Re: mostly OT: Echo Link and ham radio
You might also want to search for Handi-Ham on Google. they had some excellent courses in downloadable format when I was studying for my license. Bobby Druesedow, w5ojt Sent from my iPhone On Nov 7, 2016, at 7:58 PM, Fred Olver <goodfo...@charter.net> wrote: Reggie, if you go to www.arrl.net you can then search for radio clubs then find one in your area and they will be able to point you in the direction of classes and testing. Yes, echolink makes use of your phone or computer as a station and allows one to connect with repeaters around the world. Fred, N9BSO - Original Message - From: "regina alvarado" <reggie.alvar...@gmail.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 5:58 PM Subject: mostly OT: Echo Link and ham radio I have a question about Echo Link and ham radio. I would like to look into this and perhaps be available in emergencies. How do I find a course to get me ready for testing, and does Echo Link take the place of an actual radio? Has the technology made it any easier since the 60s when a huge antenae" was needed? I had a good friend killed putting up one of those. He got his feet in snow. You can guess the result. Just asking anyone with experience in ham to point me in the right direction to get started or not if too complicated. LOL. Write off list as this is mostly off topic please. Address is reggie.alvar...@gmail.com Thanks again. Just exploring and toying with possibilities. Reggie and Lex -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: mostly OT: Echo Link and ham radio
Reggie, if you go to www.arrl.net you can then search for radio clubs then find one in your area and they will be able to point you in the direction of classes and testing. Yes, echolink makes use of your phone or computer as a station and allows one to connect with repeaters around the world. Fred, N9BSO - Original Message - From: "regina alvarado" <reggie.alvar...@gmail.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 5:58 PM Subject: mostly OT: Echo Link and ham radio I have a question about Echo Link and ham radio. I would like to look into this and perhaps be available in emergencies. How do I find a course to get me ready for testing, and does Echo Link take the place of an actual radio? Has the technology made it any easier since the 60s when a huge antenae" was needed? I had a good friend killed putting up one of those. He got his feet in snow. You can guess the result. Just asking anyone with experience in ham to point me in the right direction to get started or not if too complicated. LOL. Write off list as this is mostly off topic please. Address is reggie.alvar...@gmail.com Thanks again. Just exploring and toying with possibilities. Reggie and Lex -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: mostly OT: Echo Link and ham radio
first, echolink does not replace radio. For obvious reasons it can't particularly in emergencies. Second, the technology is profoundly improved. The big antennas you refer to are necessary to operate on lower bands but not so for local communications. The equipment these days is in many cases comperable to the size of your mobile. On the course, 2 options suggest themselves. First, Handihams. http://www.handiham.org You'll get very thorough lessons in the hows, whys, and wherefors of amateur radio and the handiham instructers can help you clear up those things which may at first seem too much like Greek to comprehend. The other option is the books and CD's produced by Gordon West WB6NOA http://www.gordonwestradioschool.com/main/page_w5yi_training_resources.html that should get you started. Further questions, message direct. Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA M0WGA mahorney@googlemail.com -Original Message- From: regina alvarado Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 19:58 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: mostly OT: Echo Link and ham radio I have a question about Echo Link and ham radio. I would like to look into this and perhaps be available in emergencies. How do I find a course to get me ready for testing, and does Echo Link take the place of an actual radio? Has the technology made it any easier since the 60s when a huge antenae" was needed? I had a good friend killed putting up one of those. He got his feet in snow. You can guess the result. Just asking anyone with experience in ham to point me in the right direction to get started or not if too complicated. LOL. Write off list as this is mostly off topic please. Address is reggie.alvar...@gmail.com Thanks again. Just exploring and toying with possibilities. Reggie and Lex -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
mostly OT: Echo Link and ham radio
I have a question about Echo Link and ham radio. I would like to look into this and perhaps be available in emergencies. How do I find a course to get me ready for testing, and does Echo Link take the place of an actual radio? Has the technology made it any easier since the 60s when a huge antenae" was needed? I had a good friend killed putting up one of those. He got his feet in snow. You can guess the result. Just asking anyone with experience in ham to point me in the right direction to get started or not if too complicated. LOL. Write off list as this is mostly off topic please. Address is reggie.alvar...@gmail.com Thanks again. Just exploring and toying with possibilities. Reggie and Lex -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
