I bought a Kenwood 520 got an 80m dipole up and running and completed my general exam awhile back. I've been getting on HF 80m and 20m as my antenna works decent on both of those and everyone I come across is so damn boring. The only time I had a decent chat with people was on the first Friday I had my license I was on 3899 and there was a group of guys just shooting the breeze.
Ever since then it's 70year old guys talking about how great their vertical is and their xxx#### radio pushing 600 watts.
Isn't there anybody on HF that talks about anything other than their equipment? Maybe I'm just not cut out for HAM radio but I really don't give a damn what radio/antenna you have I wouldn't mind finding people on air that have similar interests and actually have a conversation about something other than radios.
Anyway /rant.
Oh, I did encounter a guy trolling a few other guys on 80m the other day it was kind of funny, he was being a dick and they were all huffy about it, trying to talk over him and stuff.
Ever since then it's 70year old guys talking about how great their vertical is and their xxx#### radio pushing 600 watts.
Isn't there anybody on HF that talks about anything other than their equipment? Maybe I'm just not cut out for HAM radio but I really don't give a damn what radio/antenna you have I wouldn't mind finding people on air that have similar interests and actually have a conversation about something other than radios.
Anyway /rant.
Oh, I did encounter a guy trolling a few other guys on 80m the other day it was kind of funny, he was being a dick and they were all huffy about it, trying to talk over him and stuff.