Hopefully this is the correct message base for this, I just watched a video on youtube from Tech Prepper, He uses a "radio" basically to
connect to BBS's , repeaters, etc.. He appears to have a Raspberry PI 4 connected to the radio. I believe you have to have a HAM Radio license
for this. Something Ive never looked into before. Where would I start
this process. He did mention that doing this packet radio you could have
Yes, you need to obtain at least a Technician class amateur radio license first. You could probably study one afternoon and pass the exam the next Visit arrl.org to locate testing near you. There are study guides online
I found the above mentioned web site. Awesome, Thats what Im going to
try and get for now is the Technician Class Amateur Radio License. I really appreciate you responding with all that great info. Ill probably come back to your message for a reference on that equipment again. :}
On 08-12-22 07:33, Irish_Monk wrote to Zero Reader <=-
I found the above mentioned web site. Awesome, Thats what Im going to
try and get for now is the Technician Class Amateur Radio License. I really appreciate you responding with all that great info. Ill probably come back to your message for a reference on that equipment again. :} Thank you very much!!
Hopefully this is the correct message base for this, I just watched a video on youtube from Tech Prepper, He uses a "radio" basically to connect to BBS's , repeaters, etc.. He appears to have a Raspberry PI 4 connected to the radio. I believe you have to have a HAM Radio license for this.
Check out github.com/dotb/pakcatt for some software that can help here.
I do eventually want to put my current BBS on RF though; but haven't had time recently.
Hopefully this is the correct message base for this, I just watched a video on youtube from Tech Prepper, He uses a "radio" basically to connect to BBS's , repeaters, etc.. He appears to have a Raspberry PI 4 connected to the radio. I believe you have to have a HAM Radio license for this. Something Ive never looked into before. Where would I start this process. He did mention that doing this packet radio you could have a low level license and even start off with some equipment that wont break the bank. Unless I misunderstood something. I will be doing the research on my own. But I just wanted to know if you guys could give me some info or could point me in the right direction to get started in this. Thanks alot!!
This is something I've been interested in for a while as well, but
haven't had the time to really dig in very much. LoRa also looks like it could be interesting as well -- anyone played with that?
Good luck with the study, and if you have any questions, just ask.
knows what to prepare you for. Im just trying for the Technician Amateur license for now.
it's not just the tech! there's a huge group of people who listen to shortwave, are interested in ham radio, but never take that first step.
then there's the group whose only interest is working satellites, mesh networks and the ghz range on up. some of them do more interesting things than the amateur extras do and continue to learn new things.
This is something I've been interested in for a while as well, but haven't had the time to really dig in very much. LoRa also looks like it could be interesting as well -- anyone played with that?
I understand what you mean. I definitely hope its something I can enjoy and keep moving forward with. Cant wait for this book to come in so I can soak in some knowledge.
Tell ya the truth, I enjoy doing anything in the telecommunications field. As long as Im learning something new. Right now Ive been doing the same thing for 21 years and not much changes day to day. So anytime I can learn something new, Ill take it.
On 08-14-22 16:44, Irish_Monk wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Good luck with the study, and if you have any questions, just ask.
I just ordered (and it should be here by 9pm tmrw) "AARL Ham Radio
License Manual 5th Edition" Would this all I need to study? Says it
also has all the questions and answers that will be on the tests so it knows what to prepare you for. Im just trying for the Technician
Amateur license for now.
This is something I've been interested in for a while as well, but haven't had the time to really dig in very much. LoRa also looks like it could be interesting as well -- anyone played with that?
then there's the group whose only interest is working satellites, mesh networks and the ghz range on up. some of them do more interesting things than the amateur extras do and continue to learn new things.
I'm having a blast as a Technician. I fully intend to upgrade to
General, but I'm in no rush. Working sats is so darn cool and exciting. Have done plenty of 10 meter SSB and have worked some 6 meter stations across the country this summer. Even made my first CW contact after re-learning morse code. There's plenty to do as a Technician. Plenty of fun, for sure.
Got the book in yesterday. Reading thru it, not just studying answers to the questions. Luckily being a cable guy for 21 years, alot of it (sine waves, electrical theory) I have a really good knowledge of already.
Take the test Sept. 1 for the technician license.
Is there a particular radio that you guys would recommend for someone
just getting into this hobby? Brand, model, best place to purchase?
Thanks for any info.
Got the book in yesterday. Reading thru it, not just studying answers to the questions. Luckily being a cable guy for 21 years, alot of it (sine waves, electrical theory) I have a really good knowledge of already. Take the test Sept. 1 for the technician license.
Is there a particular radio that you guys would recommend for someone just getting into this hobby? Brand, model, best place to purchase? Thanks for any info.
world - the Baofeng UV-5R or similar. Alternatively you can get it's
On 08-23-22 17:19, Irish_Monk wrote to dotslash <=-
world - the Baofeng UV-5R or similar. Alternatively you can get it's
I understood there was a lot of contreversy around the UV-5R but I did pick on up. For 20bucs delivered to the door you cant beat it. Even if
its just to get something in my hands to understand what Im learning.
But I will definitely check out those other ones also. Thank you very much!@!
Also a good "sacrificial radio" - if you accidentally kill it hacking or dropping it in water, etc, you haven't lost too much money. :)
On 08-27-22 10:13, dotslash wrote to All <=-
Absolutely right, and it's also the radio that will most likely make it into a Hollywood block-buster! :-D Next time you see a dramatic action scene that involves "walkie-talkies" in some form, more often than not you'll see a UV-5R in some form (Ham or GMRS, probably the GMRS
version).
Also a good "sacrificial radio" - if you accidentally kill it hacking or dropping it in water, etc, you haven't lost too much money. :)
On 08-29-22 16:07, Phigan wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Re: Re: packet radio
By: Vk3jed to Irish_Monk on Sat Aug 27 2022 10:49:00
Also a good "sacrificial radio" - if you accidentally kill it hacking or dropping it in water, etc, you haven't lost too much money. :)
I'm in no way against buying cheap radios.. There was a UV-6R on Amazon for $28 which at the time was even cheaper than the UV-5R could be
found for. They were EXCELLENT cheap radios. Much better receiver than
the 5R, much louder speaker, everything. Not sure what happened, but
you can't get those anymore.
My point was that there are better things than the 5R for same/similar price. UV-82(hp) is definitely worth a couple bucks more.
On 08-27-22 10:13, dotslash wrote to All <=-
Yeah they're turning up everywhere. :) Wonder if some importer will ever get one type approved for UHF CB, they cartainly have the capabilities to run there. :)
I forgot that you have UHF CB in Oz. That is actually so cool! It would have been excellent if we could harmonize the used spectrum over the
On 08-30-22 08:31, dotslash wrote to All <=-et
On 29/08/2022 18:00, Vk3jed wrote:
On 08-27-22 10:13, dotslash wrote to All <=-
Yeah they're turning up everywhere. :) Wonder if some importer will ever
one type approved for UHF CB, they cartainly have the capabilities to run there. :)
I forgot that you have UHF CB in Oz. That is actually so cool! It would have been excellent if we could harmonize the used spectrum over the world, but 400-500 MHz is a busy place. Here in the UK 476-477 MHz (AU
CB) is used for maritime radio, so no chance for us chewing off that spectrum for public use.
The closest we have would be PMR446, but the bandwidth is very narrow between 446.0-446.2 MHz for narrow-band FM use. This include analog (16 channels only) and digital (32 channels), both business (high powered
up to 5w) and private (max 500mw). You'll find baby monitors (illegal!) and blister-pack radio toys (possibly legal) also on this frequency
range, so in cities this can be a cacophony. The only CB we have here
is on 11-meters, which now at least have wide-band FM as a mode in addition to AM and SSB.
I hope you in Australia use that bandwidth for UHF CB for all it is
worth, so that there is no chance of it being withdrawn from public
use! Big business have been chipping away at the spectrum over here in Europe for decades now, so we don't have what we used to have even as recently as 10 years ago.
On 08-14-22 16:44, Irish_Monk wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Good luck with the study, and if you have any questions, just ask.
I just ordered (and it should be here by 9pm tmrw) "AARL Ham Radio
License Manual 5th Edition" Would this all I need to study? Says it
also has all the questions and answers that will be on the tests so it knows what to prepare you for. Im just trying for the Technician
Amateur license for now.
On 08-14-22 16:44, Irish_Monk wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I just ordered (and it should be here by 9pm tmrw) "AARL Ham Radio License Manual 5th Edition" Would this all I need to study? Says it
Yes, that's all you need for the Tech exam. There's also lots of free websites and apps that can drill you with the test pool.
Hamexam.org pops to mind, but there are others. It's a set pool of questions, so if you can pass the practice exams with no issues.... you can pass the real one.
Then just find a local club or hamfest and go take the test.
BTW, some ham clubs offer classes that include the test at the end of the class.
On 09-10-22 11:26, Pepper wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Yes, that's all you need for the Tech exam. There's also lots of free websites and apps that can drill you with the test pool.
Hamexam.org pops to mind, but there are others. It's a set pool of questions, so if you can pass the practice exams with no issues.... you can pass the real one.
Thank you for the response. Yeah, I feel I have been doing very well on all the practice tests. Ill keep studying. Just need to find an exam
thats close by and not 2 hours away. It will happen soon though Im sure!!
Thank you for the response. Yeah, I feel I have been doing very well on all the practice tests. Ill keep studying. Just need to find an exam
thats close by and not 2 hours away. It will happen soon though Im sure!!
Need to direct that to the OP. :)
On 09-22-22 22:23, Pepper wrote to Vk3jed <=-
On 12 Sep 2022, Vk3jed said the following...
Need to direct that to the OP. :)
oops .. apparently not paying attention :)
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