Second Life Forums Archive - Any Amatuer Radio operators in SL?

Chage McCoy

Aerodrome Janitor

Join date: 23 Apr 2004

Posts: 336

12-08-2005 14:45

Having recently obtained my Amatuer Radio Operators License in the past week, and finding all the local radio operators as being an anti social bunch, I was just wondering how many Radio Hams there were in SL.

Because of stringent budgets, I am currently restricted to VHF and UHF Comms, however theres always use of IRLP and Echolink

My Call is VK7FBCS, so you could probably work out a lot from that

Anway, hoping to hear from some hams in this forum

Weedy Herbst

Too many parameters

Join date: 5 Aug 2004

Posts: 2,255

12-08-2005 15:23

Congratulations Chage,

I am an amateur radio operator of the VE7 region. 30 MHz and up. Largely 2 meters with low power.

Being on the west coast QTH, I enjoy QSO's with SAREX and the ISS. Likewise several contacts with U5MIR, U4MIR and R2MIR. (For those who don't know, they are cosmonauts aboard the Mir Space Station, which is no longer in orbit)

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Chage McCoy

Aerodrome Janitor

Join date: 23 Apr 2004

Posts: 336

12-08-2005 15:36

Are you aware of SuitSat Weedy? IIS people are dropping a spacesuit with a radio in it out as a satellite for contacting any day now?

Weedy Herbst

Too many parameters

Join date: 5 Aug 2004

Posts: 2,255

12-08-2005 16:02

That's new to me, but I will look into it. Got the frequency? ARRL project?

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Chage McCoy

Aerodrome Janitor

Join date: 23 Apr 2004

Posts: 336

12-08-2005 20:56

http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php

Schwanson Schlegel

SL's Tokin' Villain

Join date: 15 Nov 2003

Posts: 2,721

12-08-2005 21:08

I am not a amatuer radio operator, but I used to have one of these....

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Weedy Herbst

Too many parameters

Join date: 5 Aug 2004

Posts: 2,255

12-08-2005 21:13

This cool, I have SSTV software. I will post a pic when I capture it.

Do you have SSTV and a Sat Tracker?.....I use SatSpy.

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Ulrika Zugzwang

Magnanimous in Victory

Join date: 10 Jun 2004

Posts: 6,382

12-08-2005 22:13

So do you HAM folks all look like the stereotypical hairy overweight beast who lives in his mother's basement only crawling into the light when he has to fix a malfunctioning antenna? How do you tap out "virgin" in Morse code again?

I'm just kiddin' you know. Like the rest of us pasty-faced gaming introverts are any better, eh?

~Ulrika~

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Chage McCoy

Aerodrome Janitor

Join date: 23 Apr 2004

Posts: 336

12-08-2005 22:29

You know Ulrika, when you were prancing around doing you pro government thing when you first started, I used to despise you.

These days I think you are one of the best damn people I have never really met

I actually hang out for your forum posts and stuff

Back on topic, there would appear to be a grand total of two ham operators in SL?

Ulrika Zugzwang

Magnanimous in Victory

Join date: 10 Jun 2004

Posts: 6,382

12-08-2005 22:41

From: Chage McCoy

You know Ulrika, when you were prancing around doing you pro government thing when you first started, I used to despise you.

These days I think you are one of the best damn people I have never really met

I actually hang out for your forum posts and stuff

Excellent! I can count on your vote then?

From: someone

Back on topic, there would appear to be a grand total of two ham operators in SL?

There's a HAM operator in my house but he no longer practices and refuses to give his handle because it's too long, whatever that could mean.

~Ulrika~

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Chik-chik-chika-ahh

Shadow Garden

Just horsin' around

Join date: 17 Jul 2005

Posts: 226

12-09-2005 07:06

From: Chage McCoy

Back on topic, there would appear to be a grand total of two ham operators in SL?

*clears throat* Make that 3. Allow me to introduce myself. I am KE5FUR in North Texas. *waves* I'm stuck using a handheld Icom IC-V8, so we're talking really low power here. Good to meet the rest of you!

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George Flan

Registered User

Join date: 21 Sep 2005

Posts: 268

Another Ham Here

12-09-2005 07:21

Hi! I am KE8AS. Been an amateur Radio Operator for over 40 years. My original callsign was WA3DGY. Been around Ham radio for a long time. Served as the USAF MARS Director, also Maryland State Director for several years. Operate on UHF/VHF/HF. Spend most my time now in Second Life....LOL...but the rig is by the computer and always on. Have a 60 foot tower with dual tribander beams. Hope we can hook up some time. Spend most the time on 2 mts and 20 mtrs.

George Flan

Registered User

Join date: 21 Sep 2005

Posts: 268

Just For You Ulrika - lol

12-09-2005 07:26

...- .. .-. --. .. -.
v i r g i n

LOL

Essence Lumin

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Join date: 24 Oct 2003

Posts: 806

12-09-2005 08:34

I haven't done anything with ham radio since I was a teenager but I was wb2eru.

Piccadilly Metropolitan

Bendy bus

Join date: 2 Dec 2005

Posts: 100

12-09-2005 14:30

I am. Not posting up my callsign here for reasons of anonymity, but PM me and I'll let you know. It's an M1 prefix.

I've got a Yaesu FT767-GX and a Hustler vertical in the garden - mostly tend to go portable with Summits on the Air, though - then I'm on an FT817 and a home-made vertical with a fishing pole!

Chance Abattoir

Future Rockin' Resmod

Join date: 3 Apr 2004

Posts: 3,898

12-09-2005 14:58

From: Chage McCoy

You know Ulrika, when you were prancing around doing you pro government thing when you first started, I used to despise you.

These days I think you are one of the best damn people I have never really met

I actually hang out for your forum posts and stuff

Ulrika recently made my top 5 Favorite Villains list (at #4).

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-Insane Ramblings, Anton LaVey

Lita Kothari

Cynically Skeptical

Join date: 12 Nov 2003

Posts: 122

02-03-2006 18:46

Still listening for suitsat.. it's out there floating around right now, but seems to be having problems.

Anyway, hiya hams.. I've got a call that starts with KD7 ^.^ my entire ham shack is a Radio Shack HTX-202 2m hand-held. Someday, I'll upgrade so that I can actually get on HF (stupid code requirement) and then I'll get a good base station.

73

Felix Uritsky

Prime Minister of Lupinia

Join date: 15 Dec 2004

Posts: 267

02-04-2006 13:25

Heidi ho! I'm KI4ILU from Harrisonburg, VA. I have a Kenwood HT and an Icom Ic-208 mobile, and I'm trying to prod my boyfriend to get his HAM license too.

There's an in-game group for HAMers, do a search for SL Amateur Radio sometime, and send me an IM with your callsign.

Any Amatuer Radio operators in SL?
Chage McCoy Aerodrome Janitor Join date: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 336	12-08-2005 14:45 Having recently obtained my Amatuer Radio Operators License in the past week, and finding all the local radio operators as being an anti social bunch, I was just wondering how many Radio Hams there were in SL. Because of stringent budgets, I am currently restricted to VHF and UHF Comms, however theres always use of IRLP and Echolink My Call is VK7FBCS, so you could probably work out a lot from that Anway, hoping to hear from some hams in this forum
Weedy Herbst Too many parameters Join date: 5 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,255	12-08-2005 15:23 Congratulations Chage, I am an amateur radio operator of the VE7 region. 30 MHz and up. Largely 2 meters with low power. Being on the west coast QTH, I enjoy QSO's with SAREX and the ISS. Likewise several contacts with U5MIR, U4MIR and R2MIR. (For those who don't know, they are cosmonauts aboard the Mir Space Station, which is no longer in orbit) _____________________
Chage McCoy Aerodrome Janitor Join date: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 336	12-08-2005 15:36 Are you aware of SuitSat Weedy? IIS people are dropping a spacesuit with a radio in it out as a satellite for contacting any day now?
Weedy Herbst Too many parameters Join date: 5 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,255	12-08-2005 16:02 That's new to me, but I will look into it. Got the frequency? ARRL project? _____________________
Chage McCoy Aerodrome Janitor Join date: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 336	12-08-2005 20:56 http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php
Schwanson Schlegel SL's Tokin' Villain Join date: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 2,721	12-08-2005 21:08 I am not a amatuer radio operator, but I used to have one of these.... _____________________
Weedy Herbst Too many parameters Join date: 5 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,255	12-08-2005 21:13 This cool, I have SSTV software. I will post a pic when I capture it. Do you have SSTV and a Sat Tracker?.....I use SatSpy. _____________________
Ulrika Zugzwang Magnanimous in Victory Join date: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 6,382	12-08-2005 22:13 So do you HAM folks all look like the stereotypical hairy overweight beast who lives in his mother's basement only crawling into the light when he has to fix a malfunctioning antenna? How do you tap out "virgin" in Morse code again? I'm just kiddin' you know. Like the rest of us pasty-faced gaming introverts are any better, eh? ~Ulrika~ _____________________ Chik-chik-chika-ahh
Chage McCoy Aerodrome Janitor Join date: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 336	12-08-2005 22:29 You know Ulrika, when you were prancing around doing you pro government thing when you first started, I used to despise you. These days I think you are one of the best damn people I have never really met I actually hang out for your forum posts and stuff Back on topic, there would appear to be a grand total of two ham operators in SL?
Ulrika Zugzwang Magnanimous in Victory Join date: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 6,382	12-08-2005 22:41 From: Chage McCoy You know Ulrika, when you were prancing around doing you pro government thing when you first started, I used to despise you. These days I think you are one of the best damn people I have never really met I actually hang out for your forum posts and stuff Excellent! I can count on your vote then? From: someone Back on topic, there would appear to be a grand total of two ham operators in SL? There's a HAM operator in my house but he no longer practices and refuses to give his handle because it's too long, whatever that could mean. ~Ulrika~ _____________________ Chik-chik-chika-ahh
Shadow Garden Just horsin' around Join date: 17 Jul 2005 Posts: 226	12-09-2005 07:06 From: Chage McCoy Back on topic, there would appear to be a grand total of two ham operators in SL? clears throat Make that 3. Allow me to introduce myself. I am KE5FUR in North Texas. waves I'm stuck using a handheld Icom IC-V8, so we're talking really low power here. Good to meet the rest of you! _____________________ "Ah, ignorance and stupidity all in the same package ... How efficient of you!" - Londo Molari, Babylon V.
George Flan Registered User Join date: 21 Sep 2005 Posts: 268	Another Ham Here 12-09-2005 07:21 Hi! I am KE8AS. Been an amateur Radio Operator for over 40 years. My original callsign was WA3DGY. Been around Ham radio for a long time. Served as the USAF MARS Director, also Maryland State Director for several years. Operate on UHF/VHF/HF. Spend most my time now in Second Life....LOL...but the rig is by the computer and always on. Have a 60 foot tower with dual tribander beams. Hope we can hook up some time. Spend most the time on 2 mts and 20 mtrs.
George Flan Registered User Join date: 21 Sep 2005 Posts: 268	Just For You Ulrika - lol 12-09-2005 07:26 ...- .. .-. --. .. -. v i r g i n LOL
Essence Lumin . Join date: 24 Oct 2003 Posts: 806	12-09-2005 08:34 I haven't done anything with ham radio since I was a teenager but I was wb2eru.
Piccadilly Metropolitan Bendy bus Join date: 2 Dec 2005 Posts: 100	12-09-2005 14:30 I am. Not posting up my callsign here for reasons of anonymity, but PM me and I'll let you know. It's an M1 prefix. I've got a Yaesu FT767-GX and a Hustler vertical in the garden - mostly tend to go portable with Summits on the Air, though - then I'm on an FT817 and a home-made vertical with a fishing pole!
Chance Abattoir Future Rockin' Resmod Join date: 3 Apr 2004 Posts: 3,898	12-09-2005 14:58 From: Chage McCoy You know Ulrika, when you were prancing around doing you pro government thing when you first started, I used to despise you. These days I think you are one of the best damn people I have never really met I actually hang out for your forum posts and stuff Ulrika recently made my top 5 Favorite Villains list (at #4). _____________________ "The mob requires regular doses of scandal, paranoia and dilemma to alleviate the boredom of a meaningless existence." -Insane Ramblings, Anton LaVey
Lita Kothari Cynically Skeptical Join date: 12 Nov 2003 Posts: 122	02-03-2006 18:46 Still listening for suitsat.. it's out there floating around right now, but seems to be having problems. Anyway, hiya hams.. I've got a call that starts with KD7 ^.^ my entire ham shack is a Radio Shack HTX-202 2m hand-held. Someday, I'll upgrade so that I can actually get on HF (stupid code requirement) and then I'll get a good base station. 73
Felix Uritsky Prime Minister of Lupinia Join date: 15 Dec 2004 Posts: 267	02-04-2006 13:25 Heidi ho! I'm KI4ILU from Harrisonburg, VA. I have a Kenwood HT and an Icom Ic-208 mobile, and I'm trying to prod my boyfriend to get his HAM license too. There's an in-game group for HAMers, do a search for SL Amateur Radio sometime, and send me an IM with your callsign.

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