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Great video, James. Very clear and concise. I just passed the test for my Extra class yesterday, so I will be applying for my vanity very soon.

qrz logbook is not easy to navigate. wrl is super easy

Used your program to write my tech and general at the same time. Will write my extra next month. Great resource, thank you!

I just want to tell you thank you for your courses and more importantly taking the time to teach others about radio. Your time spent creating has allowed many to obtain their license/s. Took my Tech test today and passed. Keep doing what you’re doing!

I bought mine two years ago and it's locked. Basically a walkie talkie now. I programed mine to talk with my families' walkie talkie. Will that be a problem?

Is there a Minimum age for HAM licences?

Thanks for the tip about how to avoid the fee. I'm about to take the General exam, so I'm definitely going to do this.

What is fusion for us old hams?? 😆

Will any of these do 1.25m?

Nobody should ever recommend one of the cheap Chinese HT's. ua-cam.com/video/sGq3jow1UKY/v-deo.htmlsi=HjH8APBWvTT2yt7_

I'm sorry but it is simply irresponsible at best to recommend the purchase of DIRTY RADIOS!! Please actually test+measure (spectral purity not just power output) of the radios before recommending them!

Great video

Don’t forget it also has capability on the 1.25 meter band. Nagoya makes a tri-band whip antenna so you don’t have to switch out antennas.

That’s very useful thank you!

This sort of video is so helpful thank you

Maybe I misunderstood, but did the video state that the BF-F8HP PRO is a dual band? I believe it is a Tri-band, covering 1.25 as well. 👍

It has been years since I got my General ticket. Is the Extra class course designed in such a way that General concepts are reviewed for the benefit of those of us who took the General (in my case) decades ago?

35.00 is worth it when your call sign sucked from the get go. Kk7juj. Was a challenge. Glad i didnt is cw at the time.

I've seen this baby up in Dayton! Its definitely bulletproof.its just not very portable so you want this as a home antenna or in a place that you're going to ne staying for a while

Icom 7300 sounds great with supplied mic, END OF.

When the end of the world arrives there will be three things left…..cockroaches, lawyers, and the Yeasu VX-6R.

Nice callsign 😅

I've finally got a Nano VNA. Getting used to it now.

rewatching this due to the ongoing SoCal wildfires. haven't made contact in other frequencies since im uncertain on how to use it.

I am happy to be a operator and its all thanks to Ham Radio Prep 73 (N2FET)

UVK5(8) all day.

So is the bill still being considered?

Very bad fw

I'm still saving up for that 75!

I am learning a lot with you, next goal is take my exam

Sorry for missing the point is ham prep worth getting the q and a confusing 🫤

Iam thinking 💭 on getting my extra . Is ham radio affective iam planning getting my extra the q and a is difficult 😣

Ham Radio Prep is the best. It's so good that I passed all my tests and I have absolutely zero idea of how any of this works or what I am even doing at this point. Hope I don't get fined my first transmission. Lol.

After lessons learned during Helene, I would like to propose integrating the services where emergencies are concerned: I propose that we hams and gmrs users that have the equipment (or would like a reason to buy more equipment) take some steps to be able to monitor for emergency traffic across the radio services, and communicate with anybody needing help. It really doesn't take much nor cost much, and is basically grassroots, short-range "Hillbilly 911". I have done this over the last few months and I think it will work great in some areas. Below is my formula for doing this on the cheap: 1) At least one Retevis RT-95, unlocked to Mode 02 or other unlocked VHF/UHF radio, with the first 30+ channels being the 30 GMRS freqs (including the offsets on 467 MHz so you can receive someone unknowingly calling into a dead repeater). Add any repeaters in your area. The RT-95 will grab tones from private repeaters, but remember this is only for emergency purposes. Then add the five MURS freqs, Marine Channels 16, 9, 68, 69, 71 & 72. This radio will need a different antenna than your ham VHF/UHF set. I recommend the Comet FC5NMO, because it is specialized for the above range of freqs. It doesn't like 144-146, but will do the rest. 2): At least one scanner with the above frequencies, plus the CB channels, including AM freeband freqs. Optionally, and on separate banks, add The business/itinerant freqs, ham calling freqs and repeater freqs in your area (AND their offsets), your local fire, law, public works, and Airband freqs in your area. The scanner frequency range should be at least 25 MHz to 470 MHz, but 700 & 800 MHz is heavily used in many areas without encryption, so good to have that as well. The government frequencies are for your situational awareness only. 3): At least one CB radio with scanning ability. You'll want the full whip antenna to pull in weak signals transmitted under less than ideal circumstances. 4): At least one additional unlocked portable ham radio (and CB, if applicable), to maintain contact with the calling party as you approach to locate and assist them. Two portables, if you have someone coming with you to help. Now simply scan for emergency traffic during critical incidents and be prepared to quickly stop scanning and write down what you hear, including everything you will need to identify, recontact and locate the person needing assistance after you leave your radio base station (this concept assumes first responders are unavailable). Note: Once you get the basics from a caller on Marine 16, you may want to move the conversation to one of the others . Program the portable(s) before you leave to help. Try to have others stage the things you will need to take with you, such as medical supplies, safety equipment, tools, gas cans, etcetera. Confirm the address given actually exists, and be aware that calls for help could be a setup for a robbery or ambush. Take another person with you, and leave a copy of the plan with someone else who can monitor, preferably at your base station. Relay to any ham EMCOMM net control station, if up and running, in case someone is closer than you that can help. That's it. Please feel free to leave feedback or ask questions. Thank you.

It be cool to have my last name a a vanity call

I don't trust reviews that don't contains a "Cons" section. What's the catch here? None of the radios have nothing wrong with them? I'd prefer this review to include Pros and Cons for each alternativa (besides the obvious one, price)... it's a technical review after all... For instance, the Baofeng are, yes, good for the price, but on the "Cons" side, I've read and heard that the real output power is much less than advertised, so an antena change is a must-do. True? False? Thanks

I'm studying up for my exams now and bought a Baofeng AR-5RM to learn on. It's advertised for 10w, though I don't have the tools to test it, has the full color screen, receives FM radio broadcasts on local stations, handles 70cm/1.2m/2m bands, GMRS/FRS, and everything else the one chosen here does, and they're about 30 bucks. I assume the cost difference is in the quality of the internals, but if you're new like me, you can get enough of what the number 5 radio offers for a third of the price.

I like my old vanity call sign, N0BUG, but now that I'm an Extra, I'm feeling a little greedy for a 1x2. But the good ones - by which I mean, call signs that spell something, like N0PE or W0KE - seem to be all taken.

I'm Jack WV8JP 73s

I have an ft-897 eeprom blew and there is nobody that offers that programmable chip anymore so radio is kind of an anchor now.

Ar152 baofeng

There are SO many parameters to program on each DMR talk group or channel. If you get any of them wrong, it can spell disaster; such as receiving all talkgroups at once and other things. As DMR was not made for ham, but for business/gov't land mobile, it has other problems. Many DMR radios have an inadequate or barely adequate number of "contacts" that can be put in the radio. The contacts allow you to see the call sign, name, and home location, of a person you are receiving. I don't know the current number of hams registered in the DMR database, either worldwide or for USA. For the sake of argument, let's say there are 500,000 worldwide. Many radios might not hold but 100,000 or maybe 400,000 contacts. That means a lot of people who show up on your radio will have no info on your screen, just a long number that means as much as some random number that shows up on your cell phone when it rings, and for which you do not have a name programmed into your phone. Let's say there are 500,000 DMR hams worldwide and your radio holds 600,000 contacts. In a few months or a year, your radio will be incapable of holding enough contacts to cover all the new people getting on board with DMR. Also, you must frequently update your contact list in your radio if you want current info showing on your screen when a new ham appears on your talk group. Last time I used DMR, a few years ago, I could update my contacts one day, and by the next new contacts were appearing as a blank screen with only the long ID number. IMHO, DMR is more of a hassle than it is worth. @ cheapers1952

D75 review?? Greetings from Chile

Let's say you apply for K8DX as your first choice and WN8BAD as your second choice. You win the lottery and get K8DX. Do you risk losing K8DX and getting WN8BAD or does getting K8DX negate the others you might have put down as 2nd, 3rd, 4th, ... choices on the same application?

I'm really not understanding why things are so difficult to program is it because of lack of instruction

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As James said, 1x2 and 2x1 are competitive. Your app usually needs to be submitted on the day it becomes available. Not early, not late. Thanks for the video.

I've had my extra since 1982 but was never able to get a 1x2 that I've applied for. It takes luck to get ones you want. Wish I could just pay the FCC to get a good one.

Thanks 👍

An quad is more powerful then an yagi i had both