but with only 47.351 percent possible accuracy.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: an antanna idea
> you know what they say, 90% of statistics can be made to say what ever you
> want them to, 50% of the time.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 3:00 PM
> Subject: Re: an antanna idea
>
>
> > yeh, the numbers are pretty low...1 ham per every 1419.8 people in
> > australia.
> > compared with the US at 1 ham for every 462 people.
> > As for square kilometer, it's even worse. In aus there are 2.6 people
per
> > square kilometer, and the us has 31 people per square kilometer.
> > So statistically, hams per square kilometer in australia is super low.
> > although, i would guess that in the major centers, the statistics are
very
> > much skewed over average.
> > canadian stats are close to australias though as far as hams per square
> > kilometer, even if the number of licensed hams is quite a bit higher for
a
> > relatively similar population.
> > 73
> > Colin, V A6BKX
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 7:07 AM
> > Subject: Re: an antanna idea
> >
> >
> >> unfortunately what precludes alot of people over here just getting into
> >> ham radio is the cost of the radios. we have less operators over here
> >> than say the us or canada might. per square kilometer.
> >> lower numbers means limited market = higher prices. well,,, you get the
> >> idea.
> >> only way to go really, is second-hand.
> >>
> >>
> >> Shaun
> >> web sites:
> >> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
> >> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
> >> skype: brailledude
> >>
> >>
> >> On 22/06/2008 11:01 PM, the old scribe known as John Miller was able to
> >> impart this pearl of wisdom:
> >> > I tend to agree with the mode switch being bad. They do go bad after
a
> > while
> >> > There's a lot of good equipment out there for good prices if you
look,
> > from
> >> > TS-120, TS-440, Icom IC-718, the TS-450 is pretty inexpensive out
there
> > too,
> >> > and many more. Even the TS-520's are priced pretty well and I really
> > like
> >> > mine. If the right offer came along I'd probably sell mine, but more
> >> > for
> > the
> >> > need of money and space thing than the not needing the radio because
I
> >> > really like it a lot.
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Shaun Oliver" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 8:55 AM
> >> > Subject: Re: an antanna idea
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> I'd have to agree with you. my old 201 now has a problem with it's
> >> >> mode
> >> >> selector switch. I can rx on tune, am, and cw, but not on upper or
> > lower
> >> >> sideband.
> >> >> and even then, cw and am are somewhat muted.. I suspect there's a
> > broken
> >> >> wire but other people seem to think some contacts have gone to pot.
> >> >> oh well, I'll con someone into taking it off my hands before too
long.
> > I
> >> >> wanna hopefully swap it holus bolus for a solid state rig and a
power
> >> >> supply. don't need anything better than a kenwood 120v or a
> >> >> yaesu-ft-7.
> >> >>
> >> >> Shaun
> >> >> web sites:
> >> >> http://www.myspace.com/blindmanshaunoliver
> >> >> http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/
> >> >> skype: br
> >> >
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