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Yes, there is a lot more to ham radio than electromagnetic waves bouncing around the universe.
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On Nov 21, 2024, at 11:33 AM, Hiroki Kato via groups.io <hiroki@...> wrote:
? That’s fabulous. That’s a kind of experience that would make you so happy to? have ham radio as a hobby. Hiroki AH6CY? On Nov 21, 2024, at 10:30, David Pollack via groups.io <depollack42@...> wrote:
? Yesterday, running QRO at the home QTH on 10m cw, I had a qso with ZD7VJ on St. Helena Island. ?If you recall your high school history it was Napoleon’s final stop after he met his Waterloo. ?RIP Monsieur Bonaparte.
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That’s fabulous. That’s a kind of experience that would make you so happy to? have ham radio as a hobby. Hiroki AH6CY?
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On Nov 21, 2024, at 10:30, David Pollack via groups.io <depollack42@...> wrote:
? Yesterday, running QRO at the home QTH on 10m cw, I had a qso with ZD7VJ on St. Helena Island. ?If you recall your high school history it was Napoleon’s final stop after he met his Waterloo. ?RIP Monsieur Bonaparte.
K6OKDave
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Re: OT - if you are looking for a cheap but great trip
Joy,
Even though English is not spoken widely in Japan, many mono-lingual American visitors have enjoyed traveling to Japan.? It’s probably the safest country in the world to visit. There is no reason to hesitate. You’d have a blast. I’d be happy to give you pointers. Also, ask Dave Pollack about his experience of visiting Japan as an American.
Hiroki AH6CY
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On Nov 21, 2024, at 10:22, Joy Rabins via groups.io <doghouse3@...> wrote:
? It's funny you mentioned that. A friend asked me just the other night if I was interested in going to Japan and I said no and then I was sent an alert from going.com that there was a cheap flight from SFO to Tokyo. ?I initially told her "no" mostly because I have never been there and I thought the language barrier would be too great. Simple things like reading street signs would be impossible. What do you think Hiroki? It just seems like a big barrier compared to going to other countries where you can. at least, recognize the letters/numbers? How would a person who doesn't speak Japanese do??
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Yesterday, running QRO at the home QTH on 10m cw, I had a qso with ZD7VJ on St. Helena Island. ?If you recall your high school history it was Napoleon’s final stop after he met his Waterloo. ?RIP Monsieur Bonaparte.
K6OKDave
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Re: OT - if you are looking for a cheap but great trip
It's funny you mentioned that. A friend asked me just the other night if I was interested in going to Japan and I said no and then I was sent an alert from going.com that there was a cheap flight from SFO to Tokyo. ?I initially told her "no" mostly because I have never been there and I thought the language barrier would be too great. Simple things like reading street signs would be impossible. What do you think Hiroki? It just seems like a big barrier compared to going to other countries where you can. at least, recognize the letters/numbers? How would a person who doesn't speak Japanese do??
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Agreed. A good day to stay home.
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Joy
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OT - if you are looking for a cheap but great trip
Because of the very weak Yen, you can have a glorious trip to Japan cheaply now. Not only can you fly cheaply by ZipAir (a subsidiary of the JAL) as below, you can get a decent hotel room for under $100/night (with breakfast!) in Tokyo and eat each meal under $10. This sort of situation has never happened in my life time and it will unlikely happen again.
Just in case you are interested.
Hiroki AH6CY Ps I don't work for the Japanese Tourist Bureau, nor for the Japanese government.
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The WX looks unsuitable for outdoor ops. I do not plan to go to the Baylands at all.
Have a great Thanksgiving everyone.
Hiroki AH6CY
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I'll be there for Lunch and ops Friday 11/15.
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Here is an interesting link on Antenna & more
You may have to use Google translate.
Enjoy, Dave W6VYC
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Not sure I will be able to make it. It will be a game time decision.?
Joy
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I will be at lunch and ops.
Dave W6VYC
On Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 02:23:07 PM PST, Hiroki Kato <hiroki@...> wrote:
I will be at the Baylands for a short while. I may skip lunch.
Hiroki AH6CY
Ps Does any one have subscription to the Signal, a British QRP magazine?
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I will be at the Baylands for a short while. I may skip lunch.
Hiroki AH6CY
Ps Does any one have subscription to the Signal, a British QRP magazine?
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Thank you Hiroki.? ?Very interesting sounds like fun.? I miss our Friday lunches.? ?I go for tests on Monday and if all goes well surgery in 10 days or two weeks.? ?Fingers crossed.? ?Probably 3 - 4 months before I can come.
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Doug,
There were ten of us at lunch. Conversation lively as usual. Oliver bought a super cool looking all self-contained 10GHz transceiver he assembled with a KX2 as its base xciever. It was small and light enough to hold it on one hand. Bravo to Oliver's craftsmanship.? I cannot speak for others about ops at the Baylands because I was operating inside my car with my big delta loop attached to the vehicle away from others. But 17, 15 and 10 were hopping. On 10, especially, signals from JA, LU, PY were booming in. I even heard VK and ZL. My antenna has bi-directional? Orientation and it was facing Asia/ Australia and South America. If I had turned it towards EU, I might have picked up some signals from that direction. I really felt Cycle 25 is peaking.
Would you be coming to visit us any time soon? When is your heart valve surgery?
Hiroki AH6CY ?
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On Nov 9, 2024, at 9:18 AM, Doug Hendricks via < ki6ds1@...> wrote:
How was lunch and operating??? It's always interesting to hear about Friday? adventures at Baylands?
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How was lunch and operating??? It's always interesting to hear about Friday? adventures at Baylands?
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I plan to hang with y'all for lunch, then bike, then at ops until closing time... Best, --David KM6RI
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Standard time (at least in winter in North America) is hard on us night people--just a few hours of light available after we emerge from our caves. And for some reason I was not able to get to sleep this (Thurs) morning until about 6 AM... dunno, maybe something about the news... can't help thinking about OM Dali. Best, --David KM6RI 
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I can't make it this week.? Hopefully next week I will be free.
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