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re: PSA: Get your amateur radio license. /hamgeneral
Posted on 9/6/18 at 9:52 pm to TopJimmy
Posted on 9/6/18 at 9:52 pm to TopJimmy
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Get your General license - you get HF. Worldwide. All this costs 15 bucks and some study time.
Is Morse code still part of the test? That killed it for me many years ago.
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Posted on 9/6/18 at 9:53 pm to Yellerhammer5
quote:You go boy! dit dit dit dah dah dah
I’m about to start banging out some cw on the HF bands pretty soon. No more no code extra for me.
Posted on 9/6/18 at 9:54 pm to Btrtigerfan
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About $750 used equipment.
not terrible but higher than I expected. I was hoping there were units in the $250-$300 range
Posted on 9/6/18 at 9:56 pm to TopJimmy
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Posted on 9/6/18 at 9:56 pm to texag7
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I was hoping there were units in the $250-$300 range
For the radio, yes. Spend more on the antenna than the radio. $750 was everything.
Posted on 9/6/18 at 9:57 pm to texag7
quote:This hobby is like Golf. You can spend 100 bucks, or a thousand. To get into HF (and talk) I'd say you are going to spend 1000. To listen about 50 bucks.
How much would a good radio unit and the wiring cost?
Posted on 9/6/18 at 9:58 pm to Layabout
quote:Morse is no longer a part of any test.
Is Morse code still part of the test? That killed it for me many years ago.
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:03 pm to TopJimmy
Are there any amateur operators here? Several people posted in thread that seem knowledgeable. Just curious.
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:04 pm to TopJimmy
yes. /G since about 1988
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:07 pm to TopJimmy
I'd rather just ride around playing cb tag with my Cobra.
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:08 pm to TopJimmy
Got my tech in 2004. Extra license last year.
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:11 pm to Yellerhammer5
anybody else getting the Uncle Frank vibe from One Crazy Summer? 
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:13 pm to Btrtigerfan
quote:As soon as I get my end-fed back in the trees, let's try 10/12/17/20m. I've hit Dallas and Austin a few times.
yes. /G since about 1988
That is "local" on the bands beyond 10m. Would love a qso.
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:17 pm to TopJimmy
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TopJimmy
Will do. Try a 80m loop with a 4:1 balun. It'll work all of them 10-80m with a tuner.
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:23 pm to Btrtigerfan
quote:I'm running a matchbox 9:1 longwire - but it came down in our last storm. I can tune 40-6m (rarely 80 but I have burnt so many finals I dare not)
Will do. Try a 80m loop with a 4:1 balun. It'll work all of them 10-80m with a tuner.
Bookmarking this thread. I wish there was a PM fucntion - I'd give you my call.
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:30 pm to Champagne
quote:Well, check the arrl band plan. You aren't hunting HAM, you are hunting amateur radio operators. ham.
Which band or freqs should I tune into to hunt for some HAM?
Pay attention to USB/LSB. If you want to hear trolls, 7200khz. If you want to hear real operators, tune the frequencies I posted earlier.
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:33 pm to TopJimmy
I had a business acquaintance who was into HAM pretty big, it sounded like. I started talking to him about it, and was thinking about buying some equipment from him, but he passed away suddenly. He said he spoke to people in China.
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:41 pm to Champagne
quote:ANY band. 40m up - use LSB. I posted a band plan earlier. Below 40m use USB. It doesn't really matter though - if you get a signal sounding like wahahahaha... change from lsb to usb. If none of that helps try AM. Some hobbyists with strong transmitters will be on the centralized AM band.
Which band or freqs should I tune into to hunt for some HAM?
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