Sure is a great cW call, Chris. Hope to run into you on the air one of these
days. 73. Lou WA3MIX
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Watson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: flooding in Texas, was6 meters
> 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
> ---
> 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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>> >> ----- 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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