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|    Message 12,011 of 13,334    |
|    Jimmy Anderson to Sean Dennis    |
|    2m discussion and traffic    |
|    17 Apr 19 11:51:00    |
      TID: PX/Win v7.0 PX28-1176M       MSGID: 1:116/17 d5cf6247       TZUTC: -0500       -=> Sean Dennis wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-               SD> Hello Jimmy,               JA> I have dabbled in echolink... I agree, it's not a 'real' radio, but        JA> if you're looking for conversation...               SD> Even then Echolink isn't always active.              Very true - which begs the quesiton - can you 'scan' with it? Hmm...              When I'm mobile, I'll scan the repeaters I have stored. I did a frequency       scan once and was picking up air traffic too. That was different.               SD> I am about to order something        SD> I have been wanting for a very long time: a new EFHW HF antenna from        SD> myantennas.com (the guy is a ham who used to design antennas for        SD> Cushcraft). 10-80 meters, no tuner required (though I will still use        SD> one). I haven't been on the air in months. Missing it. Rearranging        SD> my tiny 8x10' shack to allow me to not only use my Yaesu FT-450D but to        SD> finally hook up my Kenwood TS-430S also. That Kenwood has some lovely        SD> audio.              Nice!               SD> Side note: I just renewed my SKYWARN spotter certification. Evidently        SD> SKYWARN in my area is in shambles...which doesn't surprise me at all.              My wife and I are still part of the system, but we don't get on the       'boards' - just report stuff while mobile...               JA> + Origin: Lean Angle BBS * Southaven MS * winserver.org (1:116/17)               SD> Been calling Robert's board, eh? :D              Yep! I'm about 80 miles north of Memphis, so that's my 'home BBS.'                                   ... Blessed be the pessimist for he hath bought insurance.       --- MultiMail/Darwin v0.49        * Origin: Lean Angle BBS * Southaven MS * winserver.org (1:116/17)       SEEN-BY: 1/19 15/0 2 16/0 18/200 19/36 34/999 90/1 104/57 106/201       SEEN-BY: 116/17 18 120/302 331 544 123/130 131 140 1970 128/2 142/926       SEEN-BY: 153/7715 203/0 218/50 700 221/0 1 6 360 222/2 226/16 17 229/107       SEEN-BY: 229/200 312 354 426 728 1014 230/150 152 240/1120 5832 249/206       SEEN-BY: 249/317 400 250/1 261/38 100 266/512 267/155 275/100 280/5003       SEEN-BY: 282/1031 1056 291/1 111 292/854 8125 301/520 317/3 320/119       SEEN-BY: 320/219 322/757 335/364 340/400 342/13 200 393/68 396/45       SEEN-BY: 640/1384 712/848 801/161 189 2320/105 3634/12 5020/1042       PATH: 116/17 18 261/38 320/219 221/1 292/854 229/426           |
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