Any Ham Operators here

[mrzed]

WOW a 5 year old thread. AARL and Military all of my life except for the last 10 years or so. CQCQCQ.

You look like what I imagine a ham radio operator to be, Tom !

[tomgallagher]

I'll take that as a compliment Zed, Thx.

[Baldstu]

Not quite sure what a amateur radio  op looks like guys ?.
Well we could av a slybald net on echolink , all you need is a computer with a mic and audio card .the pain in the neck is sending you lic By scanning it in for verification . The software is all you need but u gotta be licensed , there are loads of 70cm repeaters now being us for echolink whichwere otherwise very quiet .
I had a fantastic qso wid a VK , EX BRIT  last week via my local 70cm repeater.

[Baldstu]

Funnily enuf im going back to my old club in hastings next wednesda the have never seen me sly so beinteresting to seethe reaction . I gotta a load of suspicious questions at one club cos i dress chav and sly  and gay . i dont giv a monkeys tit wot they think , be good tosee guys iav not seen in many years

[mrzed]

I'll take that as a compliment Zed, Thx.

It was intended that way.

Z

[Electric Rider]

Never had a Ham. I almost got my 2 meter license once but gave up on it.

I did get into shortwave and loved it. I had a Halicrafters s-38 and a Tandy Radio Shack DX-44 with a long wire antenna on the roof. This was early 80's. I remember listening to live world news reports and then hearing the same story on the new CNN channel 30 minutes later with very different details. It was then I learned first hand about American news media censorship. I believe it has colored my learning all these years and caused me to question everything. A positive experience IMO.

[Baldstu]

I spend a lot of time on it , electric 2 metres is good for d star and a good starting point or a lot of pleasure can be gained by listening on hf , i used to be fascinated by the numbers stations , knowing that they could be spies or intelligence services operatives using one time pads . Im the only sly guy in my radio club so far

[tomgallagher]

I spend a lot of time on it , electric 2 metres is good for d star and a good starting point or a lot of pleasure can be gained by listening on hf , i used to be fascinated by the numbers stations , knowing that they could be spies or intelligence services operatives using one time pads . Im the only sly guy in my radio club so far

 LOL..I used to be  in Communications when I was in the Army and used many "one time pads". Haven't heard that term in a long long time.

[Laser Man]

I remember listening to live world news reports and then hearing the same story on the new CNN channel 30 minutes later with very different details. It was then I learned first hand about American news media censorship. I believe it has colored my learning all these years and caused me to question everything.

Just curious: how do you know the original live report was accurate?  After all, initial news reports sometimes get the "facts" wrong.  Having more / different information at a later stage does not necessarily imply censorship. 

[Electric Rider]

I remember listening to live world news reports and then hearing the same story on the new CNN channel 30 minutes later with very different details. It was then I learned first hand about American news media censorship. I believe it has colored my learning all these years and caused me to question everything.

Just curious: how do you know the original live report was accurate?  After all, initial news reports sometimes get the "facts" wrong.  Having more / different information at a later stage does not necessarily imply censorship. 

Good question! I didn't.. at first. But.. after listening to the same types of things for so long you get a sense that something is just not right. Some times it was obvious. When you compare reports from different countries you get to see how a country with vested interest in that region puts their own spin on the story to color public opinion about the situation. This was common because back then, because you did not have a world wide network of news like we have today so your citizens could double check the story. Media has had to get shrewder in the reporting tactics they use.

[Baldstu]

Quite honestly the internet has superceeded news reports , unless your really keen like the CIA to listen to certain stations in asia in arabic .my other fav broadcast station used to be Radio Pyongyang , loved the music, and the extraordinary comments . Radio Tirana used to make me larf. ,north country woman , quit bizarre that station is QRT

The numbers stations have been superceedeed by other modes , which are very secure and not new technology . Echelon does exist both here and the US and has one aim. To monitor everything including this website , and our mobile telephone calls plus amateur radio . Lets not forget history and the events in Pearl harbour when certain Japanese Us amateurs were sending sigs to the japanese high command .

Anyhowthat was 70 years ago

[wyzguy]

another sly ham here, ab2ms (Another Beer 2 More Shots). HF/VHF(hi and lo)/UHF

[BBC56]

I am not but I am a wannabe - any advice or suggestions?

[tomgallagher]

Get some kind of a starter kit and start reading and practicing.