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Very well done. Few minor items that caught my attention. I found the background to be a bit distracting as it overlayed some of the text. Also, I noticed the copyright year at the bottom shows 2023. If you're from the future I don't know whether to be said that nothing's changed or happy it hasn't gotten worse..

For the kids I also recommend considering a Mac and then you could always run a Windows as either a dual boot or within Mac OS virtually if you have specific apps you need that only exist for Windows.

I've had Direct TV for over 5 years and we are extremely happy. As others have noted there's been a few short outages during particularly bad weather but they seem to be only a few minutes till the thickest clouds blow past. After Sandy it was the only option for a week as the cable was down in my neighborhood. That alone is worth keeping it in my eyes.

I still don't understand how a National Reciprocity Bill would help us under the 14th Amendment. So people in 49 other states pass those state's requirements and get their respective state's license they then have the right to carry in NJ. Got it so far. NJ has a permitting process, which has been affirmed thus far in court as legal as they have demonstrated that 90%+ of the applicants are approved. How does this help us? It will be the same for us before and after as far as I can see it since we have yet to prove that NJ's system is unconstitutional.

Emailed both again. Will mail out letters tomorrow as well.

^^^This.

Be careful buddy. Like Smokin .50 said, there's the Law and there what's Normal and Customary. There's a lot of cops that would look the other way but then there's a share that would be all over making a gun arrest, any gun arrest, just so they can brag to their buddies. Unless you want to be a poster boy / test case and are willing to risk the legal penalties I would skip going to dad's till he's got his FFL. If you do decide to go, please make sure your car is all up to date, both paper and mechanically and obey all laws. Don't give someone an opportunity to pull you over if you can help it.

Are you using the built in mic or the hand held mic plugged into the radio? I found on my Baofeng UV-5R that sometimes the connection between the plug in mic and radio isn't perfect and thus no one can hear me talk.

Congrats!!! While it's fresh in your memory start trying the practice exams for General. I don't think the general exam was much tougher and found some of the material from Technician carried over or assisted in understanding the General.

Part of the rush of gun laws we've seen were a rush to capitalize on the moment and get face time for the candidates. The other part, put Christie into a tough spot with the red states or blue states should he run. Regardless of if Sweeney or Fullop wins, I don't think gun control will be their front running issue until the next tragedy. That's when we'll get the NJ version of a the SAFE act written, voted and signed off in without time for public discussion. They'll at minimum go for a 10 round limit but I wouldn't doubt they try for lower regardless of what happened in NY with their 7. The FID system will be overhauled and we can kiss the lifetime part goodbye. I think it'll be merged into our DL's as proposed, requiring renewel every 4 years and will probably get suspended whenever our DL does as well. The 1 evil feature standard for semi-auto shotguns that's part of the State Police proposal will be the standard for rifles as well if they aren't outright banned. Oh yeah, those evil 50 cals that are such a menace to the world, bye bye. Lastly, if it's Fullop, expect that nonsense that Jersey City requires for selling firearms to their PD to be extended to all of NJ. This is of course if we don't get our collective a$$'s in gear and support a candidate that understands that our second amendment right isn't theirs to use a currency to buy media time.

I hope he finishes it because it's off to a great start.

I took Gan's suggestion and pushed the button earlier today and found out the meeting had in fact happened last week with the Holiday party. I'll send my application in too just in case work takes me away from the next meeting. I feel guilty talking on the repeater without contributing to the club and thus is why I've been reluctant to try speak much on mic so far.

Newtonian, Have you considered going to a club meeting? I am a newer ham too and went to Sussex County Amateur Radio Club's September meeting and found it very interesting. I couldn't make October or November's due to work comitments but am trying to confirm that there is going to be one tomorrow night (12/19/14). It's on their website (scarcnj.org) calendar but I remembered something from September about a holiday party and am not sure if the meeting date / time was moved / canceled. I'm sure there's plenty of people there that could offer insight.

Congratulations!

Too late. Been married 7 years. Lost some weight and the ring, which was never snug, is now loose and falls off.

Need a recommendation in the Southern Sussex / Northern Morris County area for a good jeweler as I have a ring that needs to be refitted. Thanks in advance.

Beat me to it, I was one minute behind.

One class to be held on the fifth Tuesday of February each year limited to 8 students.

Just called up and got it. Had the family share 6GB for $80 plan and swapped it out for the 10 GB for $80. Since our cycle just started on 10/29 they back dated it and the change will show up on next months bill as a credit for the old plan and a charge for the new, which being the same will balance out to the same monthly price.

They used the slain Trooper's handcuffs and placed him in his patrol car. Excellent work. He should be forced to wear those handcuffs for eternity. Bury him with them on.

Not really as outlined above. One thing you could do is utilize two different frequencies where one party transmits on frequency A and the other on frequency B. You could even divide this over two bands so one person transmits on frequency A in VHF and the other on frequency B on UHF. This way you're not using any codes or cyphers so you are still legal but you're making it harder for someone to listen in without listening to both frequencies simultaneously. By the way, this is an emergency scenario that I'm suggesting this for where life and death are at risk. I wouldn't suggest doing this as a matter of normal operation.

I've only had one Baofeng, the UV-5R, but I've had no issues with it. The majority of reviews I've seen on them have been positive mostly because of the price point. At $30 to $50 per radio it's not a hugely risky purchase financially. Keep in mind, it is not illegal to own or use one to listen but in order to transmit you must have an Amateur Radio License. Getting licensed is easier than most people think as there are free practice tools online and the test itself is $15. You'll need at least the first level license, Technician, in order to transmit on the UHF and VHF frequencies that the majority of the Baofeng models use. A great resource to find out more would be to go to ARRL.org and click on the Licensing, Education and Training link. I think getting licensed, learning how to and using the ham radios are well above those blister pack family radios. Not only do they tend to have better radio to radio distance performance (simplex) because of the higher output (FRS is .5 watt and HT ham radios can usually go up to 4 or 5 watts) but the ability to also use a repeater can expand their range to 10, 20, 30 or more miles depending on conditions. Additionally, you can program in some public safety frequencies (for listen only, DO NOT transmit) and get live information on what emergencies might be occurring. That ARRL link above can also point you to some local clubs in your area where you'll find very helpful people who can answer your questions and give you solid advice.

We have a law on the books mandating gun technology when it becomes available so I see no reason why they can't mandate a blood test now for when / if it becomes available. They can look like winners to the anti crowd today and worry about the realities tomorrow.

Trying out some Knob Creek tonight.

We need to warn anyone we know in Washington state about Initiative 594. This is an unbelievably dangerous bill up for public a ballot vote masked as a "Common Sense Background Check" bill. I594 is being brought to us by groups funded by Bloomberg and has some serious financial backing from a few other billionaires. If it makes it into law it would ban even the simple act of letting a friend try your gun at a range without a background check through a FFL before handing them the gun and then another check before they hand it back to you. The real intention of this bill is to make it virtually impossible to enjoy hunting / target practice with family and friends or conduct safety training where a firearm might exchange hands for any reason if for just seconds. You can read an article on it here: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/ed8ad5eb#/ed8ad5eb/89 You can read the actual Initiative as submitted: http://sos.wa.gov/_assets/elections/initiatives/FinalText_483.pdf Get the word out. Even if you're not concerned about what's happening in Washington state you might want to be aware of this because it's apparently being floated in other states and it won't be long till it shows up here if the ballot vote passes.