[600MRG] Too Funny!

[Warren K2ORS]

He concluded that this WD2XSH guy is one of the main stations on 500kc :-)

Warren


On 9/26/2014 8:03 PM, John Molnar wrote:
> That is classic!  Tnx for sharing!
>
> John XKA
>
> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 7:51 PM, Warren K2ORS <k2ors at verizon.net
> <mailto:k2ors at verizon.net>> wrote:
>
>     I was hiking through the conservation land this afternoon and
>     listening to 60m channel 2 (53346.5) and heard a guy talking about
>     500kc (I will not identify to protect the guilty.)
>     He was telling his buddies that 600m was now an authorized ham band
>     and that the had ordered a Juba (sic) kit from Finland. Furthermore,
>     he was listening on 475kHz last night and heard this guy WD2XSH on
>     CW - he lookes WD2XSH up on QRZ.COM <http://QRZ.COM> and came to the
>     conclusion that 472-479 was now authorized for U.S. hams. He also
>     said that he ordered a 2" dia fiberglass tube from McMaster Carr for
>     a coil form for his loading coil as the 60W out of the Juba (sic)
>     would cause PVC to catch fire !
>
>         I ran home, and as my 60m dipole is down due to tree work, I
>     jumped in the car and called him with my mobile setup.  He was
>     adamant that he knew what he was talking about, after all there was
>     a web page talking about a 20W ERP assignment. I tried explaining
>     the situation - WD2XSH is an Experimental License with 41 different
>     stations (his comment was that's confusing).  He also told me that
>     he could always work 472-479 with 5W ERP under Part 15! Then he
>     proceeded to explain to me how difficult it is to radiate 5W ERP on 472!
>
>         I followed up with an email, but so far no response.
>
>         I didn't realize WD2XSH is on qrz.com <http://qrz.com>, but if
>     so someone needs to put in 24pt Bold Face type a warning that this
>     is NOT an authorized ham band in the U.S. !
>
>     73 Warren K2ORS
>                WD2XSH/23
>                WH2XIL
>
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