Ham Radio

[ricksconnected]

anybody on here knowledgable about this topic as to where i can send ya a few pms with some questions?
im interested in this topic and have a few questions i need answers to.
how-to questions. where to study for my license on the web. used radios just to toss around and learn on
before i buy a good one. just a few more general question and a few spacifics lol. maybe im on the wrong site but
figured i would ask here first.

 

[Retired Army]

K Klif
falken
Electra_glide_ryder
Torn
WinstonSmith
Jeddak
Georgia Terrapin


Maybe they can assist

 

[Electra_glide_ryder]

PM me - I’ll be glad to help.

 

[Klif]

I can answer some of your questions. I work HF and do not carry any of the baofeng radios or use 2 meter or 440 radios. I have a General Class license and have had it for 40 years. I use mostly CW (Continuous Wave also known as Morse Code) since I did that in the Air Force. Buying used gear can save you money but you can buy a new radio with all the bells and whistles for less than $1,000. There is a Ham Fest (major swap meet coming to Cobb County in a couple of months and that is always a good place to pick up used gear and to take license exams and just to rub elbows with other amateur radio operators.

A lot will depend on what you want to do with the hobby. Chat, experiment with electronics, learn new skills or prepare for emergencies or doom days. Drop me a line and we can talk or post your questions here and others will join in.
73

 

[ricksconnected]

I can answer some of your questions. I work HF and do not carry any of the baofeng radios or use 2 meter or 440 radios. I have a General Class license and have had it for 40 years. I use mostly CW (Continuous Wave also known as Morse Code) since I did that in the Air Force. Buying used gear can save you money but you can buy a new radio with all the bells and whistles for less than $1,000. There is a Ham Fest (major swap meet coming to Cobb County in a couple of months and that is always a good place to pick up used gear and to take license exams and just to rub elbows with other amateur radio operators.

A lot will depend on what you want to do with the hobby. Chat, experiment with electronics, learn new skills or prepare for emergencies or doom days. Drop me a line and we can talk or post your questions here and others will join in.
73

my interests are mainly for emergencies at the moment, but could grow.
when i was a kid i would spend hours on the CB in the driveway. back in the 70s ya know lol.

 

[ricksconnected]

PM me - I’ll be glad to help.

thank you. let me get a short list together of questions worded correctly so im not fumbling and wasting
your time. il reach out this evening to you. these will be basic questions that im sure everybody at one time
or another has had and asked or figured out on their own. and thank you in advance for your help friend.

 

[ricksconnected]

PM me - I’ll be glad to help.

PM sent.

 

[Georgia Terrapin]

anybody on here knowledgable about this topic as to where i can send ya a few pms with some questions?
im interested in this topic and have a few questions i need answers to.
how-to questions. where to study for my license on the web. used radios just to toss around and learn on
before i buy a good one. just a few more general question and a few spacifics lol. maybe im on the wrong site but
figured i would ask here first.

Here's where I studied for the General and Extra tests: http://www.hamradiolicenseexam.com/index.html

I had the tech long before on-line study and testing was available. My first suggestion is there are other radio services (GMRS, maybe MURS, FRS, CB) that are more suited to "emergency only" interest because they require no license or only a pay-for license.

Ham is about experimentation. If you just have curiosity about radio, that's where you go, but don't expect it to solve prepper or family commo issues unless everyone else is on board.

 

[ricksconnected]

Here's where I studied for the General and Extra tests: http://www.hamradiolicenseexam.com/index.html

I had the tech long before on-line study and testing was available. My first suggestion is there are other radio services (GMRS, maybe MURS, FRS, CB) that are more suited to "emergency only" interest because they require no license or only a pay-for license.

Ham is about experimentation. If you just have curiosity about radio, that's where you go, but don't expect it to solve prepper or family commo issues unless everyone else is on board.

yeah i still have questions but havent gotten back to the fella that offered to help yet.
got some life getting in the way of life things pop up all of a sudden.
still dont know all of those radio types. im sure there is something out there to fit my situation.