ham radio

Good evening to everybody. Have not posted in a little bit but wanted to share this with the members. Today while seaching thru 10M band I caught skip from CA. It was simplex on 29.290. I thought it was amazing to hear it. I was using a PCTEL (Maxrad) mobile antenna cut for 47MHz. It is a 1/4...

I'm curious if any Motorola radios can be re-tuned to the 1.25MHz ham band, particularly portables. It's easy to put them on 2m and 70cm, and reasonably simple to retune to the 900MHz 33cm ham band, but I've always wanted to play with 220. Once you catch Black Radio Disease, it's hard to settle...

Hello Again, I have been thinking about getting an Amateur Ham Radio License for the past little bit. How can I go about getting one in the GTA, how much does it cost, where can I study for the test? Thanks, AP

Here are a few pics of the install of the external speaker for my Yaesu 7900! Before.. The joys of splicing wire! Le's hide this wire under that step... Speaker mounted under the vehicle! Hooking up the switch! Place the switch in a compartment, and we are done!

New graphics on the chase vehicle!

What is it with Ham radio operators when a women with a sexy voice comes on a repeater and everyone forgets what they're talking about and start flirting with the female operator. I swear I can't help but laugh so hard when this happens and it always happens. Especially the older guys can't seem...

I uploaded this earlier, but I forgot something when I made the video so I had to delete it and upload it again with my edits. It's a bit more informative this time. So here is my new video on what I believe is a good Storm Chasing/Skywarn Spotting vehicle: My Storm Chase/SkyWarn Severe...

Great Lakes Marine Mobile Net. Ham Radio Net and Skype Net for all boaters. Times/Frequencies: Weekend mornings Saturdays and Sundays at 08:30 a.m. Eastern - 7.268 MHz LSB and on CFMC 2M Chicago, 146.760 MHz FM. Also on Echolink, IRLP and Skype. See All Stations please monitor 7.268 MHz LSB |...

Statically speaking scanner, radios, ham radio tends to be a male dominated hobby. How do the women in your life react to your hobby? Do they think its weird, fascinating, whatever or actually join you in the hobby. This can be your wives, girlfriends, mothers, sisters etc. My mom thought it was...

I've been too lazy to get my ham ticket for over 3 years because I really haven't made the effort. I remember the test was supposed to change in 2011 or 2012, not sure really. Can anyone point me to the right direction in terms of a recent manuals or study guides for exam. Thanks I really...

My radio club, the Noise Blankers Radio Group, decided to try something new. We started a funny ham radio news section of our website called "Ham Hijinks." We generate satirical news, silly graphics and amusing videos. It's been a good way to poke fun at ourselves, get others involved and...

Hello everyone I can't seem to figure out how to use autopatch. I tried dialing my cell numbe into the repeater ind it did not work. Is there something I'm missing I don't know how but any help would be great. Thanks

Hey all! Henry N2HJS here.. I guess I just wanted to make a post and get some opinions and learn some new things here. I'll start by telling you about myself.. I am 15 years old and I've been a Ham Radio operator for quite a while now with a General License. I've been operating mainly with...

How do i start a thread on a particular forum on here to ask a question about ham radio equipment?

The Noise Blankers Radio Group will use K5H as they activate Horseshoe Island for the first time on Beaver Lake near Rogers, Arkansas, as part of the U.S. Islands Awards Program. Time: Sunday, September 30, 2012; 0900 - 1700 Central Time (1400 - 2200 UTC); Weather permitting. Suggested...

Hi Everyone. I am pleased to see so many Ham Radio operators here at RadioReference. Currently on holiday and as I was bored beyond anything so I started browing the net and found a cool software I wanted you to know about. It's called HamSphere and it works like a real shortwave rig. I dunno...

This was a goofy project. PVC is not great for antenna masts or towers due to UV breakdown. But the materials were so cheap I thought I would give it a try. I'm not expecting this to last for more than a year or two. And probably less if we get dinged with a major storm, but for the time...

What does narrowband mean? I am looking to purchase either a base tranceiver or mobile transceiver(VHF/UHF). I would like the radio to be narrowband capable. Do you have any suggestions? I am an ARES member and would like to use the radio to monitor public safety(that will be narrowbanding per...

Some hams working at ESPN Bristol have started their own club. See the article: ESPN headquarters becomes (ham) radio active! - Hartford Hobby Radio | Examiner.com

Hi All, Please join us on Saturday and Sunday mornings during the summer boating season on the Great Lakes Marine Mobile Net. We are on HF, VHF, Echolink, IRLP, Skype, CQ100 and Ustream. Times are 0830 a.m. ET and 1030 a.m. ET on weekend mornings. 7.263 MHz LSB +/- QRM Echolink node # 528436...