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Dave Marshall

Tue Mar 24 2009, 04:19PM

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Another crack at /AM here tomorrow (Wednesday the 25th) between 1200z and 1700z. I'll aim for the same part of the band, 14.240 +/- QRM (I could be 50KHz to either side, so move around and look for the pileup).

I'll be in roughly the same area, this time southern Georgia/Alabama.

Dave

hotcrazyfruit

Fri Mar 27 2009, 10:26PM

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if i wanted to get my license and a ham radio, how much would it cost? and how would i go about getting a license and a radio? any direction is appreciated, thanks
Nick.

Hon1nbo

Fri Mar 27 2009, 10:45PM

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hotcrazyfruit wrote ...

if i wanted to get my license and a ham radio, how much would it cost? and how would i go about getting a license and a radio? any direction is appreciated, thanks
Nick.

if you look around, Google will always have an answer...
but here are the basics (for the US at least, I don't know where you are):
$15 - this is the Volunteer Examiner (or VE for short) fee... this is just for him to administer the exam, and it is the only current cost
for entry level, known as Technician Class, there is a 35 Multiple Choice Exam of which you must get 26 right - it covers basic electronic theory, rules and safety , and proper operation - this is not too much information to master, as a lot of it is common sense, especially in the safety related questions such as "When do you service a Crank up Antenna Tower: A) when it is fully cranked up, B) when it is transmitting, C) when it is near Power Lines, or D) when fully lowered and disconnected from a transmitter"

as for the other requirements, they are as follows (again for the US Citizens)
- a ULS account on the FCC website (makes things simpler, such as not having to carry your social Security Card with you) - this gives you an FRM, which is specific to you and will identify you to the people processing your application
- a valid photo ID, which needs to be photocopied
- an application form (many examiners have their own, or have them already - IIRC it is FCC Form 605, if you need to fill it out ahead of time)

each session is administered by three Volunteer Examiners, not Feds... $15 (which is a new fee) covers taking the exam, and if you pass you can take the next License Class up without paying again, then again if you pass the second exam.

hope this helps
73, KE5TUZ, Jimmy

David.Lightman

Sat Apr 04 2009, 01:57PM

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How many people run HF digital? It would be nice to setup a digital sked and run PSK-31 on 20m or 80m. I had some great success making contacts with PSK, Olivia and Hell last night on 80m.. 10m seems to be open here and there, for those techs that want to try out digital.

D.L

Tonskulus

Thu May 21 2009, 11:32AM

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Hmm, I only have antique transceiver from WW2 service. I can listen SSB with it but it transmits only CW or AM at 20Watts. 1.6MHz-6MHz. 160, 80 and 40meters. However, it works so i can try to make some qso's with you people..:)

Chris Russell

Thu May 21 2009, 02:20PM

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Tonskulus wrote ...

Hmm, I only have antique transceiver from WW2 service. I can listen SSB with it but it transmits only CW or AM at 20Watts. 1.6MHz-6MHz. 160, 80 and 40meters. However, it works so i can try to make some qso's with you people..:)

Where are you, Tonskulus? And how's your CW? Would be interesting to try for an 80m QSO in the not too distant future.

Tonskulus

Thu May 21 2009, 03:40PM

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Chris Russell wrote ...

Where are you, Tonskulus? And how's your CW? Would be interesting to try for an 80m QSO in the not too distant future.

Im living in Finalnd. Currently I dont have antenna assembly but I will make one soon. Horizonal wire antenna maybe.

Chris Russell

Thu May 21 2009, 05:48PM

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No rush. I'm in the middle of planning for a big move, so I will be antenna-less for a while.

Steve Conner

Mon May 25 2009, 09:49AM

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Hey Tonskulus

Scotland isn't that far from Finland, I bet we could work each other fine on 80m. My ham shack is dismantled just now, but it wouldn't take long to hook up some sort of antenna.

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