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So, Bobby...being the calculating trained warrior NCO that you are. Take the appropriate action, Execute!
your standard grunt level CQB is just putting rounds and rounds on scary stuff till it stops scaring you!
Are you going to wire up something in the Dually?I was driving my Jeep today and happened to look down and realize that I have the perfect spot for a CB. I've heard of, but never seen a HAM mobile in a vehicle.
Don't they have portable hand held units as well as 12 volt units for the rigs? I thought my friends set up in the pickup was a portable that he used the repeater with to get to home base from Tacoma. If things go South, how important is the license if you need to talk or receive information?
Bobby, your local HAM club is the best way to get aquainted with amatuer radio. You can get a used hand held for less than $100 and licensing can be $10. Study resources are on line and free, so there is no excuse.
This stuff does not have to look like some red neck with 10ft whips on the truck to be effective.
I'm willing to bet that club meets somewhere tasty for Saturday morning breakfast. Go meet 'em for breakfast. No excuses! Get on the radio. If that club doesn't eat breakfast at least once a month it's not a LEGITIMATE HAM RADIO CLUB, look elsewhere. www.arrl.org, click on clubs, put in your zip code.Seriously, it's better to go to a breakfast (or whatever meal they get together for) than to start out going to an official club meeting which can sometimes be a stuffy affair what with all that going over the budget, and electing officers, & other business'y details... and I for one am much friendlier on a full stomach :)Starting equipment: I'd suggest if you are in a reasonably populated area starting out with a china cheapo handheld which can be had for well under a hundred new on ebay. search on "dual band ham radios". That will get you listening in on the local folks (you'll hear where breakfast is going to be) Don't mash that talk button until you have a license which is real easy to get these days. Twenty multiple choice questions copied verbatim from a published pool of questions and answers. Heck even my wife has hers, now there's a challenge for ya ;) Ebay: careful on the used stuff, it can easily go for more than new, ebay fever I guess... or those massive fees ebay charges nowadays... www.eham.net & www.qrz.com have classified sections where prices are usually more reasonable then ebay. www.eham.net has a pretty good equipment reviews section. That local club swapmeet is a good bet for used HF gear.
You nut cases better be careful playing with PVC...can be really dangerous under pressure. But maybe not so much if you keep the pressures low.Just be careful!
Welp thanks to this thread I been over on hamstudy.org and after two days I'm hitting 93-100% pretty consistantly. Test is next Saturday!