Recent content by Theizzardking

hey, thanks for the complement, i don't think i'm doing anything special just showing a bit of respect is all ;-) so i though i'd just share, took the practice test without doing any studying to get a basline of where i am at now, 73%, now to hit the books and shoot for the 100% mark i feel...

also what bands am i looking at? i don't mind studying and testing for a few months before i can transmit so getting my license to the right grade is no biggie to me, it's just having the right equipment that once i get the ok from the fcc i'll be in business that and being able to study more...

yeah thought about a sat. phone but again i really don't want to depends on some sprint or government entity to maintain and regulate my cooms along with the fact that they can get very expensive very quickly for the minutes used opposed to a ham system is a one time start up cost and only have...

yea, that's why i was originally looking at the ten meter radios instead of the ht/2 meter ones, as luck would have the guy who used to own the house before me was well into the ham scene as he had 2 antennas mounted about 50-60 feet up a tree in my back yard, their still there i have no idea of...

yeah don't quote me on that, my terminology is infantile at best.what i mean is just not transmitting anything.

@ loose cannon-hey thanks so much for that! will print out and enjoy over a tall cold one asap! moleculo- hey great info, good call on the galaxy unit, i was wondering if it was a glorified cb or not, can you guy recommend a good 440/2meter unit that's cheap ? and are you sure that the 2...

hey i tried search for a thread that was kind of an all encompassing getting started thread but no such luck, i know you guys will initially point me in the direction of a club, i've checked and it's a bit far away for me,for a hobbie. that said i'm looking for a online pdf or source to start...