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From:
"Fred C. Adams" <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
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Howard, I believe I called you
on the phone long ago about
some problem I was having but
I can not remember what it
was.  I am sure it was
pertaining to ham radio
though.

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio
operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]
ORS.ORG] On Behalf Of Howard,
W A 9 Y B W
Sent: Saturday, August 4, 2018
7:32 PM
To:
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Subject: Re: Don't Leave!

Butch,

No, not a Cub fan, I'm a White
Sox fan.

Howard #3, W A 9 Y B W
Springfield, Illinois

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen"
<[log in to unmask]>
To:
<[log in to unmask]
>
Sent: Saturday, August 04,
2018 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: Don't Leave!


> Works for me.  Maybe catch a
cubs game.  Are you the Howard
who is a
> cubs fan?
>
> I havde no itnerest at all
in the digital modes.  I have
an irlp node
> here and I can do what they
do much easier.  I can dial up
reflectors
> all over the world or do a
one on one contact, voice over
i p of course.
>  I just have no tolerance
these days for those blind
people who think if
> they do something everyone
can, and if I can't I'm some
kind of stupid
> jerk.
>
> Thanks. for the note.
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
>
>
> On Sat, 4 Aug 2018, Howard,
W A 9 Y B W wrote:
>
>> Butch,
>>
>> Don't go away, you
contribute a wealth of
information to the list.  Just
>> ignore those who are set in
there ways and are intolerant
of your way of
>> doing things.
>>
>> For example, there is a lot
of traffic on this list about
the new digital
>> modes on the VHF and UHF
repeaters these days.
Listening to all the
>> discussion on how to create
code plugs for these radios
makes my head 
>> spin.
>> I am not interested in
those modes nor have the
patients to learn it.  I
>> guess that makes me lazy
also.  Let's go out and get a
beer together.
>>
>> Howard #3
>>
>> ----- Original Message
-----
>> From: "Butch Bussen"
<[log in to unmask]>
>> To:
<[log in to unmask]
>
>> Sent: Saturday, August 04,
2018 12:51 PM
>> Subject: Re: Adapter for
ham radio microphone
>>
>>
>>> Yep, a lot of traffic on
the new list.  I'm tempted to
dump it.  And
>>> there are thosse who
figure I'm a lazy slob because
I don't bown to an i
>>> phone like many do.
>>>
>>> I'd have to dig for it.  I
bought a head set once at
Walmart and it was
>>> made for use with cordless
phones or computer.  I came
with an adapter,
>>> but I am not sure if it
will do exactly what you want.
What microphone
>>> are you wanting to use?
Most Hile stuff uses an xlr I
think.  I think
>>> most computers just use an
eighth inch standard plug, not
sure if it is
>>> stereo or not.  I just
haven't done much of that sort
of thing.
>>> 73
>>> Butch
>>> WA0VJR
>>> Node 3148
>>> Wallace, ks.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, 4
>>> Aug 2018, Fred C. Adams
wrote:
>>>
>>>> Butch, Glad to hear from
you
>>>> but surprised as I never
seem
>>>> to receive any traffic
from
>>>> the old list and I am no
>>>> longer a member of the
new
>>>> list.  Maybe I will give
Heil
>>>> a call and see if they
make
>>>> any adapters.  It would
be
>>>> good if we could get some
guys
>>>> back on the old list.
>>>>
>>>> Adios,
>>>>
>>>> -----Original
Message-----
>>>> From: For blind ham radio
>>>> operators
>>>>
[mailto:[log in to unmask]
>>>> ORS.ORG] On Behalf Of
Butch
>>>> Bussen
>>>> Sent: Saturday, August 4,
2018
>>>> 11:26 AM
>>>> To:
>>>>
[log in to unmask]
>>>> Subject: Re: Adapter for
ham
>>>> radio microphone
>>>>
>>>> I gather you want to use
a
>>>> regular microphone on
your
>>>> computer?  Yes, should
work
>>>> with right adapters,
although
>>>> these days, I don't know
where
>>>> 73
>>>> Butch
>>>> WA0VJR
>>>> Node 3148
>>>> Wallace, ks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> you'd get them with radio
>>>> shack gone.  On Sat, 4
Aug
>>>> 2018, Fred C. Adams
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I know that I am on the
old
>>>>> list but there is just
to
>>>> much
>>>>> traffic on the new list
for
>>>> me
>>>>> so I thought I would try
the
>>>>> old list.  I do not like
>>>> using
>>>>> a headset and so I am
asking
>>>>> if the following even
exist.
>>>>> If possible I would like
to
>>>>> use a ham radio
microphone
>>>>> with my computer and
listen
>>>> on
>>>>> my external speakers.
>>>>> Somehow, I would have to
>>>>> connect a UHB connector
to
>>>> the
>>>>> SM-8 microphone so I
could
>>>>> plug the microphone into
the
>>>>> UHB port and even then
it
>>>>> might not work.  If
anyone
>>>> has
>>>>> any ideas on this I sure
>>>> would
>>>>> appreciate hearing from
you.
>>>>> There might not even be
>>>> anyone
>>>>> on the old list to read
>>>> this.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks much,
>>>>>
>>>>> FRED C. ADAMS W4HC
>>>>> THE NIGHT IS FAR SPENT
AND
>>>>> THE DAY IS AT HAND
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
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