[Linux4christians] {OT} For the Ham Radio guys on this list

[Eddy]

My only exposure to the Ham universe was through my Grandfather (KD7LC... silent keys as of 1986) but I used to pore over his back issues of 73 and he taught me Ohm's law and how to solder before he passed away. I stll remember him listening to morse tapes for hours when he was applying for his license and sitting in his ham shack a few times, listening, fascinated that he could talk to somebody in the Maldives with no long distance charges :) 
I still know very little about how radio works, but thanks to my Grandfather, I know what the lingo means and my respect for the hobby is great. God bless...
-Eddy
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Subject: Re: [Linux4christians] {OFF TOPIC} FOR THE HAM RADIO GUYS ON THIS LIST
   From: "XE1UFO" <xe1ufo at gmail.com>
   Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 10:08:39 -0500
     To: "Samuel Clough" <samuel.clough at trumpetsofzion.org>,
         "Linux for Christians" <linux4christians at thelinuxlink.net>

>Dear Friends,
>
>I have been off the air for almost a year, since our office was robbed 
>and all my ham equipment (and all our photography equipment and two 
>old laptops) was stolen.
> 
>Anyway, I hope to be on the air late tonite. I will be trying CW (Morse 
>code) on 30, 40, 80 meters.  I will be portable in the city of Jalpan, in 
>the northern part of our state.  (We have 7 congregations in that area.)  
>
>I will be running my "new" rig: a QRP+, at a thundering 5 watts of power,
>of a gel-cel battery.  (The QRP+ replaces my much beloved stolen SG2020 
>ADSP2.)  (Check normal QRP frequencies.)
>
>Antenna arsenal will be a W6MMA SLV on a 20-foot telescoping fishing 
>pole and a double "camper's clothesline reel" 40-meter dipole. 
>
>(And for all the wonderful non-hams on this list: You think us hams 
>are half crazy?  That is because you only half know us!)
>
>Tomorrow morning, of condix are good, I might try 17-10 meters.
>
>Please listen for me!
>
>73, and blessings.
>
>Steve, XE1UFO a.k.a. KA5SUT
>Apdo 214
>San Juan del Rio, Queretaro,
>CP76800 Mexico
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