Any amateur radio operator detectors in here?

Steve5109

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Just wondering if there are any amateur radio operators here in the forums.....
 
KD0CWQ

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I have a Technician class but need so much more education and I haven't done anything with it
 
KJ4FUU here. I'm a "no-code" extra class operator. I have used Morse code for a few contacts, but there is no way I can do the 20wpm that used to be required for an extra class license. When in practice, 15wpm was the best I could do, but that was before the stroke. I operate mainly QRP. No DXCC yet, I'm still stuck at about 92. I do have WAS (worked all states), and a couple of 1000 miles per watt contacts.

73,

--Tom
 
Always wanted to try it, but then there’s the phone !
It’s all changing and maybe not for the good. I drive a school bus. Today I reminded the middle schoolers that it was D Day. In unison “what’s that ! “
 
Always wanted to try it, but then there’s the phone !
It’s all changing and maybe not for the good. I drive a school bus. Today I reminded the middle schoolers that it was D Day. In unison “what’s that ! “
Nothing beats chatting with folks over the radio....especially HF.
 
I’m more into the chicken band but I do monitor ham. I’ve built several home made antennas, this one and can be modified for 10 meter, wired for both vertical and horizontal tx/rx. What‘s nice is it doesn’t have to be high off the ground to be effective.
 

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Always wanted to try it, but then there’s the phone !
It’s all changing and maybe not for the good. I drive a school bus. Today I reminded the middle schoolers that it was D Day. In unison “what’s that ! “
That doesn't surprise me in the slightest. Most kids in the UK have never heard of the Battle of Britain.
 
I'm old enough to have known several WWII veterans, including one who landed on Omaha beach. He said there weren't too many survivors ahead of him. I had several WWII veterans in my family. The only one who enlisted was the only one not to return alive. A friend of mine from a previous job was a kid during the blitz, and told me about the V1 attacks, and some of the disgusting stuff he had to eat during the shortages, with some especially unfond memories of whale meat.

It is disappointing to know how little history seems to be taught in public schools now.

Was ham radio still allowed during the war? I'm pretty sure it wasn't during WWI.

--Tom
 
Hello all! I am glad to see some Hams on the board. I am WD5ENJ and I am good on QRZ. I enjoy chatting on HF, usually 40 meter phone. I have several HF rigs and several metal detectors. My goto rig is a Icom 7300 and a Minelab Equinox 800. I am also into flying hobby drones. It is amazing to see impressions in the landscape when looking at a detecting location. I am looking forward to hearing any hobby related chat. 73's
Floyd
WD5ENJ
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