twodownzero
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sljohnson1938 wrote:WHAT -no morse code for a license????
gee wiz - what is next?
CW is dead. There are so many other aspects to ham radio.
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jfkmk
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Acampingwewillgo wrote:Since I was in Jr High school, I've wanted to get into Ham radio but I've always come up with some excuse for not following through....I mentioned this someplace else recently, but I remember Heath Kit use to sell Receivers and Transceivers as kits back in the day. Fast forward 50 years later and I'm still picking up my ARRL/Gordon West answer/question book. Maybe one of these days I'll actually do it. Oh...I see the OP is in Ojai, Ventura here.
Heath Kit...man, you’re bringing back some memories! I built a lot of things from them. I did a search...they still make a couple of kits, though I understand they are owned by a different company now.
I also built a multi-meter from Radio Shack about 40 years ago. Still use it!
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sljohnson1938 wrote:WHAT -no morse code for a license????
gee wiz - what is next?
There hasn't been since 2006. I believe the number of licence applications went up over the years after the code requirement was dropped. I was one of those hold outs..
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twodownzero wrote:sljohnson1938 wrote:WHAT -no morse code for a license????
gee wiz - what is next?
CW is dead. There are so many other aspects to ham radio.
I wouldn't say dead but it's certainly not as popular as it used to be. But like you said, the are so many aspects of the hobby, people as scattered all over the bands and technology. I did FT8 for a year, now I'm bored with it and trying DMR and Fusion then I'll attempt D-Star since the HF bands seem to been horrible half the time.
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jfkmk wrote:Acampingwewillgo wrote:Since I was in Jr High school, I've wanted to get into Ham radio but I've always come up with some excuse for not following through....I mentioned this someplace else recently, but I remember Heath Kit use to sell Receivers and Transceivers as kits back in the day. Fast forward 50 years later and I'm still picking up my ARRL/Gordon West answer/question book. Maybe one of these days I'll actually do it. Oh...I see the OP is in Ojai, Ventura here.
Heath Kit...man, you’re bringing back some memories! I built a lot of things from them. I did a search...they still make a couple of kits, though I understand they are owned by a different company now.
I also built a multi-meter from Radio Shack about 40 years ago. Still use it!
I did the same as you....thought about Heath Kit and had to look it up to see if they were still around. Rather disappointing to see what they offer now...I was like a kid in a candy store when they were big, so many kits to chose from! Good Old Days....
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Hmm, if there is no license for Ham radios, that might be an option for me in the mountains around here where the wireless is spotty. Probably showing my ignorance of Ham, but is that the same as people use in vehicles where CBs aren’t used?
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http://www.arrl.org/what-is-ham-radio
That link should answer all questions.
You still need a license, but you no longer need to learn Morse code.
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Also a member of our county ARES. Since this is tornado season in East Texas we have all been a little uptight. Had the sirens Wednesday night for 30 minutes, and I was grabbing my "go pack". We lucked out on that one.
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Acampingwewillgo wrote:jfkmk wrote:Acampingwewillgo wrote:Since I was in Jr High school, I've wanted to get into Ham radio but I've always come up with some excuse for not following through....I mentioned this someplace else recently, but I remember Heath Kit use to sell Receivers and Transceivers as kits back in the day. Fast forward 50 years later and I'm still picking up my ARRL/Gordon West answer/question book. Maybe one of these days I'll actually do it. Oh...I see the OP is in Ojai, Ventura here.
Heath Kit...man, you’re bringing back some memories! I built a lot of things from them. I did a search...they still make a couple of kits, though I understand they are owned by a different company now.
I also built a multi-meter from Radio Shack about 40 years ago. Still use it!
I did the same as you....thought about Heath Kit and had to look it up to see if they were still around. Rather disappointing to see what they offer now...I was like a kid in a candy store when they were big, so many kits to chose from! Good Old Days....
I built my first Ham radio with my dad, I think we had $20.00 in it in parts.....LOL. I was 12 I think the first time I got my Lic, my dad had a big array on the garage with a rota-tor under it. There was a little hole in the basement with ALL KINDS of equipment stacked with a lollipop D104 on the bench....Hahaha, old times
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Quote:Hmm, if there is no license for Ham radios, that might be an option for me in the mountains around here where the wireless is spotty. Probably showing my ignorance of Ham, but is that the same as people use in vehicles where CBs aren’t used?
License is still required but now it is all rules and theory. The higher the class which gives more privileges (bands) the deeper the rules/theory go. For a technician class which is the easiest class but gives you the most popular two bands for vehicle use, it really isn't that hard. To get an idea, check out a Technician Practice Exam.
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