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General Categories => Survival/Emergency Preparedness => Topic started by: Gunscribe on March 22, 2020, 10:17:52 PM

Title: Licensed Ham NFOA members
Post by: Gunscribe on March 22, 2020, 10:17:52 PM

Was wondering if any members have established communication using ham radio frequencies.

If you haven't gotten licensed yet, and you are having down time from your job, now might be  good time to study for your Tech license and learn how to use and program that $20.00 radio you bought a few years ago and tossed in your go bag without even opening the box it came in.

KG5VAF

Title: Re: Licensed Ham NFOA members
Post by: RobertH on March 23, 2020, 07:20:21 AM

i have a General.  i've never checked in during our local ham net, but sometimes i will listen.

if you have a baofeng, download CHIRP and learn to use that.  CHIRP is the easiest way to program those radios.

Title: Re: Licensed Ham NFOA members
Post by: Gunscribe on March 23, 2020, 10:09:18 AM

CHIRP is a good way to go, beware there are some inferior cables out there. Make sure any cable you get has the FTDI chip or there will likely be problems with your computer communicating with the radio.

Title: Re: Licensed Ham NFOA members
Post by: bkoenig on March 23, 2020, 11:54:40 AM

KE0WUB

I'm a General, I'm set up for HF, VHF, and UHF.

Title: Re: Licensed Ham NFOA members
Post by: bkoenig on March 23, 2020, 11:58:01 AM

I check into this net occasionally on 80m.  It's interesting to hear perspectives from other areas of the country.

https://www.erpnusa.net/

Title: Re: Licensed Ham NFOA members
Post by: Atrus on March 23, 2020, 02:28:15 PM

I'm an Extra, but I don't have an HF rig (man, radios are pricey). Just the Baofengs.