Foundation Licence

Post by **Tyranus** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:51 pm

There's more buttons on that than even R2D2 would know what to do with!!!!!

Post by **VK6ZMS** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:18 am

Zebedee wrote: One of the things that 2m suffers from that 70cm doesn't is interference from pagers, which is bloody frustrating when you work in the CBD

If your radio has tone squelch set it to 123hz. Most WARG 2m repeaters TX a subtone.
The mute wont open until the tone is R/X'd.

Post by **VK6ZMS** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:39 am

Zebedee wrote:
If you can get a radio that does both 2m and 70cm, it puts you in the best spot I reckon as you can jump between the two bands to suit wherever you are and what the local conditions are.

One demonstration of local conditions I can think of is I have friends in Rockingham who I talk to on a simplex freq. On 2 meters the signal is quite noisy but on 70cms there is full quieting and that's using the same power.
There is a hill in the path and the higher freq. diffracts differently.

Post by **meg** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:46 am

Tyranus wrote:How about an IC7800 for a starting radio??
http://strictlyham.com.au/Icom/Base/IC-7800.htm

Edit: For those not quite certain, yes I was being sarcastic then, look at the price!!!!! That cost more than my car!!!!!!

Don't joke about it... The radio my workmate has given me is this one - not _quite_ as many knobs and buttons, but close...

http://www.universal-radio.com/CATALOG/hamhf/FT990.html

Post by **Zebedee** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:49 am

VK6ZMS wrote:
Zebedee wrote: One of the things that 2m suffers from that 70cm doesn't is interference from pagers, which is bloody frustrating when you work in the CBD
If your radio has tone squelch set it to 123hz. Most WARG 2m repeaters TX a subtone.
The mute wont open until the tone is R/X'd.

Yep I've got CTCSS enabled and it certainly does help, but it's still a pain in the backside

What was worse were the Adelaide 2m repeaters which don't appear to have CTCSS on them at all, so operating portable in their CBD was a bit of a nightmare!

Post by **Tyranus** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:12 pm

Righto, I've finished obtaining my MCDST so the way I figure it, I can now do a completely irrelevant bit of study next...time for that Ham I've been promising myself

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Post by **robbage** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:12 pm

I've got a mint Foundation Manual you can have if you want it. You'll need to pick it up or pay for delivery though.

Post by **Zebedee** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:21 pm

Tyranus wrote:Righto, I've finished obtaining my MCDST so the way I figure it, I can now do a completely irrelevant bit of study next...time for that Ham I've been promising myself .

Go for it!!

Post by **meg** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:29 pm

robbage wrote:I've got a mint Foundation Manual you can have if you want it. You'll need to pick it up or pay for delivery though.

You mention that after I've ordered mine!

Congrats Tyranus - are you doing the Standard license? Otherwise might I see you at the Foundation course in September?

Post by **Tyranus** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:44 pm

Well meg was I wasn't going to go on any of the courses because I though they were all during the week or might conflict with work. At the moment however it won't so I've emailed them, so yes i might well be seeing you there!
robbage you're a champ!

Post by **robbage** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:16 am

Go for it guys. I hear the assistant instructors are quite good

Post by **meg** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:56 am

Tyranus wrote:Well meg was I wasn't going to go on any of the courses because I though they were all during the week or might conflict with work. At the moment however it won't so I've emailed them, so yes i might well be seeing you there!

Cool - I think you'll be the first WARSUGer I've met other than Aunty's Eyes who I've known for years.

Post by **Zebedee** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:37 am

Tyranus wrote:Well meg was I wasn't going to go on any of the courses because I though they were all during the week or might conflict with work. At the moment however it won't so I've emailed them, so yes i might well be seeing you there!

Yep there's two Foundation courses left for this year - 20/21 September, and 22/23 November, with the respective exams being the following weekends, the 27th September and 29th November.

The next Standard course starts in February 2009, finishing middle-of-the-year-ish, so if you want to get a callsign and start getting on air sooner, the Foundation course and exam is the quickest and easiest way

Post by **auntys_eyes** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:22 pm

meg wrote:...other than Aunty's Eyes who I've known for years.

Post by **meg** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:33 pm

Paid my deposit for the course and tonight, picked up one of the cheap Quansheng 2m radios. Have managed to program a few repeaters in and listened to some of the WICEN net tonight.

_Very_ excited - now just have to pass the exam...

And a big

back to AE!