Getting Ham Liscense?

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I am taking my test Saturday.

I am inspired by the distances these things reach. Read cruiserdrews report. A good portion of my club already has them and talk across town evary Monday night.

We will have a Ham station at Slickrock in Moab and lots of folks will have them in their trucks so you (and I ) can see.

I should have my license by then.
 
Im very new at this , but I will say that the power and performance of a decent ham set up is amazing.Im finding out that its a very useful tool.

Just pick up a study guide IE Gordon West Technician Class manual.
Read it , couple days (easy) The Fed questions are middle school reading level.
You could probally pass it now straight out of the box.
Good luck.


I see your in Durango , Nice place. ( I lived in Telluride)

ken
 
MOUNTAINCRUISER said:
what is HRO?

how big is the manual?
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Ham Radio Outlet. Luckily we have one in the Denver Area.

The "old" version of the Technician class manual is 12 chapters and around 300 pages, including a chapter full of the entire exam question pool. You read a section of the manual and then look through the group of relevant exam questions. I'm sure the "new" version is similar in size.

As Ken mentioned, practice tests are available at www.qrz.com and are comprised of a selection of questions from the pool that you've studied from. I think Ken has only been studying for 2 or 3 weeks and is already "acing" the practice tests. When you take the official exam the questions are drawn from the same pool, just like the practice tests.

Once you have your Technician license you can get a 2 meter radio which is what most of us newbies have.

Go for it. :eek: :D
 
hatfieldcb said:
Ham Radio Outlet. Luckily we have one in the Denver Area.

The "old" version of the Technician class manual is 12 chapters and around 300 pages, including a chapter full of the entire exam question pool. You read a section of the manual and then look through the group of relevant exam questions. I'm sure the "new" version is similar in size.

As Ken mentioned, practice tests are available at www.qrz.com and are comprised of a selection of questions from the pool that you've studied from. I think Ken has only been studying for 2 or 3 weeks and is already "acing" the practice tests. When you take the official exam the questions are drawn from the same pool, just like the practice tests.

Once you have your Technician license you can get a 2 meter radio which is what most of us newbies have.

Go for it. :eek: :D
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Thanks for the info man

Once you take your test, about how long does it take to get your license?
 
MOUNTAINCRUISER said:
Once you take your test, about how long does it take to get your license?
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It's usually a couple of weeks. You can check the FCC website to see if they've issued your call sign. Once you get that it's legal to transmit. Before you get it you can listen all you want. :grinpimp:
 
I'm a new ham.

I used the QRZ practice tests mentioned above. I spent 3 hours going through the 12 or so tests. Those tests have every test question on the test. You could probably just memorize the answers. They are the exact questions on the test. I didn't miss any and the actual test took 9 minutes. It is $14 to take the test. I thought it was very easy. George's 7 year old kid took the test and passed the first time. This isn't rocket science folks. The General Test is more difficult but the Tech test is very easy.

On the getting the license. It took from Sat to Wednesday for my call sign to be posted in the FCC database. So it is much quicker now than it has been in the past. This was pretty typical I guess.
 
The site that I studied by was http://www.hamtestonline.com
They have the method down. All the questions that will be on the test are there, plus the study guide takes you step by step through the different areas you'll need to know.

I'm not affiliated with any of these sites. Before I took the test I got the books and visited many websites with info on the subjet. It was a bit overwhelming. Hamtestonline.com was what worked for me.

Regards

Alvaro
 
Ham radio is a dying animal, but PERFECT for what we do. They are making it easier to get the lic. (no code) to attract people. Go for it. Also in a disaster it may be one of the few means of comunnication.( its happened) KB1 KUA
 
Romer said:
Passed my test today. Missed 2 on the test
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Well, that's 2 more than the moderator of the FJC section, but congrats!!! Make sure you let Ron know your call sign when you get it and he'll sign you up for the Cruiser Owners Amateur radio group.
 
vegaskurt said:
Here is a free study guide that I found. Just read through the tutorials and take the practice tests at qrz and you should be good. I take my test in 8 days.

http://www.hamquick.com/tutorial_main.php
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Sofar I have found this page very usefull! Thanks.

What is a "repeater" it refers to it a bunch but doesnt give a direct definition
 
Its a machine and antenna that relays a signal.
Most likely on a hill or on top of a building.
So you dial up the repeater freq and your transmission goes through it and is shot out and can be picked up from distance

hth , and made sence.

ken
 
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