To: Donna Lee Nardo
FYI, most scanner radios don't have the capability to receive the HF bands (from 3 MHz to 30 MHz), which is where a lot of the ham activity is. You would also miss out on shortwave broadcasters, which might be able to get you some kind of news if things get really bad here. Occasionally, on HF you can catch Air Force One and SAC command planes as well. There's a lot of interesting stuff there.
1,091 posted on
02/26/2004 6:16:04 PM PST by
thecabal
("Well, boys, I reckon this is it - nuclear combat toe to toe with the Ruskies." --Major T. J. Kong)
To: thecabal
correct me if I'm wrong...to get a technician license (the lowest license to get a ham) you can only transmit from 144 and up. The get a general license, which you need to know Morris Code and is pretty extensive, then you would gain a license for short wave...so most people have technical status which give you basically every frequency from 144 and up...general license only gives you 3 to 144...a lot of people have technician license, but not too many have general...does this sound correct?...I'm trying to explain what my friend at work (who has general lic.) said.
1,095 posted on
02/26/2004 6:23:19 PM PST by
tmp02
To: thecabal; Indie
Oh my God, you're kidding? I do not think we should be able to overhear any AF1 communications!!! They should surely be blocked, no?
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