Steamed Hams
- Tom Miller
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Steamed Hams
I have been an amateur radio (HAM) operator since 1968. I seem to recall a group called steamed hams that got together once a week to talk steam on the air. Does anyone know if they are still around?
Tom Miller
K7YMX
Tom Miller
K7YMX
Re: Steamed Hams
No, but i would be interested also,
73
kf7kxz
73
kf7kxz
If it is not live steam. its not worth it.
Re: Steamed Hams
Interesting connection here. I know so many live steamers that carry amateur radio licenses. Must be a desire to learn the technology and keep moving.
Dick, N1MDZ
Dick, N1MDZ
"Always stopping my train, and risking my ankles, with American made, New Balance sneakers."
Re: Steamed Hams
this may give me a reason to re-spark my interest in amateur radio,
i shut them down when the 2m bands started sounding like the average cb channel and the no one seems to bat an eye.
i shut them down when the 2m bands started sounding like the average cb channel and the no one seems to bat an eye.
If it is not live steam. its not worth it.
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Re: Steamed Hams
i have been having fun with the digital bands world wide from a tablet. hihi n7fiv
Re: Steamed Hams
My wife, KB1TOX, and I are on the 2m band a lot.
I have to fix the HF antenna lead wire and then we can get back on to HF. The wire was a little too low and she caught
it with the 2m antenna on my car.
Jim B
KB1TOW
I have to fix the HF antenna lead wire and then we can get back on to HF. The wire was a little too low and she caught
it with the 2m antenna on my car.
Jim B
KB1TOW
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Re: Steamed Hams
Another (inactive) one here- VE7LGO. Granddad was one too- as well as John Crook, and probably lots of others. I think they all tie together, and have tied together, within ones brainspace of what we as people find interesting. I had a little handheld, that went missing ~2 years ago, and I haven't been active since then. I used to listen in mostly on WARA here on the island, and I use radios enough at work to be comfortable with them.
James Powell
James Powell
Re: Steamed Hams
Started my technical interests with steam but then moved quickly to electric motors and then ham radio. N4ISF since 1980 when I was 14. Got into it for the electronics technical aspects, studied that quite thoroughly, early 80's version of radio technology. Not much of a talker, so not active. But I did join an HF bible study net every morning for over a year till my old transceiver quit working a couple years ago. But now my old steam interest revives and I'm going after it with practical working interests in mind.
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Re: Steamed Hams
A few years back there was a photo of a 1.5" ( 1.6") scale model of a Texas and Pacific 2-10-4, this locomotive seems to have disappeared . Does anyone know the current status of this locomotive ?
Also, does anyone have a spare copy of "Engineering Handbook for Recreational Railroaders" by Nick Edwards and Chet Peterson that i could purchase ?
Gary Bonine
Also, does anyone have a spare copy of "Engineering Handbook for Recreational Railroaders" by Nick Edwards and Chet Peterson that i could purchase ?
Gary Bonine
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Gary: The only 2-10-4 I've ever seen in this hobby was a C&O locomotive built by a set of brothers who live near Detroit. That thing was MASSIVE, weighing in somewhere around 2,200 lbs. It was an absolute beauty. They were afraid that it wouldn't go around the curves at our track, so they only fired it up once and ran it back and forth through the yard for a little bit before putting it away.
It was quite a sight. I will attach a picture.
It was quite a sight. I will attach a picture.
- Tom Miller
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Re: Steamed Hams
There was another Texas class loco built in the early 70's at LALS built by Frank Mann. I used to run my 1" scale 0-4-0 next to his Texas. Pretty funny sight.
Hey pontiacguy1 I have a 68 GTO.
Hey pontiacguy1 I have a 68 GTO.