Re: Seanz0rz finally drank the Kool-Aid (and got his ham license!)
Cool!
Thanks for the infor!
Re: Seanz0rz finally drank the Kool-Aid (and got his ham license!)
Congrats Sean! I am part way through a ham book but time is limited right now. I'll get that license eventually.
You're doing well if you're getting 4 miles with a CB; my range is more like 1/8th mile. With the ham I can hear much farther.
Re: Seanz0rz finally drank the Kool-Aid (and got his ham license!)
Congratulations!
I need to get off my butt and practice for and take the technician test so that I can talk to Ken and Mike on the trail once they are both on ham radios. Anybody in the Bay Area interested in joining up for a couple study sessions?
For fun I just took an online practice exam and surprisingly I passed (27/35). The electrical engineering questions are no problem, but I have to read up on the parts related to FCC rules and specifics about radio usage.
Anyway, congrats again.
- Matt
Re: Seanz0rz finally drank the Kool-Aid (and got his ham license!)
Matt, I've had my ticket for a couple years now. Ken doesn't but he's got a radio installed. Find an exam and just show up. Your chances of passing are high and afterwards you have plenty of time to learn the other stuff.
Re: Seanz0rz finally drank the Kool-Aid (and got his ham license!)
Seriously, read through the guide I posted right before your test, and you will pass. The tech test is VERY easy!
Re: Seanz0rz finally drank the Kool-Aid (and got his ham license!)
I finally ripped the CB radio out of my dash and installed something that will reach more than 1/8 mile. After I get my license, that is.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I...UNSET%255D.jpg
Wedding planning is killing my available time. :shake:
Congrats on the license Sean.
Re: Seanz0rz finally drank the Kool-Aid (and got his ham license!)
Awesome!
I will eventually move mine, but it will have to stay for the time being. I haven't used it much, just to listen to traffic. I've been busy with another project.
Re: Seanz0rz finally drank the Kool-Aid (and got his ham license!)
Does it involve 3d printing? You still have me interested in that too. You also sound like you have too many projects like I do.
Re: Seanz0rz finally drank the Kool-Aid (and got his ham license!)
Sadly no. It involves a cantankerous German.
Re: Seanz0rz finally drank the Kool-Aid (and got his ham license!)
Those Germans are such squares!