Second generation amateur here.
Played digital modes and satellite long ago. QSL from Ron Parise, WA4SIR, and SS Columbia on 2M packet. I was one of the most northerly stations to copy him.
Now, I'm just an old 75M rag chewer. Same old goat stories over and over. Our local group is one of the 'good' ones, and quite a varied bunch.
We do talk guns, many hunters around here. Mostly deer hunters although I did a couple times attend a shooting preserve with a fellow I met on 10M. He had a wirehair, and shot a Merkel.
Amateur radio has a strong overlap with aviation, and the firearms enthusiasts I've met on the air tend to be the technical minded types. One guy regales me with M1 Garand shooting, and another is a 308 match shooter.
Gunter, if you want to PM me perhaps we can meet on 20M SSB some morning. I can run a cool kW to a low dipole, it should work to the UK starting at 1100 UTC or so this time of year.
I'll look you up on QRZ.com tomorrow when I have the time.
Last edited by Shotgunjones; 08/22/17 11:08 PM.
