WX [30] Channel | Marine Channel | Radio Preset | |
---|---|---|---|
162.400 MHz | WX2 | 36B | 1 |
162.425 MHz | WX4 | 96B | 2 |
162.450 MHz | WX5 | 37B | 3 |
162.475 MHz | WX3 | 97B | 4 |
162.500 MHz | WX6 | 38B | 5 |
162.525 MHz | WX7 | 98B | 6 |
162.550 MHz | WX1 | 39B | 7 |
Repeaterbook is,a good source. Dude you need to get your technician license! I'm starting to study for the general license. I want to get that knocked out this summer.I've just been listening and playing with some handhelds, but is there a good source to find local frequencies? weather, etc?
Whoa! You passed the extra!? Well ****ing done! Congratulations!!! I took that test once a few years ago and it straight kicked my ass....I studied everyday for a month and got a 40% or somewhere close to it. That's a hard test. Enjoy!I want to give a shout out to the fine gentlemen at the Brown County amateur radio club. I tested with them on May 25th, 2024. I passed the Amateur Extra exam and really appreciate their time and effort.
This is on my list for this summer as soon as I get a break. I need to build me a POTA antenna and test it here at home and work out setup and the gear needed. I most likely have everything I need but you don’t know until you try it out. I’ve been doing a bit of pota hunting last couple weeks when I have a few minutes to play.Hey all y'all....if you're not doing Parks on the Air, you are missing a great opportunity to take your portable gear to the field, learn how to set it up, use it for making contacts, and tearing it all down.
I started POTA in June 2020. During the dreaded plandemic. When I first took my portable station to the field, I was confident it would work great. Lesson learned. Don't assume anything, prove everything, when it comes to your portable setups. On my second outing I had everything I needed...and what I needed was 30-40 minutes to deploy my antenna, setup power, setup radio, remembered how to use my automatic tuner...etc.
Now, I can put my portable station in a Harbor Freight Apache case, in its entirety, and hit the road. When I get to the park I can now be on the air in less than 10 minutes. Practice, test, prove, do it again.
Things that help...
So I am confident I can set up my station and start making contacts quickly, if there are trees available or not.
- Try to go as small as you can and still have a well working station.
- I keep my collapsible hitch mounted vertical (Eagle One Antenna) in my SUV. It's always in there, that way I don't forget it.
- I have a 5 gallon plastic bucket with lid in my SUV, it has guy ropes, tent stakes, a end fed antenna, a dipole, my coax feedline, a set of clip on radials, and a first aid kit and a few other things I have found useful along the way.
- I have a 2 by 4 foot folding table, and a bag chair, in the SUV as well.
You can bring a whole raft of other things or maybe fewer things....the point I am making is, have your gear ready, tested, proven, and ready to grab and go should the need arise. Not to mention POTA is a world of fun.
Matt,This is on my list for this summer as soon as I get a break. I need to build me a POTA antenna and test it here at home and work out setup and the gear needed. I most likely have everything I need but you don’t know until you try it out. I’ve been doing a bit of pota hunting last couple weeks when I have a few minutes to play.
Matt
Not a bad deal. They generally sell $25-35 each new. I have 5 or 6 myself.Been lurking here for a long time, and found these at a garage sale with chargers, extra batteries and some other accessories. Paid 70 buck and they all seem to work. Just wondering how I did.
I was wondering. Now I have to get a Ham license and learn how to use them. I have heard that Youtube can be your best friend for this.Not a bad deal. They generally sell $25-35 each new. I have 5 or 6 myself.
Matt
This guy's books are great. he goes through question by question telling you not only what the correct answer, but explains WHY it is. (and why the others are not)I was wondering. Now I have to get a Ham license and learn how to use them. I have heard that Youtube can be your best friend for this.
Hamstudy.org was very helpful and useful for me.I was wondering. Now I have to get a Ham license and learn how to use them. I have heard that Youtube can be your best friend for this.
Yup. You got a bunch of them.Been lurking here for a long time, and found these at a garage sale with chargers, extra batteries and some other accessories. Paid 70 buck and they all seem to work. Just wondering how I did.