My Dad was a Ham as far back as I have recollection. An Elmer for sure. He always had encouraged me to get my licence but life somehow get in the way. With this confinement over the last 3 months I decided it was time, so I studied a bit, took the test and here I am. Purchased a Yeasu FT3DR as a starter hand held... yeah I know not really a starter HT, but I'm a cry once kind of guy.
Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children, brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And their grandchildren are once more slaves.
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Congrats from KL7JIU . now while in the study mode just keep studying and keep upgrading to General class or even Extra class............ de KL7JIU(class of 1978)............aka ............drill sgt.This message has been edited. Last edited by: drill sgt,
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KJ7NYU for about a month now. I even did mine remotely with the guys from Rexburg Idaho. My local tests kept getting postponed due to the RONA. Perfect isolation activity for the last couple of months. I'll be moving on to my general soon. Congrats.
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Posts: 953 | Location: Utah | Registered: May 29, 2009
Congratulations and good choice on the HT. Yaesu makes some great gear. From my 43 years in ham radio, the number one lesson I’ve learned is to not live in an HOA neighborhood. Such places are not ham friendly due to restrictive covenants that do not permit outside antennas. There are workarounds involving stealth antennas, but these are generally compromises at best. Good luck and enjoy a great hobby.
Originally posted by pwelch001: Congrats! How much did you study for the test? I’m taking it in July. Have fun talking, legally!
I guess I put 8 or 9 hours into study over a month or so. A little at a time. I utilized online Youtube resources as well as a couple of the Q&A websites. I missed one question on the exam and I actually knew the answer but for some reason I selected incorrectly. Keplerian elements
Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children, brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And their grandchildren are once more slaves.
-D.H. Lawrence
Posts: 11524 | Location: Fort Worth, Texas | Registered: February 07, 2007
