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Anybody else out there a HAM radio operator?

73's de KD4NAW
Brad

Not me, but my father was...

You didn't dare go near his "manspace" in the basement when W3PFV was "on the air"... I spent a lot of my youth erecting and stringing antennae in the yard...

GI7FCM

Only have a 2M handheld at present, spent all my money on bikes

My pops too! Can't even take his Jeep through most car-washes due to the antennas he's got attached...

"I am talking to a guy in Berlin! It's cold there!"
"It's cold here, too, dad!"

Gotta admit, though I've never been able to master Mr. Morse's code, nor do I have any of this particular type of radio equipment, I have been accused of being a HAM many many times throughout my life.

(among many many other accusations, of course)

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Any other HAMs on a Triumph?!?

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you calling me fat?

I did pass the test at 13, and got my licence at 14 (as that was the legal minimum age) but it lapsed many years ago. My dad still has his, just doesn't have the time to do much.

Hi Brad
Call is VA3XH and I do have a new Yaesu M-10 on my America.
Peter

I love ham, especially smoked ham. Oh, wrong kinda ham.

well sorta...its th missus that rides the Trumpy...& i only have a VK "F" call at the mo...still, it gives me access to all HF except 160 & 20m, tho only QRP...quite active on 40 & 10m when not out riding...will upgrade in a few weeks once i'v cleared me head from "party season"

Hi Brad!
How are you?
See you in May?

Wow.. I'm kind of amazed that there aren't more HAMs around here! Guess it's a dying hobby. I got into it back in the early 90's when I used it to talk to my buddies across the country and relatives out of country. I'll admit that the morse code stuff was rough, and since I took that test I haven't used it a bit and can barely remember any of it, so I'm not sure how useful it really was.

Dwight, you will be happy to know that in 2006, the FCC dropped the morse code requirement from all licenses, so now it's just a written test

And a big Howdy to you Dennis! Everything is going just fine and I'm hoping to see everyone at the GA rally this year!

Cheers,
Brad

I think the internet and mobile phones had alot to do with its decline.
I dont think its a requirement to sit the morse test over here either, my licence was changed to a full recently from a B.
Gina it should not be a problem to get your licence back, its free now (hard to believe in the UK).