Wildbill
Congrats on getting your tech license! A great first step and can get you connected with lots of opportunities. Satellite communications is interesting, along with transmitter hunting if there are any active groups around your area. Echolink is a handy tool if you are wanting to reach out further than the local area. Good luck on the general effort, the possibilities really open up, especially when it comes to spending money!
73
Bryant
W7BDB
Thanks, really just stepping in slowly. Pretty new at this communication area. I operated Sincgars radios and Harris radios while in the military but the Amateur radio stuff seems extremely familiar just different color transceivers and such. Really looking forward to learning and getting on the air.
I had posted a question on a local county forum if there were in Hams in the area and any groups. My question was answered in a couple minutes by a local ham who suggested we start a group...we had our first meeting about 2 weeks later and had about 22 people show up. A few have not been back due to other things going on but they check in on the Sunday evening Net every weekend.
Not much in my area for repeaters and such right now but I think as the group gets bigger and other areas close by catch on we may get some better comms up.
I figured I'd get the technician class under my belt, so I can at least do a bit of on-air radio contacts, get used to how these radios function, programming, who I can contact, frequencies to use and what's used often as I study for my general class.
Funny thing is our local group actually has 3 VE's so we can do testing right here in town, they're currently working on getting another Extra class so we can test for all licenses...probably a few months yet before that happens.
73 to you as well
William
KI7MLL