Citizen Band radios?

[Depmandog]

another neat thing is black flag freq for RC controlled vehicles..

yeah I didn't even remember those. on 6 meters

I love to work 6 meters SSB and CW during E season. It is amazing what you can do with 100 watts and a chunk of wire or a simple vertical.

James K0UA

Between the 73's and E season and black flag... IS THERE A SECRET HANDSHAKE TOO??? Haha!!

 

[Soundguy]

Just lingo that goes with the license

73 means 'best reguards '

black flag freq for RC, is as the other ham responded. a special freq that can be used to control RC vehicles.. but you need priveleges on that band to use it.

in crowded rc meets where people are crosstalking and stepping all over their limited RC freq's, it can be troublesome controlling a rc vehicle.

those of us witht he black flag freqs are on a seldom used ( at most meets ) band..

just a lil privelege that goes with the license..

soundguy

 

[k0ua]

E season runs from June to mid to late August and a weaker season in December when Sporadic E Ionospheric clouds normally form. Six meters is a band of frequency's that run from 50 to 54 Mhz. (MegaHertz) This is a VHF band and as we discussed earlier VHF frequencys are good for mainly just line of site distances covered (maybe 100 miles on a good day). This is a simplification but close enough for this discussion. BUT in the ionosphere, when these radio reflective clouds form, some of these VHF and even sometimes UHF frequency will reflect/refract or "bounce back to earth" these signals that normally go on into outer space. E skip is only one form of propagation for radio. You could spend your lifetime trying to understand all the forms that this can take. The study of Ionospheric propagation of radio signals is just one small facet of Amateur Radio. I know.....big long answer to a simple question. No there is no secret handshake....that I know of:laughing: Thanks for asking.


Maybe a little dry and technical but here is a link for those who really want to know about E skip, that explains it far better than I.

http://www.uksmg.org/content/sporade.htm

James K0UA

 

[jdonovan]

Between the 73's and E season and black flag... IS THERE A SECRET HANDSHAKE TOO??? Haha!!

yep, but start with hihi

Ham Radio Jargon, Abbreviations and Terminology

 

[Depmandog]

I was just given you guys a hard time. I have discussed your hobby with James, my fellow Missouri neighbor to the south. Very interesting to me. Not that I need another hobby.

I do plan on learning more about all the "100 hobbies", perhaps I can find something that would be of interest that wouldn't require a huge time or financial investment.

Thanks guys (Soundguy and James K0UA), your contribution to this thread has been outstanding.

 

[Depmandog]

yep, but start with hihi

Ham Radio Jargon, Abbreviations and Terminology

Glad none of these guys signed off:

88's

HIHI

(How am I doing?)

 

[k0ua]

Glad none of these guys signed off:

88's

HIHI

(How am I doing?)

You are well on your way OM. :thumbsup:
73

James K0UA

 

[cdaigle430]

I live at the bottom of a narrow valley, and can't even get commercial radio reception, so imagine SW would not work well from a base station. Are there mobile rigs that would be suitable?

I suppose I could run power up the hill a quarter mile or so and mount a transmitter up there. The extra 800 feet of elevation makes a big difference.

There are ways to set up dipole or other antennas so that the signal bounces. Sometimes local clubs can help secure the proprty and equipment to setup a new transmitter. You can even get the feds to help if the club can also play a part in emergency communications.

HAM's are very much around still

 

[Depmandog]

yep, but start with hihi

Ham Radio Jargon, Abbreviations and Terminology

Great link!

Thanks!!

 

[D7E]

CB's seem to be having a huge comeback as every other truck belonging to a teenager has one and all farmers around here are getting back into them . We've always had them in everthing ,tractors/trucks/swathers/combines even wifes last car had one . Think i have 14 40 channel CB's .