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From: will@ge-rtp.GE.COM (Will Gwaltney)
Newsgroups: rec.ham-radio.packet,rec.ham-radio,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: low power license free packet?
Message-ID: <357@ge-rtp.GE.COM>
Date: 23 Feb 88 13:31:09 GMT
References: <8802111609.AA16271@decwrl.dec.com> <440@n8emr.UUCP> <1960@ttidca.TTI.COM>
Organization: GE Semiconductor Div., RTP, NC
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Summary: Apologies and an Invitation

In article <1960@ttidca.TTI.COM>, sorgatz@ttidca.TTI.COM ( Avatar) writes:
> In article <1175@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> ccs016@deneb.ucdavis.edu.UUCP (Patrick Tully  pstully@ucdavis) writes:
> 
> > This experimenting was done on Side band using a 3 beamed yagi, horizontal.
> 
>  "Side band"??? "a 3 beamed yagi, horizontal"??  Would you mind explaining
> these strange terms? Yagi's *are* beams. Some have 3 elements...these are
> the kind of communication problems that prevail in the 27 Mhz universe..
> ..my suggestion, Mr. Tulley, is to actually concentrate on learning the
> real terminology, then some basic theory. If you've got any time left, try
> some Morse code practice. If you're very lucky, you might just pass your

(more "suggestions" deleted)

Way to go, Erik. You've just shown Patrick what an open, helpful,
friendly fraternity the ham radio community is :-). Seriously Patrick,
there is a LOT you can learn from ham radio, and there are a LOT of
friendly, open people out there who will be more than happy to help
you. Hams are (justifiably) proud of their hobby, but that shouldn't
keep them from helping other non-ham radio enthusiasts. Venom aside,
Erik's advice is sound. Get an amateur license and REALLY start
enjoying radio! I'm glad I did.

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