Since I'm stuck at home and bored (and just in case the society collapse) I decided to learn how HAM radio are working and ordered pic related this morning for 25 European Shekels.
Do you use a HAM radio ? What I'm in for ? It is fun ? Do you have any tips or good information sources to learn how they work ? Tell me everything you know about HAM radio.
Since I'm stuck at home and bored (and just in case the society collapse) I decided to learn how HAM radio are working...
Juan Long
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Aaron Sanchez
You need to be certified/licensed and given a station ID.
Anthony Allen
Even with PMR 446 ? Thanks for the link
Leo Davis
Yes, I'm doing my foundation loisence next month some I can get a call sign and not get arrested when the Wu Flu has gone.
Ryder Nguyen
All nations have different regulations but all nations require you to pass exams to get licensed.
In America, we have 3 license levels. The first one (Technician) really only lets you use a few UHF/VHF bands (10, 6, and 2 meter and 70 cm and a few others no one uses). These bands have very limited range of a few dozen kilometers (repeater stations not withstanding).
The General and Extra class licenses let you use the HF spectrum that can be used to talk around the world with a 100 watts or more.
Your little radio is UHF/VHF only. You need something like an IC-7100 or TS-590 to use HF bands and talk around the world.
Brandon Kelly
you should use software defined radio, if your aim is learning
Ryan Phillips
Thanks for the explanations user, yes I bought a cheap one to learn how it works I may buy a more sophisticated one later and just give this one to someone else
Parker Reyes
you got a loisence to breath m8?
James Anderson
stfu boomer
not in times of crysis.
OP look up dstar and winlink so you can email and send text.
Jace Rodriguez
How do I look up if I need a license in my country? What are the keywords? I only find material on radio station licenses to broadcast
John Richardson
I have a total of 12 radios (not including my SDRs) and 8 of them are cheap HTs like yours all programmed with our state's repeater frequencies and a few simplex frequencies. They sit in a 'go bag' for emergencies and rural SAR response. Keep the cheap ones around when you upgrade.
Juan Russell
Who cares about license police can suck cock, use that radio as you want
Samuel Bailey
I apparently in my country it's legal to communicate on pmr446 without license
Cooper Jenkins
>crysis.
Opinion disregarded.
John Reed
No one will talk to you if you don't have a callsign.
Daniel Thompson
What about just fucking listening need a loicense forrit pooftah?
Kevin James
Invent one then
Sebastian Wood
not sure how it is in the third world, but here there are boomers that will drive around triangulating your shit for fun
Xavier Ward
Nobody triangulates you here there are no rules for radio, free to use by anyone
Isaac King
spread spectrum is very hard to track, its like random noise
John Wilson
Where tf do you live? A community full of dying, bored old people? I use mine constantly to fuck around and people talk to me all the time like no problem.
Logan Carter
Based boomer
Jackson Wilson
>I have a total of 12 radios (not including my SDRs)
I can only imagine your plate carrier setup
Brandon Bell
in the US, there are 'bandwave janitors' that get off on reporting illegal transmissions to the FCC
Zachary Robinson
And what do they do to you? How do they prove it was you talking?
Joshua Rodriguez
Not a thing in west texas. Nobody gives af here. Probably cause everyone is illegal anyway.
Daniel Fisher
I'm thinking like this
Chase Mitchell
>Imagine being a HAM Jannie
David Anderson
in the US if you even do so much as look at the transmit button with out a HAM license the FCC will immediately dispatch a goon squad after you, bust down your front door and shoot your dog.
Easton Bennett
It's just 2 HF rigs, a VHF and a UHF rig in my shack. 8 others are just HTs.
Jayden Nguyen
Jesus christ I wish I was American
William King
Lucas Jones
whats stopping your, just shoot your nearest school
Nathan King
But I love kids
David Anderson
Thanks Norwegian bro
Austin Howard
>this
Kek
Hunter White
they record the transmission or evidence of it and triangulate it to you. Obviously if you do it once and never again they can't prove shit, but if the cops come find ham radio equipment in your house and you dont have an operator license, you'll probably first get a warning and get fined or your equipment confiscated on repeat offenses.
>t. entry level Technician licensee who has forgotten most of this shit but has the but has the license 'just in case'
Juan Rivera
Nvm just found. Only trucks with radio installed need license
Easton Butler
This is a radio operator's handbook designed for crayon eaters that will give you a great understanding of HF/UHF/VHF, groundwave/skywave and antenna theory.
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