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Ham Radio

Have you ever experienced two-way radios? Not "walkie-talkies" but real VHF or UHF radios.

From https://www.hamradio-online.com/:

"Ham radio operators pass federally prescribed license exams. Once licensed, ham radio operators may use a wide range of radio communications technology including "shortwave", VHF, UHF and microwave radio systems. These systems may include voice repeaters for communication over great distances; packet radio data repeaters for exchanging computer data; color television "minicam" like operations and even satellite communications."

These are great tools in emergency situations, and even just for reaching out to talk to other in far away places. It takes some equipment and some learning and testing, but what a great resource for the community.

Roz

Radio Ham

When i was younger, im father was into HAM radios big time.
He used to have all kinds of antenias and would talk with people all over the world.
He knew morse code and had this little thing that he would tap away at. I used to think he was nuts . I was like 7,8,9 and seen my pops talking to people through beeps

Wow, this brought back some memmors, thanks.

Ham Radio UFO & Writing Art Education Sciences

My older brothers best friend had a HAM radio. He would sneak out of the house in the wee hours, go to his friends house and get on that radio. He told me he had a girlfriend in Australia.[yeah right, that would be just like a 16 yr. old male!] I was only 8 or 9 at the time, and in my mind I visualized this radio looking like a Picnic Ham :-->

The radios we had were the small one Mom had in the kitchen, it was electric and about twice the size of a toaster, and then the one in the living room that was big, it was a piece of furniture. Had tubes in it, like the OLD TV's. So to hear him talk about this HAM radio, well I saw HAM as in pork, pig, Picnic Ham.

Oh, his nocturnal trips came to a sudden end when Dad came home from work early [Dad worked the grave yard shift] and actually caught him shinnying down the side of the house. Grabbed him by the back of his Levis and 'walked' him back into the house. Wish I had been awake to SEE that one!

Radio Ham

Those are great memories, thank you both for sharing them! I'm really interested in getting into HAM radios -- I'd like to be "in the loop" when (notice I say when and not IF) we have a big earthquake again. It would be informative and interesting to be on top of the emergency crews and where they are and what they are doing. Get the *real* scoop. And be able to help if necessary.

Radio Ham

hi i will like to find out how long does it take to get a ham radio license and what type of licenses are available finally how much is to use the ham radio service

Ham Radio

Here's another website resource for finding HAM radio clubs and organizations in North America. I'm not sure where else you could find info for other parts of the world, other than searching on Google or Yahoo.

Last week was an regularly scheduled "field day" for HAM operators from all over who "practice" linking up with other people from around the world -- they even managed to contact the Internationa Space Station!


https://www.remote.arrl.org//

grouptt -- the license is earned by taking a simple test. I'm not sure how much it costs, but once you have a license and a radio - which you have to buy, of course -- using the radio is free.

Roz