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11-04-2008, 12:56 PM
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...anyone know anything about them?
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11-04-2008, 01:04 PM
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11-04-2008, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar  Ham radios don't taste as good as they sound, and contrary to popular belief their knobs are not made out of bacon. | I was going to make a reference to you Maki, but since you've already visited this thread; never mind.
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11-04-2008, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by JNowiski ...anyone know anything about them? |
Sure, whaddya wanna know?
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11-04-2008, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Jon P. Soifer Sure, whaddya wanna know?
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K2WHO | i'm interested in it and just want to learn a little more about them. i remember doing some K9 SAR stuff with a buddy's dad and he and his crew had vehicle mounted ham radios. pretty much ever since then been kinda interested, but never really bothered with it. now seems to be a decent time to look into it all a little more i guess... 
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11-04-2008, 02:13 PM
| | I have a very tasty head. | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NJ | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JNowiski i'm interested in it and just want to learn a little more about them. i remember doing some K9 SAR stuff with a buddy's dad and he and his crew had vehicle mounted ham radios. pretty much ever since then been kinda interested, but never really bothered with it. now seems to be a decent time to look into it all a little more i guess... | Cool. Getting your license is easier than ever. There are many ways to operate on amateur radio - some don't even involve a radio. Your best bet is to visit the ARRL web site http://www.arrl.org/ and poke around. Maybe find a local club and stop by for a meeting. This site looks like it might be a good place to start too: http://www.wedothat-radio.org/hello/becomeaham.html
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11-04-2008, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Jon P. Soifer Cool. Getting your license is easier than ever. There are many ways to operate on amateur radio - some don't even involve a radio. Your best bet is to visit the ARRL web site http://www.arrl.org/ and poke around. Maybe find a local club and stop by for a meeting. This site looks like it might be a good place to start too: http://www.wedothat-radio.org/hello/becomeaham.html
If you have any specific questions, let me know. | well i'm in iraq now, and i know there's one or two amatuer radio clubs somewhere here (probably in baghdad or something) but there's nothing where i'm at. i've always been interested in commo gear and stuff, so i hang out with the commo guy from the team alot and try to learn stuff, but i doubt i can get my hands on any of the stuff i'm familiar with (not in the civilian world anyways) so i figure this is the next best thing. i mainly want to know what i'd need to do to either build (or buy) for a mobile unit. i also used to do alot with the fire dept so i figure if nothing else when there's a hurricane or anything it could possibly come in handy or something. idk, just trying to learn where to start and what i'd need.
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11-04-2008, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Atoz I was going to make a reference to you Maki, but since you've already visited this thread; never mind. | +1 |
11-04-2008, 04:59 PM
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11-04-2008, 05:30 PM
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11-05-2008, 02:57 AM
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It was fun for a long time. Getting a novice license is pretty easy, full call is a bit more involved. It's good they don't give out licenses too easy imo. You can really hurt yourself if your not up with safety and understanding how much RF burns can dampen your day. It's definitely a massive buzz talking to someone all the way around the world on a wire antenna with little power. I remember using a CB radio with a 2 element quad and talking to you Americans with 12 watts. Canada too.
Awesome hobby.
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11-05-2008, 11:27 AM
| | | Another cool thing about Amateur Radio these days is Echo Link. You can interface via your computer to repeaters all over the world and talk to people in their cars etc. You can select exactly what city or area you want to talk to. I have talked to people all over the world via Echo Link. It would be a cool way to keep in touch with people in America while you are overseas. Also remember the FCC dropped all Morse code requirements for all license classes. You could easily pass the Technician class license and get on the air via your computer. No RF gear required to do that. http://www.echolink.org/ | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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