"Bobsprit" wrote
Lots of radio enthusiasts play in the SSB of 11 meter and do quite well.
The
general license is also not exactly tough...just 5 wpm for morse. 35
multiple
choice questions. Memorize the easily available question database (350
questions total) and you can't miss. Moreover, many of the questions are
giveaways.

Practice exams at http://199.245.125.13/ham/index.html

"Maxprop" wrote
...... Almost any ham transceiver can be modified to transmit in
the marine bands, but how hard and at what expense to effect the
modifications is unknown to me.

Go to http://www.mods.dk/ and click on your radio. As others have noted it
isn't legal to use a Ham rig cuz they're not FCC type accepted but .....

Not in the USA (yet) where many feel it's useful for keeping others (you)
off their frequencies. It's fun but any tehnical advantage it had
disappeared with the advent of digital modes like PSK31.

"MC" wrote in message
...
I thought I heard that Morse code was oficially dead last year???

Cheers MC

Maxprop wrote:

"Bobsprit" wrote in message


160M
through 10M. You'll need a general license to operate voice on 10M, and
you'll only require a southern accent, a handle, and an IQ of less than
30
to operate on 11M, the so-called Citizen's Band.

Lots of radio enthusiasts play in the SSB of 11 meter and do quite well.

The

general license is also not exactly tough...just 5 wpm for morse. 35

multiple

choice questions. Memorize the easily available question database (350
questions total) and you can't miss. Moreover, many of the questions are
giveaways.
I picked up a copy of "Now You're Talking" and it's pretty easy stuff.


Yeah, it's gotten easier over the years. I took the general under the
current rules, ie--5wpm, etc. And it wasn't all that tough. But rather
than just memorize the material, I actually learned it. Silly me.

I expect the Morse Code requirement to be deleted in the not too distant
future. Very few use it anymore, but that's unfortunate as it requires
almost no bandwidth for a bunch of simultaneous rag chewers.

Max

"Maxprop" wrote
Not sure what you heard there, but the US still recognizes the
international
treaty to require Morse on its licensing exams. .......

The international radio treaty no longer requires Morse so many countries
have dropped the requirement but USA and others still do.

"Bobsprit" wrote

What's the deal with 2M range-wise? I thought it worked good range with
repeaters only...not sure, I'm on the learning curve with all of this.

VHF/UHF is close to line of sight so I can reach repeaters on the Eastern
Shore from the mouth of the Rapahannoc but not as far inland due to terrian.

Ever more repeaters are using voice-over-internet to connect to other
repeaters all over the world but purists think little of it.

You win. You're the bigger idiot.


But you're the Gay Master Idiot!

RB

So, what you're trying to say is that you lost???

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
You win. You're the bigger idiot.


But you're the Master Idiot!

RB

So, what you're trying to say is that you lost???

Yes, you are clearly KING of the idiots.

We all tremble before your might idiocy.

Bwahahahaha!

RB

Well, at least you admit that you're a loser.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
So, what you're trying to say is that you lost???

Yes, you are clearly KING of the idiots.

We all tremble before your might idiocy.

Bwahahahaha!

RB

Well, at least you admit that you're a loser


Okay, Master Idiot!!!


Bwahahahaaha! Shwing! Buh Bye, Ganzy!


RB