Menu

Show posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.

Show posts Menu

Messages - gil

#2821
Licensing / Re: Question for Technician Class:(T3B06)
October 09, 2012, 01:57:44 AM
You're welcome. I suggest practice tests on QRZ.com. They helped me a lot.

Gil.
#2822
Licensing / Re: Question for Technician Class:(T3B06)
October 09, 2012, 01:36:33 AM
300/148=2.027 (2m band).

Let's try for 14.3MHz: 300/14.3=20.97 (20m band).
#2823
General Discussion / Re: Your shack photo.
October 09, 2012, 01:00:06 AM
Hello Ray,

Did you compare the 7200 to the FT-897D? If so, what made the difference?

Gil.
#2824
New To Radio / Re: Antenna's and accessories, oh my!
October 08, 2012, 11:20:36 PM
You don't mow anymore of course, that's out of the question until at least the weeds reach the dipole itself...
::)

Gil.
#2825
New To Radio / Re: Go Small, Go Now!
October 08, 2012, 11:19:14 PM
I want a QSL like those Hallmark cards that have a mini speaker in them and a chip with a recording. Only thing, it would play a greeting with my call sign in Morse when you open it!

Tess, tell the mortician you can buy a brand new Ham radio for less than $200!

Gil.
#2826
General Discussion / Re: Toward Food Self-Sufficiency
October 08, 2012, 10:39:29 PM
The problem with the ocean is that you would need a boat to get away from the whole population fishing from shore... If you have a boat, everyone wants it, and they would take it, unless you leave immediately. That means having the boat stocked-up at all times and secured. You would need to get to it immediately, because someone would probably already be trying to get the hatch forced opened when you get there..

Gil.
#2827
General Discussion / Re: Toward Food Self-Sufficiency
October 08, 2012, 09:50:26 PM
Well Ray, I'm right behind you, following in your footsteps, kinda... I am starting the sailboat phase. Actually, had one failed attempt:



Man I miss that boat.

I do not own any land, so my options are limited. I am also alone, hopefully not forever, so that simplifies my plans right now. Whomever think they can just live off the land and acquire the necessary skills after the SHTF event would probably starve before getting the hang of it. I was lucky that my Grandfather was a hunter and that he took me along and taught me some useful skills. Enough? I doubt it. I would love to spend a few weeks in the woods, and plan on doing so in the near future. For some reason, a little voice has been telling me to learn everything possible about self sufficiency since I have been a child. That little voice now is telling me to hurry... I think everyone should have "power-less" skills. I learned how to forge for that reason. Other things too... Medical skills are great as well. Anything that was done in the 1850s is worth learning, just in case. Modern skills, not so much. Electronics, sorry to say, may or may not be useful.. Especially in case of an EMP. The difficulty in my opinion would be surviving the first panic phase, then diseases and starvation. I would expect a couple months, after which the population would be reduced and the survivors would be mean and lean. Which way things go after that, who knows, but if we see a reconstruction effort, yes, modern skills will be useful, but what happens in the mean time?

I don't know if you guys read an article by a guy named Selco who survived one Year in a Bosnian town without law or food? He has very interesting remarks about what worked and what didn't. He said that unless you have a group of people, you won't make it.. Ask me for a copy via PM if you want it.. Anyway, you would have to be pretty isolated to survive in too small a group, and very discreet.. Where I live, forget it, most would die, and the survivors would not have a clean conscience. That's why I am thinking of moving, and even buy a horse instead of a car!

As far as farming or gardening, I plan on buying seeds, and carry them until the time comes, if I make it that far...

Gil.
#2828
Gambrinus, go to russianmartialart.com and find the schools list... Systema takes months to get somewhat proficient, not years. There is nothing better in my opinion.

Gil.
#2829
Morse Code / Re: Man, this thing is "bug"-ging me...
October 08, 2012, 08:23:36 PM
That's a great idea, since you're supposed to get three dits per dahs...

Gil.
#2830
Morse Code / Re: Man, this thing is "bug"-ging me...
October 08, 2012, 08:17:58 PM
QuoteHow do you re-fill them with DITS?

You have to buy new ones...

Gil.
#2831
Morse Code / Re: Man, this thing is "bug"-ging me...
October 08, 2012, 07:47:53 PM
So, it would eventually stop after so many dits...?

Gil.
#2832
You should have one position of the switch short the input... This way you protect the radio against static spikes..

Gil.
#2833
Morse Code / Re: Man, this thing is "bug"-ging me...
October 08, 2012, 06:10:50 PM
Where does the energy come from to keep it working as the dot paddle is kept pressed?

Gil.
#2834
Net Activity / Re: Wanna Sked?
October 08, 2012, 05:05:16 PM
I'm on tonight!
(Right now on 7028)

Gil.
#2835
Excellent post, thank you!

Gil.