Topic: Anybody here use ham radio?
Anonymous A started this discussion 6 years ago #92,391
My dad helped me get my license. He is very good with computers.Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later[^] [v] #1,048,586
You telling us you have a CB radio. No license required.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 53 minutes later, 56 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,048,616
@previous (B)
> You telling us you have a CB radio. No license required.
No I am a licensed ham radio operator.
73
> You telling us you have a CB radio. No license required.
No I am a licensed ham radio operator.
73
green !StaYqkzUPc joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 22 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,048,619
I have a DAB radio.
Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 3 hours later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,048,659
hams radio, every place should have them as backup for whatever else
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 12 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,048,664
Wait, we have TWO posters in their 70s???
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 7 hours later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,048,773
Anonymous F double-posted this 6 years ago, 6 seconds later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,048,774
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 8 hours later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,048,880
@1,048,664 (E)
> Wait, we have TWO posters in their 70s???
No, 73 means goodbye in ham radio speak. That is my dad.
> Wait, we have TWO posters in their 70s???
No, 73 means goodbye in ham radio speak. That is my dad.
Anonymous F replied with this 6 years ago, 52 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,048,896
Syntax joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 20 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,048,902
@1,048,880 (G)
Been long time since my W6HTQ was active - I have invite in letter from FCC to apply and get it back - Just have no reason as I have a Commercial FCC License under my LLC for Satellite stuff but frankly it's never come to mind to be necessary given the 10 to 25 Megawatts the Command and Control Dishes each have FCC or some Eu or other authority giving authorization for Transmit on C band S Band stuff
Got the W6 back when as preteen only KA6XXX were being issued - Back then I had to have parents drive me to FCC office in downtown LA to take the test in front of FCC people - Was horrid high pressure - I despised having to learn Morse Code and had to prove I could do it for about 10 minutes in front of FCC people at 13 Words per minute - Was 2nd to the last time I ever did THAT - Just hated it despised it but even 2day I remember the Alphabet and numbers of Morse Code. Doubt I could do 5 WPM now.
FCC gave me the W6 because at age 11 I was the youngest to apply/test/pass for General Class FCC Ham at the time. Their gift was a license someone in San Francisco had and died so it was available - Later in court as FCC was attempting to convict my soon to be wife for using Transmitter without FCC License to talk to me and others - FCC Lost that fight - Actually that was while we were just first dating - My soon to be Dad in Law had the first general use Repeater up on Mt Hollywood in the Police dept headquarters for Los Angeles - I still have ham friends but then again because of the Divorce I asked for - Lost a few friends over that one.
It was a terrific hobby - I spent lots of money on it - later making lots of money because of IT - I lost a lot of respect for those with BSEE and MSEE because so few could answer what I thought were simple questions - Same questions that so many of those I have on my Qualcomm teams are unable to answer to this day
Been long time since my W6HTQ was active - I have invite in letter from FCC to apply and get it back - Just have no reason as I have a Commercial FCC License under my LLC for Satellite stuff but frankly it's never come to mind to be necessary given the 10 to 25 Megawatts the Command and Control Dishes each have FCC or some Eu or other authority giving authorization for Transmit on C band S Band stuff
Got the W6 back when as preteen only KA6XXX were being issued - Back then I had to have parents drive me to FCC office in downtown LA to take the test in front of FCC people - Was horrid high pressure - I despised having to learn Morse Code and had to prove I could do it for about 10 minutes in front of FCC people at 13 Words per minute - Was 2nd to the last time I ever did THAT - Just hated it despised it but even 2day I remember the Alphabet and numbers of Morse Code. Doubt I could do 5 WPM now.
FCC gave me the W6 because at age 11 I was the youngest to apply/test/pass for General Class FCC Ham at the time. Their gift was a license someone in San Francisco had and died so it was available - Later in court as FCC was attempting to convict my soon to be wife for using Transmitter without FCC License to talk to me and others - FCC Lost that fight - Actually that was while we were just first dating - My soon to be Dad in Law had the first general use Repeater up on Mt Hollywood in the Police dept headquarters for Los Angeles - I still have ham friends but then again because of the Divorce I asked for - Lost a few friends over that one.
It was a terrific hobby - I spent lots of money on it - later making lots of money because of IT - I lost a lot of respect for those with BSEE and MSEE because so few could answer what I thought were simple questions - Same questions that so many of those I have on my Qualcomm teams are unable to answer to this day