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vanity ^ | 10821 | trot

Posted on 01/08/2021 6:19:59 PM PST by Trot

Q about ham radio


TOPICS: Daily Prayer; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: communications; ham; hamradio; radio
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Anyone ever hear fred flintstone on WBCQ?
He runs his show 14 mi from here, uplink it to Monticello maine and transmits it all over the world.


61 posted on 01/08/2021 8:09:28 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: kjam22

They won’t, unless they look it up. And if it’s a real call sign, that wouldn’t do them much good. I know a guy whose license lapsed long ago, and he still transmits.


62 posted on 01/08/2021 8:22:56 PM PST by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: kjam22

Callsigns are in an online database. A fake one won’t be there. The licensee
name, address, class of license, issue/expire date. It’s easy to get a tech
license. 5 year olds have done it. Is a federal offense worth avoiding what a 5 year old could do?


63 posted on 01/08/2021 8:25:29 PM PST by Myrddin
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To: gundog

Rogues transmit from jungles, and apartments...


64 posted on 01/08/2021 8:26:15 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

Yeah, I’ve used a fake callsign up to 20 watts for 2 decades.


65 posted on 01/08/2021 8:30:48 PM PST by TexasGunLover
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To: mylife

Yeah. If you mess with your neighbor’s TV or radio reception., there may be a risk.


66 posted on 01/08/2021 8:37:13 PM PST by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: gundog

Renewing the license is
Very easy now,like a
Change of address.


67 posted on 01/08/2021 8:53:12 PM PST by Big Red Badger ("Bats Soup" to "Nuts" Biden,CHINAs' Beind it ALL!)
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To: gundog

Lol! I I had neighbor that used to show up drunk in his underwear on the transmitter drinking home brew on th tv


68 posted on 01/08/2021 8:53:22 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Big Red Badger

I know. So does he. Doesn’t care, evidently.


69 posted on 01/08/2021 8:56:58 PM PST by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: mylife

Sounds like an improvement over the networks.


70 posted on 01/08/2021 8:59:01 PM PST by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: gundog

I call it a draw.


71 posted on 01/08/2021 9:05:31 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: MayflowerMadam
.. I think the Feds can cut off conservatives if they want to. Am not sure, though.

Good hams try to avoid talking politics on radio.

72 posted on 01/08/2021 9:06:26 PM PST by TechJunkYard
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To: mylife

One man’s opinion. I’ll bet the Neilson ratings would scare some folks.


73 posted on 01/08/2021 9:13:24 PM PST by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: Trot

Early 80s I sat in a ... ‘secure facility’ in Germany and caught a skip from a CB in Boston. Guy bitching about traffic. It was hilarious!


74 posted on 01/08/2021 9:29:16 PM PST by VeniVidiVici ( )
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To: VeniVidiVici

I have a problem with this entire thread and yes i have a ham license. We live in a lawless society and big tech is actively removing our ability to communicate. The discussion here is intended to subvert big tech and keep the lines of communications open. Now here is my problem with all of you. Why the hell are you worrying about a license? Buy your equipment and fight the good fight!


75 posted on 01/08/2021 10:14:49 PM PST by RBW in PA
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To: absalom01
"I was always conflicted about the Clash.

I liked their music, but I refused to buy their records because they are dirty commies."

Same.

Clash frontman Joe Strummer said of his socialist views "I believe in socialism because it seems more humanitarian, rather than every man for himself and 'I'm alright jack' and all those asshole businessmen with all the loot. I made up my mind from viewing society from that angle. That's where I'm from and there's where I've made my decisions from. That's why I believe in socialism."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_ideologies"

They were in the "business" of selling their music, they're brand...weren't they? Ha.

76 posted on 01/08/2021 10:40:33 PM PST by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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To: rxsid

Sounds like the typical “naïve” view of socialism, that somehow you’re going to get leaders who can magically decide how to distribute everything fairly, and they will be immune to all the temptations that come from being in such a position of power.


77 posted on 01/08/2021 10:42:28 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: rxsid

I still think Joe was the kind of bloke you could have a pint with and have a good discussion about things, even if you disagreed.


78 posted on 01/08/2021 10:46:31 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Trot
The least expensive ham radios are from China and they have lots of bells and whistles. My nerdy friends who have gotten into ham all have Chinese radios because they consider themselves to be good consumers who get the most for the least.

BUT DO NOT BUY A CHINESE RADIO.

Spend more and get something that won't support our enemy and has less of a chance of having additional circuitry to send your communications to the PLA.

79 posted on 01/08/2021 10:53:48 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not my current tagline.)
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To: Trot

It depends on your equipment and how tall your antenna is.

Bill Cooper (Behold a Pale Horse) started out with a small rig, reading Egyptian myths to his local audience and went from there.


80 posted on 01/08/2021 10:56:25 PM PST by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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