How Far Can You Talk on Ham Radio?! The answer might surprise you.

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How Far Can You Talk on Ham Radio?! The answer might surprise you.

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Ham Radio Prep

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@harleythor62 Жыл бұрын

The program is great.....got my Tech about a month ago.....working on General currently.... highly recommend.

@HamRadioPrep Жыл бұрын

Thanks for being a student with us Thomas! 73 my friend.

@stevenkahl8030 Жыл бұрын

These guys are great the lessons focused and informative! Highly recommend it

@HamRadioPrep Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Steven! 73

@squirlnutsbigsack4864 6 ай бұрын

Worked myself around the world on 80 meter voice. Heard my own echo when i unkeyed, and wrote myself in the log. lol one day I'll send myself a qsl card😂😂

@jamesgeorge1709 Жыл бұрын

What amazes me is not how far you can talk it is how fast the signal gets there. Think about it in the time that squeeze the push to talk the signal is already there traveling 186000 miles per second. To the moon and back in 2.5 seconds, now that is impressive. Ham radio is a blast and sometimes mind blowing. 73 from ki0ad/Jim

@kjoboz Жыл бұрын

My dad passed away in 2017 his call sign was K9WVL I miss him he loved doing this

@rvp_4101 4 ай бұрын

Take the test and apply for his callsign

@stratafm Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised you didn't mention the slice of the 10m band with phone privileges for tech level operators. I call it the "that's how they get ya" part of the band, because thats how they get ya to upgrade your license, by dangling some HF in your face and getting you hooked lol. As a tech, I've worked the world, all from between 28.3 - 28.5 MHz. Upgrading soon, of course... because they got me. lol

@HamRadioPrep Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks Ryan, you nailed it! I hadn't heard that portion of the 10m with tech level called that before - makes sense! We will have to add it in future videos. Thanks for calling it out and thanks for being a subscriber! They got us too (most of the team here is General and a few extra :)

@MENSA.lady2 Жыл бұрын

I have the UK version of the USA Extra class license and remember at the peak of propagation conditions in 1969 regularly talking to the USA YL net on 28.332 MHz with just 200 watts PEP. My callsign then was ZC4MO on the island of Cyprus in the eastern meditteranian. To Los Angeles that's about 6000 miles. I'm still active as G4JIU so if you hear me please call.

@squirlnutsbigsack4864 6 ай бұрын

Wel said my friend lol well said!

@hamradiobasics Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all you do with your courses ! Keep up the great work !

@HamRadioPrep Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the shoutout! You too and 73 de Ham Radio Prep

@bigbowl5044 Жыл бұрын

@@HamRadioPrepI live in the US. If I pass my exam here in the States, will I be able to use ham radio in other countries? Or will I be required to take local exams even when I have all the equipment?

@mikeeiben3430 Жыл бұрын

My interests are in flying model aircraft. When I started, most people used 72mhz FM. One of the older available bands was Ham, I think it was around 53mhz. Now most everyone uses 2.4ghz for line of site flight. Some people fly "first person view." The video signal requires a ham license. There is also long distance FPV that both the controls and video are on the ham bands. Don't quote me on any of the frequencies in this comment, but I think it is in the 900mhz bands.

@MENSA.lady2 Жыл бұрын

About half a million miles. It's called moonbounce and uses the moon as a passive reflector so can be used by any two stations providing the moon is above the horizon at both stations.

@FRXSTY_FPV Жыл бұрын

This is what my dads friend uses in Illinois and he regularly talks to his friend in Russia (it’s CW)

@N4BFRVision Жыл бұрын

It's a confusing topic right? Your signal goes that far, but it enables you to talk with someone on the earth at a different distance. No one on the moon at the moment to talk to, but looking forward to that!

@MENSA.lady2 Жыл бұрын

@@FRXSTY_FPV Because the path ;length is so long the path loss will always be high. As a result only very narrow band modes are viable. CW is the way to go. Sadly I don't have the space to erect a suitable Antenna. G4JIU

@lililiu20000 3 ай бұрын

Great intro, short and sweet , love it.

@VP2EIHonAnguillaIsland Ай бұрын

Nice video, my friend.. well, I'm a 100 Watt station and 1 wire..😂 somehow, my log says 142K ++ less than 12 months 😊 hmmm now if only I'd had an Amplifier... hope to work ya 73 🎙Ira-J88IH

@johnbauman4005 Жыл бұрын

Yes, GMRS range is limited compared to Ham rigs and GMRS does require a license. Not mentioned is the fact that a GMRS license only costs $35.00 for 10 years and requires no test/exam. Also although significantly smaller in number there are repeaters and linked repeaters in some areas which significantly increase the range of GMRS. GMRS, FRS, CB and ham radio are not mutually exclusive and each has their uses, pros and cons. New, name brand 1500 Watt radios run upwards of $3000 - 15,000. This doesn't include amplifier, cables connectors, antenna tower, antenna(s), antenna analyzer, etc. Setting up an antenna tower, grounding the radio, amplifier and antenna/tower for 1500 watt operation is not a trivial exercise. Other considerations include your geographic location, zoning, HOA rules if any and additional liability insurance if you install an antenna tower. It is easy to be tempted by the lure of worldwide transmission with a 1500 watt rig, but only a fraction of all ham operators own one of those rigs. You CAN reach out over a 1000 miles with 100 watt and lower power rigs with appropriately tuned equipment, right time of day and optimum solar and weather conditions, but it won't happen just by turning on the radio. And distant contacts one day are no guarantee of making the same contact tomorrow. Ham is a great hobby if you have the interest, dedication and finances to pursue it. However it is NOT plug'n play like CB or FRS. Getting a license is just the beginning of a million questions. I recommend it as a great hobby, but know that getting a license is the beginning of a journey, not an end in itself.

@1ajs Жыл бұрын

ive got some old radio phones kicking around that would talk from lynn lake mb to gimli mb so shrug to bad that systems none existant now as theres still no cell service up here

@1ajs Жыл бұрын

but is it worth getting my ham living in the north? i dunno of any hams up here

@HamRadioPrep Жыл бұрын

It's definitely worth it! Even if there aren't hams in your area, you can go longer range :)

@LevyCarneiro Жыл бұрын

Is that directional antenna a moxon antenna? It looks different. Another question: what's the purpose for raising the arm during the QSO in the video? Are you turning the PTT on or something? Thanks!

@HamRadioPrep Жыл бұрын

It's actually an HF Yagi! I'm not sure what I was doing there actually haha!

@LevyCarneiro Жыл бұрын

@@HamRadioPrep lol Thanks for replying.

@N4BFRVision Жыл бұрын

Why was a raising my arm at the 7:39 point? Just getting excited and gesturing.

@bluestarindustrialarts7712 5 ай бұрын

can a tech license use echolink?

@HamRadioPrep 5 ай бұрын

Yes! There is a one-time validation process to insure you are licensed since your signal from Echolink can go over the air. Visit them at www.echolink.org/ to find out more.

@bluestarindustrialarts7712 5 ай бұрын

@@HamRadioPrep Thanx