Any Ham Radio Enthusiasts Here on Free Republic?

Red Badger | Jan. 5, 2021 | Red Badger

[Red Badger]

Need to find some amateur radio experts for FReeper, Magnum44.

We used to have a Ham Radio Ping List run bet Denver DitDat, but he hasn't been on since 2006...................

[Red Badger]

We’ll soon find some.................

[clamper1797]

Ki7ldb

[Red Badger]

71db.....That’s pretty loud...................

[al baby]

Can Muslims be ham operator’s?

[Big Red Badger]

Posting Your call
Sign,
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[taxcontrol]

HAM license is on my todo but has been pushed back for my Masters and some industry certifications.

[real saxophonist]

Back in my Drum Corps days, the director went around the horn arc with a sound pressure meter. I hit 112dB.

[mylife]

I think tbw2 has a list.

This is all I have

Jamestown1630;TxGrandMom;LurkedLongEnough;StoneWall Brigade;45semi;AlexW;LadyBuck;haywoodwebb;usconservative;bikerman;Blue_Spark;bitterohiogunclinger;Sylvester McMonkey McBean;scripter;Bobalu;buccaneer81;camerakid400;catsandmusic;Cindy;clee1;CodeToad;cva66snipe;Database;Dave in Eugene of all places;dragnet2;DYngbld;Erasmus;firewalk;fremont_steve;Fresh Wind;Grammy;halfright;hambran;Hillary’sMoralVoid;JackOfVA;JDoutrider;JoeFromSidney;JoJo Gunn;JRandomFreeper;Liberal Bob;miele man;Moose4;mwyounce;mylife;NCjim;nnn0jeh;Not now, Not ever!;padre35;reagan_fanatic;RFEngineer;Right Wing Assault;robomatik;Sally’sConcerns;SERKIT;sidegunner;soundbits;StegallTx;tenpops;The_Media_never_lie;theBuckwheat;tophat9000;Tuxedo;Varmint Al;vigl;VoiceOfBruck;Wilhelm Tell;Wiseghy;re_nortex;loungitude;ELS;aragorn;backwoods-engineer; ptsal; Hawthorn;

[Magnum44]

Cool, Thanks for creating this RB.

For any informed Ham operator, I appreciate some guidance.

I have questions about setting up the most cost efficient reliable solutions to doing secure packet and voice radio HF comms over short and long ranges (like a few hundred to 1500 miles). I just need someone to help guide me through building a shopping list so that I dont spend a lot of cash on the wrong stuff or have it not work together the way I envision it.

I have been around this stuff but not kept up with all the converging tech that is available. I assume any modern set will be able to connect to a laptop and send packets, but I have never done it myself. Likewise I dont know how versatile in bands I can expect a transceiver can be given the advances in SDR.

Does SDR allow for the same hardware to do HF plus other bands? I appreciate any informed recommendations. My main budget goes to metals, like lead, copper, brass...so I am not looking for the limousine radio, just the utility vehicle equivalent. :)

Thanks in advance.

[AFB-XYZ]

Wish I was an expert, or at least knew my around the operations part of it.

If the Internet and/or other communications grids are shut down or knocked out at some future time, Hams will be some of the most popular and important people anywhere.

[teletech]

I am. As of this month I have been in the hobby 64 years. Had to do the code for all 3 of my exams and I still operate CW.
Ham Radio is the greatest hobby ever. Mrs.teletech is also licensed and has 54 years in the hobby. She likes to be Net Control for a local VHF net. Both of my sons are also licensed and operate.

[Magnum44]

If you can can offer anything to my post 10, much appreciated.

[JWNM]

Studying to get my license. Have my gear.

[chuckr]

K1QKZ, 73’s

[Jane Long]

Very cool.

[CodeToad]

I be one.

[Magnum44]

Hi TT, appreciate any thoughts on my post 10. Thanks

[srmanuel]

I’ve had my General License for about 3 years now.

[HangnJudge]

Recent Ham thread
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3921162/posts