Been licensed since 1989....
Any classes in Norman or south okc area? I want to get licensed and with a bit of studying i bet I could pass but feel a class be worth it for me just to learn more
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Testing sites & Dates
http://www.arrl.org/exam_sessions/search/page:1/Location.state:OK/model:Event
I took the online course here:
https://www.hamradiolicenseexam.com/try-it.htm
http://www.arrl.org/exam_sessions/search/page:1/Location.state:OK/model:Event
I took the online course here:
https://www.hamradiolicenseexam.com/try-it.htm
There's lots of online sources, the class I took is still going, you'd be welcome to go, it's Thursday nights at a church in Moore (I can get you specifics if you'd like). It's free and taught by a guy who is pretty hardcore and is extremely knowledgeable...
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Ham's, check your transceiver's someone has been doing a very strong dead key since 11:00 AM on 146.520, can hear people talking and repeater fire off in the background. People have been calling to try to see if it is someone we know.
The person has been notified, the frequency is clear now.
KD5XXX
The person has been notified, the frequency is clear now.
KD5XXX
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teach your kids HAM radio, that way they will not have any money left for drugs 
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KB5xx
Does anyone talk much on the 2 meter and 70 CM bands anymore?
I have started studying for the Technician license and hope to take the test next month.
In the meantime, I purchased a Baofeng UV-82HP HT to listen with and become familiar with on-air lingo and procedures.
Pretty good radio but I hear very little traffic on 2m and I have never received anything at all on 70cm.
I know that I am not likely to hear much simplex because of limited range.
Looked up a list of repeaters in the OKC metropolitan are and punched them into the radio but I hear very little.
I do hear the regular announcements of call sign and frequency that the repeaters are required to broadcast so I know everything is working.
I have heard repeater station announcements as far away as 25 miles.
Apparently digital systems like DSTAR are gradually becoming more popular because they allow linking over the internet to other repeaters all
over the world but I have no interest in those because if the internet goes down those links go down too.
To me the whole point of amateur radio is to provide communications in a worst case scenario.
Is amateur radio less popular in this area than it used to be or is everyone going digital?
I had planned to end up with a 50 watt mobile transceiver in my office and a vertical omnidirectional antenna in my attic but won't make that investment unless I hear more than I have so far.
I have started studying for the Technician license and hope to take the test next month.
In the meantime, I purchased a Baofeng UV-82HP HT to listen with and become familiar with on-air lingo and procedures.
Pretty good radio but I hear very little traffic on 2m and I have never received anything at all on 70cm.
I know that I am not likely to hear much simplex because of limited range.
Looked up a list of repeaters in the OKC metropolitan are and punched them into the radio but I hear very little.
I do hear the regular announcements of call sign and frequency that the repeaters are required to broadcast so I know everything is working.
I have heard repeater station announcements as far away as 25 miles.
Apparently digital systems like DSTAR are gradually becoming more popular because they allow linking over the internet to other repeaters all
over the world but I have no interest in those because if the internet goes down those links go down too.
To me the whole point of amateur radio is to provide communications in a worst case scenario.
Is amateur radio less popular in this area than it used to be or is everyone going digital?
I had planned to end up with a 50 watt mobile transceiver in my office and a vertical omnidirectional antenna in my attic but won't make that investment unless I hear more than I have so far.
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