Tell us what happened... although it is sailing related...

"Lonny" wrote in message
om...
Hey Min,

I have a ham licence. I remember just fine, thank you very much. I
had mine before I used the SSB, and was trying to remember if it was
required in order to operate it.

It has been a few years since I have done some serious off shore
sailing because after a close call with losing my life I decided not
to do it again until my children are grown. Doing loads of coastal
stuff, though. No need for SSB there. At least I have not found the
need.

Lonny


It has been almost ten years since I have done some serious"Maxprop"
wrote in message
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"Lonny" wrote in message

SSB is a completely different animal than VHF, of course. If I recall
correctly, I had to get a ham license in order to operate one.

You recall incorrectly. Marine SSB does not require a ham license. And
there's no way you'd not recall obtaining a ham radio operator's permit.
It's not a simple task.

Max

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
et...
Don't you all wish you could afford the expensive boats, cameras and
electronics I purchase every year. I throw out better stuff than all of
you
purchase in your lifetimes. It's great to be me. I think I'll stay home
tonight and count all the cameras and breasts in my apartment.
Your leader
Boobsy

Your joy about your life seems very shallow

I know a guy who has spent the last 5 or 6 years rebuilding a 100 year old
classic workboat.
14 tons of it.
He has recorded over 5000 hours work so far.... 99% of it entirely his own
skills and labour.
He has refurbished or replaced every single timber, selecting and seasoning
all the new wood himself.
He will launch it later this year... and she will sail again...
Your toys and shop bought gizmo's will never bring you the satisfaction and
contentment he will experience on that day.

Lonny wrote:


It has been a few years since I have done some serious off shore
sailing because after a close call with losing my life I decided not
to do it again until my children are grown.

Care to tell the story?

Cheers

I know a guy who has spent the last 5 or 6 years rebuilding a 100 year old
classic workboat.


He sounds like an idiot.

RB

Yeh, but that's only because it takes one to know one.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
I know a guy who has spent the last 5 or 6 years rebuilding a 100 year old
classic workboat.


He sounds like an idiot.

RB

"Bobsprit" wrote in message

160M
through 10M. You'll need a general license to operate voice on 10M, and
you'll only require a southern accent, a handle, and an IQ of less than 30
to operate on 11M, the so-called Citizen's Band.

Lots of radio enthusiasts play in the SSB of 11 meter and do quite well.
The
general license is also not exactly tough...just 5 wpm for morse. 35
multiple
choice questions. Memorize the easily available question database (350
questions total) and you can't miss. Moreover, many of the questions are
giveaways.
I picked up a copy of "Now You're Talking" and it's pretty easy stuff.

Yeah, it's gotten easier over the years. I took the general under the
current rules, ie--5wpm, etc. And it wasn't all that tough. But rather
than just memorize the material, I actually learned it. Silly me.

I expect the Morse Code requirement to be deleted in the not too distant
future. Very few use it anymore, but that's unfortunate as it requires
almost no bandwidth for a bunch of simultaneous rag chewers.

Max

"Bobsprit" wrote in message

The ideal rig has access to
both band spectra.

Max

Max, what would radios would be on your list...budget and high price, that
could also do marine SSB out of the box?

I'm unaware of any ham HF rigs that will transmit on marine SSB bands out of
the box. They all will receive them, however. I do think some marine SSB
rigs are easily modified for ham bands, however, but I don't know the market
well in those. Almost any ham transceiver can be modified to transmit in
the marine bands, but how hard and at what expense to effect the
modifications is unknown to me.

I'm partial to Yaesu and Kenwood, but oddly enough I have an ICOM 706 on my
boat.

Max

Maxprop wrote:



I'm unaware of any ham HF rigs that will transmit on marine SSB bands out of
the box. They all will receive them, however. I do think some marine SSB
rigs are easily modified for ham bands, however, but I don't know the market
well in those.

ICOM is one, it just takes a jumper...

Cheers

I thought I heard that Morse code was oficially dead last year???

Cheers MC

Maxprop wrote:

"Bobsprit" wrote in message


160M
through 10M. You'll need a general license to operate voice on 10M, and
you'll only require a southern accent, a handle, and an IQ of less than 30
to operate on 11M, the so-called Citizen's Band.

Lots of radio enthusiasts play in the SSB of 11 meter and do quite well.

The

general license is also not exactly tough...just 5 wpm for morse. 35

multiple

choice questions. Memorize the easily available question database (350
questions total) and you can't miss. Moreover, many of the questions are
giveaways.
I picked up a copy of "Now You're Talking" and it's pretty easy stuff.


Yeah, it's gotten easier over the years. I took the general under the
current rules, ie--5wpm, etc. And it wasn't all that tough. But rather
than just memorize the material, I actually learned it. Silly me.

I expect the Morse Code requirement to be deleted in the not too distant
future. Very few use it anymore, but that's unfortunate as it requires
almost no bandwidth for a bunch of simultaneous rag chewers.

Max

Yeh, but that's only because it takes one to know one.


Then he must know a hundred!

RB