Re: [Hpr] Amateur radio round table?

2017-01-06 Thread Christopher M. Hobbs
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On Fri, 6 Jan 2017 23:56:56 +0100 Michael wrote: > I haven't done that before, so can anyone with more experience please > suggest times that would work best for participants from Europe and > from the US (assuming

Re: [Hpr] Amateur radio round table?

2017-01-06 Thread Michael
Hi everyone, thanks for the positive responses. It already became obvious why it is so important to have a whole group of HAMs to contribute their knowledge. While I might be able to throw in some bits, I'm almost blanking out when it gets to the current regulations for beginners licenses and

Re: [Hpr] Amateur radio round table?

2017-01-06 Thread Steve Saner
On 01/06/2017 04:30 PM, Christopher M. Hobbs wrote: All of that to say you should probably know what you're interested in with the hobby before figuring out how to get into the hobby. You'll be disappointed if you want to talk on SSB hundreds of miles away if you just get the Technician class

Re: [Hpr] Amateur radio round table?

2017-01-06 Thread Christopher M. Hobbs
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On Sat, 7 Jan 2017 10:40:13 +1300 Klaatu wrote: > I'd be elated if someone could at least provide a general overview. > Abstract it as needed, to allow for localized exceptions, but the > process, surely, must still be the

Re: [Hpr] Amateur radio round table?

2017-01-06 Thread Christopher M. Hobbs
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On Fri, 06 Jan 2017 22:02:07 + TechLibre wrote: > What if I 'skip' the licence step? Why do I need a license? Is the > 'licence' libre/gratis? Can you share a copy of your license with me? > The FCC hits you with a

Re: [Hpr] Amateur radio round table?

2017-01-06 Thread TechLibre
What if I 'skip' the licence step? Why do I need a license? Is the 'licence' libre/gratis? Can you share a copy of your license with me? -- TechLibre.net where your technology finds liberty.___ Hpr mailing list Hpr@hackerpublicradio.org

Re: [Hpr] Amateur radio round table?

2017-01-06 Thread Klaatu
On 07/01/17 09:24, h...@saner.net wrote: > On 01/06/2017 12:14 PM, Klaatu wrote: >> Translate that to HAM (I'm making this up because I don't know): >> 0. Contact your local HAM licensing person, get trained. >> 1. Get a Foobar 6000SUX radio from www.ham.com >> 2. Tune in to frequency to 1337 hz

Re: [Hpr] Amateur radio round table?

2017-01-06 Thread dosman
Don’t forget to invite some folks to discuss their health problems in detail on the show to make it complete. But in all seriousness, this sounds like a fun episode. There are an endless number of digital modes to explore these days in addition to plain old voice communication. And the

Re: [Hpr] Hpr Digest, Vol 100, Issue 2

2017-01-06 Thread lostnbronx
granola (*mueslix) with some dried fruit, > or whatever. > > > Translate that to HAM (I'm making this up because I don't know): > 0. Contact your local HAM licensing person, get trained. > 1. Get a Foobar 6000SUX radio from www.ham.com > 2. Tune in to frequency to 1337 hz >

Re: [Hpr] Amateur radio round table?

2017-01-06 Thread Christopher M. Hobbs
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On Fri, 6 Jan 2017 14:24:35 -0600 h...@saner.net wrote: > That isn't a bad idea, but there are some difficulties. In > particular, the process of becoming a HAM is not exactly the same in > all countries (at least I don't think it is). I didn't

Re: [Hpr] Amateur radio round table?

2017-01-06 Thread Christopher M. Hobbs
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On Thu, 5 Jan 2017 11:41:07 +0100 Michael wrote: > Hello everybody, > > with Ken repeatedly asking for certain topics, I wonder if it would > make sense to do a kind of round table session on mumble. Where we > can just

Re: [Hpr] Amateur radio round table?

2017-01-06 Thread hpr
On 01/06/2017 12:14 PM, Klaatu wrote: Translate that to HAM (I'm making this up because I don't know): 0. Contact your local HAM licensing person, get trained. 1. Get a Foobar 6000SUX radio from www.ham.com 2. Tune in to frequency to 1337 hz 3. Announce your call sign 4. Profit! I believe if an

Re: [Hpr] Amateur radio round table?

2017-01-06 Thread Christopher M. Hobbs
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On Sat, 7 Jan 2017 07:14:38 +1300 Klaatu wrote: > Translate that to HAM (I'm making this up because I don't know): > 0. Contact your local HAM licensing person, get trained. > 1. Get a Foobar 6000SUX radio from www.ham.com >

Re: [Hpr] Amateur radio round table?

2017-01-06 Thread Klaatu
On 05/01/17 23:41, Michael wrote: > Hello everybody, > > with Ken repeatedly asking for certain topics, I wonder if it would make > sense to do a kind of round table session on mumble. Where we can just > meet and talk about, including but not limited to, amateur radio. If we > have a whole group