FYI: The library system does have a current copy of "The ARRL ham radio
license manual" so request it if you need it, I just ordered my own copy
from Amazon for $25

http://gigcat.midhudson.org/search~S1?/Xarrl+license&searchscope=1&SORT=D/Xarrl+license&searchscope=1&SORT=D&SUBKEY=arrl%20license/1%2C3%2C3%2CB/frameset&FF=Xarrl+license&searchscope=1&SORT=D&1%2C1%2C

On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Joseph Apuzzo <[email protected]> wrote:

> Ok side note on Irony here, the rules use to be you could not use the
> air-waves for ANY commercial talk or communications. So the old timers on my
> local repeater ( again I worked only 2m and 70cm) would ENFORCE that rule.
> Thus ALL you could really talk about was radios, to a 24 year old that got
> boring really fast, thus another reason for me to drop, nothing to talk
> about.
>
> But even if those rules are still enforced, we could talk Linux/geek (like
> at dinner) for hours without breaking the rule.
> Just funny that now there are topics that fit the draconian FCC rules
>
>
> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Shannon Weyrick <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I'm another closet ham on the list (N2OXS). I got it over 20 years ago
>> (technician, with 5 wpm), but I've never actually used it. I'd bought a 2M
>> radio kit (which I still have) and got about 90% through it, but as I recall
>> I needed a frequency counter to go further and I didn't have one... then
>> lost interest. I haven't done anything with it since then, but I'd be
>> interested in picking it up as I had time. FWIW I'd also be interested in a
>> talk on related subjects.
>>
>>
>> On 5/2/11 11:15 PM, Joseph Apuzzo wrote:
>>
>>> Just testing out the waters here, quick poll:
>>>
>>> 1) Is anyone interested in getting a FCC Amateur Radio License?
>>> 2) Who here has there "ticket" aka call sign / license?
>>>
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