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Though I am sure it's been suggested in this thread, finding a few local clubs is key in keeping your interest going. It's easy to take the first few steps, but then when you say "What now?" it's nice to have some in-person people to help.
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nw1k here, mostly inactive. I see you've already found some clubs near you, so contact them and see when/if they will be having licensing classes, many do, although the COVID thing may disrupt that.
As to emergency use, when 9-11 struck, the phone lines here in CT were overwhelmed, and in NYC virtually all the emergency radio links relied on antennas on top of the WTC, so hams were a necessary part of the whole rescue operation. Brad
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Here's a fun bit of trivia to share where musicians and Morse code aficionados hang out in the same room:
Every medium to large air terminal has a radio transmitter known as the NDB (Non-Directional Beacon) continually broadcasting their unique three-letter identifier (LAX, SFO, SEA, DFW, ORD, DEN, etc., etc.) in Morse code to be used as a primitive navigational aid for aviators. So a radio tuned into the Portland (OR) NDB would receive Morse code spelling PDX: . - - . - . . - . . - An aviator tuned into Toronto Pearson International Airport's NDB would receive Morse code for YYZ, their unique three-letter identifier. Hence the title of Rush's song 'YYZ' on their Moving Pictures album, AND that staccato Morse code tempo in the abrupt, oddball song intro. Rush has always been rightfully proud of their affectionate "Nerd Rock" label. Last edited by tinnitus; 08-29-2020 at 12:33 AM. |
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Joe Walsh is a ham with the call sign WB6ACU. He got into it when he was a teen and his family moved to New York City. As a lonely, latchkey teen he noticed a wire coming out of a neighbor's window and knocked on the guy's door to asked what it was about. The guy took him under his wing and helped him get his license. Joe collects, restores, and operates vintage tube Ham receivers and transmitters. He actually pulled a Ham joke way back in the March 1972 issue of Guitar Player Magazine (my first issue), Joe listed the gear used to record Funk #49 as a Telecaster and a Vibroplex. I spent years looking for a Fender Vibroplex before I discovered that the Vibroplex is the standard horizontal Morse code key! Joe is famous for sneaking in little secret messages in his songs and in the inner "land" of his vinyl records (the space inside the locked final circle). If you listen to "Giant Bohemoth" on the Barnstorm album you can hear him tapping out "Register and vote" in Morse code. On Songs for a Dying Planet he also taps the message "Register and vote for me." At that point he had actually officially run for vice president on the "free gas for everyone" platform. His signature Duesenberg guitar has his name inlaid in Morse code on the fingerboard.
When I was a child my father built a ham receiver. We listened to stations all over the world and used WWV to set our watches. Bob
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Anyone here a ham radio operator?
Joe is quite the techno nerd. He’s very good friends with the folks at Heil and works closely with them. I know a bunch of folks who have spent tine with him as he is a frequent visitor to ARRL headquarters which is located about five miles from me. If you ever meet him, just start talking gear and you will have a friend.
Bob - the Vibroplex story is a real hoot! Rick WA1ISD
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And I like the Joe Walsh stuff too. It's always fun to learn quirky background things about people we know mainly for their music or whatever else makes them famous.
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