well i
am lucky to get one most of the time. it is not like i set there all
day long asking for one. it is after my radio has been turned off for
a few days. i listen to a online ham receiver, there is a group on top
band, they aren't that bad, but i have heard some click like round
tables. not from the guys on topband, but on a couple of the other
frequencies the receiver changes to.
On 6/12/13, Ronald E. Milliman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> CQ CQ CQ de K8HSY
>
> I'm trying to get back into the swing of things on the ol' ham bands again!
> As I have mentioned before, I got my ticket back in 1957, and was really
> active for many years, but ham radio has really changed. I am trying to
> figure it out. It seems like the bands are totally made up of clusters of
> little cliques, and some of them aren't even all that little. They all know
> each other, and either they don't acknowledge you, or if they do, they give
> you the impression that you are a stranger, not welcome into their clique.
>
> When I was an active ham before, back a few years ago, I could call CQ on
> any of the bands and there was a high probability that someone would come
> back, and we would carry on a QSO for maybe a few minutes to maybe an hour
> or so. I could break into a round table or QSO and they would usually make
> you feel welcome, and after a while you fitted right into the group or QSO.
>
>
> Am I wrong and missing something? I don't get that welcome, friendly
> feeling hardly anywhere anymore on the bands, except for the "Do Drop In"
> net and the HandiHam nets. We blind hams seem like a pretty friendly,
> smooth bunch of hams.
>
> Also, I don't hear much of any activity on the repeaters anymore either. I
> used to be able to jump onto a repeater and say: "This is K8HSY; is there
> anyone around this afternoon," and about 70% of the time someone would come
> back. Even if they were busy doing something else, they would often come
> back and say something like: "K8HSY this KK4QL. I'm sort of tied up working
> on a little work bench project right now, but I just wanted to let you know
> you were being heard. Unless there is something you really need, I'll get
> back to my project..."
>
> I feel like I've been sleeping for the last 10 years and have woken up into
> a different world!
>
> Ron, K8HSY
>
>
> At 01:58 PM 6/12/2013 -0600, you wrote:
>>also listen for the fm repeaters on 29.62, 64, 66 and 68.
>>there is a big one out of new york state running 1500W on 29.62. Input is
>>
>>100K down btw.
>>also, you will hear CW beacons, which are continuous automated
>> transmitters,
>>from 28.3 down to around 28.185 or something like that. They are a great
>>way to practice your cw because they are usually no more than 10 words per
>>
>>minute and they repeat the same message over and over.
>>
>>openings on 10 are pretty spiratic in the summer, but they certainly
>> happen,
>>and they can be relatively short distance openings which is fun.
>>
>>73
>>Colin, V A6BKX
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "dustin thompson" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 1:16 PM
>>Subject: 10M
>>
>>
>>> there was some openings on 10 M, i heard some CW, and some net out of
>>> Long Beach, CA. not sure what it was, because it was fading in and
>>> out. quite a few other stations too, i was going to look them up, but
>>> they gave there call sign too fast,
>>
> Dr. Ronald E. Milliman, retired Professor Western Kentucky University
> Ph: 270-782-9325
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
> Chair, American Council of the Blind Public Relations Committee
>
> Chair, American Council of the Blind's Monthly Monetary Support Program
> (MMS) Committee
>
> President: South Central Kentucky Council of the Blind (SCKCB)
>
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