Amateur Radio (Ham)

LCPilot · 03-18-09, 06:45 AM

During the March meeting people expressed an interest in Amateur radio.
It is a sport(?) all by itself if you want it to be. Having more Hams in our club can only help us in the long run. The place for information to start your new interest starts with the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL)
ARRLWeb: ARRL Home Page

Local clubs with more good info are here

Pikes Peak FM Association Inc.

Pikes Peak Radio Amateur Association

If you are still confused or need to ask questions I will help to answer all of them.

If we get a interested group of 6 people we can set up our own class. If there are interested people , but not very many (1 or 2) we can see if there are other classes in the area.

Please post your name so I can get an idea who is interested.

Thanks

David M.

EricG · 03-18-09, 11:15 AM

I got my tech license last year, but haven't gotten a radio yet. One more item on the list!

deafswat · 03-18-09, 11:16 AM

My dad Darryl Price has a ham radio

ssmathis · 03-18-09, 07:26 PM

Since I raised the question I'm definitely interested in taking a class.

Scott

minisrule · 03-18-09, 07:27 PM

I would be very interested in the class!!

Bighead · 03-19-09, 08:17 AM

I'm up in Woodland Park and would be very interested in a local class.

dhayes80 · 03-19-09, 08:41 PM

I'd be interested in attending as well.

CO_Hunter · 05-08-09, 07:09 PM

I'm interested. David, were you going to post up some more info that we talked about at the last meeting?

Leon

LCPilot · 06-09-09, 09:15 PM

I've lost track of the whole list that I was keeping of who was interested.
I know that it is late notice, how about if we start off this week on Thursday, meeting is at Andy's at 7:00. We can just get a little info out this week and then start in on some regular meetings. I'll call the people that I can remember and if I don't call you, I apologize for dropping the ball.

David M

nuclearlemon · 06-09-09, 09:54 PM

after going to ham a few years ago, i have realized how much cb sucks!! i couldn't get five miles on the cb, but on mid power on my rig, i was out on porcupine rim in moab talking to another club member who was on an ht (handheld for the non ham folks) who was in a condo in the town, and clear as a bell!

i went real cheap since i'm poor and bought the yaesu ft2800m, which is a mil spec radio and got the dual band antenna from hamstick.com and i've been told by many that it is the best setup among the rising sun folks. only reason i didn't get the same radio for my 80 was i wanted a remote face setup in that.

it's really not expensive to get into. that initial setup was $109 for the radio, and about $60 for the mount and antenna.

over 50% of rising sun is now licensed and not a single person regrets it.

if you get three people that can pass the general class, they will be eligible to become testers for technician class also. if you have any questions, hit up groucho on the rising sun board, he's the son of hardcore ham parents. there are great books out there for all three classes and the online tests on qrz.com and eham help out. most of it is common knowledge and the books and online tests help for the technical part of it.

good luck!!!