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by KC9MAV on September 21, 2007
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Well as a new license i have had fun just on 2m but soon hf will be a blast. CB HOLY $%IT EXCUSE ME? Even me as a new ham cb sucks. they are mean. if you are new on the air to ham they welcome you. cb SUCKS!
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by ONAIR on September 22, 2007
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KC9MAV.... Don't jump to conclusions just yet. Wait'll you hear some of those former CBers arguing with each other on HF! It's like Deja Vu all over again.
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by VA7AAX on September 28, 2007
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i have had my licence over a year. i checked into a few nets but the thing that appeals to me MOST is HOMEBREWING/QRP. i just love when u make a contact on equpment u built urself
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by KI4PRK on September 29, 2007
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I've been licensed since Jun3, '06, and for me Amateur Radio is my life and soul. It quite literally changed my life. I would sit around doing nothing but play computer games, I wasn't really learning anything (I'm homeschooled) and then I went to Germany. Last day there, I went inside the Ham-shack of a friend (Gerhard Mayer, DJ5GM) of my Dad's and I heard this funny beeping from a box. According to Gerhard, the beeping was coming from Israel. Huh? I went home, got my ticket a month later, upgraded to General a month after that, and by February '07 I was well known in my area, I'd gotten DXCC (in contacts, not QSL's), and I'd upgraded to Extra. So, for me, It's about DXing, friendship, and learning. And bragging :P 73, Brennen KI4PRK
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by KC9MAV on October 18, 2007
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on air i most definably believe you. But the thing is hf is hf theres so much space you can just turn the knob. I have heard cb though they are devils i recognize some hams are cbs but they have been nothing but rude mean people to me. when i first went on the air i was welcomed by two hams a tech and a president of one of the local ham clubs. cb they say get the "f" off the air you little "b". HAM FOREVER.
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by N5XM on October 29, 2007
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This is a great question. I've always loved radio, first of all. When I was exposed to Ham Radio, I was ready to go. After 11 years, I have some comments for you, things I found I've learned from the hobby after that time.
1. You get very good at Geography, and no studying is required. You will be amazed at how many countries, republics, and islands, etc. there are in this world.
2. You get a bit of a picture of how people in other parts of the world think and see things. You also learn that in the Ham community, politics is irrelevant, at least on CW.
3. If you have any natural mechanical abilities, you will have a blast just putting a station together and maintaining it.
4. Your knowledge and understanding of electronics will grow tremendously over time. Your practical understanding of math will also grow.
5. You will learn a LOT about weather, the nature of propagation, the structure of the Earth's atmosphere, magnetic fields, even how the Sun works.
6. You will make great friends, some of whom you might end up knowing your entire life. Go to next years Field Day. Help put antennas together, be a gopher for the older folks, you will be very popular, and you will learn what mistakes NOT to make. Don't fret, you will also meet young people your own age!
7. Get on HF! Repeaters are fun, and helpful. On the other hand, you will be amazed the first time you work a state a thousand miles away from you. Then you work Canada, then South America, then Europe, then Japan, or Russia. You will then be hooked, like a big old bass on a cool morning.
8. Your abilities to plan and think practically will really improve, and this is very valuable in future life. Your thinking will become more organized. A big part of any problem is figuring just how to get your mind around the problem, and you will become quite skillful at this. Your reading skills and abilities to follow instructions will also soar.
You're a very intelligent young man to ask such a simple-sounding but sophisticated question. The very best to you, and 73. n5xm
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by W0TLE on November 5, 2007
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I agree with most of the responses you have received to you question. I have been a Ham for 43 years, I spent my entire work life working in the electronics field. Ham radio has been a great source of knowledge for me over the years. A lot of my co-workers in the research labs I worked in were Hams. I am amazed when I see high school kids interviwed on TV that do not know the names of States in their own country. A Ham operator that has been active for any length of time would know their names.(Unless one is having a senior moment) As a Ham you really get to know a lot about geography. A Ham on HF or Satelite also get's to know a lot about people and their cultures. I have been lucky and have Hams I met around the world 30 - 40 years ago that are still the best friends I have. It is in my opinion the greatest hobby one could have.
Get active, join a local club and you will start down the road to a lot of fun.
I operate on HF thru 1296mhz currently and have plans to add 2340 thru 10ghz to my station soon. I operate all modes (including the digital modes.)
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by WR8D on December 2, 2007
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We'll all have differant reasons. All of them are about amateur radio though. Me i like restoring and operating old rigs like drake and collins. I have several of them as well as a couple of complete new stations also. I like pranking around with quads and wires and big amplifiers too. I love cw and the digital modes but what's right for me will be entirely differant for someone else.
Not trying to sound rude but your questions should be self explainatory to you...why do hold an amateur license and not know these things you ask?
You mentioned cb. In most places it's pure filth. One can't even compair amateur radio to that.
73 John WR8D Wva.
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by KA5ROW on December 14, 2007
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Why do you guys like it and what do you do? Just talk to random people.
Yes random. Calling CQ and having someone answer half way around the world. You never know where your signal is going and who is listening. Maybe it is a ego trip. Then someone from Australia answers your call. You finish your QSO and then a station calls you from Japan. Then you think for a minute with amazement that 100 watt radio and a dipole antenna was herd all the way around the world.
Maybe you the ( younger generation ) aren't impressed. With cell phones, satellite TV and world wide communication via the Internet. Talking around the world is no big deal. Where the fun comes from is, any ham radio operator in the world can answer your CQ. When your use your cell phone you call a specific person
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by KI6KGN on December 15, 2007
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I've been licensed since June of 2007, and the reason why I got into it is because not only do I work with a fellow ham, It jump starts me into learning about the 2 Way radio business.
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Trevor KI6KGN Fremont, California
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