Ham Radio

blkdimnd · 12-18-12, 10:46 PM

Pass my Tech and General licence last Friday.

Received my FCC callsign today:

KB1ZBW

Any other hams here??

Gerald · 12-18-12, 10:48 PM

Congratulations, good work

Sailor Steve · 12-18-12, 11:41 PM

Wotta ham!

Seriously, have fun with it.

Jimbuna · 12-19-12, 08:08 AM

I have a valid vhf restricted operator's certificate.

Betonov · 12-19-12, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I have a valid vhf restricted operator's certificate.

Same

AVGWarhawk · 12-19-12, 09:24 AM

That's awesome blkdimnd. I did not know ham radio was still something people enjoyed and participated in anymore.

CCIP · 12-19-12, 10:14 AM

It's as big as ever, I hear. Congrats on your certificate!

AVGWarhawk · 12-19-12, 10:16 AM

When I was a kid it was not unusual for homes in the neighborhood to have a large antenna on the house or set up in the yard. I do not see them much anymore.

Betonov · 12-19-12, 01:39 PM

You should really tell more.

I always thought ham radio was something you built from kits and just went broadcasting. Didn't know you need a licence inland ???

I'm contemplating instaling a CB station in my car

AVGWarhawk · 12-19-12, 03:19 PM

I think a CB does not require a license.

Jimbuna · 12-19-12, 03:49 PM

Certainly not necessary in the UK

Gerald · 12-19-12, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Betonov

You should really tell more.

I always thought ham radio was something you built from kits and just went broadcasting. Didn't know you need a licence inland ???

I'm contemplating instaling a CB station in my car

Ah ... you mean in your Clio,Rgr that.

Betonov · 12-19-12, 04:15 PM

I spend a lot of time on the highway. A two hour drive just to get to my school.

But where to mount it. I think I'll have to throw out the speedometer and ODO counter to make room

Gerald · 12-19-12, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Betonov

I spend a lot of time on the highway. A two hour drive just to get to my school.

But where to mount it. I think I'll have to throw out the speedometer and ODO counter to make room

Haha..

12-19-12, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I think a CB does not require a license.

They dropped the license way back in the '70's for CB operaters in the U.S.A.
I had one then 2 months later?
POOF!

12-18-12, 10:46 PM	#1
blkdimnd Planesman Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vermont, USA Posts: 186 Downloads: 492 Uploads: 0	Ham Radio Pass my Tech and General licence last Friday. Received my FCC callsign today: KB1ZBW Any other hams here?? __________________ My Mod Soup and System Specs. "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759 AB1TA

12-18-12, 10:48 PM	#2
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Congratulations, good work __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

12-18-12, 11:41 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Wotta ham! Seriously, have fun with it. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-19-12, 08:08 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I have a valid vhf restricted operator's certificate. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-19-12, 09:24 AM	#6
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	That's awesome blkdimnd. I did not know ham radio was still something people enjoyed and participated in anymore. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-19-12, 10:14 AM	#7
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	It's as big as ever, I hear. Congrats on your certificate! __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

12-19-12, 10:16 AM	#8
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	When I was a kid it was not unusual for homes in the neighborhood to have a large antenna on the house or set up in the yard. I do not see them much anymore. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-19-12, 01:39 PM	#9
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	You should really tell more. I always thought ham radio was something you built from kits and just went broadcasting. Didn't know you need a licence inland ??? I'm contemplating instaling a CB station in my car

12-19-12, 03:19 PM	#10
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I think a CB does not require a license. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-19-12, 03:49 PM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Certainly not necessary in the UK __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-19-12, 04:15 PM	#13
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	I spend a lot of time on the highway. A two hour drive just to get to my school. But where to mount it. I think I'll have to throw out the speedometer and ODO counter to make room