So I'm geeking out to this doc tonight and thought I'd share it here in case someone hasn't seen it.
Maybe its not awesome for you actual radio operators, but I'm enjoying learning about HAM.
So I'm geeking out to this doc tonight and thought I'd share it here in case someone hasn't seen it.
Maybe its not awesome for you actual radio operators, but I'm enjoying learning about HAM.
On 01 Apr 2023 at 08:10p, paulie420 pondered and said...
Maybe its not awesome for you actual radio operators, but I'm enjoyin learning about HAM.Just watched this also in the last day and enjoyed it, sent out a tweet
Just watched this also in the last day and enjoyed it, sent out a tweet about it to anyone who follows me... it was well done eh?
I'm gonna be *that* guy ..
It's "ham radio" or "amateur radio", not HAM.
Why I hear you say? well there's no acronym (in this context)
This should be on the license test, like this Q is:
Do you need to wear a safety helmet when working on and around a tower?
So I'm geeking out to this doc tonight and thought I'd share it here in case someone hasn't seen it.
Maybe its not awesome for you actual radio operators, but I'm enjoying learning about HAM.
Just watched this also in the last day and enjoyed it, sent out a twe about it to anyone who follows me... it was well done eh?
Yea, I thought it was done well - and actually kinda like... not like I'm running out and spending 2k or hanging a huge antenna, but; I'm kinda interested in learning more about HAM.
Getting into the hobby now adays can be pretty inexpensive.
If you buy a book to study for the test, that may run you $40 tops.
A radio to get started, $35 to start for a hand held which will get you Mo> into the local repeaters.
A mobile radio for the car if you want one, start around $75-$100 for low Mo> end.
Home station is where the big bucks come in. I think over the course of
my Ham radio life, I have dropped $50K on my hobby between antennas, radios, accessories etc.
The test fee is $15, and license renewal is $35 every 10 years.
So all told, you could get into the hobby for about $150 or maybe even a little less.
None of that is too insane - aside from yer $50k home setup... while I haven't done HAM at all, I have played w/ SDRs and some other radio
It seems like a really cool thing - and even something where a local HAM
Maybe its not awesome for you actual radio operators, but I'm enjoying learning about HAM.
Agreed, I also just watched it. I always was curious about the culture
of HAM radio operators. I saw a lot of HAM discussions on BBS boards and
I was wondering (without any experience in HAM) why so much discussion about HAM among BBS dwellers. But we share a lot and including one thing from the movie.
You know the main reason I haven't been turning on to HAM? Because
theres no talk of it...
None of that is too insane - aside from yer $50k home setup... while I haven't done HAM at all, I have played w/ SDRs and some other radio
stuff - but always on the listener side.
Give me 102' of wire, and I can talk to the world.
That's if your neighbors don't complain to council. I've had two
takedown notices. Ended up sneaking a wire underneath the gutter. It
was ok for FT8 but next to useless for voice. Ended up tearing it down
and packing everything away... I'd love to live on several hundred
acres where I could put up a giant antenna farm.
I specifically bought a house in a non-HOA neighborhood here so that I wouldn't have to deal with people telling me what I could or could not
do. The only rules our city has regarding antennas are some relatively sensible ones regarding proper grounding of masts, which were really
more directed at TV antennas, when that was a thing. ...well, I mean, that's still a thing at *my* house, but it's becoming less common, I guess.
But I believe that even if you lived in the middle of desert with no neighbors in visible horizon, you still would need a
certificate/licence to use HAM radio, right?
What's the consequence of accessing it rogue?
On 01 Apr 2023 at 08:10p, paulie420 pondered and said...
So I'm geeking out to this doc tonight and thought I'd share it here
Just watched this also in the last day and enjoyed it, sent out a tweet about it to anyone who follows me... it was well done eh?
I watched it, I thought it was good. I just wish it was a bit longer.
... more ham stuff. :)
That's if your neighbors don't complain to council. I've had two takedown notices. Ended up sneaking a wire underneath the gutter. It was ok for
FT8 but next to useless for voice. Ended up tearing it down and packing everything away... I'd love to live on several hundred acres where I
could put up a giant antenna farm.
Still, I haven't really gone any higher that 10 feet above my roof,
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