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Site Supporter   Location: Camano Island, Wa Joined: Sun Aug 18, 2013 Posts: 986 Real Name: Grant 
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snozzberries wrote: I wish the title of this thread was something more like "hand-held ham radios". Glad I opened it up wondering what a BaoFeng was. How long does it take to get a Ham radio license? took me a weekend class, but anyone can go and take the test without a class. |
| Sun Mar 08, 2015 2:23 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: south 'merca Joined: Wed Jul 25, 2012 Posts: 9738 Real Name: Mike
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I studied off and on for a few months, passed the test and took about 2 weeks before my info showed up in the data base.
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| Sun Mar 08, 2015 2:36 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Nampa, Idaho Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011 Posts: 20125 Real Name: Rick
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You new guys taking the test have it pretty easy. Code requirements are gone now.
 Still requires 35wpm for General, though. |
| Sun Mar 08, 2015 2:42 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Nova Laboratories Joined: Tue Oct 25, 2011 Posts: 19174 Real Name: Johnny 5
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I didn't have any formal training at the time, just a radio geek. Was at a hamfest picking up some gear and thought 'what the hell', about 2 weeks later I got a letter from the FCC and I thought 'oh shit, they found out'..........
It was just my license... LOL _________________ NO DISASSEMBLE! Thomas Paine wrote: "He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself." |
| Sun Mar 08, 2015 2:43 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Olympia Joined: Sat Oct 29, 2011 Posts: 16026 Real Name: Steve
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AR15L wrote: You new guys taking the test have it pretty easy. Code requirements are gone now. Still requires 35wpm for General, though. General class here. Nope. No more code. At all. Not even for Extra class. _________________ "I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said." - William Buckley, Jr. "...steam, artillery and revolvers give to civilized man an irresistible power." -Perry Collins |
| Sun Mar 08, 2015 2:43 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Mt. Vernon Joined: Sat Apr 30, 2011 Posts: 373 Real Name: Matt
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I've just started getting interested in amateur radio. Will probably start with the basic tech license (although I might try for tech and general in one go) and a cheap(ish) 2m HT to see if it holds my interest. At the very least, figure I'll learn some basic electronics and have a means to communicate in a SHTF type scenario, which seems like more than a fair trade for some study time and a less than $100 initial investment.
_________________ Chrisb9381 wrote: +1 on banana hammocks |
| Sun Mar 08, 2015 4:32 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Nova Laboratories Joined: Tue Oct 25, 2011 Posts: 19174 Real Name: Johnny 5
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etrigan420 wrote: I've just started getting interested in amateur radio. Will probably start with the basic tech license (although I might try for tech and general in one go) and a cheap(ish) 2m HT to see if it holds my interest. At the very least, figure I'll learn some basic electronics and have a means to communicate in a SHTF type scenario, which seems like more than a fair trade for some study time and a less than $100 initial investment. MIKE and key ham fest was yesterday... _________________ NO DISASSEMBLE! Thomas Paine wrote: "He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself." |
| Sun Mar 08, 2015 6:16 pm |
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 Site Supporter  Location: Faxon, OK Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2011 Posts: 18063 Real Name: Chuck
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snozzberries wrote: I wish the title of this thread was something more like "hand-held ham radios". Glad I opened it up wondering what a BaoFeng was. How long does it take to get a Ham radio license? One day or months. Depends on your ability to understand/memorize the material in the test. Study site: www.hamexam.org _________________ "The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." Thomas Jefferson "Evil often triumphs, but never conquers." Joseph Roux |
| Sun Mar 08, 2015 7:58 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Mt. Vernon Joined: Sat Apr 30, 2011 Posts: 373 Real Name: Matt
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TechnoWeenie wrote: etrigan420 wrote: I've just started getting interested in amateur radio. Will probably start with the basic tech license (although I might try for tech and general in one go) and a cheap(ish) 2m HT to see if it holds my interest. At the very least, figure I'll learn some basic electronics and have a means to communicate in a SHTF type scenario, which seems like more than a fair trade for some study time and a less than $100 initial investment. MIKE and key ham fest was yesterday... Figures...if there's a party, it's a sure bet that I'll be late to it! Sidenote: GOOD GOD BAOFENG'S ARE CONFUSING ANIMALS! Apparently Baofeng allows third parties to relabel the radios as they swap out firmwares, so you end up with model numbers that may or may not actually exist and which may or may not be covered under warranty (especially true of the UV-5R line)  Of course, the fact that I overthink EVERYTHING may play into this a little... Currently have the BF-F8HP in my cart (along with a USB cable and about $190 worth of books [see the "overthink EVERYTHING" comment]), but might jump to the Yaesu FT-60R. I'm going to bed...I can't take this kind of pressure.  _________________ Chrisb9381 wrote: +1 on banana hammocks |
| Sun Mar 08, 2015 9:30 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Faxon, OK Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2011 Posts: 18063 Real Name: Chuck
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etrigan420 wrote: TechnoWeenie wrote: etrigan420 wrote: I've just started getting interested in amateur radio. Will probably start with the basic tech license (although I might try for tech and general in one go) and a cheap(ish) 2m HT to see if it holds my interest. At the very least, figure I'll learn some basic electronics and have a means to communicate in a SHTF type scenario, which seems like more than a fair trade for some study time and a less than $100 initial investment. MIKE and key ham fest was yesterday... Figures...if there's a party, it's a sure bet that I'll be late to it! Sidenote: GOOD GOD BAOFENG'S ARE CONFUSING ANIMALS! Apparently Baofeng allows third parties to relabel the radios as they swap out firmwares, so you end up with model numbers that may or may not actually exist and which may or may not be covered under warranty (especially true of the UV-5R line) Of course, the fact that I overthink EVERYTHING may play into this a little... Currently have the BF-F8HP in my cart (along with a USB cable and about $190 worth of books [see the "overthink EVERYTHING" comment]), but might jump to the Yaesu FT-60R. I'm going to bed...I can't take this kind of pressure. You don't need $200 in books. Go to the site I posted, and google HAM study guides for free. _________________ "The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." Thomas Jefferson "Evil often triumphs, but never conquers." Joseph Roux |
| Sun Mar 08, 2015 10:03 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Olympia Joined: Sat Oct 29, 2011 Posts: 16026 Real Name: Steve
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golddigger14s wrote: You don't need $200 in books. Go to the site I posted, and google HAM study guides for free. Depends on the books. I dropped some coin starting out on antenna guides and such. They wound up not being useful to me, but others gobble them up like coke off a hooker's ass. _________________ "I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said." - William Buckley, Jr. "...steam, artillery and revolvers give to civilized man an irresistible power." -Perry Collins |
| Sun Mar 08, 2015 11:06 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: south 'merca Joined: Wed Jul 25, 2012 Posts: 9738 Real Name: Mike
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kf7mjf wrote: golddigger14s wrote: You don't need $200 in books. Go to the site I posted, and google HAM study guides for free. Depends on the books. I dropped some coin starting out on antenna guides and such. They wound up not being useful to me, but others gobble them up like coke off a hooker's ass. Damnit man, wat happened in Columbia stays in Columbia! _________________ "No Quarter, No Mercy" mash_man wrote: #gangbangerlivesmatter |
| Mon Mar 09, 2015 4:18 am |
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Site Supporter Location: Olympia Joined: Sat Oct 29, 2011 Posts: 16026 Real Name: Steve
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Soldier_Citizen wrote: kf7mjf wrote: golddigger14s wrote: You don't need $200 in books. Go to the site I posted, and google HAM study guides for free. Depends on the books. I dropped some coin starting out on antenna guides and such. They wound up not being useful to me, but others gobble them up like coke off a hooker's ass. Damnit man, wat happened in Columbia stays in Columbia! Dude. Multiculturalism and the new global economy. Duh. What happens in Colombia and effect things all over the globe. _________________ "I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said." - William Buckley, Jr. "...steam, artillery and revolvers give to civilized man an irresistible power." -Perry Collins |
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Site Supporter Location: Nampa, Idaho Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011 Posts: 20125 Real Name: Rick
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etrigan420 wrote: Currently have the BF-F8HP in my cart (along with a USB cable and about $190 worth of books [see the "overthink EVERYTHING" comment]), but might jump to the Yaesu FT-60R. I'm going to bed...I can't take this kind of pressure. http://www.waguns.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=49961&p=473016#p473016 shameless pug |
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