u/Canadian1911

Hello,

I am not sure if this technically qualifies as Ham equipment, but I figured people here may know anyways because it is at least heavily related.

I picked up a Realistic Pro-41 10 Channel Programmable Scanner from Value Village last night, and bought some battires.

It turns on, digits come on the screen, and it does scan, but even after finding the manual online, and turning the volume and squelch as stated, I still get absolute silence at all times form the speakers, and even through headphones in the "ear" port.

Should I still be hearing at least white noise? What does literal absolute silence mean? Could something be broken?

What can I try, should I maybe open it and and clean some things, see if some wires are damaged or what?

https://www.scribd.com/document/410020066/Radio-Scanner-Realistic-Pro-41-PRO-41-Owner-s-Manual

Hi,

So as the title says I am a total noob at this never played one before, or even heard one in person, just online.

Though I think I would like to get one, because it seems like one of the simpler instruments to learn basic ability to play music on, aside from a keyboard.

However, before when I tried to play guitar, it didn't work out so well, the issue was the size of a regular full size guitar, I found it hard to hold, even though I am 6.36ft tall and have long arms, I still found myself struggling to hold it in place, which made trying to actually play it a pain. When I tried Ukulele, I had the opposite problem, it was too small, and also awkward to hold, so I guess I need something just right, not too big, and not too small.

From what I understand there are different sizes of pans, and the close relative tongue drums. Would I perhaps be better of getting a smaller non-standard size handpan, or one of the larger tongue drums?

Musically I tend to listen to classic rock, metal, and alternative/goth. I'm current blasting the new Marilyn Manson record "One Assassination Under God Chapter 2" in the car. So what scale, or note should I look for when buying, if I may want to try to learn to play some of those types of songs eventually?

Also budget wise, I can maybe stretch up to $750 Canadian, so that's like slightly above entry level handpan, and high end tongue drum area, from my research so far.

I have never before played Wow of any sort, I have been a Runescaper since 2004.

I think the absolute best and most important decision I made, was made before even creating a toon, and that was to join the guild "OnlyNoobs" which I found out about here on reddit. It's a very cool guild, aimed for new players, returning players, but also those who just want to play without elitism or toxicity, or sweat. I asked some questions about class, and eventually with their responses, I decided on mage.

The beginning of the game as human mage was fun, massacring wolves and kobolds, and then shortly moving onto the defias.

Of course with my guild mates from OnlyNoobs, I got a wand donated to me, as well as some bags, and just straight up gold, but what is more than that, was the people who came to actually help me handle some quests, that I otherwise would've taken ages to solo, especially as at the time low lvl clothie who if i pull possibly 2, but surely 3 or more mobs accidentally at a time, am pretty much dead.

I moved up lvl quickly, and soon enough I was off to Westfall to continue investigating the defias, and soon enough it was time for my first dungeon, dead mines. I first ended up running it with a pug group, and my second run was with guild members only. I ended up getting both cookies rod, and the ember stone staff, (and also the lavishly jeweled ring) in two runs. The dungeon experience was fun, and I learned, to stay back a bit, and AOE for the most part, except in cases where AOE could cause issues by pulling extra unintended mobs, in that case frost bolt, or wand, and tab between targets to spread out.

We ran some guild events, including a bait n brew, where we gather in the morning, have coffee, and fish in game. My first of these was monumental for me in terms of gold, a member suggested we fish outside wailing caverns so we can catch deviate fish, which sell for pretty decent gold, and man did they. I made 14g just from participating in that event. Last time, we went to moon glade, I got the flight point, so now I have access to a place to catch nightfin whenever I want as well.

Soon, it was off to some zones that were a bit higher level like duskwood, arathi highlands, hillsbard, etc. I did 3 Gnomeregan runs, but soon enough, the next dungeon that I did countless runs in, was Scarlet Monestary, where I got some gear upgrades, such as the hypontic blade, whitmane's chapeau, and some robes and a cloak, and of course the illusionary rod. Many of which I still have equipped now.

After that, I focused on farming elemental's in arathi, to get the elements to make my Robes of Power (tailoring and skinning professions) and made my Robes of Power, which is a good match with the chapeau aesthetically, but also an upgrade stat wise, especially with frost damage bonus. Because of this, and some elementals being resistant to frost, I trained up some fire spells, which also came in handy for the final RFD boss as well.

I then did my first Razorfen Downs run (with all but one of the party being guildies), and after turning in the "Bring The Light" quest after completing it, I hit 40, at long last. Then went to train horse riding, and get my Black Stallion I call "Twiggy", learnt Storm wind Group Portal, and trained some new spells.

So far, what I would say about Wow Classic is that it's a good game, an enjoyable game, and definitely has a feeling of progression and growth. I can now go back to elwyn and one hit, wolves I used to die too, for example, or just mass murder a whole bunch at once with blizzard. It is definitely a benefit to be social though, as it appears soloing the entire game, would be tough, frustrating, and take a long time to make meaningful progress.

I will say one thing though, I have heard people say 'classic is long and grindy, it takes a long time to level, etc..". Bullshit, If you never played Runescape you don't know the meaning of grind. I've only been playing a month, just regularly, while having a life, and I am already XP wise, almost half to max level, and my fishing is close to max as well. Ultimately, I guess it's a matter of perspective and relativity.

But yeah, it's a good game, I enjoy it, and am a Wow Classic player now, but I do think as I said in the beginning an important decision I made was joining OnlyNoobs and getting the community, help, support, and guidance that comes with that. If you are a new player, returning player, or just want a more chill experience without sweats, or elitists, toxicity, I cannot recommend it more.

Hello.

I have the game installed and I am looking to start it soon, after I reach another goal I have first in classic WoW which I am nearing.

I have googled and found that Luttera seems to be the most popular and active East North America server, so I will probably play on that, being my general area and time zone.

But I have enough experience having played other MMOs that often times there can be things new players don't know that they might make mistakes that make things unnecessarily harder for them than need be, or could just be ignorant of better ways to do things.

So while I do not want any story or character spoilers or anything like that, is there anything in general I should know about, as a new player just coming in? Anything to avoid doing, anything recommended to do, etc?

Thanks.

11 days ago, I posted here asking for advice on which Dark Souls like game to play, to get a taste of Dark Souls. The most popular answers were Dark Souls 1, or Elden Ring.

I went with Dark Souls Remastered. I managed to paly it tonight, and unfortunately, as far as I am concerned it sucks and is not fun, at all.

It is far too hard, I expected this game to be challenging, but in reality it appears unfairly hard, and should be called "you died simulator instead.

It took me ages to get out of the tutorial, which okay is expected as it's just a tutorial and is learning, but once I defeated the Abyssal Demon, and got to Lordran, I cannot get past "Undead Parish", I have countless deaths in that zone, sometimes sooner, sometimes later and only managed to get to the white mist door in the basement area down the stairs once, by just running, and hoping not to get killed, just cheesing it, but then of course, on the other side, I died again, and respawned yet again at "Undead Parish" bonefire.

My idea was to play for myself, and get a taste of the genre and the game for myself, and I did that, and it turns out that for me it just sucks, is not fun, and not something I enjoy.

Also, there is much better things I can spend $60 on.

As a more mature gamer now, I know not to force myself to play things I do not enjoy and don't actually want to play, when there are other things I do want to play.

Before Dark Souls, I tried Path of Exile, and I died a lot there, but it was not comparable to this, and progress wasn't entirely rest on death, and well, I managed to complete the campaign, not get essentially locked in a beginner zone. I can see myself going back to PoE and improving, getting better gear and stats, etc sometime. I cannot at least for foreseeable future, forsee myself trying Dark Souls again.

So, I am new to the ARPG genre, the first game I am playing is PoE and I am almost done the campaign there.

I have hard Diablo has a good reputation and that II seems to be the best, and I know there's a remaster of it.

I have a question though, what is the story with the multiplayer mode of it, is there one, and is it still active, like would I have problems finding a group or not at all?

I am currently on a kick of trying games and genres that I have never played before, ever.

Notable genres are ARPGs and "Souls Likes".

I am currently getting my first taste of an ARPG with Path of Exile, and enjoying it.

Next on my list will be a Souls Like, and I think what better than a "Dark Souls" as it's apparently genre defining?

I've heard though, that these games are hard, though I also want something that'll give me a good taste of the franchise and genre as whole.

So with that in mind, is there any "Dark Souls" that is considered easiest/most approachable for a total new player? Which one is a best example of the genre, are these the same? Is there one that is a compromise between the two?

Essentially, for my case, which one would you recommend I try?

My first exposure to an MMO game was in 2004 when I was 9, through a website "miniclip", which had a link to something titled "Runescape". I have played that game ever since, sometimes less, sometimes more, and been there for a lot of the game's history and the ups and downs. Currently, with a maximum combat level account, multiple maximum (99) skill levels, and the most gold I have ever had.

However, a year ago, I decided to try some weird new game titled "Guild Wars 2", and I have enjoyed it thus far, haven't played everyday, but often enough, and with the design you are not even pressured to play everyday anyways.

I selected a thief profession, and went with duel wielding pistols, using the unload skill, on auto-attack.

After reaching level 80, I worked on the HP requirements to unlock the dead eye spec, an am a dead eye.

I've been playing through the story chronologically as well, and have just finished LWS4 last night, and am on to the Ice Brood Saga now.

I've also done some side content, like running a couple Dungeons, and doing a few fractal runs, which I needed to do to get ascended trinkets for my build, and some guild missions for the commendations. Already got a lot of laurels for wizard vault objectives, that just happened to have been completed by accident, while playing as well.

I really like and enjoy GW2, the world feels lively, there's a lot of detail and voice acting, even with NPCs in town and around the world, not just story characters, etc, etc. Though divided into zones, the map is huge, the mounts are awesome, and I love how you are not constantly chasing a treadmill, or the next rung above, and if you take a break from the game, you can come back, and not be behind. This may be true for RuneScape too, but Runescape requires a lot more of your time to make meaningful progress.

All in all, this more lively, active, and involved world, along with the community, and with the sense of "chill" compared to other MMOs has hooked me, and I now find myself wanting to play Guild Wars 2 mainly/mostly, and have my Runescape goals, as a side thing. That is why I find myself "moving" to Guild Wars 2. Not because Runescape sucks, but because Guild Wars 2 is just that much better. I can't be a fast moving, agile, and dodging gun slinger in RuneScape, but I can in Guild Wars 2.

So, I just recently downloaded Clone Hero, and my NBPC Guitar Controller is coming in later today.

It's been a long time since I have "played" regularly, though I have been playing GH3 since 2007. At best I got up to medium difficulty, and that was in like 2020 (casually though the years of course, not like intense skill practice).

I've seen a lot of Clone Hero tutorials, talking about learning tap methods, speed, strumming methods, etc, etc but I think wouldn't that be a little too advanced for me?

Should I just at this stage, start on "easy" and then once I am re-acquainted with this type of game, go back to medium, and then try to progress from there, get the blue and orange notes down, etc, etc?

I remember when I first started doing GH3 on medium, getting that blue down was a pain but I eventually got it. I think orange is going to be the same issue with getting my hand/fingers to be able to do that, and at a higher speed as well.

Am I correct in not wanting to bite off too much at one time?

What would be the best approach?

So,

I have just bought a beaded rope off of amazon with good reviews, which is adjustable and everything, etc.

So as I said in my first post. last I jumped rope was a kid with a children's rope.

However as a runner for 11 months now, and as someone who has lost 100 pounds, I am not new to cardiovascular fitness. My wresting heart rate is already 45, and my sleeping is 38, my Garmin vo2 max recently increased to 46, and my new recent 5k PB is 29:06.

So I know tomorrow day 1 will be literally just getting accustomed, but in a few days when I now the basics of what I am doing and can jump consecutively without issue, what would be reasonable challenges or goals to set for myself, considering my current fitness level and aerobic base?

I don't want to waste time setting goals which are too easy and won't help increase my fitness.

Hi,

So the last time I jump roped, was as a literal kid, with a children's rope.

Since then I have gotten fat, out of shape and overweight, but have recently lost over 100 pounds, and began training running 11 months ago, ran my first ever official 5k race in 29:35 (which I was very happy with) and I recently beat that time, going down to 29:06.

Anyways, now that I am living a healthier and fitter life style, I am up for trying jump rope again, and I also heard that it can be great to do a couple minutes or so of jumping before runs as a warm up as well.

I did some research on what to get for beginners, and different types of ropes (Lauren Jumps videos on youtube) and it seems the recommendation is, to get a beaded rope.

Searching for proper ropes online I see some beaded ropes from $50 to $75 Canadian, which for right now seems a bit pricey.

I did find this listing on amazon for a bead rope, and it has good reviews and feedback, and rating.

If I want to not pay an arm and a leg straight away, would this be the rope to get?

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CC6CTHRG/ref=twister_B0DNN4SRJJ?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

Hi,

So while SA is my faveourite of them all, one thing that bugs me is that you have to re-buy the same weapon for more ammo.

I would like it if there could be an option to buy ammo separately, like there is in V.

For period accuracy, I think it'd be cool if the price of X ammo, could be based on the average price it was in 1992, so, I will do the research on that, and set the price, but I will need someone that actually knows how to mod, to actually put that into practice and create the mod itself.

Anyone up to help with this?

So,

I am looking for a simple spring powered Colt 25 airsoft pistol, for some short-range and lower power plinking fun in my room.

However, I can only find gas powered ones that look real (like I want), the only spring ones I can find are clear models, at least when I search with "Canada" in the query.

Does anyone know where I can find and buy a replica looking, spring powered Colt 25?

So far, I have only found suitable results for sale in other countries, like U.S, and U.K.

This is just my opinion, but this is what I have learned from being on my weight loss journey for a year now, and losing 95 pounds in that time.

There is so much advice and debate out there, on what foods to eat, what foods to not eat, yada, yada, yada, cheat days, cheat meals, or no cheating, yada, yada, bla bla bla.

However the only thing actually needed is a constant calorie deficit.

Different things, different methods, work for different people to stay in a consistent deficit.

For me it's restricting for two weeks, then having a cheat day, and clearly it's worked and is continuing to work.

I do try to eat mostly whole foods, but I don't avoid processed like the plague either. and I allow myself a small desert every day, donut, mars bar, other pastry, etc.

Of course some people are not disciplined enough to keep a cheat day, to only a day, or a small desert to only a small desert, but that's when knowing yourself, and figuring out what works or does not work for you comes into play.

The number one thing I hate about the weight loss space, is the number of people overcomplicating things, and pushing "one size fits all" solutions, aside from of course CICO which is the only necessity.