whats the big deal?

[toyrunner95]

whats the deal with everyone wanting a ham raidio in their truck? ive never had a problem with cell coverage or getting signal out on my cb, however i have never known ch9 to be monitered by any emergency service.

and why do you have to have a licence? do the feds really watch that?

is it really worth it to buy one?

O and another thing, what is the set up in govetnment vehicles with radios? when i used to go to work with my dad, he could literally call home on his radio, but i dont know how? now that would be a slick setup for a truck.

p.s. please explain this to me like im a 5yo, all this wkrp cincinati/98.lg-qrf 10-90 stuff confuses the hell out of me.

[Scott Brady]

It is like driving with 30 year old KC driving lights and then switching to HID's...

Yeah, that much better.

The KC's work, kind of, but there are much better solutions available now.

CB's are fine for 3-4 miles, but in a long convoy in the desert, getting 20 miles between trucks is not uncommon. A 2M can go 50+ miles in open terrain and sound as clear as a land line.

[Willman]

I'm right their with ya brother!! I'm new to the 2m ham radio has well!!!

[toyrunner95]

i like my trailblaver light bar, instead of 2 100,000 cp lights, like KCs it had 6 forward, one on either side, and 3 backward. it has over a million cp in all. hahaha

so is it worth the investment? who would i talk to, no one else has one up here that i know of. do i need to take the test? how hard is it? where can i take it?

[vengeful]

http://www.arrl.org/ has all of the information you need!

Also, you can google "Amateur Radio Practice Tests" to get an idea what the tests are like. They're not very hard, but you do have to study for them, unless you've got an extensive background in radio communications and FCC regulations.

I'm in the process of getting my License, but dag gone some of those radios are pricey!

[kcowyo]

who would i talk to, no one else has one up here that i know of.

This is the biggest reason I've dragged my feet on getting licensed. I've started and stopped the process several times....

I do have a great book for newbs looking to get started with 2M's - Now You're Talking! All You Need for Your First Amatuer Radio License

You can find the where and when for tests on this website

[Grim Reaper]

whats the deal with everyone wanting a ham raidio in their truck? ive never had a problem with cell coverage or getting signal out on my cb, however i have never known ch9 to be monitered by any emergency service.

and why do you have to have a licence? do the feds really watch that?

is it really worth it to buy one?

O and another thing, what is the set up in govetnment vehicles with radios? when i used to go to work with my dad, he could literally call home on his radio, but i dont know how? now that would be a slick setup for a truck.

p.s. please explain this to me like im a 5yo, all this wkrp cincinati/98.lg-qrf 10-90 stuff confuses the hell out of me.

I won't even turn on my CB's with the kids and wife in the car. Its just lude and if they are not cussing they are talking about looking down blouses. That's what happens when a band is deregulated.

I plan to get a Ham. I carry a FCC GROL because of my bench tech background on wirelss devices. I don't think that I will have that hard of time with the test. Just not had the time.

Ham can get out when a CB can't. You can talk half way around the world on "Skip". So if you have a back country emergency where there is no cell coverage you have a very good chance on getting out on a Ham.

Plus I think it would be cool to talk to WB6ACU
http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2004/03/11/1/

[shawkins]

My dad and I used to use handheld CB radios for communicating while hunting, but they have a short range and arent very clear.

2 or 3 years ago my Dad, Mom, and I all got our licenses. My dad and I each have Yeasu VX-5R's. They work great for everything we use them for! Hiking, hunting, house work (when someone is in the attick or under the house), etc.

My dad has been talking about getting a mobile unit with repeater capabilities (or something like that?) to put in his 4Runner for when we are hunting in case we get really separated.

[toyrunner95]

well i still dont know, i might wait till im out of college to buy one an learn, im doing enough learning at the moment,

so you have to have alicence to buy one or can i buy one then get my licence?

[Rockcrawler]

Anyone can buy a radio and can technically use it for monitoring. You only need to have a license to transmit.