any hams out there???

Are there any ham radio operators with a Speedster other than me???
I saw someone had a CB radio on their emergency list, but an amateur radio can be much more useful. Living in LA our community is trained and ready for the big one. If something happens I can communicate directly to our local fire department. Out on the road I can chat with people around the world.
Bill
KI6RDW

Bill - can't say that I'm a HAM operator, but my buddy I go camping with is. When we are out in the middle of nowhere, he sets up his rig and talks with HAM friends in Argentina and Japan (depending on the atmospheric conditions). Its pretty cool!

Roger, over....

I like bacon, does that count?

Yep W4LSU here. Gordon is also an Amateur Radio Operator and likley will chime in here.

This topic came up 12-18 months ago and there were a surprisingly large number of hams.

Too bad what the internet did to sw radio---it used to be such a huge thrill to contact Asia or Oceanana. I have confirmed over 50 countries 4-5 times but had top keep starting over because of relocations. Did get WAC tho.

In my time on the radio I have spoken with Barry Goldwater, and a Prince from Saudi Arabia who was one of 3-4 people licenses in that country. Oddest was a three way (the radio sort) between an American Airlines 747 near Phoenix and a guy in New Zeland. And I ran a zillion phone patches for Navy ships based at JAZ NAS. Great fun all of it.

I must say that I get thrills from the Speedster hobby that are as much fun as I got from with Ham Radio.
This thread should be moved to "Anything goes" I see after my post.

Glad to hear there are some hams on here.
I am in the process of installing a VHF/UHF radio in my Speedster. Its a small 10 watt rig designed for motorcycles.

Yup, several lifetimes ago I was K1FRV (Massachusetts), N1GSN (Navy MARS) and, later, HR3GSN in la Esperanza, Honduras. Jack: Earned WAC/CW in one three-day weekend in 1967 from Honduras!! Ran the Hallicrafters HT-44/SX117 twins in Mass (along with the equivalent of a Henry 3K linear) and a Drake TR-44 in Honduras (where I ran a "Coke Bottle Vertical" that got out like crazy!!

Stayed mostly on 10 and 20 meters (I was a fixture on 14.305) and ran LOTS of military phone patches for guys like Vince in the '60's and early '70's, then college and a family got in the way and never got back to it.

Although I haven't even listened since the 80's, I've heard that the low bands are still pretty active. If it weren't for Ham Radio, I probably would have beome a teacher and never gotten into the Computer biz..... Might not have been all that bad, come to think of it!

Mike of the "Great White North": Bacon only counts if it's "Back Bacon", you Hoser!

gn

Every thing's better with bacon.

Geez, this must be a logical progression for those of us who have a very low threshold of boredom! I, too, fooled around with 20 meter for a few years. My dipole was located at low elevation (8000 ft in Estes Park, CO) so I made some amazing cw contacts back then. Glad to hear others got bored and went on to other things ... makes me not feel like a "quiter" because of boredom and lack of motivation. BTW, I was running a Triton rig which was state-of-the-art back then.

Happy Trails,
WD0FNX
aka Dusty

Yep, I'm KD7QAE extra class. Semi active on HF (antenna damaged in last wind storm and need to re-hoist it up in the trees. Licensed in 2001 and then got my wife and cub scout son to get licensed as well.

Tomm

HEY I LIKE TO HAM IT UP AND I HAVE A RADIO IN THE COUPE
DOES THAT COUNT

Gerd,it depends on your cw wpm.

Still have the antenna, But I'm more cheese hold the mayo these days

I would be afraid to even try to power up the 6 tube Ecklin. It's OLD!!

If I could find replacement solid state modules to swap out the tubes I'd put her back on line.. 5/2

HAM = (honey baked)
WAC = (Women's Air Corp???)
Diapole= next step up from a "tadpole"??
20 meters = (foot race??)
Henry 3K linear = slang for a down payment for an Intermechanica

Ham radio installed today in the Speedster. Its just a simple one designed to fit on motorcycles. Now I can chat on VHF and UHF (local mountain tops) and have AM/FM too. It even has an iPod connection.
Not Honey Baked!!!
Bill
KI6RDW