Ham Radio and RVs

[Herk7769]

Since I passed the exam for Amateur Extra last night I was wondering how many HAMs are forum members and what frequencies you hang out on.

Do you take your rigs on the road?

I have a Yaesu FT-857D and use a Super Antenna http://newsuperantenna.com/ for quick stops and an Eagle One http://www.w8afx.com/ if we plan on staying a while.

I also try to carry a Baofeng BF-F8HP for "walking around"

[W5CI]

I take my radios with me when we go camping, operate on 75 and 40 meters.

W5CI, Arkansas

[BooBoo23]

Congratulations on making Amateur Extra Herk. I also have an Eagle One I take when I take my HF along. I use a FT-450 with a LDG AT-200 pro tuner. I don't always take ham gear along as sometimes I go visit relatives and don't have time to get on the air. I am a VE in the NW Atlanta area and always enjoy it when someone successfully makes an upgrade. I stick mostly to the higher bands, 20M, 15M, 10M, some 17M. Enjoy the added frequency allocation, maybe sometime I might catch you on the air.
Marv
KT4W

[roanmountaincampers]

kb4srn since 1986. Usually take along an HT when camping but that's about it. Congrats on the extra. I'm Advance and since they don't issue that class any more I decided to hold onto it.


Flagstaff 27RLWS

2014 F150 Ecoboost

22 Nights in 2015 so far.

[Evereddie]

Curious, why do hams refer to the frequency they use as a wavelength and not just say the frequency? What frequency is 40 meters? 75 meters?

[Themeads46]

I was a late bloomer and didn't get my tech license until I was 64yrs old. Got my General at 68 and am studying for Extra. I fell in love with jt65 and just discovered echo link. I was a Meatcutter for 35yrs and when I retired I hated it. I went back to work 3 times. It wasn't until I got my ham license that I enjoyed retirement. You're never too old to learn something new and with amature radio there is a lot of new to learn.

[BooBoo23]

When given in meters it spans a frequency spectrum. i.e 40 meters goes from 7.0MHz in the cw part of the band up to 7.3mhz in the ssb (single side band) portion of the band. The specific frequency can be anywhere in that bank. Not like CB where everything is channelized. Here is the band plan chart for the United States. http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regul...ambands_bw.pdf

[Flybob]

I always take mine with me. I have a KX3/KXPA100 and use a Buddipole antenna. Have daily 80M traffic nets and use 20M and 40M for fun. We also use 2M HT ( simplex) around campground ( very limited cell service).

[Evereddie]

Originally Posted by BooBoo23

When given in meters it spans a frequency spectrum. i.e 40 meters goes from 7.0MHz in the cw part of the band up to 7.3mhz in the ssb (single side band) portion of the band. The specific frequency can be anywhere in that bank. Not like CB where everything is channelized. Here is the band plan chart for the United States. http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regul...ambands_bw.pdf

Ya, I get that. It's just a name like CB is a name for ALL of those channels. FM radio is a name for all of those channels. Maybe Hams should get fancy and give it a fancy name too. Like Ham 7, or Ham 5.
BTW, don't take me serious, just funnin".

[BooBoo23]

CB (Citizens Band) is actually 11 meters. Evereddie, since you are interested in radio why don't you get a Technicians license manual, and study it and get a license and join us. There are nearly 800,000 licenses in existence in the US right now so join the crowd.

[downeyr]

X2 on the KX3 and the Buddipole. Always take it with but don't get to use it as much as I would like.

[Herk7769]

Originally Posted by Evereddie

Curious, why do hams refer to the frequency they use as a wavelength and not just say the frequency? What frequency is 40 meters? 75 meters?

Divide 300 by either to switch between one and the other.

40 meters converted to megacycles(HZ) is 300/40 or 7.5MHz
75 meters is 300/75 or 4 MHz

If some one talks about 144 - 148 MHz they are referring to the 2 meter band.

300/148 a frequency with a wave length of about 2 meters

Think of the 300 as the speed of light in "megameters".

[Pipeman]

Hammer since 1986. I hold an advanced ticket here in Canada. It's equal to the extra class in the States. I have my 2 meter rig in the truck all the time. A lot of hams around here have gone to digital. When on HF, I work CW most of the time but not when mobile. VE3PJF - Bob

[B and B]

In Canada we needed code at 30 wpm to get a Novice Licence. I was working on this with my Father when he suddenly passed away. Never went back. Do not need that any longer now and can get a technician licence.
Now I run kilowatts of power being a broadcast engineer as as often as last night had my hands in a FM transmitter to fix it and get the station back on the air.

[Joe diGesu]

The CT Family Campers and RVers have a Ham chapter The Hamsters!

[BooBoo23]

Another site to look at for hams is open roads radio dot net.

[Pipeman]

B&B I only had to learn CW at 10 wpm to get the basic and then 15 wpm to get advanced. I did CW about 99% of the time and could take 37 to 41 wpm. Not now as I've gotten away from the HF.

[liveoakfl]

yes, use anytone dual band repeater in truck and carry several hand held radios on every trip. plus use echo link. KK4WFW in Florida but can be found anywhere from Florida to colorado

[oldcase]

Just passed the Extra exam last Saturday. Usually carry an Icom 51A with external antenna when camping. Also a Dvap for Dstar use. Don't take the HF rig camping, but it is tempting. W4GET in Florida. I like 12 and 17 meters the best. Also Reflectors 1C,30C and 37C on Dstar.

[Blackhat6mike]

N7MIP general since 1979. I only do HF when there is a need like emergencies to put friends and families in contact. I generally work the 40 meter band, but sometimes 20 meter. Never carry any ham gear when RVing. Just not a priority. Relaxing is a priority when in the RV
DXCC, WAS, WAC, 100 Islands including Pitcarn.