HAM Radio Discussion

[HoneyBadger]

I bought a FT-60R a few weeks ago. Also bought an extra battery pack, a 12VDC car charger, a programming cable, and a Diamond SRH320A antenna for it. I'm about to start reading this thread from the beginning and start studying. I took a practice technician's test without knowing anything about Ham and scored a 28/35. A few of them were lucky guesses, and quite a few were caught up in the cobwebs from several years ago. I didn't think there would be so many questions on simple electronics diagrams and principles. I definitely don't know any of the Ham protocol. I looked up some local repeaters and was able to listen in easy enough, but that's not very useful for me yet.

[bogie]

I bought a FT-60R a few weeks ago. Also bought an extra battery pack, a 12VDC car charger, a programming cable, and a Diamond SRH320A antenna for it. I'm about to start reading this thread from the beginning and start studying. I took a practice technician's test without knowing anything about Ham and scored a 28/35. A few of them were lucky guesses, and quite a few were caught up in the cobwebs from several years ago. I didn't think there would be so many questions on simple electronics diagrams and principles. I definitely don't know any of the Ham protocol. I looked up some local repeaters and was able to listen in easy enough, but that's not very useful for me yet.

I ran through the questions at hamstudy.org for a few hours before taking the technician test. It has the entire test bank and will keep giving you the questions you miss more frequently so that you improve quickly. Spend a few hours there and you'll probably score perfectly on the test.

[bogie]

I bought a FT-60R a few weeks ago. Also bought an extra battery pack, a 12VDC car charger, a programming cable, and a Diamond SRH320A antenna for it. I'm about to start reading this thread from the beginning and start studying. I took a practice technician's test without knowing anything about Ham and scored a 28/35. A few of them were lucky guesses, and quite a few were caught up in the cobwebs from several years ago. I didn't think there would be so many questions on simple electronics diagrams and principles. I definitely don't know any of the Ham protocol. I looked up some local repeaters and was able to listen in easy enough, but that's not very useful for me yet.

Get the AA battery adaptor for your radio if you don't already have it. You'll have added utility in SHTF or emergencies.