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Amateur Radio Operator
gingerViktorKay:
Kinda funny that I see this on here. I was looking at FGPA boards https://www.altera.com/products/fpga/cyclone-series/cyclone-v/overview.html.
Anyhow I stumbled across a site that had a kit available to buy. Whoever bought it would have to assemble the kit themselves. I was tempted, but I'm more into the programming side of things.
Danielle Kristina:
--- Quote from: Michelle_P on July 27, 2018, 04:52:26 pm ---I am as well. Amateur Extra, VE with both ARRL and W5YI, and an instructor for local licensing courses.
I am, alas, a condo dweller, which limits antenna deployment a bit. I am currently using a magnetic loop antenna on the apartment balcony.
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Your Kenwood is a beautiful radio. I used to prefer Yaesus, but the longer I’m in the hobby the more I slide into the Kenwood fan club. I have a few Kenwood radios and I absolutely love them. Great radios!
Julia1996:
Sorry for my ignorance but what is ham radio?? I assumed it was something like SiriusXM or Pandora but the equipment in the picture looks ancient and not capable of satellite link up or internet streaming. So what do you do with it then?
Donica:
--- Quote from: Julia1996 on July 29, 2018, 08:08:35 am ---Sorry for my ignorance but what is ham radio?? I assumed it was something like SiriusXM or Pandora but the equipment in the picture looks ancient and not capable of satellite link up or internet streaming. So what do you do with it then?
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It's a way for people to talk to each other over long distances using radio waves. Similar to walkie talkies and CB (Citizen Band/Side Band) radios, but uses a different set of frequencies and requires a operator's license.
During the early Mercury and Apollo moon mission era, people could use them to listen to the astronauts talk to Nasa.
Colleen_definitely:
Yep, kind of like a cb radio just with way more powerful transmitters and longer range. If you time things right you can talk to people all over the world thanks to how radio signals bounce around the ionosphere.
It's a fun money pit of a hobby.
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