Hey Lou, Thanks for looking that up. I remember incentive licensing quite well,
as was hanging out on 7010 as a General before it went to Extra. Finally got
around to going to the FCC in SF ten years later. Waited six months to change
the call from WB6TJS to AI6u. Great cw call.
--
Chris
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On Sat, May 30, 2015 at 08:18:52PM -0400, Lou Kolb wrote:
> Acording to Wikipedia, the 2-year novice term came in with incentive
> licensing in the late 60s and it was later extended to 5 years and was
> renewable, before they dropped it completely. Lou WA3MIX
> Lou Kolb
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 7:10 PM
> Subject: Re: flooding in Texas, was6 meters
>
>
> > Not sure, but mine was two years. ... Got it in the summer of 1969, and it
> > expired in the summer of 1971, right before I went to college.
> >
> > In fact, I still have the original license stored away in a safe place at
> > home.
> >
> > My first call was WN3MQR.
> >
> > Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > On Behalf Of Chris Watson
> > Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 6:05 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: flooding in Texas, was6 meters
> >
> > Tom,
> > Thought it was just one year. When did it become two years? Got mine in
> > 1966
> > in June, and took the General in March of '67 during Spring break in San
> > Francisco.
> >
> > --
> > ChrisAI6U
> > ---
> > On Sat, May 30, 2015 at 12:24:45PM -0400, Tom Behler wrote:
> >> I'm sure the trip was both sobering and educational, Lou.
> >>
> >> At the time, I was not a licensed ham, and was truly disappointed that
> >> I couldn't have helped with communications as well.
> >>
> >> I had gotten my Novice ticket in June of 1969, and it had expired in
> >> June of 1971.
> >>
> >> Due to college, and all that venture entailed for me at the time, I
> >> was not able to upgrade to General, and, of course, back then, the
> >> novice was only a 2-year license that could not be renewed.
> >>
> >> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: For blind ham radio operators
> >> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> >> On Behalf Of Lou Kolb
> >> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 9:03 PM
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> Subject: Re: flooding in Texas, was6 meters
> >>
> >> WA3LCB and I traveled from the Philly suburbs to the Wilkes Barre
> >> Scranton area during Agnes to help with communications. It was a very
> >> sobering and highly educational trip for a ham in his late teens. Lou
> >> WA3MIX Lou Kolb Voice-over Artist:
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> >> www.loukolb.com
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 7:08 PM
> >> Subject: Re: flooding in Texas, was6 meters
> >>
> >>
> >> > Steve:
> >> >
> >> > As I think you know, I grew up in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
> >> > area, and very clearly remember the Tropical Storm Agnes flood of 1972.
> >> >
> >> > My family and I were not victimized, other than some very minor
> >> > inconveniences, but others only a few miles from me and on lower
> >> > ground were not nearly as fortunate. We lived in New Cumberland,
> >> > PA, on the western shore of the Lower portion of the Susquehanna River.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I'm sure the help you provided back then was very much appreciated.
> >> >
> >> > Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: For blind ham radio operators
> >> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> >> > On Behalf Of Steve Forst
> >> > Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 2:49 PM
> >> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >> > Subject: Re: flooding in Texas, was6 meters
> >> >
> >> > Jim,
> >> >
> >> > Glad all is well, and you are high and dry. Or at least dry. I did
> >> > help in a flood cleanup in Harrisburg PA in the early '70's.
> >> > Nothing
> >> > fun about seeing thousands of families putting pretty much
> >> > everything they own out on the curb for the front end loader to scoop
> > up.
> >> >
> >> > Hope to catch you on the air sometime.
> >> >
> >> > 73, Steve KW3A
> >> >
> >> > On 5/29/2015 2:40 PM, Jim Shaffer wrote:
> >> >> Steve, thanks for your concern, and you're likely right about there
> >> >> being more SSB activity, especially since there's no more code
> >> >> requirement. I did manage to work around 25 stations in a short
> >> >> period of time on 6 meter CW last night though.
> >> >>
> >> >> As for the flooding, it's all around us, but we're high and dry
> >> >> where I live. I've always tried to avoid possible flooding areas.
> >> >> I helped clean up after a flood in Rochester, MN once, and that was
> > enough.
> >> >> What a mess and sad disaster that was!
> >> >>
> >> >> The town of Wimberly, which had really bad flooding, and where that
> >> >> house floated away, is just about 25 or so miles south of Austin.
> >> >>
> >> >> My lawn looks like a wilderness preserve, because they haven't been
> >> >> able to get out to mowe it. I can live with that problem though,
> >> >> especially since it's been so dry down here for so long.
> >> >> --
> >> >> Jim, ke5al
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: Steve Forst
> >> >> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 11:50 AM
> >> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> >> Subject: Re: 6 meters
> >> >>
> >> >> Jim,
> >> >>
> >> >> I don't disagree, but my limited experience with 6 seems to be
> >> >> that when the band is open, there is usually more SSB activity.
> >> >>
> >> >> BTW, hope all is well at your end. I know Texas is a big place,
> >> >> but
> >> >> the news stories coming from some areas are pretty sobering. Hope
> >> >> you and yours aren't affected.
> >> >>
> >> >> 73, Steve KW3A
> >> >>
> >> >> On 5/29/2015 12:41 PM, Jim Shaffer wrote:
> >> >>> Honestly, if you have a compromise antenna, CW's the way to go. I
> >> >>> have a sched with a friend on 20 CW every Monday morning. We
> >> >>> start on CW, and if conditions are good enough, try to move to
> >> >>> SSB. We've found that unless the CW signals are strong, we
> >> >>> haven't a prayer of making it on SSB.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I worked many stations last night on 6 with my vertical around
> >> >>> 50.093,
> >> > CW.
> >> >>> --
> >> >>> Jim, ke5al
> >> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >> >>> From: Steve Forst
> >> >>> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 9:35 AM
> >> >>> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> >>> Subject: Re: 6 meters
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Matt,
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I don't do a lot of 6 meters, but don't think I would spend much
> > time
> >> >>> worrying about FM, unless there is some local activity that
> >> >>> would make the time and vertical antenna worth while. In the
> >> >>> short
> >> > term,
> >> >>> you may find that your HF dipole will tune up on 6 meters. Not
> >> >>> ideal, but I've done it here and made contacts.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Set a memory in your 480 to 50.125 SSB and check it from time to
> > time,
> >> >>> or leave it there while doing other stuff in the shack. It's easy
> > to
> >> >>> miss an opening. Also check below 50.100 for CW beacons. When
> > they
> >> >>> start coming in, you know you have propagation somewhere.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Congrats on your latest DX on CW. There is a world-wide CW
> >> >>> contest on this weekend. Even if you aren't into contesting as an
> >> >>> activity,
> >> > there
> >> >>> will be a boatload of DX on the air (conditions permitting). All
> >> >>> the
> >> >>> other station needs from you is 5NN and a consecutive serial number
> >> >>> starting with 001. You don't have to "be in the contest" to
> >> >>> participate, and you don't have to submit a log or anything like
> >> >>> that.
> >> >>> Just work a few stations and maybe get some unusual DX in
> >> >>> your
> >> >>> log. Also, anyone can work anyone in this contest, so if bands
> > are
> >> >>> poor for DX, you can fill your log with US contacts.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 73, Steve KW3A
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On 5/29/2015 6:28 AM, Matthew Chao wrote:
> >> >>>> Wow! Sounds great. Am thinking of putting up a 6-meter dipole.
> >> >>>> Before I do that, I have a few questions about 6 meters:
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Which mode do you use the most on this band to get all those
> >> >>>> long-distance contacts?
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> If you use FM to access repeaters, what are the splits, and
> >> >>>> what's the simplex freq for this band?
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Have never operated on 6, and now have the opportuniyt, given
> >> >>>> that I have a pretty roomy backyard and a good hams network of
> >> >>>> guys able to help.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Thanks in advance.--Matt.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> P.S. Had my second DX contact via CW a week ago today. Spoke
> >> >>>> with I1MMR, Mauro in Genoa, Italy. Nice to have that general ticket
> > and HF.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> At 02:31 AM 5/29/2015 -0700, you wrote:
> >> >>>>> I had a very good opening yesterday afternoon and evening. I
> >> >>>>> worked a bunch of stations, including in Florida and Georgia.
> >> >>>>> Nice opening.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> Alan R. Downing
> >> >>>>> Phoenix, AZ
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >> >>>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
> >> >>>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> >> >>>>> On Behalf Of Jim Shaffer
> >> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 7:00 PM
> >> >>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> >>>>> Subject: Re: 6 meters
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> Had a good time. Worked about 25 stations, mostly in the Ohio
> >> >>>>> River valley area.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >> >>>>> From: Jim Shaffer
> >> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 7:09 PM
> >> >>>>> To: blind hams
> >> >>>>> Subject: 6 meters
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> open from east to west.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> --
> >> >>>>> Jim Shaffer
> >> >>>>> Pflugerville, TX
> >> >>>>> www.jjshaffer.net
> >> >>>>> www.pgramblers.com
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>
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