From: Joe Foley (redmenaced@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Jun 01 2003 - 16:37:15 PDT
The tests aren't too bad if you know basic
electronics, math and radio theory. I went from Tech
to Advanced in eight months, I would have gotten the
Extra class license but at the time I needed to be
able to receive Morse Code at 20 words per minute and
I never did get that good at it, most code
requirements have been dropped since then.
The station I have now is my first, it is the later
model of the BC-610, the T-368. My receiver is a
R-390A that I got at the DRMS auction at Griffiss AFB
about 10 years ago.
At 750 pounds the T-368 is a lot of transmitter, it
puts out the full legal maximum for Amateur Radio
Service and does it very dependably.
As far as cost, that depends on your abilities to
restore things, just like with our trucks. The T-368
cost $550 and it needed some work. The R-390A was
much less but needed more work and a tune up. A LOT
of learning had to be done, too. Also a lot of
hunting up information and parts.
Now, right there may be the attraction! This is just
like the vehicles!
You'll find that a lot of Amateur Radio people have
similar interests, they show up on the same mailing
lists!
Joe KG2CI
--- "Caleb Pal, Network Operations"
<sysop@spitfire.homelinux.com> wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> The technician class ham radio licence is easy to
> get. I took the a class
> then the test when I was 15. There are a lot of nice
> people using it, and
> you make a lot of friends. For a convoy, a FRS would
> work, but if you got
> seperated, someone went on for parts, etc, you have
> a much greater range.
> And as many have said, you can get a military radio
> that will transmit on
> the ham band, and will complement your vehicle. It
> is not hard to get, not
> that expensive, and a great thing to have. I am on
> the local Fire
> department, and I am registered as a emergency
> worker because I have the
> licence. I have heard of 9 year old kids taking the
> test and becoming a ham,
> it isn't that hard. The CB radio channels are
> getting very busy, lots of
> talkover, noise. The requirement for a licence keeps
> most of the crazy
> people off. All of the Hams I have met are nice
> clean people. Steve Keith
> must have met a bad group. You can get into ham
> radio for cheap, just look
> on ebay for a radio, they go cheap.
>
> Thats my 2 cents
>
> Caleb
> KD7KAB
>
>
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