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[–] BroadcastEngineer 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Hey diffra,
I'm currently studying for the Technicians license. Besides it being something I've wanted to do, our VP decided that he liked it so much, that the whole engineering department has to get licensed by 3rd quarter....but he's footing the costs, so I consider it a win/win for all parties. Our VP is actually a pretty amazing guy, and this was a smart move. The skills and knowledge involved are all things everyone in our group should know.
I'll hit you guys back up with my call sign when I pass but I'll probably be lurking around in the threads here in the mean time....
[–] fasthansolo 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I have always found it interesting. Before the internet was widespread I was playing with CBs to talk to friends across town. Met a gentleman in uni that had his own 10m radio in his domicile and I knew I wanted to get one, one day. I have my tech now, but would love to get a General eventually.
[–] Citadel_97e 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Well, I was big into jeeps. I still am, I sold my jeep to get an 06 STi. Anyway, the CBs I had were always less than stellar. I rarely talked on them, I never talked to other people on them and when I turned them on it was always a bloody mess. At this point I didn't even know there was an alternative.
Then I was in graduate school and I was taking a class on emergency preparedness. I learned about ham radio. For shits and giggles I decided to get my license. My wife and I took the test together and passed. I then bought two HTs. That winter was bad for The South. We lost power for a bit, I was able to jump on a repeater and talk with a guy in the area. I was even able to find out about the road conditions and what the emergency services were doing. I didn't have an emergency in my house that day, but if I did I feel confident I could have called for help.
I then put an FT-7900 in my jeep. The audio quality blew me away. For CBs, I'm never looking back.
I've since upgraded to General and I'm eyeing that Extra ticket.
[–] R0am3r 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
My Dad was a radioman in the US Navy and was always talking about the transmitters he had to tune up while aboard ship. He got into CBs in the mid 1970s and eventually I took the next step and earned my Novice ticket in 1978. I worked an entire summer at a local grocery store so that I could buy an HF rig. When I had enough money, I quit the job and purchased a new Kenwood TS520S and spent a lot of my free time chasing DX on the CW bands. I upgraded to General soon afterward.
[–] Kimmybjonsson 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
There were folks with ham equipment at my middleschool that got me inspired into getting the ticket when I eventually got old enough. I was 21 when I got it.
At that time cell phone tech was not encrypted, and they demonstrated how they easily just intercepted the signal and fed it to some speakers.
[–] w6fu 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I got involved with the 4x4 community. CB radios are nice and all, but we've found that having people with HAM radios around was a little more useful. Actually has saved a couple of lives.
[–] Kimmybjonsson ago
What is the story behind the lifes saved?