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  • @GrandPoppyA
    @GrandPoppyA 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +105

    Randy is right. Sad HAMs are the bane of our hobby. Most of them are bullies that take every opportunity to bash others.

    • @ItsEverythingElse
      @ItsEverythingElse 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Except Randy thinks EVERY ham is sad, that's why he's not right.

    • @waynehendrix4806
      @waynehendrix4806 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think the real issue is not offering a welcome to glad hams. @@ItsEverythingElse

    • @AllSeeingEy3
      @AllSeeingEy3 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He gives really good baseline info, then if someone clarifies or expands in his comments, he literally pins their comments and tells people to mock them about it. Ur-boomer behavior.

    • @KU8RLY
      @KU8RLY 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He is right? He is a sad ham, and brags about being a ham of 40 years and doesn't think that we we should get a license

    • @JDGage
      @JDGage 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I love this guy calling out sad hams 😂

  • @gregorderas5296
    @gregorderas5296 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    i only use my uv-5r for listening since i don't have no license. only transmit in case of emergency like a stubbed toe or ran out of beer

  • @MrHyde-wv8wi
    @MrHyde-wv8wi 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    I have watched a lot of Randy's Works. He first gained my Respect, and then my Admiration. Big Thumbs Up.

  • @TheWebster-fz1cq
    @TheWebster-fz1cq 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Enjoy your channels guys. I am an Amateur in Canada and what you are talking about is so true. The "Sad Ham" syndrome. I had one guy who was against using a Handy Talkie and went on for 1/2 an hour about how inconsiderate it was of me to use my Handy Talkie while I was out for a walk. So my advice to others, don't get upset by idiots. You two put on a good program. Keep up the good work.

  • @stephenmccaffrey199
    @stephenmccaffrey199 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I bought two Baofeng UV-5R’s for SHTF and to keep in contact with my family while camping.
    I think most people aren’t going to get a HAM or GMRS license without first knowing how to use/program the equipment. Right now I listen and watch guys like you two in order to learn.

  • @danielsnyder2288
    @danielsnyder2288 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    I got my GRMS license after listening to Randy for many months. We use GMRS on the ranch instead of FLS. I recently got back into CB as my wife and i have started doing more traveling and wanted mobile communication. I added a base antenna so Ive started using the CB as a base radio as well. Setting up my A99, getting into tuning etc led me to getting my Technician license which, honestly, took 8 hours of reading and regurgitating it on an exam. No big deal, now i have my "ticket" to learn even more - if it interests me. Im not a radio techie, im interested in it for its usefulness.

  • @RingwayManchester
    @RingwayManchester 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    Two great channels in one video! What more could you ask for?!

    • @gabrielsansar6187
      @gabrielsansar6187 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      oh look the english idiot who drink drives... saw your ban from driving in the local press

    • @pat9973
      @pat9973 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      lmao and you got the buzzer to talk to you!!! you sir also have a great channel me and the wife watch you and randy together... sorry crash course you i gotta watch solo lol

    • @gabrielsansar6187
      @gabrielsansar6187 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@craigdavidson2977 look up his name then look in the court records.. he was prosecuted in court for speeding whilst drunk...........i live near to him. would you be rambling on if he has mowed down and slaughtered your baby in his speeding car ?????????????? well ???????????????????????????????????????? get YOUR facts right before you attack others............he is a criminal and as such he is open target to be called out on it.. he denied it already but the proof is in the courts........people like him kill people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @HamRadioCrashCourse
      @HamRadioCrashCourse  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for watching!

  • @leatherbycrowfoot
    @leatherbycrowfoot 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    I live in Canada and I had a bad interaction with an old Ham Operator here in Calgary just as I was having a conversation with a fellow Ham while out for a walk with my HT 2 years ago. He was very ignorant in his approach to new users or new users to Calgary here. I was talking with another ham and he called for a "Break". He then started to chastise me for using an HT and presumed I knew nothing about the hobby and was completely ignorant with the use and operation of a radio. (I used to be part of an elite rescue group back in British Columbia during the 1980's.) I found the old guy very unrepresentative of the hobby and he was rude enough to myself and the original conversation that was going on. Just because you happen to have a license does not make one top of the pack. I haven't heard the guy on the radio ever since. I participate on Sundays on two nets which operate here in Alberta, covering from Edmonton to Waterton Park in Southern Alberta. Don't get disappointed by as you've said by "assholes".

    • @aaronallor5648
      @aaronallor5648 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I feel this... ive been talked to like I know nothing when I spent 5 years in the military as a jtac 🤣

  • @rklaty
    @rklaty 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This is good. For many people like myself, the practical aspects of this stuff are actually more important than simply following arbitrary rules. It’s not our hobby or identity, radio is just a tool we are trying to understand and use if necessary. Bravo Randy.

  • @tricsike
    @tricsike 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Two of my favourite people in one video!!! 👍🏻

  • @user-sb9fw6ui2i
    @user-sb9fw6ui2i 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I bought a couple of Baofeng UV-9R radios for a form of comms to use to monitor information being transmitted, and to use as emergency comms, because my wife is Stage 4 kidney failure, and in a grid down situation, that would be our only means of getting her help if she needed it.

    • @dustinmiller2775
      @dustinmiller2775 หลายเดือนก่อน

      She getting any CALCIUM??? 🤓

    • @user-sb9fw6ui2i
      @user-sb9fw6ui2i หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dustinmiller2775 she’s getting plenty of calcium. Too much calcium causes kidney stones; I know this from experience. She’s doing dialysis at home. If the grid goes down, it could be fatal for her. That’s why I posted the comment, looking for advice.

    • @dustinmiller2775
      @dustinmiller2775 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@user-sb9fw6ui2i It's not too much. If I were your kidneys, I'd store away, calcium, too!! You're being deceived. God bless. 🤙

    • @dustinmiller2775
      @dustinmiller2775 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@user-sb9fw6ui2i That's also why you have high blood pressure. Because of what you believe. 🤨

  • @SteveWarren-ny4hu
    @SteveWarren-ny4hu 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Two things: 1.) buying a radio and putting it away in case SHTF and waiting to learn how to use it until after the SHTF is like having never owned a firearm and waiting until a firefight breaks out to learn how to use it. 2.) Baofeng radios are insanely complicated to program, especially if you have no idea what you're doing with any radio. I suggest studying to get your HAM radio license and joining a local Amateur Radio Club.

    • @HamRadioCrashCourse
      @HamRadioCrashCourse  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      100% I literally made a video using that argument too!

    • @boneharvester_eth4021
      @boneharvester_eth4021 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes. I’m starting to see this. I thought i could just drop $900/$1200 on a kenwood or yaesu and start listening to transmission from around the world. Boy. I was wrong. But I will be looking to join a ham club. learning the terminology about this hobby is where I’m at now. I’m in the Long Beach area

    • @wolvie5032
      @wolvie5032 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's my main reason for wanting to get into it but I do wanna learn about it before SHTF so I'm not trying to figure it out when shit does hit the fan I wanna start prepping and HAM radio is gonna be an essential piece to prepping IMHO

  • @hipal2271
    @hipal2271 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Randy isn’t a HAM but he also advocates knowing how and when to use radios responsibly. He never advocates just going out and transmit on whatever frequency you want when you want.

    • @bendeleted9155
      @bendeleted9155 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Exactly. I actually have never heard him advocate for breaking the rules. Those with no sense of humor and Karen tendencies may hear it differently.

    • @jasontimmur
      @jasontimmur 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He isn't a ham. Ah. That explains why he's advocating illegal radio transmission.

    • @jasontimmur
      @jasontimmur 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He literally advocated it in this video@@bendeleted9155

    • @bendeleted9155
      @bendeleted9155 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@jasontimmur HIGHLY illegal, right?

    • @MetaVizions
      @MetaVizions 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@jasontimmurfudd ham spotted

  • @fairacres6601
    @fairacres6601 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    GMRS was my gateway to get my tech license and it started from watching Randy’s videos!

    • @HealNone
      @HealNone 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Same

    • @evanvanhavel
      @evanvanhavel 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      same

  • @DouglasVARAM
    @DouglasVARAM 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Before i got licensed, we used the golden rule. If someone came on frequency, we moved frequency. We tried not to interfere with anyone. We never used ham radio frequencies.

  • @joshiadachi
    @joshiadachi 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I would be one of those manual readers you discussed😂😂 I'm a truck driver who got into building antennas a couple years ago. No license, just citizens band, but I always like to learn new things.

  • @VanD3rp
    @VanD3rp 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I’m one of the people who got a Chinese radio, turned it on and I was like wtf… I have experience with first responder and aviation radios but the training and use of those is very basic compared to figuring out all this other stuff. In the fire department I just turned on the radio, selected the frequency I needed and talked. Thats it. I never had to program anything or get licenses or connect to repeaters or anything.

    • @anthonyj5298
      @anthonyj5298 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Facts.

    • @RealKingOfTheLab
      @RealKingOfTheLab 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      No, your department tech has programmed your frequency channel, and all you're doing is using a handset with a few sub-channels. This is common for any first responder set up. No one expects security guards and life guards to understand radio transmission equipment details. They're designed to be idiot proof, much like buying an Apple tablet instead of a Windows or Linux laptop.
      I was a Dispatcher and Life Safety Control Room Supervisor for years in a Fortune 3 company and never once had to program a hand unit, our dispatch panels, or do anything with the transmitter other than watch our tech guy do what he did to set up and modify our stuff.
      Those units you use as a first responder are more advanced than an GMRS locked unit, and typically run with digital encryption on a paid for frequency. Sure they're limited to the frequencies you program/pay for, but when operating, those Motorola units are very state of the art.... but they DEFINITELY have licenses and repeaters programed for use... you just didn't see it.

  • @scott-in-dfw3005
    @scott-in-dfw3005 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    If SHTF happens, and it truly is an end of the world event: If I manage to survive, I'll use any radio I can find that still works. I'll use any frequency that has traffic and use any language/procedure I need to communicate with ANYONE else who managed to survive and find a working radio. The FCC probably no longer exists anyway.

    • @somethingcool7903
      @somethingcool7903 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh it's happening as we speak and most people are to afraid or so wrapped up in there own little world(bubble) they don't see it. Sometimes you need to take a step back in life and remove the blinders. It's not gonna be like the movies occuring overnight. No no not at all it will be a slow collapse. You understand it took the Romans 5 years after Rome collapsed for the people looking back to realize it had ever collapsed. The same will happen here as well it's inevitable and it is happening as we speak. It's plain as day to some of us who(well...some would call us the awaken(not woke totally different). Anyway I randomly every once in a while try to warn some random person online knowing it's pretty much a waste of time. So here is my good deed take it how you will but you have been warned for what it's worth. It's all there for you to see if you look(not on your main stream media) maybe TheFirst with Jesse Kelly or NewMax on your TV but that's about the closest you will get but its....not the full extent of the situation at hand. I am done do your thing or just ignore this and pretend I am some crazy conspiracy dude from online. Good luck

    • @nickjenkins1663
      @nickjenkins1663 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      SO TRUE !! SHTF means just that. There is no Calvary over the hill. Marshall Dillon is dead. And as Katrina showed us in real time. Most , NOT all but MOST law enforcement and even military employee's will break down into tribalism.

  • @vicrattlehead8665
    @vicrattlehead8665 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love Randy so much 😭 straight up g

  • @user-bd6db9ir6d
    @user-bd6db9ir6d 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I am an ex-Navy electronics Tech from the 1980S and there is no reason people need to have a license to drive as long as they know there limitations and use the equipment responsibly. with that, there are thousands of people out there who go to school so that they have a piece of paper that tells other people they can be taught whats in the book but the book doesn't teach common sense

  • @shawnlewis389
    @shawnlewis389 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Maybe Randolpho can publish a list of "You might be a Sad Ham if...." That would be hilarious. And maybe start a Sad Hams Anonymous support group.

    • @SgtSkrog
      @SgtSkrog 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Name it SPAM, Sad People Are Mean. And Sad Hams should only be fed Spam for life

  • @workingwiththelight3119
    @workingwiththelight3119 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Watching Randy made me interested in radio and I am just learning for my ham foundation licence in UK. Thanks Randy!

  • @ugsisr
    @ugsisr 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Good Stuff! I follow Randy and he is right... Licensed Amateur Radio guys should be happy to bring on new folks..

    • @DouglasVARAM
      @DouglasVARAM 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Most do, but so many sad hams just take up so much of the bandwidth.

  • @craigdavidson2977
    @craigdavidson2977 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    I have always suspected that when SHTF there will be lots of chatter on the radio channels (both licensed and unlicensed) for the first few days but as the batteries run down and those people begin to realize their factory included radio chargers won't work with the power out, It will get much quieter on all the bands. The new thing I learned on last night's stream with Randy and Josh is that there is going to be a whole lot more toilet paper available than I suspected.

    • @keithtaylor6259
      @keithtaylor6259 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I would not say that i am sure that there are plenty of people out there that are smart enough to have a solar charger or a hand cranked generators , and those diamond batteries are on the market as well so it will still be noisy out there when SHTF

    • @jimketchum3169
      @jimketchum3169 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@keithtaylor6259"...those diamong batteries..."? Care to elaborate?🤔

  • @TAVAAR7
    @TAVAAR7 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great interview, would love more of these.
    Beufwang gang unite!
    🤣
    Seriously though I've learned a lot from both of you, other priorities have kept me from a deep dive into Ham but its on the list to improve on.

  • @forgetyourlife
    @forgetyourlife 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    “Sell the GMRS frequencies to those ham guys” ha ha, lol.

  • @deanproctor2690
    @deanproctor2690 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The type A personality group exists in nearly everything we have to do. They usually don’t exist in what we enjoy doing simply because they weed themselves out. Those of us who enjoy utilizing airwaves for communication understand that we will always have to deal with the type A’s, the Rebels, the Hero’s, the Cons, the Jokers, etc. I just ignore them and continue to enjoy my time on my radios. Great video! You both do excellent work and it was great seeing you guys together. 73s from Maine 👋🏻

  • @BendeRosa12
    @BendeRosa12 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amen, best statement.
    Keep your nose out of other people's business, unless maybe somebody's dying. Yes, you can bring to the government a legitimate complaint, but it's not sticking your nose in and rubbing your nose all around in somebody else business. They are not like you, you are not going to be able to make them a photocopy of you. You are not like them, leave it alone. DON'T BE A KAREN.

  • @lukepippin4781
    @lukepippin4781 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I admit… I have “kerchunked” a repeater a time or two 😂 There’s a local repeater that’s relatively active (at the least, they have a weekly net) and I’d just learned about CTCSS and how to set up the offset on my radio, so I set up my UV9P and one of my UV5R radios with all the information, and with my heart racing, I tapped the PTT on the UV9P to see if I’d set it up correctly so that the UV5R would receive my tap from the repeater. I about jumped out of my skin when the repeater responded instantly with its call sign in a robotic automated voice message 😆 Right now I’m sprinting toward getting my license though. And I think that successful kerchunk is really what set me in that direction, which I think is important to note. That tiny success may be the excitement a lot of people need to decide they want that license.

  • @ordyy89
    @ordyy89 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love Randy’s wall message…SPOT ON!👍

  • @timaphelps
    @timaphelps 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I am a ham. We are not mad at ya. There are some sad hams 😂

  • @nm-qt2hb
    @nm-qt2hb 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Two of favorite TH-camrs on GMRS topics. Great show and information.

  • @slater1993
    @slater1993 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    man my grad dad would love you guys ..growing up in the 70s 80s at my grand parents house .my grand dad had a radio room love to cb and ham all night ..he smoked camel no filter and drank black coffee lolololo...

  • @richlovin2173
    @richlovin2173 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Outstanding!!! I follow both of them.

  • @bendeleted9155
    @bendeleted9155 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Kerchunking a repeater to see if you have your radio set up is some kind of crime against humanity? Asking for a... Ok, it was me.

  • @TheVoiceofKevinC
    @TheVoiceofKevinC 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Oh I needed to add . I am watching All your videos. &Joined you channel. Your videos are GREAT. I didn't realize how technical this is but I'm really enjoying. Thank you Both.

  • @M-Series-guy
    @M-Series-guy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great conversation. I learned a lot!

  • @gregvandecar3307
    @gregvandecar3307 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I love Randy and his channel.

  • @charlescastle4533
    @charlescastle4533 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Finally starting to find the based side of this community. It's taken long enough!

  • @mathewringle8444
    @mathewringle8444 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I believe a major reason to be licensed is to protect the frequency. The more people that are licensed the less likely the FCC will reallocate our bandwidth. GMRS too.

  • @wallychambe1587
    @wallychambe1587 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    last boufwhang I bought only had 6 channels programed! Wow!😲😲 Had to program the NOAA weather service in it!🙄🙄

    • @nickjenkins1663
      @nickjenkins1663 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good point / information.

  • @Cory14Tina02
    @Cory14Tina02 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    1:16:06 We go state-wide in AZ, and most states to my knowledge.
    That's why we're allowed to CC state-wide, instead of being limited to within the county of issuance like CA.

  • @TheVoiceofKevinC
    @TheVoiceofKevinC 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Too cool; Watching Randolphs Videos got me into HAM. Actually I'm studying to get lisc. I think I've done every dumb thing you have both mentioned 😱🤫🤫🤫 But didn't realize how cool the world of ham is. So you both have encouraged me to do this right!! Thanks to you Both.

    • @thetravi1348
      @thetravi1348 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Exactly! Randy’s the whole reason I got my GMRS license and am taking my ham next week. He’s also the reason I have 40 radios….

  • @Sonicgott
    @Sonicgott 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You and Notarubicon as well as a handful of friends and colleagues have inspired me to get my license. My test is soon, working small, baby steps, getting my Technician. Hey, it's a start, right?
    Be an Elmer, not a Sad Ham. You should be happy that new people are joining the Amateur Radio Universe.
    Also, recently got my GMRS License. I blame Notarubicon for me wanting to do that. ^_^

  • @daRealGamer22
    @daRealGamer22 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    My GMRS just got approved. Working on my technician, about halfway through the material.

    • @jhutch1470
      @jhutch1470 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nice.

  • @DakotahMiskus
    @DakotahMiskus 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I love Randy but I can see how people see his opinions as “don’t/you don’t have to follow the rules” and on that front I do agree but as someone who has always loved radio and looked at the button wishing “I wanna press it” I can say that it is probably a good idea to get licensed and my Technician test is at 8p tonight. Wish me luck!

    • @evanvanhavel
      @evanvanhavel 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      did you pass?

    • @jhutch1470
      @jhutch1470 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well?

  • @z0mb13k1ll2012
    @z0mb13k1ll2012 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    lol "lawlessness will reign free". i dont recall that happening here in Canada where we don't need GMRS license

  • @lbcstyle6659
    @lbcstyle6659 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I watch both of your channels because ALL of radio interests me. Just got my GMRS licence and studying for the technician test now.

  • @michaelames6317
    @michaelames6317 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Randy's the Bomb!!! Love it! Love baked ham!

  • @barrybogart5436
    @barrybogart5436 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Garmin RINOs have been doing the GPS/GMRS thing for YEARS! At least in Canada where GMRS does not require a license.

    • @DanDrolett
      @DanDrolett 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      GMRS in Canada is the equivalent of FRS in the States. It has the same 2W transmit limit. Both are license-free.

    • @barrybogart5436
      @barrybogart5436 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I didn't know that. So why does it even exist in Canada? Anyway, I'm a ham.@@DanDrolett

  • @kg4gav
    @kg4gav 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Read some of the comments on Ham TH-cam or Facebook posts, you will find a LOT of licensed hams that don’t know how to operate their radio. Many that don’t know the basics, or know things that are in the rules that their license supposedly shows they have knowledge of.
    We all (including the FCC) know of those on HF that have licenses, that ID with their call sign, and constantly violate the rules, play music, cuss like sailors and maliciously interfere with others.

  • @QBDad18
    @QBDad18 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have a uv 5r needs programmed and 3 of the Hidradio H3s I just purchased

  • @FlinFarmer
    @FlinFarmer 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks guys

  • @goodoz9942
    @goodoz9942 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Sad Hams also target other Hams. Example, some HF operators ID both parties after each transmission. It's only required to ID "yourself" every 10 minutes. I actually had a guy once tell me, "if you're not going to properly ID then I'm going to move on..." In a nutshell, Sad Hams are radio Narcissists.

  • @nathanhollingsworth413
    @nathanhollingsworth413 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Wanting to learn more about radios I’ve found a lot ham people make it feel like some Uber fucking club and almost any question is answered with “just get your license “
    I just want to know if I can find a small radio that could cover about a 100 miles range , that’s ear/throat Mike compatible , waterproof etc … and how to set such a thing up .. by the time I’d ever need to use it the FCC would be the least of my worries

  • @Dragonsbrath
    @Dragonsbrath 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love your videos. I'm new to the radio thing so you're exceptional expertise has turned me on to GRMS which it looks to me that you are spot on with the information. Oh and thanks for the entertaining way you bust out the hammers living in their basements.🤣🤣🤣. I'm not really a radio dude but you're videos are brilliant and well made so I'm subscribed since I can learn something and laugh all in one place.

  • @johnkatakowsi9907
    @johnkatakowsi9907 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Glad You two decided too do a video together!!!! your both interesting to here from!!!😀

  • @cef-ym3gb
    @cef-ym3gb 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome video.. lots of fun.

  • @captainjimstrattonusmc
    @captainjimstrattonusmc 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks

  • @thechiefsway2618
    @thechiefsway2618 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Noise will only really affect very, very long range communications when the receive signal is very weak to start with. The radio receivers built to do that are generally Super Heterodyning and are very selective anyway using the Upper or Lower Sideband. At least that was the way the radios were that I Serviced and Repaired in the Navy.

  • @ThomasPaine223
    @ThomasPaine223 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Darn Skippy we are using em. And fk the whole system!

  • @jarrodrobertson7607
    @jarrodrobertson7607 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great content and enjoyable show.

  • @theislandretreat4326
    @theislandretreat4326 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My two favorite Radio guys having a crossover show!

  • @Cory14Tina02
    @Cory14Tina02 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    31:17 I remember there was a pilot in the Tucson area at one point whose radio was so bad that I was able to pick him up rather clearly on Fm 96.1

  • @SharpShooter9867
    @SharpShooter9867 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I think that the FCC is also taking a look at some of the other 3 letter organizations that enforce "Rules" instead of laws and are using them as an example of what NOT to do and how to not overreach. At the end of the day the FCC is here to help us, not hinder us...and i think thats how they want to be viewed.
    JMO

    • @Mostxclent
      @Mostxclent 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      "The most terrifying words in the English language: I'm from the Government and I am here to help"
      -Ronald Reagan

  • @charliehawkins7479
    @charliehawkins7479 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I found you by watching him and following links

  • @iloveumyra
    @iloveumyra 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Knocking on ur door does not require a warrant...lol

  • @TheTransporter007
    @TheTransporter007 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When in a truly SHTF scenario, what agency is going to come arrest/fine/sanction the unlicensed user?
    I'll wait.

    • @HamRadioCrashCourse
      @HamRadioCrashCourse  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nah, they won’t, they’ll also be pretty useless without any kind of actual radio time under their belt.

  • @Kai-Made
    @Kai-Made 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    alrighty, I am enthralled with this. Got a couple el cheapo Baofeng UV68pm radios. After looking it is listed as being a 2 meter and a 70cm radio with all kinds of freaking options. Hooked it up to CHIRP and see where I can apparently tell it to transmit and receive outside of it's default freq. I did not test that of course, because I am a complete newb, and still learning the lingo. Used a bunch of CB stuff back in the day, but only on strip jobs. SO I don't want big bro knocking by accident...I mean, if I get in trouble I want to at least be aware I am messing up.
    Is there a way for me to legally transmit on either of the bands that these things can utilize? I do intend on getting a tech license, but got to study up on it, and find the time...mostly the later. Thanks.

  • @RolsRoyce3
    @RolsRoyce3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ok this guy Randy is my speed. So glad I ran across him today on your vid Josh! You guys are cool people 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🇺🇸

  • @MrFreddarama
    @MrFreddarama 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Personally I don't see the excitement in radio from only GMRS radio. There are so many other aspects to explore. Never the less Randy can be entertaining.

    • @HamRadioCrashCourse
      @HamRadioCrashCourse  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sure. Randy and I both agree GMRS is the radio service that is good for doing your primary hobby while the radio is a tool in getting it done. That’s the point.

  • @Enolagay1945
    @Enolagay1945 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I use hamm all the time and no license. What are fonna do about it Nerd?

  • @PD2ASN
    @PD2ASN 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i just love the guy !

  • @vmmusa1234
    @vmmusa1234 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I got my Baofeng UV17r and I got the basics of how to listen. My question is why is programing important and is it necessary and if so how do you program it.

  • @howardharter8098
    @howardharter8098 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    You two are my two favorite radio dorks on TH-cam.

  • @QBDad18
    @QBDad18 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Living in northern California up north close to Oregon what things should I store into memory for emergency access or SHTF at the minimum

  • @RenaissanceThinking
    @RenaissanceThinking 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So if one was looking to avoid the area of the web where the information to "accidently unlock" an "H" to talk on GMRS...where that spot be?

  • @tomc8313
    @tomc8313 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome - and congratulations to you both for your TH-cam rankings! Well deserved/earned!

  • @grungeking2
    @grungeking2 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love your show radio check ✅ LoL

  • @charliehawkins7479
    @charliehawkins7479 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Walking a fine line but true

  • @austinthornley1272
    @austinthornley1272 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My two favorite youtubers!

  • @Mikesorrento3344
    @Mikesorrento3344 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    FYI, FCC rules state that no amateur radio license needed in emergencies. Anyone can use.

    • @craigdavidson2977
      @craigdavidson2977 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Not exactly. Not just any emergency anywhere. The FCC rule says you must have the emergency that requires a radio to get help and there must be no other means of communication available.

    • @N2YTA
      @N2YTA 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@craigdavidson2977 And there has to be an immediate threat to life or property (like a house on fire)
      I have heard false emergency calls. If someone doesn’t have a call sign, I’m very skeptical.

    • @cariboooutlaw4852
      @cariboooutlaw4852 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@craigdavidson2977does that also mean when the Borg come to Earth to assimilate all of the human race and block all radio bands except for the ham frequencies?
      We are Borg, you will be assimilated, resistant is futile! LOL

  • @ralfrader1268
    @ralfrader1268 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Are you going to do a new course for the new questions pool for general?

  • @12degnorth19
    @12degnorth19 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great discussion guys..
    Additionally, within very small specs, 9mm, 380, .38, 357 mag are all in the 9mm based family in loose languages.. Nevada, specifically Las Vegas, is heavy .40 cal and 9mm and in the words of prepping, if you had to grab mags off bodies in SHTF, you'd be best off with those calibers if not both.
    My daily carry is my G23, but in my EDC pack I have a 9mm conversion barrel and additional 9mm mags to use with the .40 slide. It's convenient. just another $ .02

  • @tree2523
    @tree2523 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Question.
    Help please. I'm very interested in getting into HAM radio yet have no idea what kind of equipment to buy. I don't have a social media account nor am I interested in even going in that direction so finding a local group isn't an option through that modality. I got the study guides to take the exam but need the equipment first. I don't have a ton of money to spend on this and I'd like to get something portable to take camping. Suggestions please. Thanks

    • @alienorificeinvestigation
      @alienorificeinvestigation 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Start with 2 meter and get a $30 uv-k5, then progress into HF after saving up. It took me years to get everything for HF because I was the poors.

    • @HamRadioCrashCourse
      @HamRadioCrashCourse  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Feel free to just get your GRMS license then. If you still want an amateur radio, get the license first. 👍

  • @HardcoreFourSix
    @HardcoreFourSix 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bineg licensed does not waive your 4AC protections. If you refuse entry/inspection/search..they can revoke your license. If you then xmit w/o a required license, they could come back for that issue.

    • @HamRadioCrashCourse
      @HamRadioCrashCourse  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You’re just repeating what we said in the video.

    • @HardcoreFourSix
      @HardcoreFourSix 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I should have watched until thye end before commenting!@@HamRadioCrashCourse

  • @mstrickk1
    @mstrickk1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Randy said doodoo that

  • @aquahood
    @aquahood 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A real emergency to life, serious harm, or a(n) other(s), an officially declared national or regional disaster or an offcically declared regional or national emergency, or a widespread failure of the communications system, including anything on the TV or a radio FM and AM where you're using said device to gather information to help preserve or alert potential first responders or law enforcement personnel to an ongoing crime, an ongoing health emergency, or any other type of emergency that could cause serious harm to yourself others or your community and that's just a rough outline.

    • @metatechnologist
      @metatechnologist 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It could also be said if you don't have a call sign don't expect other hams to respond to you esp. if you yourself are not in danger.

  • @ItsDaPlumber
    @ItsDaPlumber หลายเดือนก่อน

    i have 20-25 radios in a Rubbermaid container. Not sure why i bought all of them, mostly from watching josh and randy. Here's my list: 8-UV5R (4 are colored), 2- UV-5G, KG-935G, KG-UV9GX, KG-UV9G Pro, Baofeng UV17R and Pro, 4-Quansheng UV-K5, Tidradio H3, UV9PX. I have more but can't think of them. Also bought an SDS100 scanner, BEAST!!! Again, not sure why i buy these things, i have a GMRS license but stopped studying for HAM for some reason. Its a disease!

  • @jerryquigley5562
    @jerryquigley5562 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Question what do we need to do if the S hit hits the fan like a EMS BOMB is used over the USA what can we do and what do we need to do to have radios to still work ????

  • @johnclark2849
    @johnclark2849 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I still don't understand why frs and gmrs share frequencies when one has the license tied to the radio (aka free after purchase) and the other the license is tied to the person/family and requires a few extra bucks beyond the radio purchase.

  • @lyfandeth
    @lyfandeth 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    A friend of mine still serves on a Selective Service Board, aka draft board. They maintain access to almost all public licensing and skills databases. And one of the stated purposes of amateur radio, specifically the CW requirement, was "to provide a trained pool of radio operators" to the military in time of war. Got a ham license? Your draft board still exists, and still will draft you as a communications operator. Got a pilot's license? A professional drone license? Uncle Sam has access to a lot of data. And yes, there are contingency plans to use it.
    Of course, there were formal response plans, and tens of thousands of trained personnel, to deal with epidemics...until 2017, when those plans were literally deemed unneccesary and thrown out. In 2019 some people learned to regret that.

  • @DonzLockz
    @DonzLockz 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    It's great to hear Randy speak. I feel that he hadn't had much of a chance to speak much before on other shows.
    We dont have GMRS here, but our CB is on AM 27MHz, and UHF, 477MHz. Both have no licence requirements, and both have dedicated emergency channels.
    In saying that, both HAM and CB radio have plenty of Aholes on them.
    40 yrs ago, me and my mates were being jerks on 27MHz and an inspector warned us and tracked us. After he sounded very clear, I removed my antenna and less than 10 seconds later, he drove slowly past and stared at us in his tracking vehicle. Since then, I have behaved and now only use UHF CB and my HAM HT's.
    A fun show today, I love Randy's videos, great entertainment (and educational) value.😂
    There is a place for all different types of radio platforms. It is up to the individual to operate it properly (or not) but must not complain if they got caught abusing the "rules". All radio transmission types have rules of operation in every country.
    I have two of Randy's shirts, I dont agree with everything he says but I have a choice to watch and/or whinge about his ideology. Lol
    A hilarious show today, thanks for the show and for being Randy's only HAM friend.😂👍

    • @wallychambe1587
      @wallychambe1587 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      CB radio near me is very quiet except for skip on channel 6 and 17, this is on my portable shortwave radio!😲

  • @samo4866
    @samo4866 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just want to say, the ones who scream the loudest about climate change and massive storms of cataclysmic proportions because of it, are the same people who start shit talking the dude with a 2 week supply of food, water, a set of radios and portable solar generator..
    Also, without getting your license, you won't know the insane detailed nuanced information about your radio, the cable, the antennas and how the frequencies work 🤣 I'm studying for it, and holy crap there's so much information that I'll never remember, nor will I ever need, unless I'm building the radio and antenna from scratch.

  • @WeaponsJunkie
    @WeaponsJunkie 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This dude is one of my favorites.

  • @richardthomas3415
    @richardthomas3415 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Correct. Purchased several UV5Rs, learned the program local repeaters up to 40mi, listen periodically. Will not apply for any licenses.

  • @Airflores322
    @Airflores322 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Too bad you are not in Oklahoma, we’re having a Freedom conference March 16 and can’t find anyone willing to come speak about radios and emergency preparedness. Wish you were here Mate.

  • @GregCushanick-yt2fl
    @GregCushanick-yt2fl 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good day, disabled senior, VET; desperately requesting clarity, for clarity pertaining to YOUR language! Unable in 'reaching out' for advice/assistance for present and any/ALL future impending "DOOM and GLOOM" events!!! NO assets to establish secure equipment/tech skill sets! to communicate with Others! Please suggest solutions to OUR dilemmas! HELP!! Isolated in North Los Angeles County!!!

  • @sidrayne
    @sidrayne 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Sad Ham = Fudd in the gun community

  • @prodiqi
    @prodiqi 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why was the practice with PTT with no vatteries comment funny? Sorry im a new guy and (paritally smooth brain) just getting into this. Does it have to do with not messing up current real ham professional communications. Or does it have more to do with being silent and getting good at comms when (if) SHTF happens?