![]() ![]() I’d recommend that once you get your Technician license that you study up and get your General license (the second level) as well. They mostly likely be able to guide you through the process. There’s a fee to take it, which generally runs around fifteen dollars.Īlternately you could search for local Ham radio clubs in your area. Just do an internet search for FCC testing in close by large cities. ![]() ![]() They are given by volunteers in most large towns. Once you’re comfortable with the question bank, you’ll need to take the test. As there are only so many questions, it’ll come pretty quick. Just keep taking it and retaking it until you consistently score above 85%. You can also practice the Technician test (2014 is the current one) for free online at QRZ.com: Get a new one because they change the questions every four years and you don’t want to be studying out of date questions. The book from ARRL is a great reference and is available directly from them or Amazon. You can find numerous books that you can use to study the material & the questions. Like most güberment testing, all of the questions come from a published master question bank. This is for your below question on getting your license. People are pretty poor up here, but I think once a couple of us get something running it would catch on. Maybe a one channel/frequency repeater for the hood if that is possible. CB is pretty popular around these parts too, so thats an option that may be more viable as almost everyone has one lying around in an old truck or garage. Our location along this ridge puts us smack dab in the middle and at the highest elevation between our neighbors. Purchased the Kenwood-281A already so that is a wonderful surprise, those V80 Sports sure look like the ticket.Īs an aside, I’m going to try and stimulate a neighborhood net/grapevine with HT’s once we get the tower up. Seems like the home base with the altitude and the tower advantages we have that end is fairly certain and should complimentary to the V80 HT’s. Of course I plan on field testing once I get my kit up and running because that is the only true test of what works best for your given environment. I’m thinking it is best to have at least two antenna systems. I’m digging the idea of Near-Vertical Incident Skywave Antenna if it is capable of filling that gap between LOS groundwave and long-distance “skip” skywave signal. One thing I’m understanding is antenna’s are everything. And if Matt Bracken refers to you on such matters, that say a great deal about your veracity and knowledge. A lot of imponderables have been washed away. Man, I can’t thank you enough for your advice. ![]()
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