Tuning the 14080 – 14100 mhz 20 meter band in search of RTTY signals.
Another from my collection of vintage ham radio movies. this one aspires to convince CB’ers to move up to ham radio. Also if you’ve watch the other films, yo…
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I remember converting an old DNT CB radio to work on the 10fm band. that
was my very first HF rig after passing the morse test back in 198. Thanks
for sharing. 73’s
Thins were better back then because the quality of hams that had to know
what they were doing and they had to LEARN electronics to get their ham
ticket. No books, no online tests, or other “give it to me now” stuff..
Unlike today where anyone and their son can become a ham simply by
memorizing a few questions out of a book,… Shoot, some Extra class hams
cant even solder a PL 259!!! I say bring back the code, ban the books and
online tests. Make hams have to learn something!!!
This brings back a lot of memories. Thanks for uploading! I realize some of
those appearing in this film are SK, but most of the calls are no longer
valid, either…
Don’t lump us all together Zeke. I’ve been licensed for 35+ years and
welcome new hams to the bands every chance I get.
Looove the vintage gear!!!!!
this the true ham radio and love the old film been licence myself for and
number of years. and it a great hobbie for disabled people
WOW ! Now I know was born 10 years too late to enjoy the 1970’s, I got into
CB in the late 80’s and finally move up in 2003 and have no regrets. I just
wish I could copy CW, I would have had my ticket sooner.
W6HX workin’ that mudduck technology. I think I heard the other operator
say something about it being a davemade world.lol
Where I live CB is dead, too. I have a couple of old CB’s but have no need
to hook them up. I think cell phones have killed CB. Since everyone carries
a cell phone where you can instantly reach anyone else, why would they
bother with a 4 watt CB that only reaches a few miles and you have to use a
big antenna? There are a few truckers who still use them around here but no
hobbyists.
I was watching another film from the same time aimed at teens. It is
interesting to see how operating practices have changed – BREAK isn;t used
anymore except in traffic (messages) handling. Now, to jump into a QSO, we
just give our call sign.
These are great. Thanks for taking the time to upload them.
Thanks for uploading. 73 Peter.
Oh 73 DE KB3JCP
@TheZeke1974 Odd comment, because I’ve never noticed the bands to be over
run. Except on a contest weekend. All the ham magazines, all club meetings,
are always focused on how we can get more to join our ranks to keep the
hobby from dying out. Yet you think the bands should be quieter. FYI, I
have some ARRL license manuals that go back over 40 years that were pretty
much the same as a Gordon West book.
You gotta love that old SSTV equipment and radioteletype terminal. Nowadays
I can do the same thing with my laptop, a ham rig, and a small interface.
If only back then they could see how easy it is these days.
Back in that timeframe one had to WORK to get his her ham ticket. None of
this QRZ online tests, Gordon West books, no coders, ect ect…. I will bet
if things where still like this ( 5, 13 and 20 WPM CW test no books or
online tests) nowadays our ham bands would be MUCH quieter!!!!!
love it….
Grt video you have here. Like to see the older stuff. W1WJZ 73’s
typical ham dorks ha ha ha give me my 11 meter band and a skullcracka lmao
this is old school… times have changed..if i say break its on 28 in dx
not on a 2 meter ha ha..lets see how many ham dorks jump on this post ha
haha hams for sissys.grow some nads and be a pirate station on 27mhz
band….
W6HX hes was a 20 WPM Extra back when you had to KNOW things to become a
ham and before study books and online practice testing. This guys was/is a
REAL HAM!
Fools like Missouri Agitator aren’t very smart. Yes I run ham and I also
run CB. So you can work channel 28 with help from a Skullcracka….good for
you. I’ll bet your fat mama must be proud. Now you want to make a bet I can
talk the world over on less power than you? Go ahead…you’ll lose. Then
again you probably don’t have much other than your broke down ass trailer
and your beat up old 77 El Camino to bet, neither is worth anything to
begin with. Fact of the matter is this: CB is only good for DX when it’s
open. Cycle 24 is starting to come down. Won’t be much longer you’ll be
talking to no one…well maybe your boyfriend. LOL.
No they use a special kind of digital signal that you cant decode because
nobody has the right to use the decoding mode
It would nice if there were more digital broadcasting, maybe in the VHF/UHF
bands as well, so as if you don’t have internet you could just connect your
radio to your computer and get some files with the news. Say, have few
frequencies which every hours broadcast files with the html pages of the
website of the main news-channels (BBC.CNN. etc) and thus you can download
them via radio too.