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  • 09/05/2004 at 3:05 pm #1721401
    GrouseTales

      I’m curious how many Ham radio operators we have in our group. I just got my Amateur Technician License last week.

      Call sign: KC9GMW.

      Since I’m restricted to life above 50 Mhz, I thought it may be fun to chat with fellow cachers on any of the local repeaters.

      I have no trouble hitting the 145.130 or 146.910 machines in the Milwaukee area.

      Maybe we could try to schedule a group on a certain machine at a certain time?

      If you’re a Amateur, please post your call, class, and if you can make it to these machines or another in the area.

      73’s

      “There are two kinds of hunting: ordinary hunting and grouse hunting.”
      -Aldo Leopold, A sand county Almanac

      Brian
      WGA President
      Grousetales at wi-geocaching dot com
      KC9GMW

      09/06/2004 at 1:22 am #1747716
      sbukosky

        Aw gee, I was hoping for an 80 meter CW net. How about doing EME? More in spirit with the technology. But seriously, I’d go for a net from time to time. .31.91 is a great system with wide coverage. Or, a packet net could allow all the hams in the state to participate, though it’d be kind of like using Microsoft messenger.

        Steve N9BGH

        09/06/2004 at 2:01 am #1747717
        kbraband

          I’m not a licensed ham operator, but I was once a ham radio historian.

          [This message has been edited by kbraband (edited 09-05-2004).]

          09/06/2004 at 3:48 pm #1747718
          sbukosky

            Collins has a rich history in both amateur radio and avionics.

            I think more people might be interested in getting their ham license in this day because, we have a “no code” license. Yes, you can get a ham radio license and not have to learn or be tested on the morse code. You are restricted to VHF an higher frequencies but there is a world of activities up there.

            One activity that blends with Geocaching is hidden transmitter hunting. This activity involves a fox, the transmitter, and the fox hunters, the searchers.

            Some equipment for this activity can be purchased, but for many hams, there is the heritage of homebuilding. Most of my antennas and receiver devices were made from plans from books and magazines.

            If anyone is interested in more information on this activity, do a google search on “foxhunting”. Legally, you do NOT have to have a license to be a foxhunter as long as you do not transmit. It is possible to partake using a simple “bearcat” scanner.

            Before I got my ham license in the early 70’s, I belonged to a CB club and we had our own version of foxhunting. Heck, you could do it with FRS radios too. The possibilities are limited only by the imagination.

            Steve N9BGH

            09/06/2004 at 6:07 pm #1747719
            GrouseTales

              Fox hunting sounds like a lot of fun. I won’t be doing EME anytime soon. I’m stuck at 50 watts for the time being and I’m running on my Boats VHF antenna up on my roof

              I’d like to learn more about packet. My radio has a built in TNC. Can I go directly from TNC to comm port on my computer to do this?

              09/07/2004 at 2:25 am #1747720
              sbukosky

                Terminal Node Controller? My packet set up was my Commodore 64 with a Spectronics TNC connected to my Heathkit 2mtr Xcvr. So yes, as I understand it, computer to TNC to tranceiver to an antenna that can reach the closest ham with a TNC. Then send a message with the routing and listen to or see the packet relay back and forth. Pretty neat. For more information, I’d google on TAPR (Tucson Arizona Packet radio) They were the pioneers for packet protecol.

                Steve Bukosky
                Waukesha

                [This message has been edited by sbukosky (edited 09-06-2004).]

                09/07/2004 at 4:41 am #1747721
                Mama Fishcacher

                  ROTFLMAO!!!!! I am soooooooooooooo lost in this discussion….. This technology stuff reads like Chinese to me….

                  Just had to share my giggles here….

                  ~Mama Fishcacher

                  09/07/2004 at 12:52 pm #1747722
                  kbraband

                    From my experience, the best PRA for vectoring came in the form of a three-packet triangulated cross-switched single sideband. This is augmented by a transceiver bolted into the luggage rack of a 51M Packard and power-relayed with a resnatron so I could autotune the 300G without using a diversity filter.

                    And yes, I have no idea what I’m talking about.

                    09/07/2004 at 12:56 pm #1747723
                    GrouseTales

                      Ken, did you sleep at the Holiday Inn Express last night ????

                      09/08/2004 at 4:00 am #1747724
                      Paul

                        Wendie and I are both hams.


                        PWB – Comet Cache Chasers
                        http://www.cachechasers.com

                        09/09/2004 at 12:51 am #1747725
                        Cathunter

                          Brother and Sister are both Hams. I have yet to take much interest.

                          Brothers Ham website- http://www.w9ray.org/index.php

                          09/09/2004 at 1:56 am #1747726
                          Buy_The_Tie

                            Ken, this one’s for you….

                            Retro Encabulator

                            09/09/2004 at 3:54 pm #1747727
                            Painter

                              Way to go Brian. A lot of us started as no-code techs.
                              Now I am an extra and like to work QRP portable on 17 and 20 meters.

                              Dennis (Painter) de W9DAD

                              09/09/2004 at 3:59 pm #1747728
                              Painter

                                To the other Brian,

                                The Retro Encabulator sounds pretty staight forward to me. Does this mean its time for me to go back to work, or do I need more time off?

                                I’m glad our company think of that — imagine the paperwork and field support calls.

                                Dennis

                                09/13/2004 at 9:36 pm #1747729
                                Cathunter

                                  It’s not stealthy, but it’s functional.

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