HAM radio enthusiasts

[Logan44551]

Any operators on here? My house uncle recently passed away and I inherited all his HAM radio equipment. Looks like I need to get an antenna, but have everything else to set up a small bench. I have been studying online to take the operator test. Any advice would be appreciated in terms of set up. Thanks fellas

 

[Uglyrichie]

My brother in law and my father in law are big into it I can ask them if you want. If so let me shoot me ur questions

 

[ickyrica]

Subbed cuz I'm a nerd

 

[sinewave3]

Taking the test and getting some Ham gear is on my list of fun stuff but I never get around to it.

Once you pass the 1st test you get one of those badass call signs too!

 

[rugerjitsu]

I had a buddy that lived was into the sticks of wv that was really into this stuff. He told me he talked to a guy in Jamaica on his radio...could that be true?

Aside from making friends in different places, what is there to do? Could you start a radio show or something?

 

[Endure]

I had a buddy that lived was into the sticks of wv that was really into this stuff. He told me he talked to a guy in Jamaica on his radio...could that be true?

You can communicate around the world on certain radio frequencies, yes. It's all based on propagation and physics.

 

[Kakarot]

I had a buddy that lived was into the sticks of wv that was really into this stuff. He told me he talked to a guy in Jamaica on his radio...could that be true?

Aside from making friends in different places, what is there to do? Could you start a radio show or something?

Its true, my old service manager was into it big time. Went to all these HAMfests where teams try to get the most contacts in a set amount of time. They can bounce off the space station when it's in range and get crazy fucking distance.

 

[Neewbiest guy]

I used to operate HAM radio years ago. I would talk to people in Australia. I'd give my call sign but then you'd know who I was if you liked it up.

 

[Neewbiest guy]

Any operators on here? My house uncle recently passed away and I inherited all his HAM radio equipment. Looks like I need to get an antenna, but have everything else to set up a small bench. I have been studying online to take the operator test. Any advice would be appreciated in terms of set up. Thanks fellas

What kinds of radios do you have, uhf, vhf, 10 meter, HF? I had a couple of hand helds, a VHF/UHF in my work truck, and the a pioneer HF on my bench at home. I don't have any of it anymore, but they were fun to tinker with.