The Hamsexy Net was held Wednesday night, led (for the first time in a LONG time) by Bryan VE3HBD.
Here’s the roster:
VE3HBD Bryan (Net Control)
VE3XLS Mike
N8FQ Joe
KE4NOY Matt
KC2LLT Carl
WB4ZCP Steve
KD8CPP Tyler
VE6PWT Robert
N5ZUA Steven
KD5QCZ Josh
K5FNG David
KC8ZLK Dan
KD8EMM Brian
Thanks to all who took part! See you all next week!
Net control for tonight’s net was Joe, N8FQ from Grand Haven, Michigan, since no one else stepped up. The topic for tonight’s net was: pizza – your favorite brands, toppings, and so forth. Everyone loves pizza, but not everyone likes it the same way. 9 people voiced their opinion:
N8FQ Joe (net control)
KD8CPP Tyler
VE6PWT Robert
KU4MY Tom
KF4UIP Sheryl
KE4NOY Matt
KC0RBC Hambone
K3BM Bob
KD8EMM Ryan
KE5GGY Pete
This letter was sent to us via Wayne’s family. Wayne, as you’ll remember, is the ham who staged a sit-in at the top of his radio tower to protest his homeowner’s association.
When I moved here I agreed to become a member of a landowners association which included sharing the cost of maintaining the roads. However, I did not agree to become a member of a homeowner’s association and all the restrictions that go along with it. My bond for title says I am to be a member of a landowner’s association—not a homeowner’s association.
The biggest injustice, I feel, that was done was when the judge ruled that there is no difference between a homeowner’s association and a landowner’s association. (Especially since the homeowner’s association wasn’t formed until after I purchased my land.) I feel the judge made an error in his ruling. He said he didn’t know the difference between a homeowner’s association and a landowner’s association.I feel if he didn’t know the difference then he should not have ruled until he found out. I believe he should withdraw his ruling because the paperwork I was given for a landowner’s association is different from the paperwork members of the homeowner’s association were given.
I believe that there has been fraud, deception and people intentionally misled concerning the River Falls Homeowner’s Association. The way I read the law, they are acting without authority. Plus one man in their association has the power to do what he wants – even if all the rest of the members vote against him. He is putting extreme hardships on my family and knows this and still calls it – in his own words – “progress.”
The homeowner’s association claims that their power comes from amendments to the plat. I have spoken with at least fifteen lawyers and paid two abstract companies to look and the plat and any amendments to it. They all examined the plat and said that there are no restrictions on it! The judge ruled that there are restrictions on the plat. I feel he made an error there also.
My case is still pending; the next part of the trail is set for February 5, 2007.I have no lawyer to represent me at this time and if I lose this case I will more than likely loose my home. My wife and I need help. Please pray for us and let the Lord do his will with us in this matter.
Thank you,
Robert Spires Sr.
For more information and if you want to donate to his cause, feel free to visit Wayne’s website: http://manonatower.blogspot.com/
I will be unable to do net control for the Hamsexy net tonight due to family needs. I also will be out of town next Thursday so there will be no HF net next Thursday either (1/25). If someone would like to pick up the net for the next 2 weeks drop a note or email and I will change this post. Otherwise I hope to see you all Febuary 1st!
Another short but nice Hamsexy net tonight, hosted by Goober, K3BM.
The topic was what is your favorite type of drink ?
Since what happens at Hamsexy, STAYS at Hamsexy the answers are omitted.
Here is the line up !
VE6PWT – Bob in Calgary.
N8FQ – Joe in Grand Haven MI.
KD8CPP – Tyler in Parkersburg, WV
KE4NOY – Matt in Murfreesboro, TN
WW4MSK – Wally in Bogart, GA
KR3ORY – Rory in State College, PA
VA3TRV – Trevor somewhere in Canada, Text box only.
Hope to see more on soon !
As an avid motorcyclist, I’ve had the opportunity to try out various types of two-wheel vehicles. When I was living in Taiwan, my main ride was a nice 150cc black Kymco scooter. My current bike is a 2000 Honda Shadow 750. I’ve been caught in enough storms on my bike to know that stormchasing on two wheels is probably one of the worst ideas man has ever come up with (I remember hearing about some 13 year old nerd in Toronto who used to chase supercells on a bicycle). Once when I was riding from Rochester NY to Toronto after visiting friends, I got caught in a freak April thunderstorm. Hunched on my parked bike in an open rest area while being pelted with one-inch hail somewhere in upstate New York was probably one of the scariest experiences of my life….. With that, I give you… the WeatherScooter.
This monstrosity of nerdiness was submitted on the Hamsexy Forums by good friend of the site KU4MY at some hamfest in South Carolina. I don’t care what anyone says … there is absolutley NO WAY anyone can avoid looking like a complete nerd riding a scooter. It’s a LITTLE better when you’re in Asia, because it’s the only way to get around and everyone else is riding them… but in North America… it’s a hard look to pull off. This guy certainly doesn’t help matters.
The only reason this thing isn’t loaded down with radios is that it’s puny 150cc motor and alternator wouldn’t be able to handle the load – these things can barely handle it’s own headlights.
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An anonymous contributor sent us these photos, taken from a repeater site in Western Idaho. This is a classic example of how some hams just don’t know how to work with radio equipment. This co-located site donated some of it’s space to the local ham club to put up a 70cm repeater…. this repeater operated fine until a windstorm hit. The only casualties was the club’s UHF folded dipoles (the remaining one seen dangling on top of the VHF dipole) and what’s left of the solar panel array. Unfortunatley, a combination of ice loading and poor mounting quickly took the ham repeater (and probably some of the other customers on the site) off of the air. Click on the photos to see them in their frosty fullness.
