Ham radio licensees listen up!

[haryv]

Im a ham but dont use my radio much at all.

Hi all,

Own a ft1000D and the motorized antenna that is not working. Own a cushcraft mulit trap 80-10 meter antenna for the outside. Own a packet modem and two hand helds.

I am kinda busy doing everything and especially getting my consulting bussiness off the ground not much time to use my radio and not much inclination to use it. I need somone that I have in common with and talk about someting interesting but not as a primary tool for communications. Thats what being in person is if I can help it BTW for all you tech heads out there though of a very cool place to put my ATA100 antenna. On my bj60 there are two vent holes on the side. Remove those and make a plate to fit that hole and mount the antenna on that. If it has a motorized retraction motor on it then can retract it going into garage

 

[sfsloop]

Hello.

N7QYJ. A VX-150 Handheld. Just picked up a 80 series and will be adding a mobile dual bander.

 

[ParadiseCruiser]

Statistics Update

Time for an update on my summary observations of the licensed Cruiser folks that we know of...

66 Total number of licensees

82% are currently on MUD (approx)
61% have entry level licenses
23% were licensed within the last year or so

97% are located in North America (U.S. & Canada)
59% are in the western states/provences
42% are in Calif & Arizona
35% are in California

These figures remain somewhat inaccurate because there still are a number of licensed individuals - on MUD - who for whatever reason, choose not to identify themselves, openly or privately. The numbers do include those who have contacted me off-list.

Also, the western states/provences skew in the percentages may well be due to that same skew in the MUD membership... but I thought it was an interesting stat nonetheless.

Thanks again to all who have posted in this thread.

Cheers, Ron - K6RG

 

[Nick the Carpenter]

vk6ca full call sorry

 

[alia176]

Yaesu FT-1500 2M radio

KE5LED

Albq, NM.

Cheers,
Ali

 

[Cruiserdrew]

Congrats Ali!

 

[Beowulf]

Yaesu FT-1500 2M radio
KE5LED
Albq, NM.

Congrats Ali. That's an easy one for others to remember.
-B-

 

[alia176]

Thanks fellas. Thought that call sign was kind a funny and appro at the same time. I do have LEDs in my 80s!!

 

[Happy Trails]

Have a question. My friend has a radio with AM/USB/LSB. I know what AM is
ie CB radio but don't have a clue about the others are about. Is a ham
license required for them? Thanks!

 

[Beowulf]

That sounds like a CB radio with Upper Side Band and Lower Side Band capability. You would not need an FCC license to use it; at least not in the US. (You don't say where you live...)

-B-

 

[Happy Trails]

Thanks. I live in Central Calif. Am thinking about getting my Ham license.
Jeff

 

[FJ40_owner]

Be careful..

Does the radio have a dial on it with numbers one through forty? If it does its a CB rig and you can transmit. I forget what modes are allowed on the higher CB freq's, but I'll speculate that not all modes are allowed.

Or does the dial have numbers that go as follows;
1.6
3.5
7
14
21
28
29
?? If the radio has these numbers then it is most likely a 100 watt ham rig requiring a novice class ham ticket at a minimum. The novice is good for Morse code only.

Regards,

BigJim
N6KML

That sounds like a CB radio with Upper Side Band and Lower Side Band capability. You would not need an FCC license to use it; at least not in the US. (You don't say where you live...)

-B-

 

[Beowulf]

The novice is good for Morse code only.

BigJim,
The FCC changed the licenses earlier this year.

The new license structure in the US is:
Technician (no HF)
Technician w/code (limited HF)
General
Extra

-B-

 

[noswals]

Hey all!
I have a Yaesu VX-5R and a Yaesu FT 60 handheld VHF/UHF rigs, a Yaesu FT-857D VHF/UHF/HF mobile rig (that I use as as my base radio), and in my LJ78 JDM Cruiser, I have a Yaesu FT-7800 VHF/UHF mobile rig.

73!
Craig Slawson/VA6CS
Calgary, AB.

 

[ParadiseCruiser]

B -

What Jim is saying, is that current holders of the old Novice class license continue to have privleges on the High Frequencies (HF) using CW.

Even though the Novice (and Advanced) class licenses are no longer issued, as you point out, current holders of those classes at the time of the rule change may continue to renew their existing licenses indefinitely... and enjoy the unique privleges of those classes which are still in force.

Ali: Congrats Great to see yet another of the old-timers around here converted

Craig: Thanks for posting, and welcome to the group!

Cheers & 73, Ron - K6RG

 

[LEXUSBEN]

Thought I would revive this thread and include the 6 newest ham's (technician), and including myself, all from Rising Sun. CM07 is gonna be cool.

ben

 

[GUAC]

Guys,
Any good sites out there for a novice looking to gather info on this subject and research the steps required to get licensed? I'm am a total noob when it comes to ham but you all have peaked my interest.

 

[firetruck41]

Guys,
Any good sites out there for a novice looking to gather info on this subject and research the steps required to get licensed? I'm am a total noob when it comes to ham but you all have peaked my interest.

x2!

 

[Beowulf]

I think the best place to start would be
* http://www.arrl.com/
and
* http://www.hello-radio.org/
(The 2nd one is also part of ARRL)

Tutorial on the Technician Class rules and information (in lieu of a book on the topic):
* http://www.hamquick.com/tutorial_main.php

Taking practice exams after completing the above tutorial:
* http://www.aa9pw.com/radio/

When you are ready to take a test in your area:
* http://www.arrl.org/exam.html


I will point out that the above site for taking practice exams is very easy to use with a web-equipped PDA or cell phone. My phone is a Treo 650 so the screen is a little bigger than some cell phones but I found that web site very easy to use on the PDA. YMMMV. I would take a practice exam anywhere and any time I had a 10 minute wait.

Congrats to all the new HAMS! We'll have a big group at CM07 next year.

-B-

 

[GUAC]

Thanks B...just what I needed to start up!

I think the best place to start would be
* http://www.arrl.com/
and
* http://www.hello-radio.org/
(The 2nd one is part of ARRL)

Tutorial on the Technician Class rules and information (in lieu of a book on the topic):
* http://www.hamquick.com/tutorial_main.php

Taking practice exams after completing the above tutorial:
* http://www.aa9pw.com/radio/

When you are ready to take a test in your area:
* http://www.arrl.org/exam.html


I will point out that the above site for taking practice exams is very easy to use with a web-equipped PDA or cell phone. My phone is a Treo 650 so the screen is a little bigger than some cell phones but I found that web site very easy to use on the PDA. YMMMV. I would take a practice exam anywhere and any time I had a 10 minute wait.

Congrats to all the new HAMS! We'll have a big group at CM07 next year.

-B-