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If you want to learn more about HAM RADIO read on...... Ham Radio Licenses at an all time high! Fox News Article and video. 11-22-2011
The FCC, Federal Communications Commission, established amateur radio as a voluntary, non-commercial, radio communications service. It allows licensed radio operators to improve their communications and technical skills, while providing the nation with a pool of trained radio operators and technicians who can provide essential communications during emergencies. Ham radio/Amateur radio has something fun for everyone. Ham Radio is well known as a most important communications backup for our Federal Government in times of emergency. If you have ever heard severe weather reports from "trained spotters" on a TV or radio station weather alert, hams are usually those trained spotters sometimes risking their lives to help warn the public of dangerous weather ahead. They are not paid for this service! NOAA weather stations usually have ham radio operators and equipment on board at you local weather station to monitor the "spotter ham radio frequencies" so they can get the severe weather reports out to the public much faster. Many "eyes" on the ground are much better than radar in many cases and licensed "hams" volunteer their time, equipment and expert techniques to provide this service to their community and surrounding areas. Weathermen will tell you that the
weather radar is limited in the outer areas of the radar coverage, so this
is where real eyes on the ground, trained spotters, can save lives by
reporting back to the weather service office via ham radio, not cell
phones which may be dead, about severe weather that may be heading
your way...far in advance of the actual radar picking up the bad
weather! Amateur Radio operators are people from all walks of
life--no matter what age, gender or physical ability. Did you know that
most of the NASA astronauts are Amateur Radio Operators? You're never
too young or old. There is no age requirement! And, getting started in
Amateur Radio has never been easier! The Ham Radio Operator License Classes: In the U.S., there are 3 license levels, or "license classes." These licenses are granted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). You don't buy them, you earn them by study and passing the license exam. Technician Class - The First level of Ham radio
license The Technician class license is designed for beginning level hams. This is where you will open the door and go inside to the exciting world of Ham Radio and learn more about Amateur Radio as you progress. Technician class operators now have 10 meter voice privileges plus CW only on 80, 40, 15 and 10 meters! It authorizes you ALL ham radio privileges above 30 Megahertz (MHz). 1500 watts of power and these privileges include the very popular 2-meter band. Many Technician licensees enjoy using small 2-meter hand-held radios to stay in touch with other hams in their area or operating from just about any vehicle, boat, etc. Imagine sending live TV in realtime over the air or just still pictures over the air! Technician class Hams may operate FM voice, many digital modes including packet (computers), television, single-sideband voice and several other interesting modes. As a Technician class Ham Radio Operator, you can even make international radio contacts via Ham Radio satellites, and actually communicate directly to hams aboard the International Space Station (ISS) using relatively simple and inexpensive equipment. Imagine the thrill of talking to the astronauts, many of whom are licensed "ham radio operators", aboard the Space Station, talking directly to ham radio satellites in space that relay your signals to earth far beyond your horizon, or just around the block or around the world using your own licensed station and equipment! Using the computer and Ham radio, you can "talk" using your voice or the keyboard to ham friends or make new ones literally around the world using less power than a 100 watt light bulb! Hams know how to do this! It's certainly not CB radio! I'ts way beyond and out of this world excitement over radio! Remember, you must be licensed by the Federal Communications commission, (the FCC) and in order to get a ham radio license, you must pass an exam to receive your license. To earn a Technician Ham license, which is the entry level license, and will get you started and open the many "doors" awaiting you, you'll need to pass the Technician written exam. It is written with the beginner in mind. With a little study on your part and a passing grade behind you, you get your first ham radio license! The license is FREE and issued by the Federal Government with easy renewal after 10 years! You will get a call sign shortly after passing the exam that is issued by the FCC. There are three classes of ham radio operators along with three multiple-choice exams. You don't need a background in Electronics although it does help for the higher classes of licenses. You'll study topics such as radio operating practices, FCC rules and regulations and very basic electrical and electronic theory. Children do it all the time and so can you! Teens love it to when they get into it and off of the cell phone which by the way usually goes down in bad storms! But ham radio operators know how to bypass the cell phone system by using their own radio transmitter and equipment! You can do all of this with a Technician class license and lots more. Learn more about the study materials! General Class Ham license - The second level and the most popular class of Ham license is the General Class. You get privileges on ALL Ham bands. Learn more about the study materials! Extra Class - The highest level of Ham license is called Extra Class.You get all the Ham bands and all the authorized Ham radio frequencies. Learn more about the study materials! I n order to advance up the ladder to General Class and then Extra if you want the highest license class, you first take the Technician exam, then the General and last the Extra class. You do not have to advance if you are happy with staying with the Technician class but most Ham radio operators go for the more popular General class after passing the Technician and getting a bit of experience. The General class authorizes ALL ham radio bands and modes. Some people even take all three exams in one sitting! The tests have to be taken in order. You can't skip a test.Where
Do you Start? The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) publishes excellent
ham radio license study guides for all classes of ham licenses to help you
learn the things you'll need to pass your exam and have fun with Amateur
Radio. (The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual)   It contains everything you will
need to know to pass your Technician class exam. New Latest November
Revised 2nd Edition with Practice CDBook and CD-ROM. All you need to become an Amateur Radio Operator! This book includes the ARRL Exam Review CD-ROM (requires Microsoft Windows). Use it with your book to review the study material. Take randomly-generated practice exams using questions from the actual examination question pool. You won't have any surprises on exam day! Take a look at these highly recommended Ham Radio Study guides and don't put it off. Order one today!-----YOU CAN DO IT! About 700,000 plus hams in the U.S. did and so can you! Don't forget a few million hams in other countries too! Welcome to Ham Radio from Hamuniverse.com! "Much of this site is made possible by Amateur (Ham) Radio Operators from around the world united in an effort to share Ham Radio information for all Hams interested in Amateur Radio. Many thanks to all these dedicated Ham friends, individuals, organizations and companies for allowing us to share their knowledge, friendship, talents, skills and Great Fun with the Ham Radio world!......N4UJW" HAMUNIVERSE..COM IS DEDICATED IN LOVING MEMORY TO MY DAD WHO SPARKED THE INTEREST IN HAM RADIO AND TO MOM WHO KEEPS THE FLAME HOT AND TO MY WIFE AND FAMILY WHO MAKE ME CARRY THE WOOD! NO REFUNDS ON HAM RADIO HUMOR FOUND ON THIS WEBSITE! CAUTION - SITE IS GRAPHIC INTENSIVE! High speed connection works best, but come as you are JUST MAKE YOURSELF AT
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