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I think radio waves are the same as audio frequencies - resonance....either you are in tune or not. Something we are all familiar with

As a musician, there are far too many bands I like to call only one a favorite I always enjoy hearing my refrigerator calling "cq fd" when it squeaks after the contest ends

I had a great time on Field Day too.....40 CW is always my favorite band

Congrats on passing the General This weekend is the Field Day contest - very easy exchanges (check ARRL rules) If you can get on HF I think you can have some fun working several stations all over the country.

ditty dum dum ditty (?) ---- Make a bigger space between characters --- or record it ---- I am primarily a CW op on the amateur bands

Decimal points are cheaper than periods, ask any woman.

One time in San Francisco there was a moron who cross banded 146.550 to the SFPD --- Their dispatcher told us to get off their channel but it was they who were on our frequency (of course we refused to budge) - that guy was caught, but believe it or not, he was eventually able to get an amateur license - but we did not want to talk to him and ignored him.

He's using a nanovna -- it has the smith chart on it.

Are you mistaking audio feedback for de-sense? I have never experienced that with a ht in each hand. That is how I verify both of them are receiving and xmiting to each other, on the same frequency/channel. Higher power can cause de-sense though. Turn down the audio gain and listen for your voice ---- I also use one to monitor the repeater to see if the other one is full quieting or in a bad spot. When the crazies got on to jam ham repeaters that was a way to see if you can get over the offending signal. That is when higher power wins, most of the morons had hts.

When I lived in the nastier parts of San Francisco, I used to leave fast food wrappers, and other junk in my car - it looked very trashed from the outside.....I never had a window broken or anything stolen from any of my cars, and I left valuable musical equipment under the trash. Radio gear, I never had anything more than a ht in the car and it always came with me.

Some cool ideas there......mine tumble like dominoes when I reach for one and bump the others. (so far 16 ham, murs & gmrs hts)

Linked to an amateur radio repeater?? (WC4PEM) You can listen to it but can't transmit there without a ham license. Is that what you mean?

Sorry if no one likes my point of view -- I have experienced the crap I was describing. I really want to hear both sides of an argument (as long as it civil and respectful) No one wants to hear a lame argument being reduced to the lowest common denominator. If the topic is politics, so be it. Like my dad said "don't argue with a moron, he'll bring you down to his level and beat you with experience"

I agree about foul language and general nasty stuff......but have you forgotten which country you live in? I will speak on any subject I want - politics included. A good and thoughtful argument should not be censored. I will not 'walk on eggs' to satisfy some big headed 'repeater' owner. Don't like it, turn yours off and I will turn mine on.

I guess there's no chirp in Morris Code -- just Meows?