đź’¬ OT The official Amateur (ham) Radio thread - and GMRS
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gonna start studying for the HAM
gonna start studying for the HAM
those were good if I wanted to buy resources and it also has the official study exam.
The source I found laid it out in a nice PDF that integrates the questions with the learning and the exam link is just a digital version of the study exam you posted.
Yeah my tech exam had a lot of questions regarding basic elentrical components, v=ir, etc. Plus it's a brain dump since the exact question/answer pool is published.
I took the general the same day. Failed by one question, but that was because I didn't know I could take more than one test in a day so I didn't bother studying for it.
I took the general the same day. Failed by one question, but that was because I didn't know I could take more than one test in a day so I didn't bother studying for it.
Looks like you won't need a radio, just get the app:
Insurrectionists Reportedly Used Walkie-Talkie App Zello To Storm the Capitol
Members of a violent and deadly mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6 reportedly communicated with each other through the walkie-talkie app Zellogizmodo.com
If I was in any sort of "protest" the last thing I'd do is bring my cell within 100 miles of it. You may as well tattoo your address on your chest and walk around without a shirt so the feds can meet you at your house. Mark my words, anyone and everyone with a cell signal near the capital at that time is marked.
In terms of the testing though yeah tech isn't bad if you've studied. Just gotta know not to swear on the air, have some antenna math in your pocket, know what the band ranges are and have some electronics fundamentals. Not terrible overall.
yeah i guess they make great antennas if tuned properly....is that fucking copper pipe?
crazy good reviews from this guy who hand makes them in Wisconsin, and cheap because as you noted... copper pipe
Oh it did. Not cheap cable that's for sure, but I agree, its worth it in the long run. Cable should last forever and this is an indoor run for now, so should last even longer.
Reception is one thing, and the old analog TV frequencies weren't that far below FM radio frequencies. However if you were to try to transmit you'd likely burn up the finals in the radio as the standing waves would feed back into the transmitter. Needs to be tuned to properly to the operating frequency to transmit without risk of damage.
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