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Post by Jackie Bosworth on May 11, 2005 17:38:39 GMT
This is the new members section. Please can new members come here and introduce themselves. Give us a little bit of information, QTH, radio and any other details you see fit. Thanks
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2e0fyl
Just getting started
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Post by 2e0fyl on Jun 6, 2005 7:47:29 GMT
Hi My name is Phyllis I am a 2e0 I am a member of the North Wakefield Radio Club (we should form a ladies section at the club). I dont speak on radio that often i dont fancy speaking to BOF's (boring old farts) who can only talk about radio and electronics etc I mainly talk to my hubby when he goes off somewhere, if we got more ladies on the air then i probably would go on more often.
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Post by Jackie Bosworth on Jun 8, 2005 19:21:56 GMT
Hi Phyllis,
Thanks for joining! I agree, maybe we should start a ladies section at the club, there are a few!
When Steve first started talking about Ham radio I was going to do the M3 course because it meant that I would be able to stay in touch with him when he was working nights. I love radio now but I do still get a bit nervous when I go on. I have mainly talked to other members from the club but have had a few contacts through HF too.
One of my main aims of this site is to try and get more ladies on the air. I'm sure that if we could build our confidence talking to each other, soon the fella's wouldn't be able to get near the radio because of us!! lol!!
Speak with you soon, Jackie
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Post by Paula 2e1hry on Oct 17, 2005 21:43:28 GMT
Hi Jackie & everyone Not too good with knowledge of computers so hopefully done this ok. First thing well done on forum. I wondered what had happened with regard to being let in, thought I had upset someone by user name ! I think it needs to be changed caused a laugh here anyway my name is Pauline. already have another Pauline great name so maybe call me Paula. I originally used a name I am known by a youth group as I am a volunteer leader however its been changed Hi. I passed my amateur radio novice licence nearly 5 years ago and have enjoyed lots to do with amateur radio . I live in north Kent & go to MARTS web site www.g5mw.org.uk the best advise I received when I first passed was to go slowly at the hobby as there is so much to investigate and enjoy it. I am only on 2metres at this moment hope to have HF working by the end of the year. 33 Paula 2E1HRY
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vk2tv
Just getting started
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Post by vk2tv on Oct 18, 2005 4:10:36 GMT
Hi Ladies, I hope you all don't think I'm an infiltrator of your ranks - I'm a male amateur radio operator of some 36 years. I just wanted to say congratulations to all of you for chosing the remarkable hobby of amateur radio. I could never understand why it was always deemed to be a "man" thing. Upon reflection, I think I can - too many BOF's, as Phyllis so aptly named them, who were quite content to be in a men's-only club. Many years ago my wife became secretary of the amateur radio club to which I belonged. Her appointment wasn't well received at first by some members but she proved herself and spent 11 years in the position before becoming treasurer. Both my wife (Suzanne) and I regret that there were no "entry level" examinations back in those days around 1975, for if there had been she would surely have obtained a license. These days she's happy belonging to a women's group known as the VIEW club. VIEW stands for Voice, Interests & Education of Women. It's a (mainly) social organisation that raises funds for charity, and Suzanne has been a member for 25 years ... with my full support. As for me, I was licenced in 1969 and have been active ever since. These days I restict myself to packet radio and I run a BBS as part of the world-wide packet radio network. The BBS has 6 radio ports. I used to work for an electricity supply authority as their radio technician but I've been semi-retired for 11 years. Now I occupy my time as a volunteer presenter at a community FM radio station where I'm also the volunteer technician. The pay is lousy but I have a lot of fun. We (Suzanne, Nikki our 11 year old Border Collie dog, and I) live on a 25 acre property just outside the small rural town of Kempsey which is located halfway between Sydney and Brisbane. There's a photo of Nikki on my homepage - members.dodo.net.au/~mvcOk ladies, that's enough from me, I'll quietly slip out the back door before I'm noticed. Kindest Regards to all of you. Ray VK2TV Two of the most important things I've learned in my 58 years are:- a) Most women are much stronger than most men. b) Don't let anybody tell you you can't do something. You can do anything you put you mind to.
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Post by Jackie Bosworth on Oct 18, 2005 16:50:10 GMT
Hey Ray,
Thanks for your post, it's nice to have support from people, whatever sex they are ;D
The picture of your dog is so cute.
I agree, I don;t see why amateur radio is a man thing. I suppose maybe initially the technical side of it put ladies off, but there are so many more ladies nowadays becoming technically minded that I hope the number of female operators just grows and grows.
Take care, and thanks again for your support
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Post by Jackie Bosworth on Oct 18, 2005 16:58:25 GMT
Hi Jackie & everyone Not too good with knowledge of computers so hopefully done this ok. First thing well done on forum. I wondered what had happened with regard to being let in, thought I had upset someone by user name ! I think it needs to be changed caused a laugh here anyway my name is Pauline. already have another Pauline great name so maybe call me Paula. I originally used a name I am known by a youth group as I am a volunteer leader however its been changed Hi. I passed my amateur radio novice licence nearly 5 years ago and have enjoyed lots to do with amateur radio . I live in north Kent & go to MARTS web site www.g5mw.org.uk the best advise I received when I first passed was to go slowly at the hobby as there is so much to investigate and enjoy it. I am only on 2metres at this moment hope to have HF working by the end of the year. 33 Paula 2E1HRY Hi Paula, I almost missed your post there! Yeah, can't believe I didn't realise that I had to authorise members, I must have put that on by mistake because I didn't have to do it with the first 13 or so! Anyway, your here now and a big welcome to Ladies on the Air. I notice that you have the 2E1 callsign as apposed to the 2E0 callsign that is issued now. Hoe did you get that callsign. Was if a completely different exam? Looking forward to getting to know you, thanks for joining.
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Post by Paula 2e1hry on Oct 18, 2005 22:09:41 GMT
Hi Jackie The call sign was from about 5 years ago. One of my sons who was 11 years old at the time (now 16)attended an amateur radio course at his school (after school club)and I did not have time to get back home and return to collect him at the time. So the lady teacher said why don't I sit in on the classes and have ago at the exam!. It was run by the city & guilds at the time. & was when the Novice licence first came out. My son completed the course and passed the exam. To my surprise I passed as well.(not technical minded hi) The licence was very new and we had a few surprised people on air however everyone we spoke to were very encouraging . I am now trying to work out how computers work and hoping to go on what is called a European Computer driving course (ECDL) so that hopefully I can then do RTTY and other computer modes. I have to try to keep up with my sons as their Dad is not interested in amateur radio. My youngest son who is 11 also holds an intermediate licence (took his licence at 8 years old) Well done on the forum & look forward to many chats. 33 Paula 2E1 HRY p.s I will let Gloria who taught us know about your web site & try to encourage her to come on it, she can speak several languages.
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Post by samanthajane on Oct 20, 2005 12:07:40 GMT
[ftp][/ftp]Hello Everyone. My name is Samantha (or Sam, Sj for short) and my partner James (M1DST) has been involved with Ham Radio I believe for many, many years, possibly 10 years! We have lived together since May and I started getting a little curious about it when he spent lots of time on his radio in our spare room! We also have some ariels on our house and I need to know what they are there for! So, here I am, hoping you lovely ladies will be able to enlighten me to the world of ham radio...... go softly on me, I really do not have a clue what its all about!
Hope to hear from some of you shortly, Jackie I love the website being pink!!
Samantha :-)
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Post by Jackie Bosworth on Oct 20, 2005 12:15:32 GMT
Hi Sam,
I just wanted to say a big welcome to you, it's really great that you are taking an interest in the hobby.
I should have finished my lunch about 5 minutes ago so I will have to catch up with you later when I get home from work. But I'm sure some of the other members will be on soon and can enlighten you about the wonderful world of Ham Radio!! ;D
Speak to you soon,
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Post by Renae/k9do on Oct 20, 2005 13:57:37 GMT
Welcome to the forum Sam!
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Post by Jackie Bosworth on Oct 20, 2005 16:13:12 GMT
Hi again Sam,
Well in very basic terms, Amateur Radio is a communication hobby. Just like all hobbies there are different aspects of it, some people like morse code, some people like talking and some people like digimodes (which is quite similar to a chat room), and there are various other apects of the hobby.
I think my favourite is talking on HF. That is where you would talk to people all over the world. I think it's a great way to build up on your geography, I've heard people from countries I didn't even know exsisted!
You'll chat with people all over, you can stick to the basics and just make contact with them. Or you can chat about anything with them, the weather where they are, what their country is like, anything at all!
If you were nervous about talking at first you could maybe start with the digi modes like PSK31. This is where you put a program on your PC and then connect your radio to the PC. Then you type and it transmit it over the radio to people all over the world. It's like a chatroom on the internet except no phone line is needed ;D
Well, stick around and get to know the ladies on here. If it turns out that radio isn't your thing then that's fine, but if you decide that you like it and would maybe like to go on and get a license then you would have all the support in the world from the ladies here. And of course, a ready made shack! Not many people have that when they first get their license.
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Post by Jackie Bosworth on Oct 20, 2005 16:15:18 GMT
After just reading the above back to myself I just wanted to add, even if you don't go on to get your license you are still more that welcome on the board. I don't think I used the correct wording above.
Take care,
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Post by Renae/k9do on Oct 20, 2005 17:01:35 GMT
ray I looked at yuor website. Cute Dog, how did you get your dog to sit with a hat on her head?
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Post by samanthajane on Oct 20, 2005 18:16:47 GMT
Hey Jackie, thank you so much for your lovely letter. I feel very welcome here and James is obviously pleased I have made an effort to learn more about his hobby. Im not sure about taking my licence exams, we'll see if being on here around the pro's will sway me!! Thanks again for all your help and advice. Its great to learn about something new :-)
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