Jim Skamarakas

There is a way of posts from people who think they are some how better then others who have recently obtained their license, because they know morse code. This is funny because rather then welcoming people into the hobby, they mock them. That is just sad.
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Finally broke in my new Yaesu FT-817ND tonight with a rag chewing session with Mike and Jennifer on 145.4500 MINNETONKA repeater net which seems to link multiple repeaters in the Minnesota / Wisconsin. Mike was 100 miles south of me and Jennifer was 110+ miles east over Echolink. Mike was surprised I was worried about […]

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Yes, I still have magazine subscriptions to sell, dirt cheap. Check over the list, find the cheapest price on the web from a legitimate source such as magazines.com, not joebobspapers.com, and send me an email or reply to this post with what you want. The list below is the current magazine list and the number […]

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One of the downsides of travel and living out of hotel rooms is that around 8 ish after being up all day, and a hard work out at the gym, I am exhausted. My eyes feel like they are bleeding, and I have a choice to squint or go to bed. I usually delay bed […]

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I bit the bullet, and took my wife down to HRO in New Castle, DE.
I picked up the Yaesu FT-817ND. While looking at it, one of the people behind the counter asked us to hold on, went out to their car, brought their rig in and we had a fully charged unit to see the […]

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I am spending a few hours tonight on website administration for www.bb-62div.com. Tonight after some downloads, document reading, and running a prep, I started the final 2 sets of production backups. Now the website is turned off and I am uploading vBulletin 3.7. Starting the upgrade.php in a few seconds.
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I am looking for a ham radio. All of the Heathkit base HF stuff is long gone, as is the 30′ tower. This is a complete starting from scratch.
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My wife sent me a text message that a box arrived labeled chocolate for our daughter. She had to take the box with her to pick up that daughter, and that daughter just happen to me so excited that candy bars were yanked out of the box and eaten by these two woman. One 7 and the […]

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I have used Microsoft Project for years and am still an average user. A frequent question I ask myself when I am doing a new project plan from scratch is, Am I working with work or duration?
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Interesting results on the President’s Physical Fitness Challenge. I put in my hours for last nights work out at the gym and this is what I see.
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Lunch today was at the West Indies Soul Food restaurant in the Midtown Exchange, Minneapolis, MN. I walked past Safari Express but Jammal was not working today, so over to see Sharon and what specials she had on today’s menu.
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Glad to be here, been a busy few weeks. I started in this great hobby in the early 1970’s when I inherited my Uncle John’s ham shack. All Heathkit stuff, in excellent condition. Everyone needs to build their own meters.
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In February of 2007, I wrote to Jonathan Pritko at the NMMA and asked if a copy of this great commercial was available. What kind of world is this where an old fat man can’t walk along the beach and be showered by a bunch of college girls in bathing suits?
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I received two more follow-up calls from Dauntless Software, the makes of hamexam.com - As a member of the Amateur Radio community for 30 years now, I have never had to deal with someone who would call me and in one call have the following to say
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I finally sat down and started working on the hard part of the FCC exam - Extra class. And started using the exam testing software I picked up from Dauntless Aviation. The trial doesn’t let you see the problems with the software.
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