Chris that's awesome. Congrats. I'm still trying to work out some kinks and understand it all on a deeper level but I'll get there. Thanks for watching the videos
Amateur radio can be a little dull if you’re doing it for more than just the functionality and only have your tech license. If you’re trying to have fun as a ham, get your General license and play around on the lower HF bands. There’s nothing quite like talking to somebody 3,000 miles away on 5 watts.
I like idea of diving deeper into HAM someday. I need to get fully emersed in the topic and see where it takes me. Thanks for the comment Boaty McBoatface.
@@EvergreenOverland yeah take your time for sure. It's a very fun hobby, but can get expensive very quickly. P.S. APRS is a very cool feature, but it also transmits on 144.390, so essentially line of sight only. You need to be in range of a digipeater to transmit your GPS coordinates. I use it on one of my handhelds when I'm backpacking in the Sierra Nevada, but often can't hit a digipeater in my area unless I'm up on a summit.
@Boaty McBoatface that’s good to know about APRS. I need to look up the map of the digipeaters in my frequented area of the north and central Cascade to see if I’d be in range of them.
Jason to be honest I really need to get on this whole ham game and understand it better. I’ll definitely be putting out more ham content in the future. I love how it displays and how it works but to be honest I still haven’t even made contact with someone.
@@EvergreenOverland gotcha. I got my tech license in April and am just using a handheld until I’m more comfortable with what I want. HAM is pretty quiet around her except in the mornings and a couple of evenings.
Nope. I tried to get into it and found the weather conversations to be lame as fuck between one boomer and the other who are in the same damn area.. seriously it’s a lame ass hobby
Yeah the hobbyist side of it isn't for everybody but I think it is an invaluable tool for backcountry and emergency communication and redundancy. Thanks for watching!
Thank you, I'm taking my test on the first Sat of the month. I will learn with you. great channel . No radio yet , looking at Yaesu 200 something .
Nice Bryan! I really need to dive back into it. More amateur radio videos to come.
Just passed my test this morning! Like the content.
Chris that's awesome. Congrats. I'm still trying to work out some kinks and understand it all on a deeper level but I'll get there. Thanks for watching the videos
Thank you for sharing your expertise
Great points thank you for sharing in your journey!
Love the channel, thanks for the info
Appreciate the encouragement Rebel Woodsman.
Amateur radio can be a little dull if you’re doing it for more than just the functionality and only have your tech license. If you’re trying to have fun as a ham, get your General license and play around on the lower HF bands. There’s nothing quite like talking to somebody 3,000 miles away on 5 watts.
I like idea of diving deeper into HAM someday. I need to get fully emersed in the topic and see where it takes me. Thanks for the comment Boaty McBoatface.
@@EvergreenOverland yeah take your time for sure. It's a very fun hobby, but can get expensive very quickly.
P.S. APRS is a very cool feature, but it also transmits on 144.390, so essentially line of sight only. You need to be in range of a digipeater to transmit your GPS coordinates. I use it on one of my handhelds when I'm backpacking in the Sierra Nevada, but often can't hit a digipeater in my area unless I'm up on a summit.
@Boaty McBoatface that’s good to know about APRS. I need to look up the map of the digipeaters in my frequented area of the north and central Cascade to see if I’d be in range of them.
This is totally what I was looking for man. Nice vid
I would love to see how you choose a good simplex freq for using when off-road with a buddy and proper etiquette there etc.
That's a great video idea MarsBorn. I'll definitely get that in a future video
Rock on
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Now that it’s been several months, how are things going with the radio? May put one in my Tundra
Jason to be honest I really need to get on this whole ham game and understand it better. I’ll definitely be putting out more ham content in the future. I love how it displays and how it works but to be honest I still haven’t even made contact with someone.
@@EvergreenOverland gotcha. I got my tech license in April and am just using a handheld until I’m more comfortable with what I want. HAM is pretty quiet around her except in the mornings and a couple of evenings.
Hey just came across your channel! Where are located?
Robert, I'm in NW Washington State
Nope. I tried to get into it and found the weather conversations to be lame as fuck between one boomer and the other who are in the same damn area.. seriously it’s a lame ass hobby
Yeah the hobbyist side of it isn't for everybody but I think it is an invaluable tool for backcountry and emergency communication and redundancy. Thanks for watching!
That’s just like, your opinion man. There’s way more to the hobby than what you just described lol.
@@TheIronClooch heck yeah man, I agree!