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Old 03-09-2018, 09:49 AM
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Anyone else here do the HAM radio hobby and ride? I am setting up my bike for APRS tracking and wanted to see if there was interest in the setup.
 
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Old 03-10-2018, 08:36 AM
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Thinking of getting into HAM radio. Would like to see what you come up with. Along with other mods that you are doing.
 
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People still do that?
 
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Amateur Advanced, First Class Radiotelephone Operator's License with Ship Radar Endorsement. But, haven't been active for 25+ years...maybe again, soon.
 
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I just got my technicians license last October.
 
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People still do that?
Big time.
 
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Wow, haven't heard that for a while....thought cell technology made it somewhat irrelevant. Was very active in the 60s....local civil defense, army MARS, radio teletype, etc, etc.
 
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Old 03-11-2018, 07:39 AM
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I was a ham operator in junior high and high school. I had my Advanced class license. Once I went to college there was no time. My license has long since expired.

As I understand it, in 1999 the FCC changed the license structure to just three classes and there is no longer a Morse code requirement. Probably for the Millennials. They may give you a trophy too when you pass the exam.
 
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Originally Posted by Bone Doc
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As I understand it, in 1999 the FCC changed the license structure to just three classes and there is no longer a Morse code requirement. Probably for the Millennials. They may give you a trophy too when you pass the exam.
Actually, they got rid of the morse code requirement because of new digital modes like psk3 making morse redundant and slow. More info could be sent quicker in a data burst using less power in the same bandwidth. However the millenials still won't know what to do when infrastucture fails and cellphones cease working.
 
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Title should be.... "Ham and Hogs"
 
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