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Soooo, I finally got some antennas up.

Anyone here licensed, interested in ham radio, or already into it?

I am interested, but not yet pursuing it. My dad is a ham radio operator, and I have participated in several fox hunts with him.

stienman said:

Soooo, I finally got some antennas up.

Anyone here licensed, interested in ham radio, or already into it?

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Hrm, my callsign was KF4ZYX. I wonder if it's still valid.

I've always been interested, but I've never really gone outside the 11m band, and of course now I can't spend hours in front of a set in my basement.
Getting one of those custom plates would be pretty cool, though.

--Patrick

2pro2ham

I go HAM often, but not on a radio...


As a kid, I was actually really into ham radio. And then I got my first computer and a dial-up modem, and then never touched amateur radio again.

Terrik said:

Hrm, my callsign was KF4ZYX. I wonder if it's still valid.

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Valid until 6/6/2018. You just have to renew it next year, no testing required IIRC.

stienman said:

Valid until 6/6/2018. You just have to renew it next year, no testing required IIRC.

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Oh good. I'll be sure to do so.

I like the idea, but I also don't know what I'd do once I had the equipment. Be awkward at long distances?

I used to collect QSL cards from various shortwave broadcasters. I won a t-shirt from NHK in a haiku contest. China Radio International sent me stuff for *years* after I sent in the reception report.

fade said:

I like the idea, but I also don't know what I'd do once I had the equipment. Be awkward at long distances?

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Seems to me that would apply to phones, texting, facebook, this forum... any form of long distance communication really

GasBandit said:

Seems to me that would apply to phones, texting, facebook, this forum... any form of long distance communication really

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I'll give you phones, but the others aren't real time.

fade said:

I'll give you phones, but the others aren't real time.

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Says you. I'm here always.


ALWAYS.