John Smith KI4RO

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John Smith KI4RO

John Smith KI4RO

@KI4RO

Retired. Veteran USAF (69-78) You CAN start off cheaply and successfully use the AMSAT birds until you see if you like it. EM88 is my grid square...what's urs?

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Peter (MM9SQL)@mm9sql·
Two seizures in one night, I'm guessing fatigue was the trigger but it's anyone's guess to be honest.
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Ham Radio Outlet
Ham Radio Outlet@HamRadioOutlet·
It is with very mixed emotions that Ham Radio Outlet bids farewell to Anaheim Store Manager, Janet Margelli (Kl7MF), who retires today. Janet has been with HRO for 38 years and has excelled in every way. We wish her every happiness and we will miss her terribly! Thank you, Janet!
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Charlie-N3CRT
Charlie-N3CRT@charlieray·
@W8LR_Jerry @KN2K1 I got shushed when plying back the contact I just made for them because someone was sitting there talking on the phone in the middle of the field day pavilion. I almost packed up and left right there.
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Charlie-N3CRT
Charlie-N3CRT@charlieray·
I got turned off to field day due to old men yelling at each other about the best ways to setup wire antennas. Now I only have to show up for a few minutes and make my satellite contact, have a hot dog and a soda, and I can leave, and people are happy.
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Josh Nass
Josh Nass@Hoshnasi·
Which QPR radio would you prefer to have? Why?
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Nigel David Evans@eventail2001·
Just worked Croatia with my magloop inside livingroom with just 2.5W on 20m
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John Smith KI4RO
John Smith KI4RO@KI4RO·
@charlieray And those Chinese radios too...like Yaesu and Kenwood and those other rice boxes
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Charlie-N3CRT
Charlie-N3CRT@charlieray·
I miss the days of people complaining how PSK31 was ruining ham radio.
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RJ McKenzie 🇺🇸
RJ McKenzie 🇺🇸@K9ZIE·
Out doing POTA and listening to the emergency frequencies. Hearing a few counties away multiple helicopters being called out and at least 4 ambulances. Wasn't getting them too strong on the car antenna so I setup the yagi.
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Elizabeth Corlett
Elizabeth Corlett@ElizaCorlett·
All these years, I've been driving by this site on my way to work, and never once stopped until now. What an incredible place.
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John Smith KI4RO
John Smith KI4RO@KI4RO·
@thek5yvy I don't know why everyone gets so hung up on "ideal" or "perfect" condx. I live up a holler so my challenges are many. I'm getting ready to put up an EFHW for 40-10...I won't be able to erect it perfectly, but I bet it might work any way hi hi
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80m loop on 20m ft8 tonight. And some people say it’s not high enough of the ground…#hamradio 😎 In theory it’s not high enough at 25’ at feed point and about 15’ else where, this goes to show, “just try it”, it might just work for you. 80m wire loop youtu.be/N9facaeAVUs
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Peter (MM9SQL)
Peter (MM9SQL)@mm9sql·
Why do washing machines always fail on the most inconvenient day, hopefully getting a new one delivered tomorrow.
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Patrick
Patrick@WD9EWK·
@KJ7NDY @SpaceComms1 @KF7Romeo I've read that NA1SS doesn't normally answer those who just throw out a call sign. So I tried the directed call. No luck today, but that's how I did it on Tuesday.
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John K4EB
John K4EB@SpaceComms1·
.@WD9EWK saw your report on AMSAT status page. No crew activity on the last pass? @KF7Romeo ?
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John Smith KI4RO
John Smith KI4RO@KI4RO·
Was going to play with some antennae today....not now...geez HUMID and HOT.
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James Martin, SJ
James Martin, SJ@JamesMartinSJ·
News: Bishop Robert McManus of Worcester, Mass., has announced that the Nativity School there, a Jesuit ministry, can no longer be called Catholic because it displays a Pride flag and Black Lives Matter flag. (Most of Nativity's students are young men of color.) ...
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John Smith KI4RO
John Smith KI4RO@KI4RO·
@KJ5Z_Michael The people that need to see this can't be bothered with getting on Twitter or any where else.
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K3RRR
K3RRR@K3TripleR·
We are doomed! This is a real challenge for a lot of folks operating POTA from parking lots… If they had only known before the long drive that such risk factors would exist once they arrived…
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John Smith KI4RO
John Smith KI4RO@KI4RO·
@N4JAW Thanks Jim....seems like there are a lot of EFHW antennae out there these days. Think I'm going to give it a go. Found one for $55 which seems reasonable.
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