I'm planning on going the license route, took a couple Technician practice tests without going over any study guides and came close to passing if an actual test. Do the guides and getting licensed actually teach you how to use the radios? You mention the FAA channel, can you just listen (no broadcasting) without getting a visit from the FEDS?My Personal opinion by someone who has been through a lot of radios and different digital modes. For someone new to jump into DMR radio with not much background experience, DMR could be a major challenge and likely a major disaster. It is much more complex than a standard HT on FM would be for simple ham repeater operations. I did not easily find a power output. Usually 5 watts is about max. I would suspect this unit is less.
This also is were studying for a ham license teaches you a lot. For example, in that Amazon advertisement they point out how to easily enter the frequency of 136.2375Mz. Apparently that someone does not know that is a Civil Aviation frequency which if you are not transmitting on it for aviation, it is it is illegal to use that frequency. This would now put you in a position of not only dealing with the FCC, but with the FAA also.
Yep, might not matter in a SHTF situation. Are you going to wait till then to learn all the stuff you need to know or get prepared now? Might be good to stay out of trouble now and know what you are doing for later, ya know?
Thanks for the info on Hamexam.org. I have not looked around at others for a while. I just took a look at it, not bad at all, especially with the free PDF download for the totally free to pass your Technician License package materials. I presume if you log in it will take you to where you left off last time you logged off.Hamexam.org is where I started. Free “technician” class study guide you can download, and it has practice exams to sharpen on. The nice thing is that the practice exam references the study guide, so you can use them together. I purchased the “general” class book, used the website practice exam, and when I tested, I passed both tech and general in one sitting!
I agree with this being a good idea, but when did he make this recommendation? I can’t find anything about it.Our great leader is recommending us to get an emergency radio; the one thing I think that has come out of this administration that may actually be a good idea.
Any recommendations?
That’s a good question. I had to go look because it was in an email and I must have deleted it. It was a Todd Starnes email.I agree with this being a good idea, but when did he make this recommendation? I can’t find anything about it.
Listening is legal and OK if you have the right equipment to most everything except cell phone calls. There are many radio services that take more elaborate digital equipment than just a standard radio.I'm planning on going the license route, took a couple Technician practice tests without going over any study guides and came close to passing if an actual test. Do the guides and getting licensed actually teach you how to use the radios? You mention the FAA channel, can you just listen (no broadcasting) without getting a visit from the FEDS?
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