Do You Need a Ham Radio for Emergencies? Do You Need a License to Use a Ham Radio?
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- Опубліковано 19 лип 2024
- I explain why buying a ham radio should be near the top of your “to do list” if you want to be prepared for communications in an emergency, and I show you our radios. I also talk about if you need a license to transmit during an emergency.
Check out my grandfather’s ham radio shack at the end of my video, in case you missed it.
I think it is important to have a license even if you intend to only use the radio in an emergency, and I explain why.
Here is the law I was talking about regarding transmitting without a license in an emergency (Not sure if it's a law. It may be an FCC rule):
www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/...
97.403 Safety of life and protection of property:
"No provision of these rules prevents the use by an amateur station of any means of radiocommunication at its disposal to provide essential communication needs in connection with the immediate safety of human life and immediate protection of property when normal communication systems are not available."
Our Radios:
Baofeng UV-5R Two Way Radio Dual Band (It can be difficult to program!)
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Aftermarket antenna I use is Nagoya NA-771
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Yaesu FT-60R Dual Band Handheld 5W Amateur Radio Transceiver
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Aftermarket antenna I use is a Diamond SRH77CA
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I want a digital and analogue radio to give me more flexibility. I will likely buy one of the following and will make a video about it when I do.
AnyTone AT-D878UVll Plus
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YAESU FT-5DR C4FM/FM 144/430 Dual Band
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Below are some resourses for taking the ham radio test:
hamstudy.org/
www.arrl.org/studying-for-a-te...
hamradioprep.com/study-tips/
www.hamradiolicenseexam.com/s...
www.mometrix.com/academy/ham-...
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Great video! I got my Technician license in March of 2021 because of the Christmas day bombing in downtown Nashville. I lost all communication because everything I owned was Att. All I had for communication was a cheap boefeng ham radio. I didn't hit the PTT button because i didn't have my license. All of the HAM radio operators were such a huge help by relaying all the info to the public. Now I also am a part of this. I really love the hobby. I upgraded to General a few months after and now I transmit all over the world. Thanks for the video and 73
Thanks for comment. Im General as well. Glad things worked out for you. 73!
By the way... I saw your truck on your channel. Nice. I had a '78 King cab F250. I used the extra room for my fire fighting gear. I was a volunteer.
@@LoneStarPrepping Well they definitely were some of the best trucks on the road in those days.
I've had this one since 2004. I bought it from the original owner. It didn't look like it does now by any means. The guy I bought it from had it undercoated in 78 at that's what saved that truck. It's got a 302 with a three on the tree in it. Get alot of weird looks these days lol.
Thank you Sir.
Our local net is an AMRRON, net, good for practice and local or national comms, short net once a week.
Meshtastic might be something else to consider.
My family uses the GMRS test free $35 FCC license, since not all want the technician license.
Take care , may The Lord continue to bless you and your family,73
That was an excellent summary and presentation! I will be sharing this with a friend who is getting a dual band HT to listen only.
Awesome, thank you!
Good vid. I needed the motivation to rekindle my stalled prepper/communication group. And thanks for sharing the picture of your grandfather. Can't imagine what he would think of our modern electronics.
Thank you.
Another great video. I know I should get my license and some radios, but have not done it yet. Work and life get in the way. Videos like this remind me to make this a priority. Thank you.
Go for it!
If your interest in getting a license is purely for " prepping " I really hope you discover the many aspects of ham radio. Nothing wrong with gmrs or cb but ham radio has such more to offer.
I use it when camping sometimes and have brought it to the park a couple times. Sometimes I just listen to repeaters with the 991A, but they are primarily for emegencies. We do have fun with the radios for a week or so every three months as stated in the video. 73!
Thanks...helpful and another reminder to get myself in gear and get my license!
Best of luck!
I came from Japan, where they have a lot of natural disaster like large earth quakes , typhoon , very often. so I hear a lot of thing about how useful amateur radio are in such situation.
one the first day, most of amateur says they could not do much as long as radio are concern because, there were a lot of others things they had to do, so radio become lower priority.
seconds day and after, most useful were handheld radios, because cell phones were out. they said they need to have a lot of batteries stored or some way to charge then like solar cells or generator. also said need to use the radio often before emergency happen, so person will get used to use radio. some radio today are too complicated for emergency use.
Thanks for comment. You make a very good points! We have several ways to charge our radios. We have car cigarette outlet charger, AC, AA battery adapter for the handhelds with stored batteries and solar generators. The Yaesu FT60 is pretty easy to program, but the Baofeng is pretty difficult. We keep a programming cheat sheet, that I made, stored with the radios. Even after practicing every 3 months, I have to use that sheet to make any changes to the Baofeng if needed. By the way, I checked out your channel. I was wondering what kind of antenna you are using?
Just found you and NEW SUB here.. Am a Ham and a ARES EC in Mt .Wash. Valley N.H.. We train for pwr outages , infrastructure out , comms to State EOC and GREY NWS and local town / county em comms..70yo an LOVE IT.. You n wife are good caring folks.. 73'
Thank you so much for your comment...
That's true in those emergencies you have to be compliant.
Imagine what your Grandfather would think about your rigs today! I have a Astatic D104 mic that looks similar to the what is in your picture. Looks like the PTT is in the base, mine is on the vertical stand. Nice video! 73's!
He was a merchant marine. He learned about radios there. Im sure he would love to see the rigs today!
Helpful information. I appreciate the upload.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the info, time for me to finally get a radio!
Good for you.
It’s certainly true that in the event of an emergency a ham can operate outside his privileges and a non-licensed person can use available amateur radio equipment to call for help. However I don’t think the rule makers were thinking non hams would be buying ham radio transceivers. Then there's the phenomenon of people making prank/bogus emergency calls. If I hear someone without a call sign calling for help, I’m very skeptical. If you want to use amateur radio equipment and frequencies get a license.
I agree. Its always best to have a license.
Don't hear much of the pranks in California, but those boys in Texas sure are mischievous.
@@swagedelic I have lived in both states and have never heard any fake emergency calls or calls without a license. Maybe I just havn't been on enough.
i would say the license itself is not needed for most people or with regards to disaster situations. any thing that would lead up to such an event or situation, would by default make the need for a license irrelevant. during such situations, there would be nobody enforcing or caring about laws, and among most they would even just become quickly forgotten.
Good stuff. So your repeaters stayed up during the power outage in TX? Do you have simplex frequencies programmed in as backups, assuming you are within range. Keep up the good work. 73.
I don't know if they were up when the power was out. I think they were, though. We were on rolling blackouts at the time.
I have simplex frequencies programmed in all our radios.
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Just started following you. Was interested in getting a HAM license at some point. So its not like a CB to chit chat I'm guessing? Just trying to figure out if its a need now thing.
You can get a Baofeng UV-5R for about $20.00. It is used to chit chat, of course. That one has a pretty steep learning curve though. Just key into a repeater. Some have clubs that meet online.
@@LoneStarPrepping ok, thank you. How and where is a good place to look into a license?
@@jimmyslim1628 Google ham radio license in your area.
I have the GMRS lic easy to get so how hard is the Ham lic to get?
Easy if you study and take practice tests online. Search online for how to prepare for test.
Our son has a cb radio , he has a very tall antenna He lives 75 miles away . Thank you
What is the best way to communicate?
Thanks for visiting my channel. It is hard to answer your question because I dont know what your communication needs are.
Great UA-cam channel. I am a Disabled US Marine Combat Veteran and I have a small UA-cam channel and I am going on 50, lol. I just recently got a good laptop, and a decent camera, so I hope to be making videos that are similar to yours. I do a lot of knife 🗡 reviews and survival gear. I have a question for you. What antenna do you have on your UV5R radio. I bought a Nagoya, but I have my doubts on if it is real or not. Just curious what antenna and where to purchase. Also New Subscriber here, and I definitely would appreciate any Subscribers that I can get, 😂, lol...have a great day
I have a Nagoya. I also have one with magnet on bottom so I can put it on top of my car. Ill check out your channel...
@@LoneStarPrepping thank you for your response. I appreciate it. All of my videos have been filmed with a Samsung Galaxy S9+. I finally got some video equipment to edit videos and a half way decent camera.
Have two batteries per hand portable.
We have several. We also have a few ways to charge them.
I agree that regular practice is key. You don't want to be figuring out how your radio works and what frequencies to use when things go bad. Ivan VE7IVN
Hi , thank’s for your video….Raymond…kp4kji 👏👏👏
Thank you too