Any CBers? / HAMs?

[Wolfwood]

Hey i was jsut jacking with my CB, and scanners and such and decided to ask if anyone on here runs a CB or a HAM station.

I am getting ready to take a HAM exam pretty soon hopefully - so i will be able to really have some fun. My main motivation is to talk to the guys in the ISS

 

[TexasRedneck]

Used to run CB back in the day, but when they dropped the license requirement it REALLY went downhill. Still use 'em when on the bike, but that's about it.

 

[Wolfwood]

woah check out the top post on this thread somewhere else

any locals remember this? or former locals?

 

[Texan2]

I want to put a CB in my war wagon. Just waiting to see a used one at a yard sale.

 

[Wolfwood]

Used to run CB back in the day, but when they dropped the license requirement it REALLY went downhill. Still use 'em when on the bike, but that's about it.

yeah thats partly why i want to get into the HAM scene.

it will be fun to do stuff like moon bounces and what not.

 

[Wolfwood]

I want to put a CB in my war wagon. Just waiting to see a used one at a yard sale.

i have got a little cb car set right now setup in my office like a home base set. got it for 20 bucks shipped on amazon.
came with a mic, i had an old mag mount antenna in the closet, so i slapped that onto the metal roof above my porch - seems to make a pretty good ground shield - like the top of a car... going to make myself a nice big antenna. and some special ones for scanning the skies for satellites.

 

[Wolfwood]

I want to put a CB in my war wagon. Just waiting to see a used one at a yard sale.

http://www.amazon.com/Midland-1001Z...DIDK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320668184&sr=8-1

 

[kyletxria1911a1]

I cb every day in the big truck they have a cb with all kinds of side bands
It is ham ready but it is beyond my perview,
But it can get out there. I am looking at pawnshops for one
For myself

 

[Ranger60]

I am a Ham, PM if you have any questions.

 

[Wolfwood]

awesome Ranger60.

im sure i'll have plenty when i start getting the shack in order

 

[kyletxria1911a1]

I am a Ham, PM if you have any questions.

10-4 will do this afternoon

 

[Wolfwood]

as of right now i am just memorizing the question pool

 

[TexasRedneck]

as of right now i am just memorizing the question pool

that's gonna take a coupla years.....

 

[Wolfwood]

nah, i'm good at that sort of thing. ive got till the 19th. thats the next test.

 

[Wolfwood]

hehehe someone forgot to change the clock on a neighborhood electronic gate. it hasn't opened and the school bus is waiting outside. someone is going to get in trooouublle!

 

[Wolfwood]

oh snap! another one didnt get set!

Fall Back people...

 

[craftkr]

I've been playing on 11 Meter (CB) for sometime. I've actually got a 10 and 11 meter radio in my truck. I'm waiting to find a hamfest so I can test and get my ticket as I really want to start playing with field expedient antenna's (di-poles, beams, etc.). I used to do that stuff in the Marine Corpus and HF was always fun.

Mainly use CB for roadtrips just to listen in, and worst case if theres no cell phone coverage it's a means of communication. I know after a couple hurricanes when I was in Louisiana it was always working. Or if I go out to my buddys ranch we can use them for communication due to lack of cell phone coverage. Definately a good item to have, I wouldn't go buy the cheapest thing though. Do some research and make sure you set up your antenna correctly, if not you won't be able to talk worth a damn. You can put a low budget system together that will talk, but it's more than just plugging it in. Tuning the antenna, propper placement, bonding, setting everything up and you can really talk with a barefoot radio. Wealth of knowledge on this on the internet, do alittle homework and you will get the most out of it. Just don't go buy a big linear or "amp" and start walking over everyone or spurious emissions. Some guys end up in bands or freq's they shouldn't and you have to remember military, law enforcement, and EMS utilze those bands. You start messing that up and it's not good.

If any of you are down around my neck of the woods I'll help you set up your rig if you need help with the instillation etc. I've learned allot over the years and it's a fun hobby to me. CB/11 meter is a dieing thing.

Anyone know if any HamFest or such coming up in South Texas? I need to test and I hear that's about the best way to get it done.

 

[matefrio]

HAM Tech here. Need to get back into practice with my rigs. Yaesu FT-60r and Yaesu FT-8900R.

 

[Charlie]

'Been an amature radio operator (ham) for 34 yrs. N5ESJ

 

[Tejano Scott]

Back in Junior High my dad made me get my novice HAM license. No clue if thats still good or not. Anyone know if you lose it if you don't use it?