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by Calvert DeForest
Mon Oct 25, 2021 8:10 am
Forum: Flint, Tri-Cities, and The Thumb
Topic: Fox 66 or is it just me?
Replies: 14
Views: 3436

Re: Fox 66 or is it just me?

I haven't heard of anyone using a backup antenna to pull a sister station for network programming in years. I wonder if that's is even possible anymore with ATSC. That's standard operating procedure at our house. We don't have cable and use a rotatable rooftop aerial for OTA. Having multiple channe...
by Calvert DeForest
Mon Oct 25, 2021 7:27 am
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: 20,679 Physicians Can't be Wrong
Replies: 5
Views: 869

Re: 20,679 Physicians Can't be Wrong

Less irritating?

So you could just not smoke and avoid the irritation altogether?

Gotta love marketing! :razz
by Calvert DeForest
Sat Oct 23, 2021 9:13 am
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: Alec Baldwin shoots and kills a 42-year old woman
Replies: 68
Views: 6611

Re: Alec Baldwin shoots and kills a 42-year old woman

The gun was a real gun being used as a prop. You'd normally think a "prop" gun would be something that looks and sounds like a real gun but isn't one, but that's not the case here. My understanding has been that prop guns are basically authentic firearms that are modified to fire blanks instead of ...
by Calvert DeForest
Fri Oct 22, 2021 9:29 am
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: Alec Baldwin shoots and kills a 42-year old woman
Replies: 68
Views: 6611

Re: Alec Baldwin shoots and kills a 42-year old woman

Firearms used on production sets are traditionally loaded with blanks that expel cotton wads in place of actual bullets. They are essentially harmless provided the firearm is discharged into open space. A point-blank discharge can cause serious injury and possibly fatality. The late Jon-Erik Hexum l...
by Calvert DeForest
Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:49 am
Forum: Lansing/Mid-Michigan
Topic: Monica Harris Retires from Radio
Replies: 16
Views: 6432

Re: Monica Harris Retires from Radio

I am sure Calvert DeForest can specify, but Monica was, as I recall, the midday presenter on LS102 when I worked there in the Summer and Fall of '84. I think the late Tim VanHouten was afternoons there, at that time and went by Tim Wilson. Filled in once on a midday shift, the day after the Tigers ...
by Calvert DeForest
Sat Oct 16, 2021 1:10 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Which mobile phone MVNOs (mobile virtual network operators) are best?
Replies: 32
Views: 4768

Re: Which mobile phone MVNOs (mobile virtual network operators) are best?

We use Total Wireless, which is an MVNO off Verizon's towers. Four lines with 100GB shared 4G for $100/month. Great deal compared with Verizon rates and the service meets our needs, no complaints. We rarely hit the data cap (think maybe once or twice in three years), and additional rollover data is ...
by Calvert DeForest
Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:16 am
Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
Topic: CB Skip...it's Back
Replies: 32
Views: 3953

Re: CB Skip...it's Back

It's true that FM has shorter range than AM, reducing or eliminating the incentive for FM operators to "talk skip" with high-power amplifiers. It will just be a matter of avoiding channels where that activity is prevalent. Fortunately there's just a month or two of the year when propagation conducts...
by Calvert DeForest
Thu Oct 07, 2021 8:34 am
Forum: Chatterbox
Topic: Alan Kalter (Letterman) dies
Replies: 5
Views: 707

Re: Alan Kalter (Letterman) dies

Talented guy with a great voice! Always made me laugh. RIP Alan.
by Calvert DeForest
Thu Sep 30, 2021 12:18 pm
Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
Topic: CB Skip...it's Back
Replies: 32
Views: 3953

Re: CB Skip...it's Back

WOHO wrote:
Thu Sep 30, 2021 11:24 am
Simple, leave the original 23 channels AM or SSB only, channels 24-40 FM primary, AM alternate.
Now if we can just convince the FCC and the manufacturers to set the standard.

This is reminiscent of the AM stereo debacle in the 80's.
by Calvert DeForest
Thu Sep 30, 2021 9:44 am
Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
Topic: CB Skip...it's Back
Replies: 32
Views: 3953

Re: CB Skip...it's Back

Here's an interesting CB AM/FM demo:

by Calvert DeForest
Sat Sep 25, 2021 1:11 pm
Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
Topic: CB Skip...it's Back
Replies: 32
Views: 3953

Re: CB Skip...it's Back

Yea, that surprises me too. A block of channels or maybe an odd/even delineation would have made some sense. I have not been active on CB in quite a few years. Used to have a base (way back when) and had mobile units in both cars up until a few years ago. Still have a couple portables and the one m...
by Calvert DeForest
Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:16 pm
Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
Topic: CB Skip...it's Back
Replies: 32
Views: 3953

Re: CB Skip...it's Back

It will be interesting now that the FCC has given the green light to FM transmission on Citizens Band. Some new models will have a toggle for either AM or FM mode, with existing rigs using AM only. Having all 40 channels open to either mode should make for a fun traffic jam. I would have thought the...
by Calvert DeForest
Wed Sep 15, 2021 8:45 am
Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
Topic: Got My GMRS License
Replies: 17
Views: 2453

Re: Got My GMRS License

Sounds like another CB craze. 11 meters may get interesting again. You may of heard already. The FCC is going to allow FM with pl/dpl on CB channels. The clash between AM and FM on the Citizens Band will be interesting to say the least. The new radios can utilize either. AM and FM transmissions on ...
by Calvert DeForest
Wed Sep 15, 2021 8:09 am
Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
Topic: Got My GMRS License
Replies: 17
Views: 2453

Re: Got My GMRS License

Is getting a license just a matter of paying a fee? Or is there a test? The current GMRS license fee is $70. No exam required. The license is good for 10 years and covers everyone in your immediate family (spouse, kids, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles & in-laws). The FCC has approved a fee red...
by Calvert DeForest
Fri Sep 10, 2021 4:08 pm
Forum: Engineering & DX'ing
Topic: Got My GMRS License
Replies: 17
Views: 2453

Re: Got My GMRS License

So, if I use here in Canada, a handheld unit I buy in the US, I will be operating illegally? Not sure if "Industry Canada approved" means the radio has to be purchased in Canada. I would guess as long as it meets legal requirements there, it should be good. The Canadian GMRS requirements outlined m...