Ty
Elio Addict
Oh... KD7SBS here but I let it lapse and didn't realize it for a while.
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Any Hams Getting An Elio?
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Ty
Elio Addict
LOL.I tell a few good jokes now and then, but I wouldn't consider myself a ham.....
Ed Sprole
Elio Fan
over 40 years ago I checked into getting a license and found doing so was more involved than I wanted to go through .... what's involved today
Jim
Ed Sprole
Elio Fan
It's easy. They post the test question pool and practice tests online. Also, you don't have to know morse anymore.
info appreciated ..... that is something I may take up down the line, it could be fun while we are traveling around the country
Jim
SeattleVet
Elio Fan
KD7PVT here. Always have a 2m/70cm with me, in one way or another...either a a handheld in my pocket (or in my tank bag if I'm on the motorcycle), and a mobile in our car.
My wife and I got our licenses right after the Nisqually earthquake when we found out how completely useless cellphones were in any type of emergency - the call towers were swamped with calls, and I we couldn't contact each other for probably 5 hours. Ham radio got through then, and during Katrina, and Sandy. Upgraded to General a while back, and we're both studying for Amateur Extra right now. We've both taken additional emergency communications courses, and have started to do stuff with a local group that does neighborhood emergency communications during an 'event'.
I'll probably carry a Baofeng or Yaesu handheld in the Elio, but may figure out a way to mount a mobile instead, at some point. Unfortunately, I already have my ham callsign on my motorcycle plate, so I can't get it for the Elio. (It costs an extra $5 in Washington state for an amateur radio callsign plate, with no extra annual renewal fee above the standard plate.)
My wife and I got our licenses right after the Nisqually earthquake when we found out how completely useless cellphones were in any type of emergency - the call towers were swamped with calls, and I we couldn't contact each other for probably 5 hours. Ham radio got through then, and during Katrina, and Sandy. Upgraded to General a while back, and we're both studying for Amateur Extra right now. We've both taken additional emergency communications courses, and have started to do stuff with a local group that does neighborhood emergency communications during an 'event'.
I'll probably carry a Baofeng or Yaesu handheld in the Elio, but may figure out a way to mount a mobile instead, at some point. Unfortunately, I already have my ham callsign on my motorcycle plate, so I can't get it for the Elio. (It costs an extra $5 in Washington state for an amateur radio callsign plate, with no extra annual renewal fee above the standard plate.)
SeattleVet
Elio Fan
For the base-level license (Technician) it's a simple multiple-guess test. Need to get 35 out of 50 questions correct. The question pools are public, and there are a lot of places that you can study and take practice tests before going in to take one 'live'. The license is good for 10 years, and costs about $15. You can get a low-cost handheld radio (like the one above) for as little as about $35 for a Baofeng. I have one, and it's actually a nice little unit! See the American Radio Relay League website (http://arrl.org) or http://aa9pw.com for free practice tests and study materials.