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Budward
Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2014 Location: SC/NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 438 |
Topic: 179-weird TV interaction with LED/Fan Posted: 17 Jun 2014 at 12:23pm |
RF is very interesting- I first became interested as a young boy when I begged my parents for and eventually got a Hallicrafters short wave receiver. Had a neighbor a block over that worked for Collins and I would spend hours hanging out in his garage which contained literally whole walls with racks full of radio equipment. Now there are two companies that no one but old timers would recognize- Collins and Hallicrafters!
I eventually turned my love of RF into a career, it was interesting to see over the years all the very bright people that were digital wizards but could never quite "get" RF! After 50 years of working with RF I still don't "get it" sometimes either |
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Towed by a 2015 Ford Transit Diesel Supervised by a German/Aussie mix and a Labradoodle! |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2014 at 1:06pm |
Some year I will eventually get my ham license, I've been saying it for about 25 years. Almost did it last year but ran out of time before summer came...
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Budward
Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2014 Location: SC/NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 438 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2014 at 2:21pm |
Yep- had mine for almost 40 years, although I have not been very active in quite awhile. Now that I'm retired that may change with more time on my hands, still have the 90ft tower in the backyard I put up 30 years ago. The county tried to make me take it down years ago but backed off when they realized I had put it up before zoning was in place.
When we were camped in CO a few years back we did a lot of 4x4 trails...I was sure glad to have my handheld ham radio along in case of emergency...we sometimes went all day miles from any help without seeing another person and of course there was no cell coverage high in the rockies away from towns. Even with ham radio if I lived there I'd have one of those satellite emergency communicators...they are surprisingly affordable now. |
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CharlieM
Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2014 at 4:35pm |
I've owned three Hallicrafters (S-20R, HT-37, SX-100) and four Collins (R-390A, 75S1, KWM2A, 62S1). I also worked for Collins. I guess that makes me an old timer. Now licensed 60 years and still active. 73, |
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Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
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TriumphRider
Newbie Joined: 06 May 2014 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 13 |
Posted: 19 Jun 2014 at 5:41pm |
Budward,
That phenomenom with the bathroom fan is hilarious! I can just see us on our next trip trying all the combinations of fans, lights and stove (joking!) to see if we can get better reception!
techntrek, I had wanted to get my Ham license for many years and finally did it a few years ago. The morse code requirement was one of the factors that kept me away. The funny thing is that now that it is no longer a requirement, I really want to get into keying!
TriumphRider
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