Pilots who are also Ham Radio ops... how many?

the 5th call area- Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Texas

Mark
N28409
WC5I


"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Chuck" wrote in message
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WK5M (Karl) and the wife (Gloria) is KA5ZTX


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Was wondering if there were any 5's out there...

Is there a special significance to 5? I know nothing about hams, other
than
they are sometimes too salty, and sometimes give me gas.g
--
Jim in NC


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WB4ZMP (after starting ham life as KN5OEQ in the 1950s)

A similar question: how many pilots are also motorcycle riders? This
question was asked by the instructor at a CFI seminar I attended in the
mid-1990s, and perhaps a quarter of the CFIs there raised their hands.

Joe Morris (also Gold Wing rider)

kontiki writes:

Just curious how many of us are out there?

One nice thing for me is that its so nice to be able to Ident an
ILS/LOM/VOR or NDB without having to decode the dits and dahs.

Morgans wrote:


Is there a special significance to 5? I know nothing about hams, other than
they are sometimes too salty, and sometimes give me gas.g

Oringially, the digit gave you a rough estimation of where the ham
lived. However, while the FCC still issues them based on your
address, you're not required to change them when you move and you
can order a "vanity call" with any number in it. I've never lived
in 1-land, but I have a N1RN vanity call. Some of you will note that's
also a valid N number registration. I actually had it reserved for
several years but I decided I'd never get around to using it and stopped
renewing it. There's a glider somewhere in the midwest that has that
number on it now.

That is, one out of three pilots is a ham, one out of three hams is a pilot.


I think I am pretty funny in a crowd. Does that make me one out of the
three?

Let's see, was that a ham or a turkey? duck!

Jose
--
Freedom. It seemed like a good idea at the time.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

Yes its interesting how the ham call sign assignment has evolved over the
years. Interestingly enough, back when I requested this 1x2 callsign (1976?)
there were no licensing fees. I've lived in the south for 30 years and
have never had to change my callsign... good thing cuz nowadays I'd never
get an equivalent 1x2 call.

I've talked to some pretty fascinating people over the years (been a ham
for over 35)... one guy who flew with Doolittle's Tokyo raiders
(he was a standby pilot and didn't actually go that day)... Tom Christian,
great great (whatever) grandson of Fletcher Christian on Pitcairn Island...
a guy who used to talk with Lee DeForest all time during the early days
of radio.... phew...


Ron Natalie wrote:
Morgans wrote:


Is there a special significance to 5? I know nothing about hams,
other than
they are sometimes too salty, and sometimes give me gas.g


Oringially, the digit gave you a rough estimation of where the ham
lived. However, while the FCC still issues them based on your
address, you're not required to change them when you move and you
can order a "vanity call" with any number in it. I've never lived
in 1-land, but I have a N1RN vanity call. Some of you will note that's
also a valid N number registration. I actually had it reserved for
several years but I decided I'd never get around to using it and stopped
renewing it. There's a glider somewhere in the midwest that has that
number on it now.

kontiki wrote in message ...
Just curious how many of us are out there?


I have my "basic" amateur license but still working on my morse code
endorsement but I hear that they may be giving access to all amateur
bands to everyone with basic licenses soon without morse code
qualifications.

Tien

NF6F (ex-WB6QDS, WA8JKB, DL4JD and EL0AY/MM)
Dave
N2372G Cessna 182B

kontiki wrote:
One nice thing for me is that its so nice to be able to Ident an ILS/LOM/VOR or NDB
without having to decode the dits and dahs. )


I got my no-code tech license about 12 years ago, so I still
can't decode the idents without visual aids ;-) Acutally,
my instrument rating was better for ident practice by forcing
me to actually do it.

Ross
KD6IJV

Eric
WB7SDE

TD wrote:
kontiki wrote in message ...

Just curious how many of us are out there?



I have my "basic" amateur license but still working on my morse code
endorsement but I hear that they may be giving access to all amateur
bands to everyone with basic licenses soon without morse code
qualifications.

Most of the HF (long distance) bands are still guarded by the 5 WPM
code test. That's the only code tests for any US ham license. I
did 20 WPM to get my Amateur Extra class license which primarily
allowed me to be come a Volunteer Examiner (the ham equivelent of
an FAA DE) back when that was where the bar set.

Frankly, it's an archaic requirement. However, 5 WPM isn't that
hard (you only have to get 25 characters in a row in a 5+ minute
sample). Most people who get as far as trying pass.