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Journal wowbagger's Journal: Dayton 2009 5

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Well, it looks like I will be able to get to Dayton Hamvention this year - at least for Friday and Saturday.

So, anybody who follows my Journal want to try to arrange a meet-up there?

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  • I got my license back in December of 2000. I have done virtually *nothing* with it. All I've found is 60-something men sitting around talking about their signal strength... :( I even went to a few meetings of a couple of different local clubs, looking for something interesting to do. It seems that AR stopped innovating in the early 80's. Before the days of cell phones, maybe that was enough to keep interest in the product. But between cell phones (for convenient wireless communications) and the Intern

    • ...why do guys customize their cars in order to go faster and handle better? Why do overclockers tweak their cpu and gpu and ram and add fans and build custom cases? Anyone can buy a computer or a car right from the showroom that works perfectly fine, so why do guys go the extra bit to make them better? The answer is that the stock configs of off the shelf stuff are inadequate for their needs. Another aspect is once you have your ticket and your gear, you don't have to pay any telco or ISP for "service", yo

      • Remember: I have the license. I know the party line! :)

        The types of things you're describing are the things that got me interested in it in the first place. But it's not enough to carry my interest.

        For example, QRP interests me. How far can I go on 5W? Sounds cool. But once I build a radio, what do I do with it? Who do I talk to? Now I'm back to the old guys who only want to talk about their signal strength and what gear they're using.

        On top of which, AR seems mired in old technology: CW and SSB

        • OK (Score:1)

          by zogger ( 617870 )

          Here's one..chat with other slashdotter Hams! I don't even know if there is a full list out there, with but with hundreds of thousands of users, bound to be a couple hundred Hams here**

          Do an "ask slashdot" post (for real submission, not just on some journal) and offer a "meetup" website/page/forum someplace where interested slashdotters can chime in with their call signs and so on.

          **note** I am not technically, although I own the gear. Using existing law, in true declared emergencies. anyone may use the g

        • "I see *zero* digital--not even 20-year-old packet."

          Then you aren't tuning to the right place. Look at 14.070MHz - I just about *always* see multiple PSK-31 carriers there.

          "Now I'm back to the old guys who only want to talk about their signal strength and what gear they're using."

          You might want to visit http://forums.hamsexy.com/ [hamsexy.com] - you'd fit right in. I agree, hearing some olde phartz talking about their gear and bemoaning their enlarged prostates isn't my idea of fun either. But there's a lot of other good

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