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Comment on CQ, 73, and other related abbreviations by Kent Reich

Kent Reich — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:22:14 +0000

Been away for more than 20 years, buy now on my way back.KF8SI

Comment on I should have kept my big mouth shut. by Rich

Rich — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:37:30 +0000

Congrats! That’s awesome! I know an award winning contester now! -Rich

Comment on PSK31: Please Say “Kewl,” 31 times by I should have kept my big mouth shut. :: Ham & Pineapple | A journey through the world of amateur radio.

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:35:25 +0000

[...] home, fired up fldigi, and got ready to work some stations that afternoon. As you probably know, I’m a big fan of PSK31, and have made most of my contacts that way. And the HQP is one of the relatively rare contests [...]

Comment on Care and feeding of new hams by Dwayne Fedalizo

Dwayne Fedalizo — Tue, 31 May 2011 22:20:49 +0000

It was a great workshop and very informative. Everyone was helpful and willing to answer questions from us newbies. Mahalo for taking the time to welcome us.

WH6DRC (Down right cool) lol
Dwayne

Comment on CQ, 73, and other related abbreviations by Keith, G6NHU

Keith, G6NHU — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:14:07 +0000

“Incidentally, because their meanings are plural, 73 and 88 are always used in the singular. Saying “73s” is like saying “best regardses.””

That’s my pet hate – I may have ranted about it here: http://qso365.co.uk/2011/01/73-a-rant/

73
Keith, G6NHU.

Comment on Your long distance call is connected by Ham & Pineapple » The magic of ham radio

Ham & Pineapple » The magic of ham radio — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:33:19 +0000

[...] through IRLP, and he still talks to him using the local IRLP link on UHF. Within two days of making my first DX contact on HF, I made an HF contact to South Africa on 20 meters, talking to ZS3Y. Because Rich used so-called [...]

Comment on Busy time in my ham life by fjbnheipsssf

fjbnheipsssf — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:58:26 +0000

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Anyway, you should do your best

Comment on Of mobile antennas and quarter-waves by Bob Tanimoto

Bob Tanimoto — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:41:54 +0000

Hi Keith_
Just wanted to let you know the ground plane for any antenna requiring a ground plane. It should be about 5 per cent longer than the 1/4 wave vertical. Too much ground plane length will cause the antenna radiation characteristics to go bonkers. It would be ok to use ODD multiples of 1/4 length ground plane (like 3/4 wave length ground plane) for example. But the radiation pattern will change. I believe if I used a 1/4 wave length vertical with 3/4 wave length ground plane, I might even get 1 to 1 SWR. But the antenna’s maximum radiation will have a higher take-off angle than that of a 1/4 wave length vertical sporting a 1/4 wave length ground plane. But then, maybe that might be just right for working hams at higher elevations than my location.
I hope I’m not telling you something you already know.
73,
Bob KH6ZZ, Antenna Freak

Comment on How it all started… by Keith

Keith — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:37:34 +0000

Yes, I do know who NH6PY (Ralph) is, though I haven’t had the chance to really get to know him. He seems to be a good guy. And it sounds like you have the lingo too!

If you have any questions as to ham radio, feel free to ask me, or take a look at Ron Hashiro’s site (see the link above). I think you’d like amateur radio.

73, WH7GG

Comment on How it all started… by Andrew Wertheimer

Andrew Wertheimer — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:20:23 +0000

I enjoyed your post on how you started in radio. Do you know Ralph Toyama. He’s the only other ham I know in Hawaii. He’s a nice guy, who also does service like you.

I never went the ham route. I loved SW when I was young. I still have a Yaesu rig, but listen to podcasts of BBC and Radio France and Radio Japan these days. I don’t miss the static, although the QSLs and radio hunts were fun when I was young.

73s
See ya at some flickr meetup