Hello all,

I'm only 22 years old and interested in anything electronic. Computers,
HiFi, home theatre, antique radios, and ham radio. I am planning on
getting a license, but I thought that code was needed for a technicians
class. I thought wrong, but still plan on learning it. It is interesting
to me, kinda like be interested in a new language. Also, never know when
it may come in handy. Maybe ID4("Independence Day", the movie) has
predicted some future use for it. Just kidding, but anymore, who knows?
There may be life out there, somewhere.

Anyways, to get back on track, I have a reprint of the Radio Handbook,
23rd Edition, by the late Bill Orr W6SAI. There is a schematic for a
simple code practice oscillator that I am going to build. Sure there are
some that can be bought, but how fun is that. I enjoy getting in there
and dealing with all of the hardware. I do my own car repairs, and it is
a 1998 Chrysler Sebring. Electronics galore in that monster. One of
these days, hopefully sooner than later, I may just be conversing with
one of the hams who regular this NG. Cheaper than a long distance phone
call, at least if you don't consider the cost of the equipment.

Gotta go,

Bobby

Robert Casey wrote:
David Stinson wrote:

Let us welcome the new additions to our ranks:


Like you were born knowing everything.

On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 06:10:15 GMT, Bobby
wrote:

Hello all,

I'm only 22 years old and interested in anything electronic. Computers,
HiFi, home theatre, antique radios, and ham radio. I am planning on
getting a license, but I thought that code was needed for a technicians
class. I thought wrong, but still plan on learning it. It is interesting

Way to go, Bobby! Why'd you wait so long? Got my ham license in
1957. I was 11...(c; You are the future of ham radio, its only hope.
Thanks for keeping my favorite hobby alive!

I've helped hundreds of young people get their licenses over the
years. My record was a boy who was 7 when he got his Novice license
and just stole my $20 bet when he was 10 that he couldn't get his
20wpm code and Extra license before he became a teenager. Sure glad I
lost that bet...(c;

ARRL old fogeys will just have to LIVE WITH IT!

Our ham club used to sit in 2 camps....the old farts like me and the
new hams like you. I stood up in a meeting in the middle of a heated
argument and said, "It's time us old farts learned to lay back and
relax and let the new hams run the train's throttle.....and run with
it." The club's been a lot more fun since that happened. They set up
the Field Day and us old farts just go out and play with the new
toys....(c;

73, and welcome to ham radio! It's been a helluva great ride for
me....
Larry W4CharlestonSC
on HF SSB today from Her Majesty's sailing vessel "Claire's Navie" on
its new Icom M802 later on this afternoon.....workin' DX on 20M I
hope...



Larry W4CSC

Maybe we could get the power grid fixed if every politician
regulating the power companies wasn't on their payrolls.

Bobby wrote:

Hello all,

I'm only 22 years old and interested in anything electronic. Computers,
HiFi, home theatre, antique radios, and ham radio. I am planning on
getting a license, but I thought that code was needed for a technicians
class. I thought wrong, but still plan on learning it. It is interesting
to me, kinda like be interested in a new language. Also, never know when
it may come in handy. Maybe ID4("Independence Day", the movie) has
predicted some future use for it. Just kidding, but anymore, who knows?
There may be life out there, somewhere.

Anyways, to get back on track, I have a reprint of the Radio Handbook,
23rd Edition, by the late Bill Orr W6SAI. There is a schematic for a
simple code practice oscillator that I am going to build. Sure there are
some that can be bought, but how fun is that. I enjoy getting in there
and dealing with all of the hardware. I do my own car repairs, and it is
a 1998 Chrysler Sebring. Electronics galore in that monster. One of
these days, hopefully sooner than later, I may just be conversing with
one of the hams who regular this NG. Cheaper than a long distance phone
call, at least if you don't consider the cost of the equipment.

Gotta go,

Bobby

Welcome to the hobby. I am 75 years and been a ham since about 1958 ( I
think)
I have built my own transmitters but never built a serious receiver. (good
ones were
to easy to buy). I have an advanced class licence but have used code only
when
needed. My last CW contact was two weeks ago when the signal on 10,368.200
GHz
was too week to be side band quality. I had to work at that CW contact but I
made it.
That 10 GHz transverter was made from surplus commercial parts with a couple
of
home made interface boards.

Ham radio can be interesting, fun and educational. And yes, CW can be
useful.

Bill K7NOM

Way to go, Bill! I used to work for a military microwave contractor.
Some of the engineers were hams, so when they had finally gotten the
168Ghz Gunn oscillators running, we just couldn't help ourselves
making new ham frequency record contacts using the manufacturing
plant's sheet metal roof as a passive repeater. You know how small
10Ghz is....Imagine 168 Ghz, broadband FM.....

Not many on that band, though....(c; We were full duplex, about 800
Mhz split. Great split for low desense! First IF was 146 Mhz. Used
my 2M HT for receiver....



Larry W4CSC

Maybe we could get the power grid fixed if every politician
regulating the power companies wasn't on their payrolls.

Bobby wrote:
Hello all,

I'm only 22 years old and interested in anything electronic. Computers,

I'm 29 and study. I'm still wondering what the exams will look like.
In Canada, there are really tough, for what people told me.

Dwaine.

Dwaine Garden ) writes:
Bobby wrote:
Hello all,

I'm only 22 years old and interested in anything electronic. Computers,

I'm 29 and study. I'm still wondering what the exams will look like.
In Canada, there are really tough, for what people told me.

Dwaine.

I doubt it. It wasn't hard when I took the test back in 1972, at age
12. When the restructuring in Canada took place in 1990, the rules changed
so you couldn't build and use a transmitter unless you passed the advanced
test. Surely that has made the basic test simpler, since there is no
expectation that someone taking that license has to ensure homemade equipment
works.

Aren't there sample questions around? Check the Radio Amateur's of Canada
website at http://www.rac.ca and if they don't have them there, there
must be a link to a site that does have them.

Michael VE2BVW

I believe it would be really interesting to have a HAM that got his
license back in the 50's, 60's or even 70's take a new test but not
given anytime to study.(like a spot test at a Hamfest with.) Any guess
as to how many would pass? My guess is under 25%. Most Ham don't have
a clue how there equipment works and even less of a glue about Math.
Most that pass would be working electronic engineers and even a per cent
of them would fail. I believe more would pass a CW test at 10 WPM than
a theory and regulation test.

Ron WA0KDS




Michael Black wrote:

Dwaine Garden ) writes:


Bobby wrote:


Hello all,

I'm only 22 years old and interested in anything electronic. Computers,


I'm 29 and study. I'm still wondering what the exams will look like.
In Canada, there are really tough, for what people told me.

Dwaine.



I doubt it. It wasn't hard when I took the test back in 1972, at age
12. When the restructuring in Canada took place in 1990, the rules changed
so you couldn't build and use a transmitter unless you passed the advanced
test. Surely that has made the basic test simpler, since there is no
expectation that someone taking that license has to ensure homemade equipment
works.

Aren't there sample questions around? Check the Radio Amateur's of Canada
website at http://www.rac.ca and if they don't have them there, there
must be a link to a site that does have them.

Michael VE2BVW

I'm 29 and study. I'm still wondering what the exams will look like.
In Canada, there are really tough, for what people told me.

Take a look over at:
http://www.qrz.com/ham/index.html
practice exams there.

Dwaine,

The Canadian amateur exams are probably not as difficult as you may
think. The Radio Amateurs of Canada have an excellent book available
to help you to study for the Basic exam (you can buy one at any
Hamfest, or from the RAC directly at www.rac.ca.) The RAC site can
also help you find an examiner in your area when you're ready to give
the test a try. The Basic exam consists of 100 questions covering
basic electronic theory, radio and antenna theory, radio regulations,
etc. - a pass mark is 60%.

Industry Canada, those happy folks who issue Amaueur licences up here
, have test test generator software that you can download at:


http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/inter...f05378e.htmlOn

These questions are presented in the same format that you will see on
your exam. The generator software will put together 100
randomly-selected questions, let you know if your answer was correct
as you answer each question (and indicate the correct answer if you
selected a wrong answer), and score your exam as you go.

You can do it - Go for it!

Phil

Sun, 24 Aug 2003 16:20:26 GMT, Dwaine Garden
wrote:

Bobby wrote:
Hello all,

I'm only 22 years old and interested in anything electronic. Computers,

I'm 29 and study. I'm still wondering what the exams will look like.
In Canada, there are really tough, for what people told me.

Dwaine.

"Bobby" wrote in message
news:bFY1b.241791$uu5.50053@sccrnsc04...
Hello all,

I'm only 22 years old and interested in anything electronic. Computers,
HiFi, home theatre, antique radios, and ham radio. I am planning on
getting a license, but I thought that code was needed for a technicians
class. I thought wrong, but still plan on learning it. It is interesting
to me, kinda like be interested in a new language. Also, never know when
it may come in handy. Maybe ID4("Independence Day", the movie) has
predicted some future use for it. Just kidding, but anymore, who knows?
There may be life out there, somewhere.

Anyways, to get back on track, I have a reprint of the Radio Handbook,
23rd Edition, by the late Bill Orr W6SAI. There is a schematic for a
simple code practice oscillator that I am going to build. Sure there are
some that can be bought, but how fun is that. I enjoy getting in there
and dealing with all of the hardware. I do my own car repairs, and it is
a 1998 Chrysler Sebring. Electronics galore in that monster. One of
these days, hopefully sooner than later, I may just be conversing with
one of the hams who regular this NG. Cheaper than a long distance phone
call, at least if you don't consider the cost of the equipment.

Gotta go,

Bobby

That's the way to do it Bobby, guys should stop the bitching take the test
(if you want to be a ham bad enough) Think about it...I bitched and moaned
for almost 10 years as a No Code Tech as to why we dont need CW, but I guess
I wanted the General license bad enough, so I learned enough to pass the
exam and now Im on HF, was it so hard? Nope, took me a while to learn but it
was worth every minute spent learning it, hate to say it but its now my
favorite mode.
Why do we have to take the CW exam?
Because its there, it has been from day one and we should respect
that....Period!
Its part of the requirements to become a Ham.

gil