way past ten years. I'll just start over from Scratch LOL
I'll see what I can find in the database
I'll see what I can find in the database
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probably the closest they have to "beige" in their lineup. https://www.amazon.com/Baofeng-GT-3...=UTF8&qid=1472850336&sr=1-25&keywords=baofeng
I was the "assistant" to our Radio Merit Badge counselor in my scout troop and the current badge does not get you a HAM license automatically.
It could have back in the day or even you could have had a really awesome counselor who helped you get one. You would have only probably had to go to a local testing spot to make it happen.
There are no age limits on a general license as far as I know. When I took my test @2fpower and @7powernerd got their's and the younger "power" was like 12? He had a better score than me, I believe
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Good deal. The bonus to the test prep app is it will simulate the exam (35 questions for the tech) including pulling the correct number of questions from each section and randomizing the answer choices. Last I checked it was free for android and $5 for Apple .... no idea why. The free version only gives questions for some chapters .... not the whole test.
Amateur Radio Exam Prep: Technician on the App Store
Note that all the questions for the test pool are published so there are no surprises. The technician test is called "element 2" (the first element is the morse code test that is no more).
NCVEC - 2014-2018 Technician Question Pool
EDIT .... one last thought. THIS guy (Dave Casler, KE0OG, has put together an entire video set for each chapter of the material to know (for all licenses .... tech, general, and Extra) and does an amazing job. You won't realize it at first but every video includes answers to a significant load of questions. Good teacher:
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another good video, just finished it after listening to Audible The Fast Track to Your Technician Class Ham Radio License
and K1ZZY call sign is already existing... s***. K2ZZY would work
and K1ZZY call sign is already existing... s***. K2ZZY would work
Working on my middle son to do it too, he is into tech stuff.
sleepycruiser
I will get by….I will survive -Touch of Grey LC200
Interesting stuff. I probably won't be going on trails too much so would the cheaper handheld mentioned earlier suffice? I need to find a test center close to Asheville.
Look to your local University. Most tech schools have an active Ham club.
jfz80
Cruisin’
Good suggestion above but there is a register of local clubs and testing Locations. Let me look
The hamdhelds are ok but sometimes worthless in your area once you tuck up into a new fold/valley/holler. Straight line of sight they work pretty well. Ham is leagues beyond and not a huge price penalty for entry.
The hamdhelds are ok but sometimes worthless in your area once you tuck up into a new fold/valley/holler. Straight line of sight they work pretty well. Ham is leagues beyond and not a huge price penalty for entry.
There is nothing wrong with the Baofeng others have mentioned. They may not survive a hard drop or abuse but at the price point they cannot be beat. When connected to an external antenna you will be fairly impressed with receive and transmit capability.
Here is a search engine to find a testing site. The search engine is rigid ... i.e. if you search Asheville it will not reveal sites in, say, Canton.
Find an Amateur Radio License Exam in Your Area
sleepycruiser
I will get by….I will survive -Touch of Grey LC200
That helped a lot, thank you. You can search zip code and add a radius. Closest to me is Bakersville or Marion.
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While running up a trail in Moab back in 2012 with my Baofeng, using it to help spot people up obstacles, I dropped the radio (unbeknownst to me) in the trail in a driving track, near the front of the group. By the time I had realized it was gone, the group had come up through and I ran back down to find the radio sitting in a rut, presumably after being driven over by multiple trucks.
The battery had popped out and the antenna was mostly unscrewed (although not all the way) but otherwise undamaged. I put it back together and that same radio still sits in my center console today.
Baofengs will surprise you with how durable they are.
I am thinking about taking the Capicola technician exam tomorrow. I still haven't received the book from Amazon, but have watched enough videos on Youtube on the exam.
Now, warning, if I pass the exam, I will become an insufferable little biatch about this topic, lecturing everyone on my new found knowledge, calling people at all hours just to check if my radio works....
I do know that you don't need to retest every 10 years, you just reapply. And you have a 2 year grace period to do it too. But you are not authorized to transmit during grace period either, or if your license is not listed on the FCC website as active, even if your name is Grace.
See, insufferable....
Then might get this radio, https://smile.amazon.com/GT-3TP-Mar...7_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=5ANWYJPDH75GF7CWH049
Now, warning, if I pass the exam, I will become an insufferable little biatch about this topic, lecturing everyone on my new found knowledge, calling people at all hours just to check if my radio works....
I do know that you don't need to retest every 10 years, you just reapply. And you have a 2 year grace period to do it too. But you are not authorized to transmit during grace period either, or if your license is not listed on the FCC website as active, even if your name is Grace.
See, insufferable....
Then might get this radio, https://smile.amazon.com/GT-3TP-Mar...7_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=5ANWYJPDH75GF7CWH049
haha, the "beige" one! 
But I will pronounce the Baofeng brand "Va Fangool". You Italians will understand.
not really ham related but I met a guy who had a simple plug in dongle and antennae hooked to his computer that receives everything on the range from 1k to 300G? maybe? and would operate offline. any of you into this stuff?
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1K to 300G what?
hertz. Maybe it tops at 3 Gigahertz......I am led to believe it receives just about everything transmitted.... limited to the range of the antennae. you could type in the actual frequency or scroll along the spectrum and find spikes on the graph, noting a transmission. you could listen to everything.....radio, uhf, vhf, shortwave, cellphone (encrypted i think) CB , ham, he even had a program that could monitor planes like an ATC , and download realtime satellite weather maps. he said his dongle was only like 20$ and would not transmit or actually scan, just a receiver but was lining up for a transmitter type for 80i$h.
just thought it was cool for you tech guys
just thought it was cool for you tech guys
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