Is anyone hitting up the exam in Billerica on Wednesday? I'm planning on heading out there and taking a crack at tech and (hopefully) general
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Don't forget rain and mosquitoes.
-Mike
Damn, that his the nail on the head!I was talking to some guys on the Paxton repeater about the fact that a lot of Hams are into firearms and shooting as well. The topic came up after someone mentioned that they were going to the Southboro R&G this Saturday. Eventually we came to the conclusion that the areas of interest for Hams are as follows:
Ham radio
Beer
Guns
(in that order)
All are fine individually, but you do not want to mix.
Don't tell me: 3910? 3885? lolThe first two are pretty popular together on 75 meters.
Holy f***ing shit- I live for field day!!!! The guys I do field day with go up to Sunapee (originally Soo Nipi by the indians for some useless info) state park and rent the two largest campsites which happen to be next to each other and string up tarps between the three lean-to's along with an assemble it yourself pipe tent (being careful to not cover the fire pits) and have a blast! Everyone eats better there than they do at home.
You're gonna LOVE Field Day -- 24 hours of beer, food, and radio!
Colostomy bags and the majority of the colon nets on 75. Half the time all you hear is the old farts talking about this and that failing. Damn I don't want to get old!!Field Day and rain -- it goes together like 75 meters and beer. Or hamfests and colostomy bags.....
Turbo, can you hit the Mt. Tom 70cm repeater?
Don't forget rain and mosquitoes.
-Mike
Anyone wanna throw together a NES on-air meetup tonight? I've talked to 2 of you on the air so far, always looking to add more names (or call signs as the case may be), to the list.
How many of you can hit the Paxton 2 meter? I'd be up for just about any repeater in Mass, as well as some in southern NH.
Or, we could meet on a 440 repeater, but I only have 40 watts output on 440, so my range is more limited than on 2 meter. Add to that the inherent shorter range of 440mhz, AND the low output of 440 repeaters east of Worcester (PAVE PAWS), and our options for 440 repeaters are quite limited.
Any ideas?
Turbo, can you hit the Mt. Tom 70cm repeater?
What time are we taking over the Paxton 2m repeater?
Better to wait until after the 8pm net, just sitting down to eat. Maybe 8:30 or 9pm? Anybody else joining in?
Sorry, just finished eating, homemade stuffed shells with meatballs, yum!
This sounds great! I hope the Cape Ann club runs another tech-in-a-day class soon. I was not able to attend this one.
Does anyone know of any other tech-in-a-day classes happening soon in MA?
Also, is the whole tech question pool with correct answers marked available anywhere online?
I feel left out. Y'all need to move closer to the Pioneer Valley.