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amateur radio operators

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Are there any other licensed amateur radio operators that own mogs on line ._. ?
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GM7ALL is here......
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I knew I couldnt be the only one, G0AIH here.
Two of us, thats a good start, do you visit HF? I find 40 metres ok for inter G and get daytime short hop signals from GM pretty well.
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I'll be on 5598 and 8906 on Sunday lunchtime. (ATC clearance frequencies for trans-atlantic traffic) Does that count? :D


Do either of you know if a 1/2 wave aerial needs a ground plane for circa 127 thingy-hertz VHF comms aerial about 3 foot long. The length was cut for that specific frequency at 1/2 wave.
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where is it being mounted?
on a vehicle or building or field?
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I'm not an active HAM these days - I only did the Licence exams to be able to use wireless when I was involved with Rally Rescue - and then the mobile phone was invented.... :roll:
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where is it being mounted?
on a vehicle or building or field?

Ummmmmmmmmmmm... :lol:
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So thats in a field, in the air and pretty much everywhere else then.
Treat it like a mobile mount on a car, the roof of which would normally act as a groundplane, but I imagine the g forces may be a little greater, not entirely convinced a magnetic mount would be of use so I guess you will be bolting it somewhere. :D
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bmcecosse wrote:I'm not an active HAM these days - I only did the Licence exams to be able to use wireless when I was involved with Rally Rescue - and then the mobile phone was invented.... :roll:
Understood, I came back to radio around a year ago after a long absence, family commitments and all the usual stuff got in the way for some years.
Its a deal more interesting now everyone has access to all bands due to the licence changes though.
I also have a real liking for Morse, so amateur bands are about the only area I can transmit of course.
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Come on! Tell us wot that beautiful plane is! MikeN. (PS At the bottom right is that a small bomb you're about to load?)
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M3-PYB here had my license for a few years now
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M3 pyb, good man, I shall keep an ear open for the call on 40m
It did occur to me a valid piece of publicity for the MMOC may be a special event callsign on some auspicious occasion or other, combining a special qsl card or cards if more than one station was operating, something for the future perhaps.
Name is Dick by the way.
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I always fancied this but knew i wouldnt be able to do the morse code :oops: is it still a stipulation?
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No - not for many years now........
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Just spotted a cheap Yaesu set up in my local paper :o .Whats a reasonable price for a set up ? and how hard is it to obtain a licence is it 2 metre or something like that i have to have ?
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As Roy said You dont need C.W. or morse as its generally known and havent had to for some time.
You can access the HF bands with limited power, but of course on bands such as 40metres during the day power aint the be all and end all.
I have made contact with lots of M3 stations running low power and producing very respectable signals.
A wire antenna slung in an inverted V in the back garden is as good as anything, I dont know where you are but your local club will up date you I am sure, or contact the RSGB.
Do you have an hf transmitter?
I use a real old FT101ZD that cost a few hundred quid but needed a pair of New 6146B amplifier valves and a new driver valve, it produces a reported first class audio signal, take a look on QRZ.COM and type in G0AIH there isnt too much to see but the hf vhf and uhf rigs are shown.
Perhaps BMCECOSSE can tell us when the next big anniversary bash is on.?
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irmscher wrote:Just spotted a cheap Yaesu set up in my local paper :o .Whats a reasonable price for a set up ? and how hard is it to obtain a licence is it 2 metre or something like that i have to have ?
2 metres is classed as vhf, and line of sight contacts could be expected, VHF doesnt like buildings and hills.
The best bet if you are interested is to find a club local to you, check out google for amateur radio clubs in your region.
I have been licensed for a long time but had an enforced gap, returning only a year ago so am out of touch on novice licensing.
I do know however things are much more relaxed and morse is no longer a requirement, mores the pity ref morse as I think its a real art when done right.
I never did agree however that it should have been essential to get a class A licence as they were known when I was a lad.
Cleverer wielders of the soldering iron than I were prevented from entering the HF bands because of that piece of arcane snobbery.
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I haven't done any for a few years now! Still have a FT101ZD in the loft. Used to operate mostly CW on HF bands. And was very active with the RSARS award. Call sign ..... G4LDD _ _ . ...._ ._.. _.. _.. _._ _. LOL


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Two metres no good for me then as hills near where i am :( but i have taken your advice and going to attend a meeting at a local school with an amateur radio night :D will keep you posted
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