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I’ve been an FCC certified ham since the early 90’s. My call sign is KC5CBP. I don’t participate much anymore but learning about communications, RF spectrum antenna design and even Morse code was really interesting to me. I recommend it. Also a great community of people.
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I didn’t know that form of communication still existed.
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Back in the day, Great Lake's ship traffic was directed via radio in morse code. I asked my friend who was a radio operator why, verbally was too easy to not understand and to make mistakes with foreign vessels or even some domestic traffic.
Along with morse code are hand signals. 1 finger up, key of G, 2-D, 3-A, 4-E, 1 down(Bflat) Key of F. No fingers, just a fist, Key of C. Verbally some of these these keys sound too much alike in a noisy environment. Fog |
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KD1JT, Extra Class since 1992. I'm a 100% CW (morse code) operator, and do a lot of portable operating. Check out http://www.arrl.org/licensing-education-training ... and Google "ham radio emcomm" (emergency communication).
While the "party line" is to promote ham radio as an emergency communications service, I'm not sure it would adequately fulfill that role. Most hams just enjoy the hobby ... building your own radios and gear, modeling/building antennas, optimizing for a band, or a direction, collecting certificates for on-air operating (foreign counties, US States, and just about anything else you can think of!). For me, it gets me out of the house one day a week. I go to a state park, set up my radio and antennas, and get on the air. A few hours of immersion in the "now" ... good therapy! |
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That's good news! No HOA here, just don't like the look of a big antenna on the house.
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I'm not really sure how to proceed—read up on the subject, study for the test, research radios and antennas, look for a club and make contact, etc. |
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I remember the CB craze - we didn't have one, but I loved seeing CB radio depicted in popular culture movies and songs. |
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For starters check out "Ham Radio Crash Course" channel on You Tube. He seems to have a wealth of information.
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To your original question... yes ham radio communication will continue to provide a communication link regardless of the operation of the private commercial "cell phone" communication we now all rely on. I got my ham license many years ago at the urging of a co-worker who was active with local repeaters etc. I have an EE degree and basically only spent a couple of weeks learning the "regulations" to pass the test. Subsequently, I have not paid my dues to keep the license active but have a couple of radios and will not hesitate to use them if that becomes a primary way of communication. If communication deteriorates to that point, breaking "FCC" rules will be the least of my worries. For that matter, if emergency is your goal - do your research, buy a radio or two, learn the lingo, and don't worry about getting licensed. Not to be negative, but most all of the ham radio chatter not related to emergency services is about personal matters and ham equipment.
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