CQ CQ, are there any more amateur radio (ham radio) operators here?

[on4aa]

Ham radio operators (new and old forum members), please, give a shout here!

You are also welcome to write about your experience using PCLinuxOS in the ham shack.

73 de Serge, ON4AA
hamwaves.com

[zorlac]

Welcome,
I'm N2MR but I haven't been active in a few years.
Mark

[parnote]

on4aa,

Welcome home to PCLinuxOS!

parnote

[RobNJ]

Haven't been active in years either.

N2NHI waves hello

[jimwilk]

on4aa,
I too am licensed but haven't been active for many years. I gained my first callsign ZL2WI in 1968 and then moved to ZL4 in 1971. There, I held the call ZL4FI until 1974. While down south at that time, my old call remained vacant. As soon as I heard that I was moving, on promotion, back to ZL2, I applied to get my old call back. Thus, from late 1974, I have been ZL2WI.  Later, the rules were changed here in ZL in that callsigns were not changed when a licensee moved districts.

Only equipment these days is an ancient Icom 22S and a Kenwood  TS 120. The latter has a blown PTT chip resulting from a failed packet radio experiment. Can't get a replacement chip.

Jim ZL2WI

[bullet_trap]

I've been a Ham since 1974.  Some years other hobbies get more attention; but, I have always returned the the radio hobby.  I just sent my card request for the Malpalo DXpedition (HK0NA).  That was a big success.  Their web page is www.hk0na.com.  It contains many photos of them setting the equipment onto the  volcanic rock.  

I have also been computing for some time.  I bet a few may remember my first computer-- Timex Sinclair 1000.  That was great for it's time.   I have tried many of the major distros; but, PCLinuxOS has been my only operating system for several years.  As you know IT WORKS!

Dwight  KA4C

[jwt873]

VE4CY since 1974....   Still active.

[lightning slinger]

G3TSS since 1964....   Still active CW only!

[Ubuntu Refugee]

Ok, I confess. I am MM0AMV.

[kputem]

I too haven't been active for several years, but miss the hobby. At the age of 80, it would be a struggle to become active again!

'73' to my fellow amateurs, and 'Cheers' to everyone else.

Keith G4JVX

[howardb0235]

Good Morning one and all;

I also am a licensed ham.

KB9XN

You will find me on 40 meter SSB at 7155 + or - a couple of kc's.
A bunch of us get together every Sunday morning at 10:30 AM [Central Standard Time]

I have been active since 1963 or 64


I hang out here on PClinux in the Sandbox mostly.

I lurk a lot.   

howardb0235
KB9XN            dit dit

[kc1di]

Hello there -- KC1DI  has been a Ham since 1966 - CW, QRP and H.F. Only at the moment. have done some psk work in the past.
have held the following Calls  over the years.
WN1BVE - 1966-67
WA1P0Z - 1971-81
KA8RO - (In Japan) 1972 -73
KA6RO - (Okinawa, Japan) 1973-76
KC1DI - 1981 to present

Current equipment - Old Ten Tec Triton IV analog with no Final Amp section (Lightening strike) runs 1 w output.
Small wonder's Lab  -SW+30 2watts on 30M
End fed 88 foot wire antenna up 30 Feet
And of course the Shack Computer Old Dell 3000 loaded with PCLinuxOS LXDE version (Thanks Neal and Gang)
been using Linux OS of one sort or another since 1994. 
73, Dave

[wb4bbc]

Welcome,

WB4BBC- Semi-Active (still putting together my Shack)
Running PCLinuxOS as my Shack/Computer Room OS
Former Distribution hopper, now PCLinuxOS Fan Boy




73,
WB4BBC (Bill)

[vk3jd]

Hi from Melbourne. de vk3jd

[jonick]

On4AA De G3KFB

There are quite a few of us lurking here

PCLinuxOS has quite a few good ham programs in the repo's. I like Fldigi (with libhamlib) for psk.
At the moment I'm having great fun leaving the rig running in the shack hooked up to an old dell laptop running PCLinuxOS with Fldigi on it and then using teamviewer to remote operate it from the comfort of a nice warm living room  (this also stops the XYL from compaining that I spend too much time in the shack)

I'm sure you will find a warm welcome in the forums.... 73's De Nick G3KFB.