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Late Breaking Hamsexy News ~  I would like to report that based on the fact that there was a station that falsely identified themselves as N4NUM on the Anderson (SC) ARC 2m Net last night (Tuesday), that being the same station that questioned the validity of my call and license status. I feel it is important to report that after the net tonight on the 146.790 machine, there was discussion between a few stations as to who one of the stations was convinced was the perpetrator of the falsely identifying station.

 
This was being discussed as the Hamsexy Net was starting and it was being presented by the initiating station as if it were some top secret communiqué and suggestions such as review of recent postings on this website were intended to lay the ground work for an accusation with regard to who the falsely identifying station was. As a NCS for the Anderson ARC as well as a member of Hamsexy and a NCS for the Hamsexy Net, and based on the fact that said station has said that they observe what is being posted on Hamsexy, with regard to recent OO activities in the Upstate of SC, be advised that your assumptions are WRONG.  The station that you are trying to ‘in-a-round-about-way’ accuse of being the falsely identifying station, as I am pretty good at recognizing the voices of my friends and fellow 146.790 machine users, is not who you think it is. You sir, came very close to ‘on-the-air’ making a public accusation which not only would have been 100% wrong, but, may have got you into some rather hot water.

 
In closing, I am suggesting to you, as you not only use the local repeater, but also read this global use forum, that not only in future, be very careful what you decide to discuss on the repeater, but also that you do a bit of research with regard to how the OO system works, what the ARRL is as an entity verses the FCC. When you do, you will then understand that an OO card from an ARRL OO is a lot like getting a post card from your next door neighbor who observed you not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign and that they are suggesting that you pay attention to the rules of the road because, you are being watched, plain and simple. The quicker licensed amateurs in the US understand that the ARRL is the self proclaimed voice of the American amateurs and is NOT the FCC, who are the guys who hand out the licenses and fines. Just because the ARRL is the loudest voice that we have as amateurs in this country, does not make what they suggest or dictate to it’s membership (or even non-membership) law.

 
I am suggesting that before someone steps out of line and makes a false accusation, for which they may then be held legally accountable for, lets get back to what we know, and that’s amateur radio and stay away from amateur private eye. I have named no names and have published nobody’s callsign, so consider this for what it is, and that is a globally issued recommendation. Once again, this is a call to get back to hammin and it will hopefully serve to prevent a person that I do NOT personally know, but that I do like and respect, from ending up being slapped with a lawsuit which will no doubt prove financially devastating and embarrassing.

 
I thought long and hard prior to creating this post, maybe I should have let it slide, but, as I smelled lawsuit hot on the horizon, I felt now is the time for me to react. So remember fellow dumb asses and those who are wanna be Dick Traceys, this is a hobby, do NOT let it control or ruin your life…… Wake up and smell the coffee!

Okay, even though it is always fun to pick on Joe and although I tried to see if he was lurking in the shadows and shame him or someone else into picking up the net….. it was not Joe’s turn in the barrel…… nor was it mine. Anyway, I held out and didn’t pick it up, but, I was almost ready to go ahead and admit defeat and do it once again, then, lo and behold, we found our newest net control station! w00t! f3r Carl!

Carl’s net report follows and everyone join in and thank Carl for taking the leap from being Hamsexy forum n00B to NCS and member in good standing. Job well done and Carl’s net report follows…….

This week we discussed the post that VE3HBD found on a Yahoo! group about renaming “Amateur Radio Operators” to some type of whack-o-riffic “touch-me” title, and I’m happy to report that everyone agrees, leave the important communications to those who are trained to do it. You don’t need a long, inaccurate title to have the only emergency message you will ever handle be a single communication to some “prostate-complaining” gomer about an accident you saw on the highway twenty minutes ago. With that being said, thanks to all who checked in, including:

KU4MY – Tom
GM0UIN – Jim
KC0WFC – Justin
KE4NOY – Matt
VE6PWT – Rob
KD8CPP – Tyler
K3WHO – Jason
K3BM – Bob
KC2LLT – Carl

Thanks again to everyone as it was my first time joining the net, and I was the only one dumb enough to open my mouth when the net was 14 minutes late to start, and got stuck with Net Control (I learned fast!). Hope to see you all (and everyone else) on next week’s net, but I won’t be the first one to talk, that’s for sure!

73 de KC2LLT

Happy Halloween everyone!! Here’s a spoooooooky post from an anonymous submitter:

I’ve been subscribed to the mailing list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WCFARES/ for a while now and think that some of the posts are ridiculous. WCF (West Central Florida) is some sort of “official” ARRL section they have set up over here.

The one post which I thought might have been worthy of a Hamsexy submission was this little ditty:

Tyler KD8CPP of West Virginia sent us this note:

In Wood County West Virginia, we have a group, which I am a proud member of, called wood county emergency communications. I thought I would give a few, but outdated (we do have it updated though), pictures of our vehicle. See below and attached.

Communications:
1 – low band radio: 32 channels (36 – 50 mhz) public safety & business band.
2 – high band radios: 99 channels (150 – 170 mhz) public safety & business band.
1 – uhf band radio: 160 channels (450 – 470 mhz) public safety & business band
4 – two meter voice radios: 130 channels (144 – 148 mhz) amateur radio
1 – two meter packet radio: 14 channels (144 – 148 mhz) amateur radio
1 – hf radio: (3.5 – 30 mhz am/fm/cw/ ssb) amateur radio
1 – marine band radio ( all channels)
20 – uhf walkie-talkies: 14 channels (462 – 467 mhz) family radio service
16 – uhf walkie-talkies: 6 channels (450 – 470 mhz) public safety gmrs
1 – 12 volt portable uhf repeater: (input 467.550 mhz output 462.550 mhz)
1 – cellular telephone: phone number (304) 481-0611
3 – programmable scanners: (30 – 470 mhz) used as auxiliary receivers
4 – digital packet radio stations: used for secure communications
3 – laptop computers: for use with packet radio stations
1 – tone alerting encoder: for toning out fire departments & ambulance
1 – gps receiver: location system
2 – portable packet radio nodes: for use with digital communications
4 – two meter voice radios: 130 channels (144 – 148 mhz) amateur radio
1 – two meter packet radio: 14 channels (144 – 148 mhz) amateur radio
1 – hf radio: (3.5 – 30 mhz am/fm/cw/ ssb) amateur radio
1 – marine band radio ( all channels)
20 – uhf walkie-talkies: 14 channels (462 – 467 mhz) family radio service
16 – uhf walkie-talkies: 6 channels (450 – 470 mhz) public safety gmrs
1 – 12 volt portable uhf repeater: (input 467.550 mhz output 462.550 mhz)
1 – cellular telephone: phone number (304) 481-0611
3 – programmable scanners: (30 – 470 mhz) used as auxiliary receivers
4 – digital packet radio stations: used for secure communications
3 – laptop computers: for use with packet radio stations
1 – tone alerting encoder: for toning out fire departments & ambulance
1 – gps receiver: location system
2 – portable packet radio nodes: for use with digital communications

Antenna equipment:
11 – 7 foot antenna mast pipes
4 – wire antennas for hf stations
2 – ringo ranger – 2 antennas tuned for two meters and public safety
5 – magnet mount roof top antennas
Coax cables (various lengths)
Rope (various sizes and lengths)

Electrical:
Generator: 1000 watt honda & 5 gallons gasoline and 1 gasoline siphon hose
Extension cords: 3 – 50 foot 10/3 cords
2 – uninterrupted power supplies (permanent mounted)
2 – uninterrupted power supplies (portable) Ups outputs are 120 volts 250 watts
2 – 5 amp power supplies
2 – 300 watt 12 volt dc to 115 volt ac inverters
18 – 12 volt 25 amp hour batteries: (main power source) good for a minimum of 12 hours of operating time, each with quick disconnect plugs.

Miscellaneous:
IBM 486 computer with monitor, printer and zip drive
2 – green “command post” strobe lights (mounted on top of vehicle)
2 – pair Bushnell 12 x 50 binoculars
2 – 25 watt/115 db siren bullhorns
2 – 500,000 candlepower hand held spotlights
3 – flashlights with orange wands
12 – status boards and easels
1 – 10 x 10 canopy and 1 – 10 x 20 canopy (both self supporting)
10 – clipboards, miscellaneous secretarial supplies

I’m not exactly sure why he sent us these photos….. I mean, does he even read this site????!

in any case, visit the Wood Country Emergency whatevers at: http://www.wc8ec.com/

Hamsexy’s new favourite Official Observer is at it again.

Robert Pepper N4NUM, the OO who sent KG4FOY an Advisory regarding an accent-based mispronounciation of one letter of his callsign (it musn’t have been *that* bad, because little Bobby Rat-a-lot knew enough to send the notice to the right person), sent friend of the site K4WTF one for “unknown code or cipher” and something about an address change. Here’s  the letter K4WTF sent us:

 Hi guys.  Got my OO card (one of two promised) from the same tool that cited kg4foy.  It’s attached. He cited me for 97.113(a) and 97.21(a)(1). He claimed I used the code “4Q2”.  What I actually said was “Phork you too!”  What a tool.

The cite for 97.21(a)(1) is complete bullshit.  My address of record is accurate.  I still own that home.  Who the fuck does this asshole think he is?  I was staying in an extended-stay hotel the day he cited me.  Did he expect me to go out and update ULS with the address of the Extended Stay including my room number?  Feel free to post the card and my comments as an addendum to kg4foy’s.

N4NUM is certainly making a name for himself, and is the archetype of everything that’s wrong with Ham Radio these days.

 If anyone else gets any advisories by this tool, please send them to us. We need to shame this idiot into submission.