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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