[600MRG] Too Funny!

Fri Sep 26 20:21:47 CDT 2014

I can think of a worse case...
A couple of years ago, the ARRL published an advertisement soliciting 
funds for their Spectrum Defense Fund, in which they took credit for 
getting U.S. hams an allocation at 137kHz. I contacted them and tongue 
in cheek suggested that its best not to take credit before the fact...

73 Warren K2ORS

On 9/26/2014 9:15 PM, John Langridge wrote:
> yeah thats going to be a shocker.. There are a lot cheaper, easier boxes
> out there and with VAT, that thing must cost a fortunate these days...
>
> I've been very fortunate to not run into any severely misinformed people
> so far but several guys up North like yourself have related similar
> stories from time to time.  We've not had a pirate that i am aware of in
> two seasons so perhaps we are about to make up for it this year...
>
> 73!
>
> John
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Warren K2ORS <k2ors at verizon.net>
> *To:* John Langridge <jlangridge at sbcglobal.net>
> *Cc:* 600MRG <600mrg at w7ekb.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, September 26, 2014 8:09 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [600MRG] Too Funny!
>
> He thinks he will be on in a week, but he is under the impression that
> the Juma is pre-assembled except for the toroids, when he gets the box
> of SMD parts he may realize that it will take a bit longer!
>
> 73 Warren
>
>
>
>
> On 9/26/2014 8:18 PM, John Langridge wrote:
>  > is there an over/under for when we expect to hear this guy?  I wanna be
>  > listening for the maiden voyage!
>  >
>  > 73!
>  >
>  > john XIQ
>  >
>  > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  > *From:* Warren K2ORS <k2ors at verizon.net <mailto:k2ors at verizon.net>>
>  > *To:* John Molnar <wa3etd at gmail.com <mailto:wa3etd at gmail.com>>
>  > *Cc:* 600MRG <600mrg at w7ekb.com <mailto:600mrg at w7ekb.com>>
>  > *Sent:* Friday, September 26, 2014 7:08 PM
>  > *Subject:* Re: [600MRG] Too Funny!
>  >
>  > 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>
>  > <mailto:k2ors at verizon.net <mailto:k2ors at verizon.net>>
>  >  > <mailto:k2ors at verizon.net <mailto:k2ors at verizon.net>
> <mailto: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
> <http://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
> <http://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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