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Charliebrown
Advanced Member Username: Charliebrown
Post Number: 663 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - 10:53 am: |
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I encourage everyone to take the ham test and become a ham operator. I am taking the General test 2-5-2019 What I like about being a ham operator is you don't have the cussing or filthy speech and 99 per cent of the time everyone will bend over backward to help and be respectful to you. However I still do 11 meter because we Have a Christian channel. Most of us are Christian's and the few that are not are as respectful as Christian's and Ham operator's. |
Tech833
Moderator Username: Tech833
Post Number: 2425 Registered: 8-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, February 06, 2019 - 2:20 pm: |
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Did you pass? Your radio 'Mythbuster' since 1998
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Charliebrown
Advanced Member Username: Charliebrown
Post Number: 664 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Thursday, February 07, 2019 - 6:15 pm: |
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Sorry I did not get back to you all but I have been sick. Thank you for asking My good friend TECH 833. Yes I passed. I only missed one question. They did not show or tell me what I had missed. Only took me about 6 minutes to take it. I studied so much the answer's just came to me quickly. I want to take the time to thank all that have given me great advice on this forum. TECH 833 everything over the year's that you have helped me with really helped me on the test. I also want to thank the other tech's as well. |
Charliebrown
Advanced Member Username: Charliebrown
Post Number: 665 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Thursday, February 07, 2019 - 6:19 pm: |
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Thank you also TECH 237, I would have thanked you on the other post but for some reason I had a mind block on your number. I guess that happens to the best of us. LOL. Any way my friend a big thank you also. I treasure all advice given by everyone. |
Road_warrior
Senior Member Username: Road_warrior
Post Number: 2469 Registered: 7-2004
| Posted on Friday, February 08, 2019 - 1:11 pm: |
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Awesome you passed Charliebrown! Road Warrior / CEF 375 Tyrone, PA (Jim) Local ch. 27.505 Am or LSB
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Charliebrown
Advanced Member Username: Charliebrown
Post Number: 666 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Friday, February 08, 2019 - 7:57 pm: |
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Thank you very much. Now I have to wait to do my dipole right. very cold and wet here. I will most likely wait till spring. |
Milkman21218
Advanced Member Username: Milkman21218
Post Number: 666 Registered: 1-2004
| Posted on Saturday, March 23, 2019 - 9:30 pm: |
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Congrats to you Charlie Brown. Thanks to Copper I have my Ham ticket- W1ASA. Izzy CEF#502
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Charliebrown
Advanced Member Username: Charliebrown
Post Number: 670 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Tuesday, April 02, 2019 - 12:01 am: |
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Milkman, Thanks a lot. I purchased an Alinco dx-sr8t HF radio and a MFJ 229 automatic antenna tuner. I have a homemade dipole up now and so far the band condition's are doing pretty good. Perhaps some day we might be able to cross paths on the HF. Have a BLESSED DAY AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. |
Doctor
Junior Member Username: Doctor
Post Number: 19 Registered: 8-2018
| Posted on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 8:28 am: |
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Glad you passed, welcome to a new communication on many frequencies. CEF795 |
Charliebrown
Advanced Member Username: Charliebrown
Post Number: 672 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 - 11:28 pm: |
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Hey, fellows, what hf frequency do you all monitor? Me, I monitor 3810 and 3825 lower sideband HF -- CEF 1073 Call---KE8EWP |
Doctor
Junior Member Username: Doctor
Post Number: 21 Registered: 8-2018
| Posted on Sunday, May 26, 2019 - 8:36 am: |
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HOWDY CHARLIEBROWN I will look for you sometime. Do you run any digital? I try to call cq during the week around 3597.5 on AMTOR using MIXW. I live in SOUTHERN INDIANA. CEF 795 |
Charliebrown
Advanced Member Username: Charliebrown
Post Number: 673 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Sunday, May 26, 2019 - 7:08 pm: |
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Sorry I had not seen your post in time but , I figure I can be on 3597.5 lsb about 8:00 am TUESDAY ..I also do DMR but our repeater I use for some reason is not connected to the internet. When I am on DMR I usually monitor North America and TAC-310 Reason I said Tuesday morning at that time is that this is a holiday week end and my family is in and we are busy. I look forward to see if we can communicate on 3597.5 LSB TUESDAY MORNING 8:00 |
Doctor
Junior Member Username: Doctor
Post Number: 23 Registered: 8-2018
| Posted on Monday, May 27, 2019 - 8:25 am: |
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CHARLIEBROWN I won't be here TUESDAY, doctor appts. What other time, I usually turn the rig on around 8:30 am. I have a 2nd rig will leave it on that frequency in the am. Have a great holiday CEF795/K8LEN |
Doctor
Junior Member Username: Doctor
Post Number: 24 Registered: 8-2018
| Posted on Friday, May 31, 2019 - 8:13 am: |
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CHARLIE BROWN What book did you study for your license exam? CEF 795 |
Charliebrown
Advanced Member Username: Charliebrown
Post Number: 674 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Sunday, June 02, 2019 - 7:58 am: |
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MFJ ham study guide. |
Dale
Senior Member Username: Dale
Post Number: 2363 Registered: 12-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 8:47 pm: |
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congrats charlie brown way to go dale/a.k.a.hotrod cef426 cvc#64 454 [dx numbers] 38lsb
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Charliebrown
Advanced Member Username: Charliebrown
Post Number: 676 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Saturday, June 22, 2019 - 9:29 pm: |
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Thanks Dale, When the 11 meter band is quiet and no one local or far away is there to talk to you can always find people to talk to on either 2 meter or 70cm. If that fails there is the HF band's. Lots of SSB activity there if you love SSB. Now if people are into the internet there is DMR. As long as the repeater you have contact with is connected to the internet you can not only talk local but your entire state ,all over the USA last but not least WORLD WIDE everyday all day or night. DMR is like talking Skip without waiting for propagation or running any power. You can talk world wide on a 5 watt walkie talkie as long as you are within range of the repeater.I encourage everyone to take the ham test and get to enjoy all the frequencies and different format's that is there for all to enjoy. If I can do it anyone can do it. There are kids making their HAM LICENSE. So my friend's consider taking your test and enjoy more. |