[TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 175, Issue 15

Thu Jul 6 16:19:20 EDT 2017


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         Well an Elmer would be nice, where do you live. Anywhere near 
Birmingham Alabama ?

                 BoB WA1FCN


On 7/5/2017 10:51 PM, towertalk-request at contesting.com wrote:
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>     1. Not opening a can of worms...just wondering :) (Gamer One)
>     2. Re: Not opening a can of worms...just wondering :) (Bill Slabonik)
>     3. Re: Not opening a can of worms...just wondering :) (Jim Brown)
>     4. Wire Antennas Only (Warren Wolff)
>     5. Re: Not opening a can of worms...just wondering :) (Sean Waite)
>     6. Re: Not opening a can of worms...just wondering :) (Gamer One)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2017 22:13:39 -0400
> From: Gamer One <zerogow1 at gmail.com>
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Not opening a can of worms...just wondering :)
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> Hello all. I am obviously new here and wanted to know how to "get into" ham
> or generally learn more about ham.
>
> I know this could potentially be done a thousand different ways, so I am
> looking for a beginner's guide, a "Ham for Dummies" or a few websites that
> are good resources to visit.  I would rather get the info from experienced
> hams instead of stumbling around in the dark for extended periods of time :)
>
> Thanks all
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2017 02:27:25 +0000
> From: Bill Slabonik <billslabonik at hotmail.com>
> To: Gamer One <zerogow1 at gmail.com>
> Cc: "towertalk at contesting.com" <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Not opening a can of worms...just wondering
> 	:)
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> ...if you are serious, "Ham Radio for Dummies" by Ward Silver is a good place to start.
>
> Bill
> KZ3I
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jul 5, 2017, at 10:16 PM, Gamer One <zerogow1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello all. I am obviously new here and wanted to know how to "get into" ham
>> or generally learn more about ham.
>>
>> I know this could potentially be done a thousand different ways, so I am
>> looking for a beginner's guide, a "Ham for Dummies" or a few websites that
>> are good resources to visit.  I would rather get the info from experienced
>> hams instead of stumbling around in the dark for extended periods of time :)
>>
>> Thanks all
>> _______________________________________________
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>>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2017 20:04:49 -0700
> From: Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Not opening a can of worms...just wondering
> 	:)
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> On 7/5/2017 7:13 PM, Gamer One wrote:
>>     I would rather get the info from experienced
>> hams instead of stumbling around in the dark for extended periods of time:)
> Since long before I became a ham (60 years ago), most prospective hams
> have one or more mentors. A good place to find them is at a ham club
> that's local to you. Where do you live?  There's a very good chance that
> there are hams on this email reflector within easy range of you.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
> Santa Cruz, CA
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2017 23:14:50 -0400
> From: Warren Wolff <warrenwolff at aol.com>
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Wire Antennas Only
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>
> When we were in undergrad school, we had to really hustle
> up the gear for a FD operation.  No more vertical; just a long
> long wire and a DX-35.  To us, it WAS a contest, of sorts.
> We lost an hour out of the total and it was like we are
> on a charcoal fire to recover.  You bet we checked our
> points in the end.
>
> Warren
> W5GEM/W5GB
> ex-President/trustee
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 03:43:50 +0000
> From: Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com>
> To: Gamer One <zerogow1 at gmail.com>, towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Not opening a can of worms...just wondering
> 	:)
> Message-ID:
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> This might be an interesting place to start:
> https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/wiki/index
>
> There's a decent community there. You can also join our IRC channel here:
>
> https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.geekshed.net/#redditnet
>
> or by connecting to irc.geekshed.net and joining #redditnet with your
> favorite IRC client. There's always a bunch of people around chatting and
> willing to answer questions.
>
> Feel free to reach out to me with specific questions you have as well,
> always willing to help a new ham.
>
> Jim is right, most of us had an "elmer" or mentor when we started.
>
> Best of luck!
>
> Sean Waite, WA1TE
>
> On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 10:16 PM Gamer One <zerogow1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello all. I am obviously new here and wanted to know how to "get into" ham
>> or generally learn more about ham.
>>
>> I know this could potentially be done a thousand different ways, so I am
>> looking for a beginner's guide, a "Ham for Dummies" or a few websites that
>> are good resources to visit.  I would rather get the info from experienced
>> hams instead of stumbling around in the dark for extended periods of time
>> :)
>>
>> Thanks all
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> TowerTalk mailing list
>> TowerTalk at contesting.com
>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2017 23:51:07 -0400
> From: Gamer One <zerogow1 at gmail.com>
> To: Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com>
> Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Not opening a can of worms...just wondering
> 	:)
> Message-ID:
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> Thanks for all the tips all. I will look into the resources mentioned.
>
> On Jul 5, 2017 11:44 PM, "Sean Waite" <waisean at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> This might be an interesting place to start:
>> https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/wiki/index
>>
>> There's a decent community there. You can also join our IRC channel here:
>>
>> https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.geekshed.net/#redditnet
>>
>> or by connecting to irc.geekshed.net and joining #redditnet with your
>> favorite IRC client. There's always a bunch of people around chatting and
>> willing to answer questions.
>>
>> Feel free to reach out to me with specific questions you have as well,
>> always willing to help a new ham.
>>
>> Jim is right, most of us had an "elmer" or mentor when we started.
>>
>> Best of luck!
>>
>> Sean Waite, WA1TE
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 10:16 PM Gamer One <zerogow1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all. I am obviously new here and wanted to know how to "get into"
>>> ham
>>> or generally learn more about ham.
>>>
>>> I know this could potentially be done a thousand different ways, so I am
>>> looking for a beginner's guide, a "Ham for Dummies" or a few websites that
>>> are good resources to visit.  I would rather get the info from experienced
>>> hams instead of stumbling around in the dark for extended periods of time
>>> :)
>>>
>>> Thanks all
>>> _______________________________________________
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> TowerTalk mailing list
>>> TowerTalk at contesting.com
>>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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