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Took the Exam today,,,
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Thanks again for the ongoing comments and likes! What an encouragement you guys are. 
The VEC group that administered the exams (Saturday morning 8:30) said the info would be electronically submitted that day.
The VEC group that administered the exams (Saturday morning 8:30) said the info would be electronically submitted that day.
Congrats and well done sir.
Did you have to take the test in your bathroom with the door closed and two cameras on you, or are the on-site facilities opened back up?
73
Did you have to take the test in your bathroom with the door closed and two cameras on you, or are the on-site facilities opened back up?
73
We got our electronic process sorted last year. Makes for a better session and result instead of waiting near three weeks.
Congratulations!
Sure you can spend $$$ on HF. You don't have to.
My original HF was a $100 HW-101. Then I kept finding (or they kept finding me) Uniden and Henry Tempo 2020's (all had 11m in them) .
Paid $200 for the first one and no more than $100 for the rest.
The TS-830S (with filters) was $450. The Yaesu FT-857D was $300 (Yeah I know , I near stole it). I now have 3 Icom IC-735's, most I paid was $145, least was $80. (all had been modified to general coverage TX)
Antennas are cheap wire and balun or vertical. Verticals are , well , verticals . A good tuner is worth it's weight in _____.
All in all , if you can Doctor tube radios anything with the 6146 in it is close to bullet proof. If not get a Transistor radio and be gentle.
The 2% solution is the uBitx https://www.hfsignals.com/index.php/ubitx-v6/
As with most QRP stations the antenna is everything.
For your Technician license the Baofeng (yeah I know)
https://www.radioddity.com/collecti...ur-radios/products/baofeng-uv-5r-5-pack-cable
Why 5? It gets the price down to near $20 ea , you have friends and family, Chirp, https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Supported_Radios
can also program these radios to GMRS,FRS frequencies. (okay so not strictly legal but if used legally , or nearly so, who is going to prosecute?) .
Again , congratulations and get after that General license!
Ralph, as always , if you have any questions I'm not that hard to find.
Congratulations!
Sure you can spend $$$ on HF. You don't have to.
My original HF was a $100 HW-101. Then I kept finding (or they kept finding me) Uniden and Henry Tempo 2020's (all had 11m in them) .
Paid $200 for the first one and no more than $100 for the rest.
The TS-830S (with filters) was $450. The Yaesu FT-857D was $300 (Yeah I know , I near stole it). I now have 3 Icom IC-735's, most I paid was $145, least was $80. (all had been modified to general coverage TX)
Antennas are cheap wire and balun or vertical. Verticals are , well , verticals
. A good tuner is worth it's weight in _____.All in all , if you can Doctor tube radios anything with the 6146 in it is close to bullet proof. If not get a Transistor radio and be gentle.
The 2% solution is the uBitx https://www.hfsignals.com/index.php/ubitx-v6/
As with most QRP stations the antenna is everything.
For your Technician license the Baofeng (yeah I know)
https://www.radioddity.com/collecti...ur-radios/products/baofeng-uv-5r-5-pack-cable
Why 5? It gets the price down to near $20 ea , you have friends and family, Chirp, https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Supported_Radios
can also program these radios to GMRS,FRS frequencies. (okay so not strictly legal but if used legally , or nearly so, who is going to prosecute?) .
Again , congratulations and get after that General license!
Ralph, as always , if you have any questions I'm not that hard to find.
Congrats and well done sir.
Did you have to take the test in your bathroom with the door closed and two cameras on you, or are the on-site facilities opened back up?
73
The exams were given at a city owned public park in one of the outdoor covered shelters. One person per table.
Great idea, sounds like a good time to go get the ticket. When I checked in January near my QTH, online was all that was available.
73
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Took our local Dutch FCC 4 months to supply my license in 1977 when i did the exam....
I bet you feel in a timewarp now, days seem longer while you wait
As the rest said go for the next exam, and get lots more privilidges.
Hope the new license gets to you fast.
I bet you feel in a timewarp now, days seem longer while you wait
As the rest said go for the next exam, and get lots more privilidges.
Hope the new license gets to you fast.
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