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|    Message 12,189 of 13,334    |
|    Ed Vance to Daryl Stout    |
|    Re: Upgrade    |
|    03 Jun 19 23:25:00    |
      TZUTC: -0400       MSGID: 9570.fi_ham@1:2320/105 215b42bc       REPLY: 1678.fidonet-ham@1:19/33 2157731d       PID: Synchronet 3.17c-Linux Mar 2 2019 GCC 6.3.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.06-Linux r3.105 Mar 2 2019 GCC 6.3.0       06-01-19 03:24 Daryl Stout wrote to ED VANCE about Re: Upgrade       Howdy! Daryl,               DS> @MSGID: <5CF39E74.9569.fi_ham@capitolcityonline.net>        DS> @REPLY: <5CF1DCC3.9568.fi_ham@capitolcityonline.net>        DS> Ed,               EV>If I took the Extra Test again I probably would flunk again because of some        EV>questions like those two.               DS> If renewal meant retesting, the hobby would've died off long ago.              I think I remember reading years ago that the Commission can ask a Ham to       take a Test if The F.C.C. decides that the Ham should take the test.              I haven't looked at Part 97 for some time but that thought is in the back of       my mind.               EV>But whats a LID to do?               DS> Act as a cover on a container (hi hi).              Thats a Lid or a lid, a LID has a different definition according to T.O.M.              I never met T.O.M. but I've heard stories about Him and the Tools He uses       on LIDs.               EV>Now YOU have access to ALL OF the Ham Frequencies I could use as a General        EV>before the Part 97 Rules changed where a General (or Conditional) Class Ham        EV>couldn't operate on some Segments of the HF Bands anymore.               DS> You still have to stay 3 kc's away from the edge of the band, to        DS> avoid going out of band.              I've always kept at least 5 KC/S away from the edge of any Band I've operated.       And since the change to the Rules, I've stayed at least 5 KC/S away from the       edge of any SUB-Band I've operated.               EV>P.S. Everyday I turn the Router ON (after I've turned the DSL Modem ON),        EV>I wait ten minutes before turning this XP box ON, and think about You told        EV>Me to do it that way, to keep the XP box happy (and Me happy TOO!).               DS> With Microsoft ending security updates for Windows 7, I've purchased        DS> 3 copies of Windows 10 Pro, 32-bit, from a local Best Buy. They were        DS> $60 cheaper on each one, compared to what Microsoft wanted...and had to        DS> get a copy for each computer here. At least I'm not in a big rush to do        DS> the upgrade, but will have them done this fall.              Somewhere I saw something about Microsoft having a UPdate for XP.       Have You seen anything about that?              73 de Ed W9ODR . .                     ... Don't worry... It's under warranty.       --- MultiMail/MS-DOS v0.49        * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 15/2 18/200 226/16 17 229/200 312 354 426 728 1014       SEEN-BY: 240/1120 2100 5138 5832 5853 8001 8002 249/206 317 400 261/38       SEEN-BY: 280/5003 292/854 313/41 317/3 320/219 322/757 335/364 342/200       SEEN-BY: 393/68 2432/390 2452/250 2454/119       PATH: 2320/105 261/38 240/1120 5832 229/426           |
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