tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post3462539141879488824..comments2024-03-23T14:04:57.635-05:00Comments on Father Hollywood: "A Tale of Two Oh!s" or "TGIG!"Rev. Larry Beanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06705910892752648940noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post-77614789143220046392007-06-11T10:26:00.000-05:002007-06-11T10:26:00.000-05:00Sounds good. I can't figure out why blogger somet...Sounds good. I can't figure out why blogger sometimes puts in my nickname "rosko" and sometimes my real name "Harry W. Reineke IV". Grr. Either way, it is still me. I have a dualband U/VHF for my SUV and an HT. Both are 144/440 MHz. When I move at the end of the summer, I'll have room to save up for more equipment inside. Looking forward to a QSO.<BR/><BR/>--... ...-- -.. .<BR/>-.- -.. ..... - -- ..-Roskohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372643892803754301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post-48720940276925421262007-06-11T10:12:00.000-05:002007-06-11T10:12:00.000-05:00Rosko:I'm a traditionalist. Changing morse code f...Rosko:<BR/><BR/>I'm a traditionalist. Changing morse code from a "shall" to a "may" rubric is like getting rid of incense. There must have been a lot of "us" sending letters to the FCC, since it takes a Lutheran to turn Christian liberty against all that is just, good, and holy. ;-)<BR/><BR/>I'm getting close to being on the air again. I used money from the sale of our house to buy an ICOM 706 - especially given my tight quarters and need to go completely mobile for evacuation or emergency communications. My dad has been helping get going again (I feel like Rip Van Winkle - as the technology is simply mind-boggling in comparison to 25 years ago). <BR/><BR/>I now have a power supply, antenna tuner, and rig. Other than a few odds and ends, I just need to get an antenna and put it up (my house is perfect for a dipole on the roof), run cables, get my power supply hooked up, and I should be operating again. <BR/><BR/>I spent many, many hours in the radio shack as a kid communicating (usually by morse code) to people from every dark corner of the planet. But I have been inactive since moving out of my dad's home. In order to help get back up to speed, I joined the local radio club and will be taking part with them in Field Day this year (which to non-ham readers is an exercise to prepare for emergency communications in case of a disaster).<BR/><BR/>Let me know when you're on the air, and we'll have a QSO. <BR/><BR/>--... ...-- . -<BR/><BR/>.--. .- -..-<BR/><BR/>WB8VNR/5Rev. Larry Beanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06705910892752648940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post-18985071360076599562007-06-11T00:04:00.000-05:002007-06-11T00:04:00.000-05:00Father,I'm getting my Ham Radio station set up the...Father,<BR/>I'm getting my Ham Radio station set up these days too. Hopefully I can save up for an HF rig, and then I'll be set, unless I upgrade from General to Extra. What do you think of them dropping the Code requirement?Roskohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372643892803754301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post-33978039814506274952007-06-01T17:58:00.000-05:002007-06-01T17:58:00.000-05:00Indeed! Mea culpa. I left my '28 BCP at church. ...Indeed! Mea culpa. I left my '28 BCP at church. Just don't tell Latif Gaba - or I'll be in big trouble!Rev. Larry Beanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06705910892752648940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22781533.post-89713258945382466412007-06-01T17:13:00.000-05:002007-06-01T17:13:00.000-05:00Surely you could have given us the Coverdale versi...Surely you could have given us the Coverdale version of Ps 30 if you're going to stoop so low as to quote it in English! :-PVitaly Kartsevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17868766422868031053noreply@blogger.com