Attention All Amateurs...UPDATE

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Dec 17, 2006 | 06:54 PM

#21

GXP Venom

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From: Purgatory, Pennsylvania

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Originally Posted by Mike1995

Venom, you hit the nail on the head. These OF'* need to let go of the past and get into the now. But they are STUBBORN! Makes me wonder how many of them are carrying cell phones???

I figured they all have Nextel/Sprint phones and try to use the walkie talkie button as a keypad?

Dec 17, 2006 | 08:33 PM

#22

bandit

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From: NEBF:06,07 | NYBF:06,07 | ONBF:06,07 | CNBF:06 & more............

Cool time to get mine now, cuz i know i would have not passed it this that on there

Dec 17, 2006 | 08:35 PM

#23

Jack

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Sweet, I've been thinking of getting into it once I'm not so busy with the projects I've got going right now. One less thing to study, although I still would like to brush up on my morse code.

Dec 17, 2006 | 08:51 PM

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crzydmnd72

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Nothing wrong with knowing the code, how else are you gonna identify HF beacons?

I need to brush up on it too

Dec 17, 2006 | 11:55 PM

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crzydmnd72

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maybe something like this will soon grace your desk then....

http://cgi.ebay.com/Kenwood-TS-520-H...QQcmdZViewItem

or maybe you like buttoney and hi tek...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Kenwood-TS-480-H...QQcmdZViewItem

classic tube type works best for me

Dec 19, 2006 | 03:39 PM

#26

Mike

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From: Dark Side, AZ

The FCC has posted the R&O. Once it hits the Federal Registry, it goes into effect 30 days after. Speculating around Feb. If you don't feel like reading through all the legal mumbo jumbo, I can sum it all up... Tech'* automatically get upraded to Tech Plus. Thats it. Take the written General and thats it. Take the written Extra, thats it.

On another note...I applied for a vanity callsign to celebrate the rule change. I went for a 1X3 call with a W prefix instead of the K.