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<blockquote data-quote="p238shooter" data-source="post: 2408908" data-attributes="member: 24583"><p>Your Bofang is a Ham Radio (or Amateur Radio) that you are required to have a license to talk on. Very different than a CB radio. If you take some time there are several Ham radio repeaters in the OKC area that you can program in to monitor if you would like. Most of the clubs meet once a week on the radio, usually at 8:00 on their specific frequencies you can monitor, along with general conversations in between. </p><p></p><p>I would advise you to not try to transmit with out a license, as they practice what they call a "Foxhunt" every month or two for fun where one of their members tries to hide and do short transmissions reflecting signals off of buildings, metal objects, varying the power, etc. and not be found. They are usually found in a couple of hours. The most interesting one was the "FOX" was hidden in a dumpster with a very small antenna wire attached to a beam antenna up in a tree beside it pointed into a refinery to scatter his radio signal. Several people drove right by him. He was not found for almost 4 hours.</p><p></p><p>Your Bofang radio should have been less than $50 with shipping and is a relatively good radio. Not high power, but very functional. They do tend to have a longer programming learning curve than some more expensive radios, I have heard the instructions are lacking.</p><p></p><p>Claremore, OK will have one of the largest Hamfests (Ham radio flea market) in the central US, March 7-8. Hams come from Nebraska, New Mexico, Tennessee, and everywhere in between to buy, sell, swap, and trade equipment. We will also have some new equipment venders participating also. There usually will be two test sessions, one Friday evening and one Saturday morning for any one who would like to take a test. They have hourly prize drawings which is included with your $10 entry fee. Last year I won a Yaesu FT-60 dual band HT. You can search for Greencountryhamfest for more info.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="p238shooter, post: 2408908, member: 24583"] Your Bofang is a Ham Radio (or Amateur Radio) that you are required to have a license to talk on. Very different than a CB radio. If you take some time there are several Ham radio repeaters in the OKC area that you can program in to monitor if you would like. Most of the clubs meet once a week on the radio, usually at 8:00 on their specific frequencies you can monitor, along with general conversations in between. I would advise you to not try to transmit with out a license, as they practice what they call a "Foxhunt" every month or two for fun where one of their members tries to hide and do short transmissions reflecting signals off of buildings, metal objects, varying the power, etc. and not be found. They are usually found in a couple of hours. The most interesting one was the "FOX" was hidden in a dumpster with a very small antenna wire attached to a beam antenna up in a tree beside it pointed into a refinery to scatter his radio signal. Several people drove right by him. He was not found for almost 4 hours. Your Bofang radio should have been less than $50 with shipping and is a relatively good radio. Not high power, but very functional. They do tend to have a longer programming learning curve than some more expensive radios, I have heard the instructions are lacking. Claremore, OK will have one of the largest Hamfests (Ham radio flea market) in the central US, March 7-8. Hams come from Nebraska, New Mexico, Tennessee, and everywhere in between to buy, sell, swap, and trade equipment. We will also have some new equipment venders participating also. There usually will be two test sessions, one Friday evening and one Saturday morning for any one who would like to take a test. They have hourly prize drawings which is included with your $10 entry fee. Last year I won a Yaesu FT-60 dual band HT. You can search for Greencountryhamfest for more info. [/QUOTE]
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