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    Any Ham Radio Operators Here?

    in Ham Radio

    Posted

    OK Gang...I see 11 pages of

    quote:
    HAMS
    on these pages now. I only operate
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    portable
    on 40 meters but would like to chat with a few other cachers. icon_smile.gif

     

    With 10 watts, I can work most of the East coast and West... as far as Iowa at night. Anyone want to to set up a schedule? Especially here on the East coast? I live in an apartment complex and can only transmit when the weather is good but I think it would be a great NET on the HF bands.

    WV Geocachers Get Together Part 2

    in Northeast

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by mikedx:

     

    I thought maybe May would be a good month, so that we can get outdoors, and hopefully meet many who couldn't attend before.

    Mike

     

    May is going to be a really BUSY month for me as far as Saturdays are concerned but Sunday afternoons should be OK, with the exception of the 23rd.

     

    I'd be more than happy to chip in on the rental fee's for a shelter anywhere. icon_smile.gif

     

    The GAME idea is great! icon_smile.gif

     

    The opposition to State Park caching concerns me very much... icon_frown.gif do you really think there is a danger there? If so...WV Cachers should have a voice in the matter. I've ran into RED TAPE GALORE with the National Parks in the past icon_mad.gif(different circumstances) but haven't heard anything about the State Parks. I think the main concern is communications, no matter what the activity, no one likes to be taken for granted. There needs to be an avenue to pass information back and forth if there is a real danger of caching being prohibited in state parks. icon_confused.gif It can harm our sport and the enjoyment of the outdoors.

     

    The Feds are more "preservation" oriented, the state is more "use" oriented.

    Any Ham Radio Operators Here?

    in Ham Radio

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by Texas Cache:
    Originally posted by Paul Lamble:

    I know nothing about Ham radio, and not much more about GPS, but could you tell this novice how Ham radio and GPS mesh? I thought Ham operators were folks who sat at their sets in their basements all night long talking to people in Borneo and such. GPS is an outdoor thing. So I'm not making the connection. Could someone enlighten me?

     

    Ham radio allows me to "Cache" by myself while camping or hiking in the mountains. Not only is it a BLAST to "treasure hunt" or "geocache" but the radio and GPS allow me safety in an emergency.

    Have you ever tried to use a "cell phone" just a few miles off the main highway or out of town a little ways?

     

    There are two ways of looking at radio also...the "bigger the better" or the "smaller and more efficient". I choose the low power portable stuff many years ago. (QRP). icon_smile.gif

     

    It's possible to operate "world wide" with just a few watts and a simple antenna. icon_biggrin.gif

     

    ALL Ham operators don't sit at home and "YAK" on the radio all night. icon_redface.gif Some of us combine the two hobbies for security and the adventure of the outdoors. Run a quick search of the "Adventure Radio Society" for some real adventurers...you will find a strong link between GPS and radio.

     

    For me...there is nothing more fun than keeping in touch with friends while out on the trail "geocaching". It's really nice to sit around a campfire and talk about finding the latest cache after a hard day of hiking to friends all along the Eastern coast. I can usually work stations from WV to Colorado.

     

    SOMEONE always knows my location and when to expect me back home. It's a SECURITY thing! icon_rolleyes.gif

    Any Ham Radio Operators Here?

    in Ham Radio

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by psychopup:
    Originally posted by n5xbs:

    I'm into portable communications (i.e., battery-powered HF while camping and hunting). I currently use an SGC-2020 rig and a G5RV. 73

     

    N5XBS

    Dave

    Plano, TX

     

    Hi Dave,

     

    Same thing here but use a MFJ 40 mtr. rig.

    10 watts SSB and 5 watts CW. Maybe we can chat sometime while camping. I can usually work Texas in the evenings.

     

    73's...Jspiker @ aol.com icon_biggrin.gif

    QRP while camping and hiking

    Charleston WV Area Cahcers meeting

    in Northeast

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by WVAK47:

    I went up there like promised this evening and got the cords. One little thing scared me. The lights were all off and about 5 firetrucks were there. Guess the fries got a little hot. LOL. Before I left the lights were back on and there were people inside cleaning it appeared.

     

    Hi Ak....I was there too. I was just going into Wallmart when the fire trucks arrived. icon_razz.gif

    The fries should be well done now. icon_wink.gifHope no one was injured. icon_smile.gif

     

    I've got a confession to make. icon_frown.gif After talking to some younger

    friends at work...I realized Micky D's and McDonalds are the same place. icon_confused.gif

     

    I'll leave the "Duck" at home now. He was going to be my guide for the night

    WV geocachers (Are you out there)

    in Northeast

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by Bookworm3:

    Hi All,

     

    I have checked this forum a couple of times and I am glad to see some WV cachers talking. I usually go caching with my two sons and my dog.

     

    Hi WV...

    I'm the guy that left the pictures and the TB "Man in the Wild" in the cache there. Do you know the park well? I think I remember a couple of miles of trails being out there. My sister lives in Parkersburg. I'll be visiting again soon. Maybe we can hike in the area.

    icon_smile.gif

    Charleston WV Area Cahcers meeting

    in Northeast

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by WVAK47:

    Sunday Jan 25, 2003 at 15:00 (for those that attend church or sleep late, the latter being me) at Micky Ds on South Ridge.

     

    Hey...the 25th is a Saturday!

    Sunday is the 26th... icon_confused.gif

     

    Sunday is fine for me but I will be working if it's a Saturday.

     

    Never been to Micky D's...I assume it's a resturant with some good stuff for the kids too. What's the menu there? It will be important if the little ones are hungry.

     

    I'll be the guy carrying a "Duck" under his arm.

    The Duck likes Bud Light real well. I'll have to keep my eye on him. icon_biggrin.gif

    Charleston WV Area Cahcers meeting

    in Northeast

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by WVAK47:

    LOL. I never dreamed of causing all this. I love the interest in the idea. You guys make me feel like I did something good for a change.

     

    Now, when this all started it was to get a few locals together to shoot the breeze. I agree with MeeMaw that Feb may be too cold for a hunting party. For what I had in mind to start with it would be fine because we could always go inside somewhere (I know boring) Oh and is there any other way to hunt for caches? I thought it was an unwritten law that it had to be really cold, raining, snowing, muddy or all of the above. I have not came home warm and dry from one yet, and I LOVE IT. Back to the subject now. I do love all the interest in this, but I am scared that many will be disappointed. What do you guys say to maybe two events, or waiting a little later in the year and having one bigger one when the weather breaks some.

     

    I want to meet all of you, I truly do. But this is getting too large for me to handle at this point. I know many have offered to help and I THANK YOU SO MUCH. But I don't want to put my idea off on others to take care of. I will be happy to help all I can if you guys want to go this big. I think it is AWESOME to get this much response but a little overwhelming for me too. LOL.

     

    So let me know what you want me to do and I will do my best. Feb is a bad time of year for me with my current job (inventory icon_frown.gif ). March would be better for me but worse for others. This is just really hard to do. Now if you locals would like to meet me for dinner/cup of coffee somewhere that would be WAY COOL, and maybe we could discuss in further detail what to do and when.

     

    To let you know I am not backing out or even trying to. I would love to help put on a KICK ARS meeting here in Almost Heaven, but I feel it is more than I can handle now.

     

    The Important Things Are Always Simple and The Simple Things Are Always Hard.

     

    I notice that most of the posts are in the lower Kanawha Valley area. icon_biggrin.gif How about..., just as a beginner, meeting at McDonalds at Southridge or something, just to put the names, people, and places togeather? icon_eek.gif Sort of a "hello there --how are you" meeting. After meeting on Sunday afternoons for several times...some caches could be planned out for when the weather warms up a bit.

     

    Little Creek Park has some great picinic area's or even Coonskin Park near the Charleston Airport. Both those area's are large enough to do some quick caching.

     

    After getting to know each other...a formal club could begin to take shape.

     

    I could see things taking off a bit after 3 or 4 get togeathers. I think it's important to take a few little steps before jumping into bigger event.

     

    The BIG event could still be in early March or something. That way the people from out

    a ways could do some planning to be there! icon_cool.gif

     

    Pick any Sunday afternoon, and I'll be there. I could even be there on a Saturday morning icon_wink.gif, assuming I'm off that week, in time to do a quick cache after the meeting. If I can't catch the first one, I could catch the one the week afterward. icon_smile.gif

     

    I like the NIKE idea. icon_razz.gif

    Charleston WV Area Cahcers meeting

    in Northeast

    Posted

    Can't imagine driving to this one at all...

    Would have been "ONE TUFF DRIVE" icon_smile.gif

    From any direction ! icon_rolleyes.gif

     

    quote:
    Originally posted by cache-potato:

    I shall be there regardless of what it takes. (now that i have quit icon_razz.gif haha) Thanks for the email Eli. I haven't checked the forums for quite some time. (heard you had to buy forum space from the NJ people) I have all the makings for another cache. Just having trouble finding a flat hike for MITW! Food for thought: Sutton Lake is the GEOgraphical center of the state. Cache on ! --CP

    Casual use of ham while hiking - recommendations

    in Ham Radio

    Posted

    I've used a little Radio Shack 2 Meter Handi-Talkie, with an external J-pole antenna, for several years while hiking in West Virginia.

    From a hill top...I can cover the entire state with some linked repeaters.

     

    You can attach a palm top computer and send "packet" all over the world also. icon_eek.gif

     

    Works great!

     

    N8ZYA

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