3018 Any Radio Hams out there ?

I just wondered if there are any forum members who are radio hams that may be able to give me some information on local clubs in Abruzzo.

Also the ease or difficulty in obtaining an Italian callsign.

Dave

I6/G7VFM/P

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General chat about Italy

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 03/23/2006 - 04:33

looks like I'm going to be talking to myself then....

No Change there.......

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 03/24/2006 - 07:14

I'm puzzled by the 45 people who viewed the post not knowing whether they were radio hams or not!!!!

Oh well!

Long live the clique.....er sorry Forum

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 03/25/2006 - 12:25

Well - I'm the 46th non radio ham (at least I know I'n not one!) - and I'll tell you why I checked the thread. I reasoned that anybody who was a radio ham probably was also a bit of an expert on satellite transmissions (sorry if I'm wrong!!) and hoped to glean some knowledge on that front!!
Hope you find someone - there must be some radio ham websites which could help, surely??

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 03/25/2006 - 12:54

Hello Carol and Dave,

I've been looking at this thread with interest, as my dad was a ham radio guy back in the 1950's and 1960's. He was "K6EOJ". When we were kids I remember taking rides in our woody stationwagon along the pacific coast here in California while he talked to other hams. He put a big tower in the backyard so he could have better reception. The tower was by our pool and he told us kids not to climb it to dive in the pool as we would get a shock (of course we would play chicken with the tower when he wasn't around,lol). Unfortunately my dad died when I was only 12, so that was the end of the ham radio part of my life. I do remember how much he loved radio communications and had friends all over the world. I was happy to hear that there still are others out there who are hams.
I hesitated to write this post. I just want you to know that I have been one of the thread readers.

Best wishes, and I hope that you do find some other hams around.
Dee

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 03/25/2006 - 14:31

That's a smashing post! Carol and Dave now know they are not alone in the radio ham world - even here in Italy Mag forums - it is a really global village thing, isn't it! I have to confess that when I heard the news that Morse code was being "made redundant" a couple of years ago I did think to myself - aw shucks - I learnt that stuff: but I also learnt Fortran and Algol which are even less useful these days!!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 03/25/2006 - 15:16

Hello Relaxed, Carol and Dave. This is John (Mr.greatscott).

Well, I read the ARRL's ,"Radio Amateur's Handbook" back in 1967, but I never got good enough at Morse code to pass the test. I also learned Fortran but only wrote one program in it. So if you want to have a nostalgic conversation about building valve transceivers, I'm here. :D

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 03/25/2006 - 15:59

Dont cha just love this Forum? Who ever would have thought..? :D

:) :)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 03/25/2006 - 16:03

This is all reminiscent of my graphics forums where the use of the phrase "hot lead" trawls up loads of really interesting people!! No technology really dies, does it!!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 03/25/2006 - 16:58

I don't know anything about "hot lead," I know about punch cards, water cooled computers, 8 inch floppy disks and home organs. When I move on, someone still holds on to the old stuff, I got good money on eBay selling 8080 chips, Leslie speaker schematics and a tech manual for a Data General 800. I have enough trouble keeping up to date, but it might be fun to wind my own coils for an 80 meter rig.......:D