How many use HAM vs C/B for rig to rig etc?
Ladies and Gents, The subject of C/Bs gets brought up every so often and is debated whether or not folks still install and use them. But, not many mention too much about HAM radios. I know and under...
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I use my hand held Ham Radio for communication between RV to RV when travelling and I find it is much more powerfull than a CB. I have a 40 Watt and a 7 watt radio. The 40 watt with a good antenna will get very far without a repeater. The 7 watt radio will get me talking over 5 or 6 miles in a forest environnement easily. With repeater in conjuction toghether, I can talk many hundred miles away.
Where I live we use the Ham radio a lot to check for road and weather condition and chat with others. We also use a few repeaters when out in the woods where there is no cell phone coverage. Some repeater have a phone patch and I phone home a 100 miles away to get new from the family and let them know how things are going and they do not need a licences to talk to me over the phone, this is one very good thing. We can also call a cell phone or ermegency service. While in USA I scan to listen for live chats but rarely hear anyone speaking over the radio.
I found the exam not so easy in Canada, it takes many weeks of studying to pass the 100 questions exam. This exam is taken out of 1000 or 2000 questions I think. I wish they would ease up on the electronic knowledge and on how radio wave bounces around the planet, we have internet for that. We have questions about how a radio is made in the nity gretty parts, we don't need to know that anymore and we will not repair a $50 radio, this is out of date useless knowledge as far as I am concerned.
Anyhow, Ham radio is very usefull for me as there is no cell coverage where I go fishing and while traveling with others. VA2ZOD
Where I live we use the Ham radio a lot to check for road and weather condition and chat with others. We also use a few repeaters when out in the woods where there is no cell phone coverage. Some repeater have a phone patch and I phone home a 100 miles away to get new from the family and let them know how things are going and they do not need a licences to talk to me over the phone, this is one very good thing. We can also call a cell phone or ermegency service. While in USA I scan to listen for live chats but rarely hear anyone speaking over the radio.
I found the exam not so easy in Canada, it takes many weeks of studying to pass the 100 questions exam. This exam is taken out of 1000 or 2000 questions I think. I wish they would ease up on the electronic knowledge and on how radio wave bounces around the planet, we have internet for that. We have questions about how a radio is made in the nity gretty parts, we don't need to know that anymore and we will not repair a $50 radio, this is out of date useless knowledge as far as I am concerned.
Anyhow, Ham radio is very usefull for me as there is no cell coverage where I go fishing and while traveling with others. VA2ZOD
