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- Thread starter karstic
- Start date
- Location
- Williams AZ
Pick up a 2 meter mobile rig for the jeep. Lots of power and cheap. I got one on Ebay (almost new) for $80.
Have fun
KG6PLC
Have fun
KG6PLC
- Location
- Westminster, SoCal
Congrats! I highly recommend dual band units. Kenwood, Yaesu and Icom would probably be my top 3 choices.karstic said:
- Location
- Williams AZ
Can you talk to Vegas with those?cracker said:
This is what I have. Works great too!
creeperjeep
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Cape Cawd
How was the test?
I want to get mine, but they dont offer it here...
Ive taken a shat load of those practice exams online and i do fairly well.
I want to get mine, but they dont offer it here...
Ive taken a shat load of those practice exams online and i do fairly well.
- Location
- Westminster, SoCal
Where don't they offer it? Kuwait? You might want to ask around, there might be couple hams with VE priveleges in the service that could set you up with the test.creeperjeep said:
creeperjeep
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Cape Cawd
Ill take it when I come home...I dont get out too too much here
kd5dwy
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Central Arkansas
Congratulations! I thoroughly enjoy Amateur Radio as a hobby and am looking forward to taking it off-road with me!
As for those looking to take the test - it's not difficult. The FCC gives the actual exam question pool out for you to study the actual questions that will be on the test. Why do they do this? Although you may just memorize questions and answers and pass the test, you will still have gained facts that you will come to understand with the use of your radio. The FCC has also passed new rules and there is no longer any morse code testing required for any level of amateur radio license.
If you are having trouble finding a volunteer examiner group to administer a test in your area, get in touch with the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) at http://www.arrl.org for assistance in finding a club in your area. Talk to the members of the club and I'm sure they'd be more than happy to help you out.
As for those looking to take the test - it's not difficult. The FCC gives the actual exam question pool out for you to study the actual questions that will be on the test. Why do they do this? Although you may just memorize questions and answers and pass the test, you will still have gained facts that you will come to understand with the use of your radio. The FCC has also passed new rules and there is no longer any morse code testing required for any level of amateur radio license.
If you are having trouble finding a volunteer examiner group to administer a test in your area, get in touch with the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) at http://www.arrl.org for assistance in finding a club in your area. Talk to the members of the club and I'm sure they'd be more than happy to help you out.
- Location
- Mission Viejo
congrats! I'm looking to take the test soon as well. Where did you take it?
Jump This
Just another minion!
- Location
- Borrego Springs Ca.
Are we talking about a driving test?smASHLEY said:
jpdriver1
NAXJA Member @1272
- Location
- Garden Grove, Ca
:yelclap: KD6FLO here --- get a 2 meter/440 mhz dual band for the jeep ---- most used freqs.
go to ham radio outlet in anaheim and talk to them about the "condor connection" this is a system of repeaters covering most of calif/nev/ariz
my units are not set up right now (just moved) --- look for ya on the air in a few weeks
go to ham radio outlet in anaheim and talk to them about the "condor connection" this is a system of repeaters covering most of calif/nev/ariz
my units are not set up right now (just moved) --- look for ya on the air in a few weeks
WB9YZU
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Madison, WI
Good for you ,Stephan, and welcome to the brotherhood of amateur radio!karstic said:
<voice=crackly old>I remember when I passed my novice and waited 6 long weeks for my ticket. Of course there was no internet back then, and no VECs. We put together radios with stone knives and bear skins
<,/voice>I have a FT1400 in the Jeep. Good solid radio, but I have never had the opportunity to use it while off-roading. Due to the number of open frequencies in this area, few wander far from CB, FRS, or GMRS around here.
The code requirement is history now, long live morse code, so you should have no problem advancing through the ranks.
73's de WB9YZU
WB9YZU
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Madison, WI
They are not bad.creeperjeep said:
Thay are certainly not as hard as they used to be, and the Technician has been no-code for years. The code requirement is history for all levels of Amateur Radio examinations Tech though Advanced.
Check with the ARRL for a club in your area that does VEC testing. Often VEC testing is also done at Hamfests and the ARRL can point you towards one of those also.
Link: http://www.arrl.org
Ron
