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Looks like there are few of us "Military Retiree's" on board, but how many Hams (Amatuer Radio Operators)?
Just curious?
73's
Larry
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GI7FCM Only have a 2M handheld, spent all my money on the bikes 
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Looks like there are few of us "Military Retiree's" on board, but how many Hams (Amatuer Radio Operators)?
Just curious?
73's
Larry
KJ7FH
I knew you were a Ham.
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GI7FCM
Only have a 2M handheld, spent all my money on the bikes
Understand that. I have 2 HF antenna's vertually on the ground. How can I fix them when there's riding to do?  Besides it's a rule the you don't work on antenna's in "good" wx.
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Dont put them up in a storm.
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Looks like there are few of us "Military Retiree's" on board, but how many Hams (Amatuer Radio Operators)?
Just curious?
73's
Larry
KJ7FH
Who needs a ham radio. I have a cell phone with international calling. Sort of makes a the radio idea null and void....don't ya think 
Arsenalfan. AKA Mark Able
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Jaguar, Land Rover, Porsche of Chattanooga
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KG4PWF tech class.. 2meter and 440 ht .. mostly not much for 10meter right now .. just one mobile but havn't been able to mount it in my truck since the accident ..(yet)
but I did get my little chain saw working yesterday.. wow i'm sore !
BTW: when the storms or whatever hits.. the cell towers are the 1st thing to go down ...
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BTW: when the storms or whatever hits.. the cell towers are the 1st thing to go down ...
You've got that right. There have been many times that during natural disasters, heavy storms, hurricans, etc. remote areas rely on ham radio for their ONLY comunications. Cells serve nothing more than paper weights. Even if cells are still working ( which many times they don't), the phone lines get jammed up with people trying to get a hold of freinds, relatives to let them knw they are all right or in deep trouble.
Just a side note: amatuer radio was the first form of digital communications.
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