Just to hit one point...
On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 09:37:51AM -0600 I heard the voice of
J. Mike Needham, and lo! it spake thus:
>
> As far as equipment is concerned, I am on a tight budget and so it
> will likely be eBay and Craigslist, but I am not sure what I need
> these days.
> [...]
> I need
> From: Luis Cupido
~
> Hummm... What is HF ??? ;-) :-)
>
I've always thought HF was just nervous DC.
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> Sorry for the extreme off-topic, but it's just to witness that VHF
> isn't dead and many of us don't even have HF antennas and still enjoy
> the activity in the VHF challenging bands all the year.
Yeap , you're right...
I'm only active from 1296MHz and above, and I could have activity (both
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On 11/25/09, Robert Darlington wrote:
> Out here I'm almost exclusively on HF bands using the modern digital
> communications modes like PSK31. The first license (Technician) will not
> get you on the HF bands unless you count 6 meter (50MHz) as HF.
well, 6m isn't anything like HF (imho).
>
Hi J, (and the rest. I'm answering here because I figure others might be in
the same position)
There are several ways to prepare for the tests. The way a lot of people
recommend is to get a study guide and basically study. Read, learn, maybe
take a practice test, and get the license. Once the
Hi Mike,
I'll reply to the list because others will probably give you a similar
reply.
First of all, thank you for your interest in amateur radio. It's often
described as a hobby with lots of sub-hobbies, so chances are you can find
something that will pique your interest for a long time.
Don't
Greetings:
I have noticed that some of you have call signs for Amateur Radio and I
decided that I would like to get into that again. Several years ago I was
looking into it and was given some modified military surplus radio
equipment, one such item was a transceiver. Unfortunately, when we mo
