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  1. Re:Weapons on The US Navy Says Goodbye to the Tomcat · · Score: 1

    Good info, thanks for the link. I thought better of my "not widely exported" after posting. However I standby my assertation that the M16 and breathrin are too pricey for most when compared to the soviet weaponry.

  2. Re:Weapons on The US Navy Says Goodbye to the Tomcat · · Score: 1

    "Please, if you think western arms dealers don't trade in and supply these types of weapons you are extremely naive."

    Really? How many M16's and M203's do you see insurgents using? None. They are not exported in any significant numbers and they're too expensive for most. By the way, which western arms dealer sells Soviet era weapons? Armorlite, Boeing, I don't know tell me.

  3. Re:Weapons on The US Navy Says Goodbye to the Tomcat · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yep with kalashnikovs amd RPG 7's .....

  4. Re:Nothing to see here on U.S. Satellite Plan Could Knock Out GPS and Radio · · Score: 1

    "Oops - there goes the justifcation for reserving bandwidth for ham radio."

    No, it doesn't. Ham radio's strength is it's decentralized nature but you knew that and were just trolling.

    KI4INR

  5. Re:In case you're like me on 'SLI On A Stick' Reviewed · · Score: 1

    I always thought it meant scan line interleave ?

  6. Re:In other words, "no comment" on Microsoft Source Code Still Not Enough for EU? · · Score: 1

    UN Front for Socialism. Maybe.

  7. Re:The First Thing I am gonna need ... on Forecasting Doomsday · · Score: 1

    Finding a '73 Falcon may take a little while....

  8. Re:Why this is great science. on Taiwan Breeds Transgenic, Fluorescent Green Pigs · · Score: 1

    If I need an organ, I'll take my chances.

  9. Re:Come on. on Report Claims Men More Intelligent Than Women · · Score: 1

    "if there was something bothering me I'd tell her instead of having her play 20 questions."

    I wish I had mod points.

  10. Re:That's all good, but.. on Modded Hybrid Cars Get Up to 250 MPG · · Score: 1

    I'm 38 years old and have owned at least a dozen lawnmowers from cheap residential push mowers to a 62" commercial zero turn mower. I have never seen a two stroke mower are these common in Europe? Two stroke engines do not have to be big polluters, new 2 stroke outboards are actually cleaner than their four stroke counter parts. Four stroke outboards and weed eaters are catching on for their quiet operation and use of use (no mixing).

  11. Re:Time for a change on FCC Proposes Abolishing Morse Code Requirement · · Score: 1

    I think you should file it. I and many others would support it.

    KI4INR

  12. Re:Time for a change on FCC Proposes Abolishing Morse Code Requirement · · Score: 1

    No flame here.

    "In a related step, I'd like to see 11 meters taken back into amateur radio as a band for an entry level, no test license. Other, better services exist to fill the need CB radio originally addressed and 11 meters would make a great place to get people interested in the hobby."

    Outstanding idea! MURS is supposed to be the replacement spectrum but you can't buy the equipment that is type accepted for MURS. Radio Shack isn't even aware that the old business band radios thay still have on their shelves is suitable and insist that you must have a license to use them. By the way, who ever decided that 11 meters was appropriate for a radio service that is prohibited from communicating more than 150 miles?

  13. Re:weed-out on FCC Proposes Abolishing Morse Code Requirement · · Score: 1

    "they should not automatically upgrade techs to generals"

    They're not - http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/07/20/100/?n c=1

  14. Re:well... on FCC Proposes Abolishing Morse Code Requirement · · Score: 2, Informative

    I used the G4FON software in conjunction with CodeQuick and took elements 1,2 & 3 after a month of study. I'm now using the G4FON software to increase my speed. I'm able to copy 90% at 11 wpm.

  15. Re:well... on FCC Proposes Abolishing Morse Code Requirement · · Score: 1

    "your only means of communications is a flashlight"

    I can copy morse at 11 wpm by ear but not a single character by flashlight. Can you also copy by ear? How did you learn cw by sight?

  16. Re:I'm from Alabama on World's Tallest Wave · · Score: 1

    I'm also from Alabama, Orange Beach to be precise. We had one helluva storm surge. It washed completely over Perdido Key and of most of highway 182 from Gulf Shores to Inerarity Point. Perhaps you are in Mobile, west of the eyewall? I could send some pics if you like.

  17. Re:CB Radio Microphone Connectors on Hiper Type-R Modular Blue Line 580W PSU Review · · Score: 1

    Those are still commonly used on ham rigs. Half of them have those, the other half RJ 45's.

  18. Re:Why not go to DST permanently? on Daylight Savings Change Proposed · · Score: 1

    In the snow.

  19. Re:Al Gore's Internet on History of the First Internet · · Score: 1

    " During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet."

    Nope, he didn't claim he invented the internet.

  20. Re:Living with AIDS will cause it to spread? on HIV Vaccine · · Score: 1

    The link you provided says "There is no scientific evidence to support this claim" (that mosquitos can transmit HIV). I didn't see any scientific evidence to refute it either. Considering the fact that mosquitos are known to transmit West Nile virus, malaria, encephalitis and dengue to name a few, don't you think it's just possible but hopefully unlikely that they could transmit HIV?

  21. Re:And not only that on Firefox 1.0 Released · · Score: 1

    I like the VI like search. Just press / and the find dialog appears at the bottom of the screen.

  22. Re:If closing it is anything like trying to cancel on AOL Builds New IE-Based Browser · · Score: 1

    "To talk live to a hot, horny girl, press 1."

    What did she say?

  23. Re:I think I speak for all of us when I say on Google Code Jam 2004 · · Score: 1

    I have half a dozen. First six to email me get them.

  24. Re:Humm... on Absentee Ballots by Email? · · Score: 1

    Yeah it's their fault for not being able to predict the future.

  25. Re:AAAarRRggg! on Linux vs. Windows · · Score: 1

    Vi