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  • satx78247

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    We need a forum here. I might be able to hear you with some of the 2 meter propagation going on the past few days. I was hearing san Antonio clearly this morning.

    jordanmills; Charlie,

    AGREED 100%, though I'm a really unconventional ham operator, inasmuch as about all that I do is emergency, tornado & coastal storm rescue/recovery operations.

    73 de satx
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    Charlie

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    jordanmills; Charlie,

    AGREED 100%, though I'm a really unconventional ham operator, inasmuch as about all that I do is emergency, tornado & coastal storm rescue/recovery operations.

    73 de satx
    About the same here. I don't even own a radio at this moment. The neighbor behind me is also an amateur radio operator so he keeps me up on things.
     

    toddnjoyce

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    We’re looking at 44 acres right now outside a place small enough to not have its own post office. A crossroads serves the only local business area, town population is 59.

    Seems like a pretty ideal place, a pasture producing coastal hay, grazing lease with a guy that raises longhorns, frontage on the Guadalupe, and wildlife.

    It’s a pretty penny, but nobody is going to bother me there.
     

    Vaquero

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    We’re looking at 44 acres right now outside a place small enough to not have its own post office. A crossroads serves the only local business area, town population is 59.

    Seems like a pretty ideal place, a pasture producing coastal hay, grazing lease with a guy that raises longhorns, frontage on the Guadalupe, and wildlife.

    It’s a pretty penny, but nobody is going to bother me there.
    Do it while you can.
     

    Vaquero

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    Best thing about our little town is, it ain't on anyone's radar. There ain't one good reason to move here.
     

    toddnjoyce

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    Do it while you can.

    Our biggest challenge is finding someone to put in a T1 line; we both have to have dedicated high speed internet to work remotely.

    Here’s the view out towards the pastures.
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    Fishkiller

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    We’re looking at 44 acres right now outside a place small enough to not have its own post office. A crossroads serves the only local business area, town population is 59.

    Seems like a pretty ideal place, a pasture producing coastal hay, grazing lease with a guy that raises longhorns, frontage on the Guadalupe, and wildlife.

    It’s a pretty penny, but nobody is going to bother me there.
    Jump on it if you can swing the deal. A few things to consider, sending PM
     

    popsgarland

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    FCC requires that the person transmitting say that call sign over the air periodically. It's the same requirement for CB radio but I know of no CB operators that do that.

    Back in the day, You had to get a license to operate /use a CB. I got mine in 1977...KANE5430. My understanding is that a CB license was not needed sometimes in the 80's
     

    baboon

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    Back in the day, You had to get a license to operate /use a CB. I got mine in 1977...KANE5430. My understanding is that a CB license was not needed sometimes in the 80's
    I still remember my parent call letters KLJ5773. A couple they became great friends with back then were younger then my parents. I still talk to them on the phone on a regular basis.
     

    satx78247

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    I still remember my parent call letters KLJ5773. A couple they became great friends with back then were younger then my parents. I still talk to them on the phone on a regular basis.

    baboon,

    My family's 1st CB callsign was 10W1349 & we had TWO (tube-type 10M Ham radios, that were converted to 11M) radios made by Hallicrafters.
    (One in the lake house & the other in the houseboat.)

    During the Fall & Spring semesters of HS, I usually installed the radio from the houseboat in my car's passenger seat, as I was a member of the Camp County VFD & the FD used channel 4 to communicate..

    yours, satx
     
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    Axxe55

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    I remember the CB era of the 1970's! Everybody wanted to be Smokey and the Bandit! That movie in some ways capitaized on the CB and truckers. Of course, the Trans Am was just way too cool!
     

    Texasjack

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    Did some work in North Dakota years ago and one of my colleagues described the nearest town there as a "THE" town. Why? Because THE store is next to THE stop light and across from THE gas station, etc.

    I came from a small (and mostly crappy) town. (They did have 3 red lights, but they shut them off at midnight, so a little more than a "the" town.) I'd love to move to a small town. The traffic here is miserable, there are too many people, and taxes absolutely suck. But we're also a bit spoiled in being able to shop or eat or go to a doctor within a couple of miles. The wife is a city girl and gets terrified in the country. (She watches too many shows where they bury bodies underneath the trailer.) I just don't see it happening. This area had 25,000 people when I moved in and now is probably close to 150,000. The small towns in the area are quickly becoming subdivisions.
     

    TheDan

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    Our biggest challenge is finding someone to put in a T1 line; we both have to have dedicated high speed internet to work remotely.
    I'd be very interested in what you find out. My guess would be about $20k to run the line and then $300/mo for the service, but I haven't been involved with an ISP for a long time.

    Typically the only options in rural areas is fixed wireless or satellite. I really doubt you could do conference calls over satellite. Fixed wireless can be good, but I think they are usually over subscribed. Do you get cell service at all there? A 4G hotspot might actually work better than anything else. That's what I use at my place.
     

    toddnjoyce

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    I'd be very interested in what you find out. My guess would be about $20k to run the line and then $300/mo for the service, but I haven't been involved with an ISP for a long time.

    Typically the only options in rural areas is fixed wireless or satellite. I really doubt you could do conference calls over satellite. Fixed wireless can be good, but I think they are usually over subscribed. Do you get cell service at all there? A 4G hotspot might actually work better than anything else. That's what I use at my place.

    That’s the kind of outlay we’re expecting. I’ll have to eat the install price, we could then switch to cordless TV and break even on the monthly rate.

    There is 4G, but both our employers prohibit those connections by policy.
     
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