Radio operators, Entry level antenna farm here
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Man, I am so SICK of QRZ'd. The only people that live in that forum are a bunch of old farts that wear depends bitching about the friggin morse code crap. I have never seen such a group of people in my life. Sorry, back on topic...
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Originally Posted by Mike1995
Man, I am so SICK of QRZ'd. The only people that live in that forum are a bunch of old farts that wear depends bitching about the friggin morse code crap. I have never seen such a group of people in my life. Sorry, back on topic...
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yeah but where else is there? been to eham, hamforum, they dont seem as active
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Originally Posted by harofreak00
i know nothing about this...
so they have big antennas? just a longer distance than CB'* or what?
so they have big antennas? just a longer distance than CB'* or what?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio
Yes, CB actually evolved (some say stolen) from the Amateur Radio Service.
A few nights ago, I had a nice contact on 10 meters (28mhz) with a gent in Tennessee, running a small mobile unit running on a nearly dead marine battery. I was running about 5 watts output into a very simple antenna called a dipole (homemade) run along the back window of my house.
Lots of things are possible, such as Slow Scan TV, (sending a signal from a camera over the airwaves), voice comms, satellite comms, even bouncing a signal off the MOON! (called moonbounce or EME, stands for Earth, Moon Earth.)
The internet has made all of this a sure thing, so its boring that way. But doing it with a signal thru the airwaves, using equipment that might be homebuilt is a challenge!
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Originally Posted by crzydmnd72
Originally Posted by harofreak00
i know nothing about this...
so they have big antennas? just a longer distance than CB'* or what?
so they have big antennas? just a longer distance than CB'* or what?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio
Yes, CB actually evolved (some say stolen) from the Amateur Radio Service.
A few nights ago, I had a nice contact on 10 meters (28mhz) with a gent in Tennessee, running a small mobile unit running on a nearly dead marine battery. I was running about 5 watts output into a very simple antenna called a dipole (homemade) run along the back window of my house.
Lots of things are possible, such as Slow Scan TV, (sending a signal from a camera over the airwaves), voice comms, satellite comms, even bouncing a signal off the MOON! (called moonbounce or EME, stands for Earth, Moon Earth.)
The internet has made all of this a sure thing, so its boring that way. But doing it with a signal thru the airwaves, using equipment that might be homebuilt is a challenge!
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Originally Posted by Cheetah
Originally Posted by crzydmnd72
Originally Posted by harofreak00
i know nothing about this...
so they have big antennas? just a longer distance than CB'* or what?
so they have big antennas? just a longer distance than CB'* or what?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio
Yes, CB actually evolved (some say stolen) from the Amateur Radio Service.
A few nights ago, I had a nice contact on 10 meters (28mhz) with a gent in Tennessee, running a small mobile unit running on a nearly dead marine battery. I was running about 5 watts output into a very simple antenna called a dipole (homemade) run along the back window of my house.
Lots of things are possible, such as Slow Scan TV, (sending a signal from a camera over the airwaves), voice comms, satellite comms, even bouncing a signal off the MOON! (called moonbounce or EME, stands for Earth, Moon Earth.)
The internet has made all of this a sure thing, so its boring that way. But doing it with a signal thru the airwaves, using equipment that might be homebuilt is a challenge!
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Also for Haro, if you look WAAAAYYYY down at the Wiki link, it lists a few famous radio operators, he isnt listed, but astronaut, Owen, K Garriott, was born and raised in my hometown of Enid, OK. The main highway thru town is named after him.
Some operators also enjoy contacts with the space station, although I know little about that also