General Class Ham

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Permalink Reply by DWH on February 26, 2013 at 9:46pm

Yep. A number of us have been trying do do just that for a few years now.

Permalink Reply by Marine Green on February 26, 2013 at 9:51pm

Great!

What's been done? You know how many hams we have in NorCal FJs?

FWIW, I did not move to ham b/c of anything I read, saw, heard here.

Curious how you guys have gone a/b it and if you think the current approach is moving the needle?

Permalink Reply by DWH on February 26, 2013 at 10:03pm

Not sure of the number of hams. As a guess I would say no more than two dozen. But that is. a Complete guess.i posted a ham cram session a couple weeks ago and no one but my son and myself attended. My 11 year old son passed the tech exam and I upgraded to general.
The needle moves at a snails pace.

Permalink Reply by opg4759 on February 27, 2013 at 8:34am

I've been pushing people for years to move over, I've been licensed for 20 years now.

The good thing we have going for HAM adoption is that equipment is getting cheaper which for most people in to the 4x4 was the big barrier to entry, why should I have to pay 250+ for a radio and get a license when I can buy a CB for 40 bucks and have money left over for mods. Also HAM had/has a bad rap of being a bunch of old farts talking about their meds. Things are changing and radio prices are coming down where you can get a decent handheld for around 50 bucks.

Make sure you read the band plan post I have up, it is the frequency guide that we use for all NorCal activities.

Oh and what is your callsign?