DocWard Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 More meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Is the heat getting to you Doc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Awwwwww....my son was a Meh man! Chin up!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Sedalia Dave said: Is the heat getting to you Doc? Nah, I decided after sixty-some views to a question l posed about ham radio with no responses, I would be a little more creative with my delete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Sorry I missed your question. Was up in Kansas shooting Prince Of Pistoliers when the battery in my cell phone decided to crap out. Had a good time however the heat was really bad Thursday and Friday. A storm front came through late Friday afternoon and cooled everything off. Saturday was a much more enjoyable day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 44 minutes ago, DocWard said: Nah, I decided after sixty-some views to a question l posed about ham radio with no responses, I would be a little more creative with my delete. Some of us are just crazy-busy right at this moment. Patience Grasshopper........ Uno is a Ham-ster. I'll ping him for an opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 8 minutes ago, Calamity Kris said: Some of us are just crazy-busy right at this moment. Patience Grasshopper........ Uno is a Ham-ster. I'll ping him for an opinion. Patience? Who has time for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 57 minutes ago, DocWard said: Nah, I decided after sixty-some views to a question l posed about ham radio with no responses, I would be a little more creative with my delete. I would have answered...if I had anything to offer. I got nada!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCandless Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 dot-dash-dot R? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 2 hours ago, DocWard said: Nah, I decided after sixty-some views to a question l posed about ham radio with no responses, I would be a little more creative with my delete. You posted a question? About ham? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 2 hours ago, DocWard said: Nah, I decided after sixty-some views to a question l posed about ham radio with no responses, I would be a little more creative with my delete. You're not the only one with very specific interests that don't get responses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 27 minutes ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: You posted a question? About ham? Yes. Is spiral sliced the best for sandwiches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 I like spiral. Honey is very good. Country, on the other hand, is really too salty to eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 1 hour ago, DocWard said: Yes. Is spiral sliced the best for sandwiches? Yes, spiral for sandwiches. Next time, include bacon in the header. Much more name recognition that ham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 22 minutes ago, Cypress Sun said: Yes, spiral for sandwiches. Next time, include bacon in the header. Much more name recognition that ham. But I’d hate to mislead everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 39 minutes ago, DocWard said: But I’d hate to mislead everyone! You could always say that you had difficulty differentiating between static of the radio and the sizzling of the bacon. Easy auditory mistake, could happen to anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Angus McPherson Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 5 hours ago, DocWard said: Nah, I decided after sixty-some views to a question l posed about ham radio with no responses, I would be a little more creative with my delete. Most of us don't know a dang thing about ham radio, but are curious enough to take a look-see at the question. I do like a good ham on rye, tho. Mmmmmmmmmm, good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okie Sawbones, SASS #77381 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 5 hours ago, DocWard said: Nah, I decided after sixty-some views to a question l posed about ham radio with no responses, I would be a little more creative with my delete. Wished I'd seen it. I am very active in ham radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Alpo said: I like spiral. Honey is very good. Country, on the other hand, is really too salty to eat. Knowing how to prepare country ham is the ticket!! Take your slices and put them in a nice big cast iron skillet. Pour in about a third of a cup of water and turn the burner wide open. As the water begins to boil off rapidly, pour in a little Coca Cola, enough to change the color of the liquid in the skillet. When it boils down again, turn the burner down. I always turn the slices a couple of times during all of this. Just as the liquid starts to caramelize, snatch those slices out and slap ‘em on a big ol’ cathead biscuit with some butter and a fresh slice of tomato and chow down!! Really spectacular with three or four eggs over easy and some fried apples! I like mise with ice cold milk, but most folks chase it all down with coffee!! As far as ham radio goes, I’m lost as last year’s Easter egg!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Okie Sawbones, SASS #77381 said: Wished I'd seen it. I am very active in ham radio. The gist was / is I got my Technician Class license late last year, but with new job and numerous other things, haven't done much with it other than a Baofeng HT. I'm looking to get a dual band mobile for the truck (and eventually indoor use with a power supply, but that is down the road some). I was asking if anyone had advice which radios and antennas to look for or to avoid. As it is, the radio may be a moot point, given some hints I've received, so I will be looking at things like best antenna and any connection considerations for the truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 10 hours ago, Singin' Sue 71615 said: I would have answered...if I had anything to offer. I got nada!!! me too , i was interested tho always thought it would be fun to get into - too many other things to spend on precluded that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 20 minutes ago, watab kid said: me too , i was interested tho always thought it would be fun to get into - too many other things to spend on precluded that Well, it is asked again, so keep an eye out. Maybe we need to start a habit of if you see a post and are interested, just add "watching" in a post, so some impatient person like me doesn't just say "Meh, never mind!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 I'll take a poll of the guys in the Ham Club at work and wee what they recommend for a dual band rig and antenna. Myself, I tend to make my own omni base station antennas. I am fond of the J-pole design. Easy to diy out of copper pipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 On 6/14/2021 at 3:41 PM, DocWard said: More meh. That's something I've always appreciated about you, Doc. Your enthusiasm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Been off line again, but wouldn't be able to help with a Ham question. Ran CB's for a while in the late '70's through the '80's, but Ham is a whole 'nother animal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Come on Pards. We were talking about MEH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 5 hours ago, Smuteye John SASS#24774 said: That's something I've always appreciated about you, Doc. Your enthusiasm. You know me well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 57 minutes ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said: Come on Pards. We were talking about MEH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Meh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Mine is an Icom 208H 2m/70cm with a Diamond no-ground dual-band antenna. I have it clamped on the lip of my Jeep hood, driver's side, which gets it as far as possible from starboard electronics. It's been reliable for the past good Lord ten years already (General Class). The 208H isn't made anymore, and if I were to get a new one I would go Yaesu, on the recommendation of a local radio tech who tells me that Yaesu is seen the least frequently on his repair bench. Caveat: When you wire one up: 1) Go directly to the battery. Do not ground to chassis or anything else. Hot wire to the battery's hot terminal, ground wire to the battery's ground terminal. Don't pull power from anywhere else. This will eliminate noise from your electronics and it'll prevent your electronics from going haywire when you key up and transmit. 2) Fuse BOTH HOT AND GROUND WIRES -- AT THE BATTERY!!! -- this prevents a chafed-through wire from shorting out and backfeeding, which tends to produce Magic Smoke and smells really bad. My apologies for missing your original post. No idea why it got by me. Can't even come up with a thin and implausible sounding excuse. De KD8NGE/sksk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 said: Mine is an Icom 208H 2m/70cm with a Diamond no-ground dual-band antenna You lost me right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Quote from Doc Ward: "Nah, I decided after sixty-some views to a question l posed about ham radio with no responses, I would be a little more creative with my delete." Mine was in response to his now deleted OP. My apologies for the confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 said: Quote from Doc Ward: "Nah, I decided after sixty-some views to a question l posed about ham radio with no responses, I would be a little more creative with my delete." Mine was in response to his now deleted OP. My apologies for the confusion. Wasn't poking at you Linn. I'm amused by the technical jargon. Reads like secret code to a guy like me who is ignorant of such things. My wife's eyes glaze over when I say things like "I'm working up a recipe for a 124 gr 9mm JHP". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 (drops forehead into palm) (shakes head) (laughs) Fear not: I have a matchless ability to confuse any situation! Why, I can get in trouble just settin' in my easy chair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 51 minutes ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: You lost me right there. 41 minutes ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: Wasn't poking at you Linn. I'm amused by the technical jargon. Reads like secret code to a guy like me who is ignorant of such things. My wife's eyes glaze over when I say things like "I'm working up a recipe for a 124 gr 9mm JHP". It’s Okay, I understood. Mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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