HAM radio

[HAM5043]

Hey everyone HAM5043 here. Just wondering if i can take my ham test. I am 15. I have heard of people taking theirs at 14 and becomeing a ham too. Just wondering. Ham 5043.

 

[mciupa]

There is no minimum age.
Nice to see youngblood still interested.

 

[JnglMassiv]

Absolutely you can. The primary barrier to licensing is the desire to be licensed. You're 90% or the way there!

 

[blinddog50]

Had a local young man get his tech ticket last year.....age 6.

 

[GrayJeep]

Best wishes on starting a lifetime of interesting learning and perhaps a career direction.

I started at 14. At 15 I had my Advanced license. And that required a 13 wpm morse test and taking the tests at the actual FCC government office under the disapproving eye of the civil servant who found the whole thing very annoying

Go for it!

Hey everyone HAM5043 here. Just wondering if i can take my ham test. I am 15. I have heard of people taking theirs at 14 and becomeing a ham too. Just wondering. Ham 5043.

 

[adamsdawson]

didn't now there was not a age limit.

 

[zz0468]

didn't now there was not a age limit.

With all those hams in your family? Someone should have told you...

 

[zz0468]

*biting tongue*

 

[APTN]

Good luck

I got my Technician a few months ago. I'm currently studying for the General.

 

[hotdjdave]

I was a "ham" 25 years ago (when I was about 14 or 15), but it took me 20 years to take the test to get the license so the government could say I was a ham. Had I just taken the test 25 years ago, I would have been a government certified ham for the last 25 years.

:lol:

 

[jcop225]

Young Ham here (14), There aren't many in my area but there is a group of us on QRZ.COM Callsign Database As above mentioned Wanting to be liscenced is half the battle, the exam is not hard and it's even easier if you have amateurs in your family to support you.

 

[ki4rvh]

We just had a 15 year old in our area get his license. Hes already helping a friend of his study for his while he studies for his general. Its great to see some young folks interested.

73

Chris

 

[BuffaloJustice]

You guys are at the age I was when I got interested in radio, I however waited until this week to go test. 16 years, I take procrastination to a whole other level! Do it HAM, or you will wake up some morning long from now and wonder what the heck happened!

 

[PHOENIX_SCANNER]

You are never too young to have long rag-chewing sessions about radio equipment.

 

[kc4jgc]

A few years ago a girl in GA earned her Extra (/w 20 wpm cw) within months of her passing her novice. She was only 9 years old. At that time she was the youngest known extra class operator.

 

[phillip3225]

It's absolutely possible, I got my tech when I was 11 and got my general at 13. Go for it!

 

[kb2vxa]

Of course you can take a ham test but there's no guarantee you'll pass. I suggest the Gordon West study manuals available from the W5YI Group W5YI : Resources for Amateur & Commercial Radio since they're about the simplest and most comprehensive around. When you feel you're ready to sit for the test find yourself a local club that sponsors VE sessions, it's all so simple even a cave man can do it even if the gecko may have other ideas. Go for it, we like fresh meat. (;->)

 

[HAM5043]

Thanks

Thank you to all of you that have ben nice to me and shared. I will try to get started on sudying for my test.

 

[durango5550]

Just dont turn into Kb2vxa , he is grumpy.....lol

Good luck young man , I'm sure you will pass just take your time and have fun.

Dan
KC8ONR

 

[K2KOH]

ARRLWeb: ARRL Home Page

Great place to start! Get your tech ticket and get on the air. It's a great hobby!