Why Hams Say "IT DEPENDS!"

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  • @milliardo279
    @milliardo279 2 місяці тому +15

    Glad to see that you’re helping Ronald Beavers get into ham radio Josh

    • @HamRadioCrashCourse
      @HamRadioCrashCourse  2 місяці тому +7

      Oh my gosh. That’s his name!! We have it!

    • @kumasu
      @kumasu 2 місяці тому +1

      @@HamRadioCrashCourse Definitely need more Ronald Beavers. Videos like these are both entertaining and educational. Keep the educational stuff coming.

    • @matthewmueller2506
      @matthewmueller2506 2 місяці тому +1

      Ronald Beavers. The memes are strong with this one.

  • @jakep5121
    @jakep5121 2 місяці тому +35

    I like this new deal where your talking to yourself. Me too.

    • @Eric10179
      @Eric10179 2 місяці тому +1

      Me three me three

    • @michael-------7058
      @michael-------7058 2 місяці тому +1

      We agree with you, good. stuff and we like it.

    • @bruhzooka
      @bruhzooka 2 місяці тому +1

      Only fans, but for nerds.

  • @Eric10179
    @Eric10179 2 місяці тому +24

    5:35 : he did the boofwang thing!!! 🤣😅 Even whipped it around while holding the antenna like Randy hahaha. Love it!

    • @k6usy
      @k6usy 2 місяці тому +3

      Randy needs to get his license, lol

    • @kumasu
      @kumasu 2 місяці тому +3

      @@k6usy Nah, that would ruin his reputation. LOL

    • @k6usy
      @k6usy 2 місяці тому +2

      @@kumasu true…

    • @N0LSD
      @N0LSD 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@k6usyAmateur radio doesn't meet Randy's requirements for communications -- which is why he won't bother with it.

    • @k6usy
      @k6usy 2 місяці тому +2

      @@N0LSD oh I know, it would just be funny if he got the license and never uses it.

  • @M0RMY
    @M0RMY 2 місяці тому +10

    Thanks both.. Poor Leah having twice the Josh to cope with. Enjoyed it mate.

  • @Jody_VE5SAR
    @Jody_VE5SAR 2 місяці тому +15

    "How much does it cost to get into ham radio?" "It depends. It's either $1,000 or $10,000. There are no other options."

  • @redbaron2342
    @redbaron2342 2 місяці тому +5

    I appreciate how patient you were with your twin!😂

  • @johnkennedy1506
    @johnkennedy1506 2 місяці тому +7

    “It depends” applies to almost every facet of life. If you want to to defend your home, your particular defensive situation depends on a number of factors.

  • @JamiesHackShack
    @JamiesHackShack 2 місяці тому +3

    Unless I missed it, I kept waiting to see a 3rd Josh show up peeking out in the background. 😀Nice Vid!

  • @bendeleted9155
    @bendeleted9155 2 місяці тому +8

    It should say right on the box how many fars it talks. It's a dollar per mile, so if your buddy lives $18 dollars away, you're good! 👍

    • @javabeanz8549
      @javabeanz8549 2 місяці тому

      but only if you both live on TOP of the hills and can see each other

  • @klutch545
    @klutch545 2 місяці тому +2

    That’s a great representation of how those conversations go, my only complaint is that it was under 30 minuets! I’ve noticed that 99% of hams are curious people who have no problem helping others and sharing their knowledge. But once they get going, you might be wrapped up for a while! 😂

  • @billgrant6175
    @billgrant6175 2 місяці тому +1

    I appreciate you facilitating individuals to think for themselves, about what they really need. Just like buying many consumer products. You want a fast car or off road capable, heated seats and your budget. Too many people today, dont want to put in the effort to figure out an answer. They would rather ask someone or Google it. Then go buy it and check off the box. Maybe I dont have a life but I enjoy watching and reading as many reviews as I can. Then talking to others in whatever community. Then deducing the right solution for me.

  • @NukaVaultReadiness
    @NukaVaultReadiness 2 місяці тому +2

    Playing 50 questions with those not familiar to Ham (or any radio service) helps me to better learn as a comms guy myself.
    Thanks Josh!

  • @janiceemery2008
    @janiceemery2008 2 місяці тому +3

    Josh, I love when you play two parts in your video, it is entertaining. So for me, I will still sometimes ask, "what if" but, more often then not, I pick up a book and try to understand by reading about it instead of asking. I will admit, I still get confused about some issues in ham radio, and usually you can find the answer on one of better ham radio youtubers. Thank you for sharing Josh.

  • @billmcilwee566
    @billmcilwee566 2 місяці тому

    I am a member of a handful of Facebook groups where folks ask these questions daily. Most Elmers (I do not consider myself an Elmer) try out best to answer these questions. Thanks for your video and we should always try our best to help new hams. I remember when I had questions about things I knew nothing about. 73, KF0NNQ.

  • @Epiclyspeaking
    @Epiclyspeaking 2 місяці тому +3

    It's gotten to the point when someone sees me looking at ham radio stuff and they ask me about it I just say "nerd stuff". Mostly because I'm not good at explaining without the jargon.

  • @rc45satx
    @rc45satx 2 місяці тому +4

    Outstanding, Josh! Great use of dual roles, and very informative.

  • @RLSHINK
    @RLSHINK 2 місяці тому +7

    Reminds me of every time an officer has asked me “how far can I talk on HF”

    • @CharlesTersteeg
      @CharlesTersteeg 2 місяці тому

      they made it out the corn field?

    • @Tincanham
      @Tincanham 2 місяці тому

      So true, as an army RTO this is a fact

  • @BryanDaniel42
    @BryanDaniel42 2 місяці тому +2

    I've reminded people that with cellphones you're talking on a radio [the cellphone] through a repeater[the cell tower] that's connected [through the carrier's network] to another repeater [a cell phone tower] that's connected to the radio [cell phone] they are using

  • @davidsradioroom9678
    @davidsradioroom9678 2 місяці тому +2

    Great video. Great production. I sent it to all my new ham friends.

  • @TheHeff76
    @TheHeff76 2 місяці тому +1

    Well done and said Josh!!!! I've been saying the same thing to sad hams in my area to hopefully change the way they react to new hams.

  • @Pahrump
    @Pahrump 2 місяці тому +2

    I think part of our issue these days is people will drop $1,200 either outright or over the span of a 24-month lease from the phone company and things "just work". They don't have to think about how it works or why it works and they only get the occasional inconvenience of not having a good enough signal to make a call. Big brother in the form of the phone company "just makes it work". They are used to being told what to do and not having to think about it.
    With ham radio you have to do a little bit on your own and learn a little bit on your own with the help of other people. "If this baofen is bigger than my cell phone why can't I talk across the country like my cell phone can?'

  • @ramonbennett8416
    @ramonbennett8416 2 місяці тому

    So great, to see you put a new spin on the explanation. This is how it really goes down, in a conversation. 😂😂

  • @HamRadioA2Z
    @HamRadioA2Z 2 місяці тому +2

    I feel much better about talking to myself now. 😂

  • @StAnBu84-KM3AGN
    @StAnBu84-KM3AGN 2 місяці тому

    This video was amazing! So funny. The format made it really engaging. Loved the ending.

  • @NateOffGrid
    @NateOffGrid 2 місяці тому +1

    I built a 3 phase "tactical" yagi a couple days ago. The tactical part is a vertical bipod grip, lol. Took it today on just about the highest point in Oklahoma, Panorama Vista, and hit a repeater 73 miles away in Stillwell, OK using my UV5R on 5w. I was VERY impressed. Going to try and hit the Tulsa repeater on Friday from the same Vista, which is 112 miles away.

    • @freighter1097
      @freighter1097 2 місяці тому +1

      Good ole LeFlore county. You're down in my neck of the woods.

    • @NateOffGrid
      @NateOffGrid 2 місяці тому

      @@freighter1097 Over in Mena for a couple days. Was gunna try to hit the Tulsa repeater Friday on my way home, but probably going to be raining.

  • @lyriconii
    @lyriconii 2 місяці тому

    Brilliant presentation!

  • @Lansolot
    @Lansolot 25 днів тому

    you have so much content I couldn't figure out where to start. The playlist callout helped thx

  • @KG6NLWMotoRadio
    @KG6NLWMotoRadio 2 місяці тому +2

    Fantastic video! Definitely the right way to do it!

  • @georgeeasler
    @georgeeasler 2 місяці тому

    This is the most informative video I have watched by you. Thank you.

  • @N4XTL
    @N4XTL 2 місяці тому +1

    It's better to take time to arrive at the correct answer than to rush to the wrong answer. This is one of the things I noticed immediately as a young engineer, the old and experienced guys would rarely give me a straight answer, because there are many variables in a complex problem. "It depends". In fact, the more immediate and certain someone is about their answer to a complex problem, the less I trust that they are correct.

  • @prestonm4s
    @prestonm4s 2 місяці тому

    This was a fun conversation between your base band and your higher self 😂😂😂

  • @cpreovol
    @cpreovol 2 місяці тому

    Everyone is always like “join a club,” but it really depends on what kind of clubs you have locally. The first one I joined, I paid my money and signed up as a new member and then literally never heard anything from them to this day. Several years later I heard an event on a repeater a couple of counties away and emailed the net controller. Now I do like 10 events a year and help the new guys out. Getting paired up on an event with someone who knows what they are doing is a great way to learn. The club in my town is very focused on HF and field day which is just not my thing at all.

  • @EuropaChronicles
    @EuropaChronicles 2 місяці тому

    5:41 “Boofwang” 😂

  • @dannyhebenton9326
    @dannyhebenton9326 2 місяці тому +1

    Youve gotta give your buddy a name Josh so we know for the next time you bring him back 😆 i see a series coming here.

  • @EricSolomon-op8ti
    @EricSolomon-op8ti 2 місяці тому

    I am “beginning “ to understand that reply. Feels like i have just stumbled onto a lifelong quest for the ANSWERS.

  • @CharlesTersteeg
    @CharlesTersteeg 2 місяці тому +1

    at 1.5 speed, sounded awesome

  • @HamRadioDX
    @HamRadioDX 2 місяці тому

    Great work Josh!

  • @n7kme
    @n7kme 2 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for this Josh! Now, after nearly 40 years I have someone NEW to blame for spending more money. 😂

  • @tracyrreed
    @tracyrreed 2 місяці тому +5

    Are you on the Radio Preppers FB group? Because guys like this show up there with these exact same questions every day again and again. They refuse to Google or demonstrate any of that prepper self sufficiency.

    • @daveg5088
      @daveg5088 2 місяці тому +3

      Prepping often is synonymous with "buy 'cool' tactical things that you either will never use or don't know how to use" and rarely seems to cover actually being, you know, prepared.

    • @DarkShadowCustoms
      @DarkShadowCustoms 2 місяці тому

      Pretty much any radio group has someone coming in asking these kinds of questions. It happens in more in some groups than others. When someone starts asking about Baofengs or other inexpensive Chinese radios they are also met with those who say "you need a license" without offering any advice.

  • @justjim2693
    @justjim2693 2 місяці тому +1

    Another great episode.

  • @3henry214
    @3henry214 2 місяці тому +2

    Many married men are used to being told regularly "it depends" by their XYL's after asking "Am I going to get lucky tonight?". So, that answer to a question no longer raises an eyebrow... you kind of expect it 😆
    But seriously, a great video Josh... no nonsense straight to the point, should be required viewing for all newbies. I wish someone had a sit down talk with me like this when I first started out.

  • @Ammed_KN6STX
    @Ammed_KN6STX 2 місяці тому

    What would be really interesting, is there were three of you having a conversation!!!🤣👍🏻 Good video Josh!!!

  • @angelscomputers
    @angelscomputers 2 місяці тому +2

    So you want me to like the video and subscribe? "It depends..." KIDDING, I'm a long time subscriber😂

  • @AlbertRasch-ev8uc
    @AlbertRasch-ev8uc 2 місяці тому +1

    So Im watching, and thinking, three minutes in, "I wonder if that's his brother..."
    I don't recommend getting old...

  • @SuperCapsfan101
    @SuperCapsfan101 2 місяці тому

    Some days you just feel like you’re talking to yourself! 😎 73, Mike K3CXG

  • @K5YAC-DX
    @K5YAC-DX 2 місяці тому

    I am going to drop this link everywhere! So funny, and right on the $
    Friggin "Sad Hams" 😆

  • @DonzLockz
    @DonzLockz 2 місяці тому

    I'm glad you sorted out noob Josh!😂

  • @KI7JOM
    @KI7JOM 2 місяці тому

    Good video, Josh. It's honest about our hobby.

  • @jameski5oeb668
    @jameski5oeb668 2 місяці тому

    That was a good watch!

  • @jerryKB2GCG
    @jerryKB2GCG 2 місяці тому

    Awesome!

  • @vicmiller7191
    @vicmiller7191 2 місяці тому

    Nicely done Josh...well stated and actually to the point. This may help many of the folks thinking about the hobby but are afraid to ask. 73 Vic de KE8JWE

  • @MaryBrownForFreedom
    @MaryBrownForFreedom 2 місяці тому

    Curmudgeons inhabit simplex too... I used to talk to a friend 150 miles away on 146.55. This guy always tried to come on and claim we were on his net frequency when we had listened for an hour and not one word had been said. Dude thought he owned the frequency... he proceeded to try and jam us, we both fired up kw amplifiers and ignored him LOL We finished our 30 minute qso and again, dead air... there was no net there.

  • @ChrisKD9YSW
    @ChrisKD9YSW 2 місяці тому

    Great video and even laughed a bit. Yep it does depend on…. In Ham Radio. It could be 20 dollars or 2,000 dollars

  • @mattstosh6960
    @mattstosh6960 2 місяці тому

    DANG.... I have a few Blue Feng's too. Why can't I.....

  • @jasontetlow
    @jasontetlow 2 місяці тому

    A video with two more "clones" of Josh would be great...sort of like Multiplicity...

  • @alanwheelock1460
    @alanwheelock1460 2 місяці тому

    nailed it

  • @AD6DMDennis
    @AD6DMDennis 2 місяці тому

    These two. They sure talk about ham radio a lot.

  • @rayki7glu710
    @rayki7glu710 2 місяці тому

    Been waiting a long time for you to do a review on the Icom ic-v3500. Any chance in that happening this spring?

  • @MeshAbout
    @MeshAbout 2 місяці тому

    Well it kind of depends

  • @brandonm6052
    @brandonm6052 2 місяці тому +2

    How many Fars can I talks on my 5 gigglewatts

  • @stirlingpark6145
    @stirlingpark6145 2 місяці тому

    By the way Josh, how did he pick on you?

  • @fm71450
    @fm71450 2 місяці тому

    Well done! Please consider using this format again. From S.E.Tenn, KQ4IXD

  • @sailormike1089
    @sailormike1089 2 місяці тому

    Its okay to talk to yourself, just don't answer. Not according to Josh, lol...🤪😁

  • @bendeleted9155
    @bendeleted9155 2 місяці тому

    Types buddy's phone number into the radio and waits while trying to find tiktok on same $18 radio.

  • @EJ42955
    @EJ42955 2 місяці тому

    HOA? Discone in the attic. Or, put it on a tripod for portability.

    • @HamRadioCrashCourse
      @HamRadioCrashCourse  2 місяці тому

      That's pretty good and gives you some SDR wide band receive capabilities too.

  • @bruhzooka
    @bruhzooka 2 місяці тому

    The reality is go buy 8 HT's, 4 hotspots, 4 HF rigs, and 10 different types of antennas, then just watch youtube about Ham Radio Stuff. 👍

  • @ericgulseth74
    @ericgulseth74 2 місяці тому

    An honest and civil discussion about ham radio? Well this is an obvious work of fiction! 😂

  • @elusive.firstname.lastname
    @elusive.firstname.lastname 2 місяці тому

    Homie sounds like Randy

  • @dougdaniels
    @dougdaniels 2 місяці тому

    $50 is a good budget for Ham radio, per week 🤣

  • @ItsEverythingElse
    @ItsEverythingElse 2 місяці тому

    "50 bucks total", lol

  • @MichaelDuFresne
    @MichaelDuFresne 2 місяці тому

    Got me at 'airsoft'...

  • @lorettacaputo6997
    @lorettacaputo6997 2 місяці тому

    That guy in the white tee shirt is a real pain in the ass. "Can you write all this down for me"....I would have said "It depends".

  • @rrrandommman
    @rrrandommman 2 місяці тому

    Boofwang! xD

  • @SldgeHammr
    @SldgeHammr Місяць тому

    I love my boofaong

  • @stirlingpark6145
    @stirlingpark6145 2 місяці тому

    How do I give ten thumbs up to this video?

  • @AndrewB416
    @AndrewB416 2 місяці тому

    BOOOOOOOOOOFWANG!

  • @MisterTwister55
    @MisterTwister55 2 місяці тому

    Hahahahahah airsoft I just made a tiktok about airsoft and baofengs last week

  • @Thewaffletot
    @Thewaffletot 2 місяці тому

    Boofwang supremacy

  • @N3PEM
    @N3PEM 2 місяці тому

    Bunfwang radio

  • @ScannerJunkie
    @ScannerJunkie 2 місяці тому

    🤣

  • @slappomatthew
    @slappomatthew 2 місяці тому

    A lot of variables that are difficult for normies to comprehend

  • @John_Henry83
    @John_Henry83 2 місяці тому

    Welcome to the millennial world Josh. People today want binary, black or white, on/off, yes or no answers. They do not want to deal with multiple factors.

    • @HamRadioCrashCourse
      @HamRadioCrashCourse  2 місяці тому

      I can’t say for sure if that is a new trend. In my world of engineering, we seldom expect black or white.

  • @pnwgeek
    @pnwgeek 2 місяці тому

    I thought that if you didn't have an immediate, easy to understand, all encompassing answer, that you are gatekeeping people from using the hobby ...... Huh...

  • @reedreamer9518
    @reedreamer9518 2 місяці тому

    The answer is - read the ARRL license manuals from cover to cover. These manuals have been compiled and refined over the years to be clear and complete and to answer rookie questions like these. Only those who are either unwilling or unable to read and comprehend this kind of technical material would still be asking these questions. It is useful to supplement your knowledge with UA-cam videos and other materials, but if you are unwilling to invest in personal study of core concepts, then you are probably in the wrong hobby.

    • @HamRadioCrashCourse
      @HamRadioCrashCourse  2 місяці тому +2

      I’m not against this, but there is much the manual can’t cover. Like I talked about in this video. It’s just not discussed in practical terms.

    • @kumasu
      @kumasu 2 місяці тому

      For better or for worse, the manuals are old school and have not evolved to suit the needs of a modern audience.

  • @AndrewR2130
    @AndrewR2130 2 місяці тому

    These types of videos are great and really simple and easy to understand and pretty good representation of some conversations that happen with non hams or beginners hi from across the pond 2E0IQZ