Ham Radio

[ChadAmberg]

Since you have some knowledge about it...do you happen to know when/where/how to take the test? Any links or books?

Thanks.

I wish I still had my technician books because I'd send them your way. Let me ask though: Are you interested in simply getting a license to talk on the air, or really get into it?

If you have a decent memory, you can just study the list of questions and answers. http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=349 has everything you need to simply pass the test.

If you want to learn more using a book, then pretty much any of the books on Amazon for "Ham Technician" search that come up are good, just make sure that the one you get was published since 2010 when the latest round of questions came out. I think I used an older version of this book: http://www.amazon.com/Ham-Radio-Lice.../dp/0872590976

If you think it's something you'll really find interesting, there's local folks who teach technician classes for free all the time. Down here in COS there's always one running, and in Aurora there's this club: http://www.n0ara.org/index.html
they have pics of their classes, just contact them and ask. I've found hams to be a great friendly bunch of folks.

Hope this helps, let me know if you need any more info to get rolling...

[KevDen2005]

I wish I still had my technician books because I'd send them your way. Let me ask though: Are you interested in simply getting a license to talk on the air, or really get into it?

If you have a decent memory, you can just study the list of questions and answers. http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=349 has everything you need to simply pass the test.

If you want to learn more using a book, then pretty much any of the books on Amazon for "Ham Technician" search that come up are good, just make sure that the one you get was published since 2010 when the latest round of questions came out. I think I used an older version of this book: http://www.amazon.com/Ham-Radio-Lice.../dp/0872590976



If you think it's something you'll really find interesting, there's local folks who teach technician classes for free all the time. Down here in COS there's always one running, and in Aurora there's this club: http://www.n0ara.org/index.html
they have pics of their classes, just contact them and ask. I've found hams to be a great friendly bunch of folks.

Hope this helps, let me know if you need any more info to get rolling...

I think that I want to start small. Get the license, get a small hand held and go from there. Listen to some radio traffic. Have a buddy of mine that has had his license for a long time talk on it with me. Use it camping and four wheeling and so on. It appears that it could be a very expensive hobby. I already have a gun and camping hobby, just started four wheeling, so I would need to start inexpensive. Electronics communication and radio signal have always intrigued me although I don't know much about it.