Amateur Radio
By VKXY62
@VKXY62 (1605)
Australia
November 13, 2006 2:27pm CST
Well, here we are, starting something about amateur radio. What's your bag in HAM land? I like to try and score a chat with an astronaut while they fly overhead at great speed. 4 conversations so far. I also like the Monday night chatter on the local frequencies here in Melbourne Australia. VHF is my freq. band at the moment. I enjoy getting down to the local radio club on a Friday, but have been a slackie for a couple of months. I also enjoy playing with experimental antenna designs, which, by the way, is why I am stuck on VHF, I blew the UHF finals when the test antenna dropped of the end of the coax. arrrgghh.
3 responses
@VKXY62 (1605)
• Australia
23 Dec 08
Hi BG4XOV,
thank you for saying hello.
The 7, 10 and 11 meter bands are very good for skip, or long range.
I imagine you have had many contacts with overseas friends with the equipment you are using.
I really like VHF and UHF as the antennae are smaller and easier to make.
I also experimented with new designs for UHF, I came up with 1 new design.
I called it a dinner plate antenna.
Congratulations for becoming a radio operator while you are still young.
You should do well with your life.
Good luck with your studies in the future.
@pyarebhai (199)
• India
20 Jun 09
Dear sirs, Thank you very much, I hope you are talking about Ham RAdio antenna for 10, 11, meters and radio working at 7 mhz. thank you
@mugzy528 (800)
• United States
3 May 07
Wow I think that is cool talking into space. Do not have my Ticket as of yet but I'am working on it. :-)
But I'am on 11 Meters right now all the time talking around the World and My Cousin is a Ham. I think he is going for Extra Class right now.
73's my Friend
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@mugzy528 (800)
• United States
6 May 07
Thank's for the Responce Kevin and BTW My Name is Troy
I live on the Eastern shore of Virginia if ya know where that it got the Bay on one side of me and the Atlantic on the other side only about 4 miles apart love it here Live on 4 acres out in the woods with the Bay in my Backyard.
73's Mate
@mohiddinbashasyed (13)
• India
21 Jun 09
Amateur RAdio (Ham RAdio) is the habby, which appeal right from children to a retired person, for which it was much popular amoung the school going children. once any individual have his licence from the wireless monetaring Depart of the Government concern, by sitting his/her house he may concte the astronaut, any similar habby person who in other part of the world who is doing similar experiment with simple hand hold and /or any advance tracking divises for sattelight connection etc,
so it was advised to contact for the local Government who are in the field of wireless monetarying of the particular country.
