Taking the plunge

Post by **MagicR** » 31 Oct 2010, 11:09

I am finially going to go for my licence, meeting at the local hall next week as my introduction.

Only ever used CB before so this will be a whole new experience.

Hope the exams arent too hard!

Matt

Post by **wind in the antenna** » 31 Oct 2010, 11:12

Very best of luck with the course and the exams Matt. It's relatively painless to get a ticket these days as I understand it.

Post by **MagicR** » 31 Oct 2010, 11:20

cheers for that. of cours eit will mean spending more money on more radios and aerials...... Oh well at least I have a 50w boot that I can still use

Post by **wind in the antenna** » 31 Oct 2010, 11:37

MagicR wrote:cheers for that. of cours eit will mean spending more money on more radios and aerials

That's half the fun

Post by **MagicR** » 31 Oct 2010, 11:43

It aint fun up here in the back of beyond. I am still trying to get an 11m rig and I really distrust eBay. Not like 1981 when there was a CB shop in every town, my nearest one is in Glasgow which is a 4 hr drive away!! Ahhhhhhhh!!!

Post by **M0MTH** » 31 Oct 2010, 13:03

MagicR wrote:I am finially going to go for my licence, meeting at the local hall next week as my introduction.

Only ever used CB before so this will be a whole new experience.

Hope the exams arent too hard!

Matt

Good luck!

Post by **MrWeetabix** » 31 Oct 2010, 13:23

Best of luck matie! :-)

Post by **northern35s** » 31 Oct 2010, 14:17

MagicR wrote:It aint fun up here in the back of beyond. I am still trying to get an 11m rig and I really distrust eBay. Not like 1981 when there was a CB shop in every town, my nearest one is in Glasgow which is a 4 hr drive away!! Ahhhhhhhh!!!

If you distrust ebay, wait for a decent one to crop up on here or put a wanted ad in the for sale section, better still, don't waste your money on an 11m rig, spend a bit more and get a full hf rig, one which will allow you to reduce the output power to 10w, in accordance with the limits of the foundation licence.

Good luck with the course / exam, I'm led to believe it's a bit of a formality if you're prepared to put the effort in.

Post by **porky.69** » 31 Oct 2010, 16:07

try hear mate http://www.hamtests.co.uk/

good luck

Post by **freelander2** » 01 Nov 2010, 03:18

MagicR wrote:It aint fun up here in the back of beyond. my nearest one is in Glasgow which is a 4 hr drive away!! Ahhhhhhhh!!!

4 hours from Glasgow,

where do you live, the bloody Faroes?

(Yep, before you all start, I know you can't drive from the Faroes

)

Post by **MagicR** » 01 Nov 2010, 08:23

Elgin! In a straight line it would take 90 minutes but the north of scotland dont do straight lines. Or dual carriageways.

They do tractors, gigantic motor homes, drivers that are older than some mountains, pointless roadworks, speed cameras and potholes that you could literally go potholing in!

Post by **monsieurmarc** » 01 Nov 2010, 10:26

Good luck,
I am doing the same. Off to visit my local HAM club in CArdiff tomorrow to have a nose.

Marc

Post by **Jon_D** » 01 Nov 2010, 10:36

MagicR
Nice one....

StoatTB · Post by **StoatTB** » 01 Nov 2010, 11:28

Any of the present Yaesu range of HF transceivers can do 5W-100W in 1W increments (except the FT-817), great if you ever upgrade your licence like I did during the summer...

Post by **chin913** » 01 Nov 2010, 19:20

MagicR wrote:I am finially going to go for my licence, meeting at the local hall next week as my introduction.

Only ever used CB before so this will be a whole new experience.

Hope the exams arent too hard!

Matt

Exam aint that bad buddie dont worry about it, six of us off the cb up here in Cumbria went in and all passed. Great bands and great equipment .I was the same only ever using cb to be honest it not that different just no bucket mouths or music playing ....Best of luck

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