I've been interested in it for years but never pursued it. When I was a kid circa 1982 I hooked-up a cheap mobile CB to a car battery charger in my bedroom and played with that for a summer. (pic via Wiki)
Around the same time I can remember talking to my great uncle. he was a ham and had a set in his basement. He tells me it was a Hallicrafters SX-71 radio with a Gizmotchy beam antenna. (I have no idea what that means)
About five years ago I looked into getting licensed but never pursued it. I just bought a book to prepare for the Technician exam and plan to follow-through.
So, are any readers here into amateur radio?
Additional links:
70 Years of Telescopes Tuned to Cosmic Radio
Why Ham Radio Endures in a World of Tweets
Communicate if Your Government Shuts Off Your Internet
The Great Brazilian Sat-Hack Crackdown
Monday, April 25, 2011
Any Readers Here Into Ham / Amateur Radio?
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2 comments:
I've been a ham for about 20 years now. Great hobby. You meet a lot of good people, on the radio and in your home town. There is endless variety of things to do with it: you can talk to people around the world, or help your community when the weather knocks the phones out, or bounce signals off the moon, or ... The Technician exam is pretty easy; a little theory, and enough about the regulations so you stay out of trouble. The license that opens up the whole world is the General and it's not much harder to get; I know 10 yr olds who have it. But even with the Tech license you can keep very busy for a long time. Equipment is inexpensive if you get good used gear, as I mainly have done.
Thanks, Bruce! I have a FT-270R on the way, not bad for $125 shipped, really looking forward to it. ;-)
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