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colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 5 Oct 2010 23:11:26 -0600
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nope, most are still employed bassed on the numbers, and if you don't 
believe the numbers, add 5 or 10 per cent, and you still get most people 
employed.
Everyone can come up and work in the Alberta oil sands...lots of jobs 
availible, excellent money and bennifits and one of the cleanest and well 
managed oil recovery projects on earth contrary to what some movy directors 
would have people think.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: Vertical antennas


> aren't most folks unemployed these days?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 8:48 PM
> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas
>
>
>> you mean a 7800? there are both.
>> the 7800 is accessible to some extent with onboard read out of freq and
>> mode
>> and s-meter.
>> but the 10K plus price tag makes it out of reach for most folks never 
>> mind
>> the unemployed sort lol.
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 5:59 PM
>> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas
>>
>>
>>> Yeah it would be nice to have a 7600, but it would be even better if we
>>> could use it.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 1:30 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas
>>>
>>>
>>>> yeh, a stand alone hardware bassed box would be great...something that
>>>> can
>>>> easily reboot and come back online if power fails or if the internet
>>>> goes
>>>> down temporarily.
>>>> that's always the crucks of the issue...if something goes side ways, 
>>>> you
>>>> have to be able to physically control your station and shut things down
>>>> or
>>>> what ever...anything can happen...I suppose if the radio is set to SSB
>>>> and
>>>> starts transmitting on it's own, nothing too bad can happen as long as
>>>> there
>>>> isn't audio going through.
>>>> I've heard a few remote station operators...usually wealthy business
>>>> guys
>>>> who set up a station at one of their more isolated homes and run remote
>>>> from
>>>> other homes around the country etc.
>>>> i haven't heard anyone using the 480 this way, but quite a few IC7800's
>>>> and
>>>> so on.
>>>> just being able to slap down 11 grand on a rig like that must be a nice
>>>> feeling.
>>>> 73
>>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 8:36 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Yep, you are right.  I don't know if I'll ever get it done, I just
>>>>> don't
>>>>> ge home often enough.  THere was another ham in the county who is a
>>>>> good
>>>>> friend, but he is now living in WIchita, about 300 miles away, so the
>>>>> closest guy if 40 miles away.  If I did it, I'd probably go for that
>>>>> box
>>>>> that is made in Sweeden or somewhere that interfaces to the 480.
>>>>> Internet required of corse, and you just plug the control head of the
>>>>> 480 in a second box here in Vegas and I've read it really works well.
>>>>> No
>>>>> skype or anything, all handled by these two boxes.
>>>>> 73
>>>>> Butch Bussen
>>>>> wa0vjr
>>>>> open Node 3148
>>>>> Las Vegas
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 1 Oct 2010,
>>>>> colin McDonald wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> yeh hard to set something really stable up for sure.
>>>>>> it can be done without a whole lot of difficulty, but being so far
>>>>>> away
>>>>>> it's
>>>>>> hard to just run back to the station if something goes side ways 
>>>>>> after
>>>>>> you
>>>>>> leave.
>>>>>> all you really need is a remote control software, and a dedicated
>>>>>> skype
>>>>>> link
>>>>>> that can be reset remotely from your remote computer since skype 
>>>>>> tends
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> need resetting about every 2 hours or so...that can be done with a
>>>>>> remote
>>>>>> desktop program...of course, an internet connection in kansas is a
>>>>>> must
>>>>>> have.
>>>>>> Also, some method of hearing your remote HF tx audio and signal and 
>>>>>> so
>>>>>> on...perhaps a receiver a short distance away that you can run into 
>>>>>> an
>>>>>> echolink or IRLP computer and that you can bring up from Vegas either
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> computer or via your own IRLP node...
>>>>>> a few different ways of doing things here I think.
>>>>>> I think though that having someone locally with access to the station
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> case things really get out of hand and need manual shut down would be
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> necesity.
>>>>>> 73
>>>>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 4:24 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I haven't done a lot with a mobile rig.  A friend tried it once and
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> whole dambn line seemed noisy.  As far as a remote base in Kansas,
>>>>>>> I'd
>>>>>>> still like to do that.  Propogation is better from there,
>>>>>>> particularly
>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>> 75 where all the people are I use to talk to.  Living in this valley
>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>> like livving in a big black hole.  Nothing at all like living out on
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> flat lands of Kansas. <smile>
>>>>>>> 73
>>>>>>> Butch Bussen
>>>>>>> wa0vjr
>>>>>>> open Node 3148
>>>>>>> Las Vegas
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>> 

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