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| Subject: | Re: Papa Juliette Update #3 ? <re-send> |
Depends on your ultimate interests. Miriam has been a Tech=-plus for 28
years, and hasn't been on the radio at all in over ten, thanks to the advent
of cell phones, while I could not even consider a ham ticket to be of value
without HF privileges - the more the better. I'm going to pursue that final
step to Extra very soon. Already studying, in fact.
-Stormy
On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 11:13 PM, James Clark <jclarkmail@gmail.com> wrote:
> I might give that a try after while as well (General exam) even though I am
> not sure if there is any advantage for me. Seems like now is the time to do
> it if ever.
>
> James
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 10:01 PM, Dwight Frye <dwight@openweave.org>
> wrote:
>
>> >
>>
>> I'm still building (and building, and building) my RV-7, but started to
>> play with tracking too. I stuck a homebrew 300ohm twinlead 2M antenna in
>> the baggage compartment of my Citabria. With the hockey-puck GPS up in
>> the greenhouse of the Citabria, I'm able to get tracking signals out once
>> I'm above 1000ft or so.
>>
>> Bear in mind that this antenna is a hack, and I have it installed in the
>> baggage compartment by using a baggie twist-tie to hang it from a shoulder
>> strap fitting. This puts it in a metal cage (admittedly a sparse one)
>> which
>> is also not ideal. I'm using a plain jane Micro-Trak so am (currently)
>> only
>> pushing 300mw. BUT IT WORKS! :)
>>
>> I'd use a better antenna, but don't want to file a FAA 337 form just to
>> be able to install one on the Citabria. So I'll wait until I've got the
>> RV finished to worry too much about it. :) You can hit :
>>
>> http://aprs.fi/?call=KJ4ECK
>>
>> .... if you want to see my tracks.
>>
>> Stormy is right. It is contageous. I'm a brand-new ham and confess that
>> I'm
>> already studying for the General exam. I'm trying to learn aobut Winlink
>> and
>> other data/messaging techniques so I can send more lengty messages than
>> APRS
>> permits. I can just see getting an e-mail from the wife, while I'm at
>> 9,500ft,
>> asking me to pick up some milk and a loaf of bread on the way home. :)
>>
>> Fun stuff.
>>
>> -- Dwight
>>
>> On Tue Jul 15 09:32:44 2008, Bill Boyd wrote :
>> >Congratulations, James. I'll about guarantee that once you immerse
>> yourself
>> >in ham culture, you'll be doing a lot more than just APRS tracking.
>> >
>> >Last night I was feeding the mosquitoes after dark, adjusting a homemade
>> HF
>> >portable vertical antenna cobbled from PVC water pipe, an old fishing rod
>> >and bits of wire. Day before that, I was doing the same, getting myself
>> >soaked in an afternoon shower. Sometimes you'll catch me on some tiny
>> >island somewhere putting it on the air for the island hunters with a
>> battery
>> >powered 10 watt sideband rig or a one watt CW transceiver I scratch-built
>> >myself. This stuff gets in the blood much like flying.
>> >
>> >Your FCC amateur call sign will become a moniker you wear with as much
>> pride
>> >as your formation/RV group call sign. Well, okay, that's a bit over the
>> >top, but it will be close :-)
>> >
>> >"Stormy" (aka "N4DLN" since 1980)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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