Distracted Driver Law in Alberta- Is there a solution?

[My3kidsfather]

So I am looking around at cb stuff and see this 2010 news article and see that there is a law against using handheld radios in your vehicle while driving other than for work purposes. What do you do to overcome this handicap? Bluetooth mic or something? And how do we adapt an older type radio (specifically a Uniden pc78 am radio) to the Bluetooth?

 

[space cowboy]

you buy a mobile.

 

[binrat]

you buy a mobile.

Or get your Ham ticket. hams are exempt from that Alberta Distracted driving law.

 

[My3kidsfather]

As I understood the article, the law considers the mic as being handheld. But you knew that right? lol.

 

[My3kidsfather]

I was just looking into ham here in Edmonton-Sherwood Park area. there appears to be three clubs in the area: NARC, QSARC, and Strathcona Radio Volunteers. Anyone know these clubs? I am not a techie, but like all things tech.

 

[binrat]

As I understood the article, the law considers the mic as being handheld. But you knew that right? lol.

Sure did. At this moment I have a mount VHF radio and a handheld VHF radio in my pick-up. Shortly there will be a small CB mounted as well.

 

[My3kidsfather]

Sure did. At this moment I have a mount VHF radio and a handheld VHF radio in my pick-up. Shortly there will be a small CB mounted as well.

How difficult is it to get your Canadian ham licence? I am not able to build a ham radio or anything like that..

 

[DainBramage]

How difficult is it to get your Canadian ham licence? I am not able to build a ham radio or anything like that..

3, 2, 1, ........

 

[binrat]

I was just looking into ham here in Edmonton-Sherwood Park area. there appears to be three clubs in the area: NARC, QSARC, and Strathcona Radio Volunteers. Anyone know these clubs? I am not a techie, but like all things tech.

What I did before settling into joining a club here was I went to a meeting and saw how well they accepted walk-in's to the meeting and then joined that club. I joined FARS here.

 

[binrat]

How difficult is it to get your Canadian ham licence? I am not able to build a ham radio or anything like that..

Pretty easy actually. Basic electronics, regulations. If you write and get over 80% then you get HF ability with limited power. Here is a link for you http://www.va3ep.net/do-you-want-to-become-a-ham
and here is the question bank http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf01900.html

 

[My3kidsfather]

Good advice Binrat. I will look further and report.

 

[Rick330man]

That's un-American! You could always move to the U.S. Learning Spanish isn't that tough.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

That's un-American! You could always move to the U.S. Learning Spanish isn't that tough.

Of course it's un-american. He is'nt american.

 

[Rick330man]

Of course it's un-american. He is'nt american.

Hence: "You could always move to the U.S."

 

[My3kidsfather]

Hence: "You could always move to the U.S."

Hey don't laff, Vera and I made our first trip down thru Montana this last July and it was even better than I had hoped- I enjoyed every minute in your great country. I must be American in heart, just born in Alberta (your Northern Texas). I worked with a fella born in South Dakota and raised in North Dakota. Great young guy, nice manners and interesting hearing about his life in the mid-west.