Amateur Radio Page
Amateur
or HAM radio is a hobby I got into about 3 years ago. I don't think a lot of people
understand just exactly what ham radio is, so I'll try to explain it a little bit.
To put it in a
nutshell, ham frequencies start at 1800 kHz (160 Meters) and go up to 1300 mHz (23 cm),
and have 6 different license classes: Novice, Technician, Technician Plus*, General,
Advanced, and Extra.
These classes are separated by different tests
that must be completed before recieving a license.
A novice must have passed a
30 question written examination and a 5 wpm morse code test.
A technician must have passed
a 55 question written examination (including the 30 question novice test) and no
morse code test.
A technician plus licensee must
have passed a 55 question written examination and a 5 wpm morse code test.
A general must have passed the
technician plus a 25 question written examination and a 13 wpm morse code test.
An advanced licensee must have
passed the general plus a 50 question written examination.
An extra classed licensee must
have passed the advanced plus a 40 question written examination and a 20 wpm morse code
test.
Although the
above rules are going to be changed and you can see them here.
*Technician plus morse code
(CW)
Anyway, here's the
scoop....
KC8DBA
I hold a general license, working on my advanced (one of
these days) and I have three radios; an Icom 2710 (2m 440cm)
and an Icom 228h (2m) are my uhf and vhf radios. These radios use repeaters to talk
any distance and is usually no more than 100 miles. The lower frequency radios such as my
RCI 2950 (10m) and below are the radios that 'talk around the world.' My 2meter
antennas are both Diamond SG 7500 and my
10meter antenna is a K40.
I am a member
of the American Radio Relay League.
Here's that practice test page again, or
here's another one.
FCC amateur radio page.
Buy QSL cards online.
Check out the
Tri-County Amateur Radio Club
page. Delphos Ohio.
Manufacturers Websites
Adi radios.
Alinco
radios.
Ameritron HF amplifiers.
ARTSCI books of ham
interests.
Astron
power supplies.
Bandhopper antennas.
Bencher keyers and paddles.
Comet antennas.
Cushcraft antennas.
DCI passband filters.
Diamond antennas.
Hustler antennas.
Icom
radios.
Kenwood
radios.
Larson
antennas.
Maxon short range recievers.
MJF
amateur accessories and devices.
Outbacker antennas.
Sony radios.
Standard
radios.
Tentec
radios.
Vectronics meters and filters.
Yaesu
radios.
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