CQ Hams » Ham Radio http://www.cq-hams.com New and Used Amateur Radio Equipment Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:46:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Ham Radio Tech Class Studying Material? http://www.cq-hams.com/ham-radio-tech-class-studying-material/ http://www.cq-hams.com/ham-radio-tech-class-studying-material/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:39:25 +0000 admin http://www.cq-hams.com/ham-radio-tech-class-studying-material/
i REALLY want to get a Ham, but the ARRL Studybook it a little hard and overwhelming for me. dose anyone know a other source, book, program, or somthing that is easy to learn and step by step with quizes, workseets, or somthing that will help me understand the things i need to know to get my license?

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I am reading arrl's technician level license manual.. wow... There sure seems like a lot to do and remember.. Is it really all that difficult?? or is it like a lot of stuff you learned in school..(stuff you have to learn but never use??) I have been hoping that the more I read the more it will make sense.. and in a way it does, but in a way it just seems like so much I have to remember and it all starts running together and gets muddled.. Any words of encouragement, or wisdom out there?? Thanx in advance..

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Mark Z said:

Hi there. I keep my amateur radio transceiver on 24h/7 and never switch it off. Is this really bad ?

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hardwarecompugeek said:

I would like to be able to transmit a signal from my wireless router to a ham radio, so that I can use a transceiver and other WLAN equipment so that I can access my home Internet connection from anywhere. (I don't need to know what I need as far as radio equip, but I need to know how to get the LAN data on the airwaves)

Essentially this is a Wireless router with a really strong attenena.

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natman3400 said:

I am getting a IC-2340H from my grandfather, and I was wandering if i could hook it up to my computer for RTTY, PSK31, and other control.

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I need to get a power supply for my Icom ic-718.. I think it has to be 20 amps... any suggestions on a site to go too or a specific power supply
thanks

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Mark Z said:

Hi there. I am about to buy and HF beam antenna for use in 10m & 20m. The budget is around 200$. Any suggestions? Thanx.

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cowrench said:

we want to put up a 80 ft. pipe for a ham radio antenna can we use pvc? or should we use steel i need a 1 1/4" id pipe on top

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The Oracle said:

Does it help to make antennae shaped like a cube or is it better to have them on one plane(flat)?
Are there methods for calculating the size and ratio of the vanes?
Sorry so layman terms I don't know much about aerials.
(but I do know Shinoloa)
Oh the reason I ask is I want to make a cool and functional aerial for my house.

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John E said:

I am a new ham, just got my license. I have a new hand held radio (VX-150 Vertex). I am confused on how to program it for repeater use.
What do I need to do about offsets and tones etc? I want to have all the local repeaters ready to go in memory. Thanks

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