Apparently there's a lack of ham radio talk on the forums
The other day, I set up an
EchoLink node running off of
some spare parts. Ivoah was able to connect to it, and complete a contact with me via 70cm FM.
Any adventures/misadventures with ham radio? Post them here!
I just got my ham radio license a few weeks ago as a requirement for one of my classes.
I've had a ton of fun using it so far. The first time I was on air was for a contest where you try to contact as many people as possible. Over the course of two nights me and a few other people managed to contact 200 people across the US and even a few outside the US.
I'd highly recommend anyone even slightly considering getting a ham radio license to just do it. It's only $15 for a license you can keep for the rest of your life. When I was studying, I found hamstudy.org to be invaluable. I only have my general license right now, but am considering trying to get extra class over thanksgiving break.
Ivoah wrote:
I just got my ham radio license a few weeks ago as a requirement for one of my classes.
I've had a ton of fun using it so far. The first time I was on air was for a contest where you try to contact as many people as possible. Over the course of two nights me and a few other people managed to contact 200 people across the US and even a few outside the US.
I'd highly recommend anyone even slightly considering getting a ham radio license to just do it. It's only $15 for a license you can keep for the rest of your life. When I was studying, I found hamstudy.org to be invaluable. I only have my general license right now, but am considering trying to get extra class over thanksgiving break.
I, too, have a license, and when studying for the test, hamstudy.org was the thing that allowed me to pass it. Now though, I don't use radio's for much at all except when me and my brother use them as a walkie-talkie system in various scenarios.
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