Get Your HAM License

His sig says he has the 7900, but it's also dual band.

Damn just more money to spend...oh well it's worth it.

 

Yea the clarity and range of them are amazing. I love mine. Can't wait til we can hit the trail again.

 

I'm surprised by the number and age of hams on here...

Never turn down a chance to learn. While I rarely play radio anymore, the knowledge and skills ham radio taught me over the years now keeps a roof over my head, food on the plate, and pays for this 2011 TRD O/R

The sad part is I just had to renew my license

 

Ordered my 8800R the other day. Now its time to go to HRO and pick up a 2/70 antenna.

 

Nice thing about the 8800 vs the 7900 is the ability to cross band repeat. So if you have to wander off trail you can set it on cross band repeat to an area repeater if you can reach one and then take a handheld with you and the truck radio will retransmit everything from your handheld out to the repeater. pretty cool.

 

Sub'ed. I've been thinking of getting some ham for my truck and y'all have put some good info in here.

 

Another option for drilling the roof is to have it done at the local comm shop that does the public safety vehicles in your city. I went down to the one that does all the local police vehicles and it was right around $50 for everything. That was the price of the mount, plus the labor to drill, run cable, terminate, and check SWR. If you price one of the purpose built 3/4" hole saws they're about the same price. Obviously a generic 3/4" hole saw is cheaper, but I dunno, the peace of mind that the guy who drilled the hole in my roof had done hundreds of them before that was worth the $50. They even guaranteed that it wouldn't leak.

 

Does anyone know when and where the next testing is going to be?

 

There's should be a link in this thread where you can find a local test by you. They are almost every weekend.

 

http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-exam-session

Enter your zip and a 50 mile radius.

 

Mounted a Larsen NMO 2/70 and ran the coax. Now just waiting on the delivery of the Yaesu 8800.

 

Matt, About the testing, the guys that are work at the ham radio outlet by me are part of a club and they are authorized to give the test. He told ne to let him know when I wanted to test and I met up with him at one of his ham club meets and took the test there. So you may wanna check the ham radio outlet by you if there is one.

 

I'm gonna go up for this one its on a Sunday.

• Exam Session
  05/14/2011 | Carlsbad CA 92010-7240
  
  Sponsor: Palomar ARC
  Location: Carlsbad Safety Center
  Time: 9:30 AM (Walk-ins allowed)
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I got my HAM installed! finally, its good to have it for the desert because all the race teams use it. Now I want to find time and a place in LA to get licensed

 

Woot!

 

here you go, type in your ZIP code for the nearest location http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-exam-session

i'm ready for the test it's just a matter of finding the time...

 

I'm testing for the license on May 28th... my plan now is to get the Yaesu FT8900R quad bander and a Comet UHV-6 (or maybe it was 4, can't remember) antenna. Mounting it to the bracket on the side of my toolbox.

Haven't ordered anything yet cause I want the license first!

 

Passed my license exam with a 100% score! That's what 3 weeks of studying does for you. Too bad I'm not this focused for all my bullshit college classes...

Waiting on the FCC for callsign!

 

What are some of the freq's being monitored in SoCal? Found a band plan on google but I think it might be a little old.

 

here is what i have plugged into my radio..

first 20 or so frequencies are off road related then a mix of local PD's and of course the popular repeaters