Sean Dennis -> Ed Hulett wrote:
 -=>> Ed Hulett wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

 EH>> There are a few disagreements, of course.

 SD> Oh, I'm sure, but these guys here are nothing short of pedantic.  It
 SD> makes /me/ ashamed to even entertain the thought of being associated
 SD> with them.

We have a few of those, but they seem to drop back into the background when
no one takes them seriously.

 EH>> I had a Kenwood TS-520 HF rig for a while that I bought from a friend.

 SD> I really don't know how much more I'll accumulate-I think it depends on
 SD> how much space I'm given to accumulate such things.   Although I
 SD> would like to have a few different antennas to switch around on to try
 SD> different bands.

Like I said, I have a 5 band vertical for HF (10,15,20.40 and 80meter) and
a dualband VHF/UHF up right now. I have a dualband and a 10meter on my car.
Eventually I'll get my tower and tri-band beam up plus two G5RVs (one north
to south and one east to west). I have a 2meter copper J-pole I'll put up
for packet soon.

 EH>> I tire easily of contesting. There isn't any enjoyment in
 EH>> trading made-up contact info. I have checked into a few HF
 EH>> nets on occasion.

 SD> My dad has commented to me how much he hates getting up in the morning
 SD> (he's permanently 100% disabled and in a forced retirement) and heading
 SD> to his radio room (i.e. shop), only to turn on the radio and nothing on
 SD> but a bunch of contests with everyone spilling their signals all over
 SD> the place.

That's the worst part about contests. If people would get on the air more
often for nets and rag-chews instead of using up the spectrum for contests.
Do these idiots think that the bands open up during contests and close down
otherwise?

 SD> I personally don't like contests as I feel the nature of ham radio
 SD> should be a little more relaxed for my tastes, but to each their own.
 SD> Dad and I are interested in tinkering with digital modes since it's hard
 SD> for him to talk since the car accident burned his throat and lungs
 SD> badly.  I've been wanting to experiement with Hellschreiber as I watched
 SD> a fascinating video about that mode on YouTube.  Did you know Hell (as
 SD> it's called) predates fascimile by several years and has only three
 SD> moving parts in the entire receiver?  It was used in WWII, I believe.

I need to connect my radios back up to my computer (Win2k named Marconi
:-)) so I can run Ham Radio Deluxe again. I moved my radios from a small
12x12 room in the back of the house to what used to be the dining room.

 EH>> I don't mind. ;-)

 SD> If Mimi starts to drool, you get to clean it up first. :P

Heh... I noticed she hasn't commented much since we started talking rigs.

Ed

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