Congrats to Briggie

jims-terrano · 15-03-2012, 00:39

Congratulations to Briggie on passing his Intermediate Radio Ham exam tonight.

To prove how much of a nice guy and gent he really is. Some of his friends have sponcered him to pass his exam. He's donating the money to Help For Heroes. What a diamond bloke

Very well done mate and a respectable pass mark too.

Jim

extreme-4x4 · 15-03-2012, 00:47

i know im going to get torpedoed now .
im pleased for briggie and the charity he is sponsoring .

but why do you need to do exams and tests etc. what is the big deal with ham ?

i know lots do it and great ive just often wondered what its all about and what its used for .
i know it might seem like a thread hijack but maybe an explanation might highlight what the deal is !

well done briggie,

awaiting torpedoes !

jims-terrano · 15-03-2012, 00:52

No torpedo's mate, just what ever floats your boat. Ham Radio is diverse, lots of different aspects and challenges.

But back to it, well done Pete

Jim

supergnome · 15-03-2012, 10:05

vERY WELL DONE. Glad to see you have stuck at it. David,G4VOV

clivvy · 15-03-2012, 12:47

well done Peter, really glad you passed it mate!

Adz · 15-03-2012, 15:19

Well done old timer

But as Colin has said, well sort of

don't understand

( I know it's all what we like doing & each to there own )

But explain more as surely it's just listening & talking & pressing a mike

briggie · 15-03-2012, 17:00

many thanks everyone , it was indeed hard work , but helped tremendously by jim and his team

as for why i did it ,.. interesting question

amatuer radio is a hobby , but also serves a very usefull purpose in times of national emergency/ search and rescue/event monitoring etc.

cb only uses a fairly narrow band ( 27mhz) but amatuer radio uses a vast amount of frequencies and potentially vast amounts of output power too , so obviously there has to be some kind of regulation enforced as to the people that are allowed to use all these frequencies so as not to interfere with other services ,there are many more reasons but not enough space here

Adz · 15-03-2012, 17:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by briggie

many thanks everyone , it was indeed hard work , but helped tremendously by jim and his team

as for why i did it ,.. interesting question

amatuer radio is a hobby , but also serves a very usefull purpose in times of national emergency/ search and rescue/event monitoring etc.

cb only uses a fairly narrow band ( 27mhz) but amatuer radio uses a vast amount of frequencies and potentially vast amounts of output power too , so obviously there has to be some kind of regulation enforced as to the people that are allowed to use all these frequencies so as not to interfere with other services ,there are many more reasons but not enough space here

Intrigued now, tell us more in idiot terms

briggie · 15-03-2012, 20:31

http://www.rsgb.org/

supergnome · 15-03-2012, 21:01

Don't forget to send your stuff to ofcom. Do you have to pay again??

briggie · 15-03-2012, 21:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by supergnome

Don't forget to send your stuff to ofcom. Do you have to pay again??

no , dont have to pay , but i have to wait a few days for my results to arrive before i can apply for my new callsign

73's de m6brg ( for now lol )

christof123 · 15-03-2012, 21:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by briggie

no , dont have to pay , but i have to wait a few days for my results to arrive before i can apply for my new callsign

73's de m6brg ( for now lol )

I dont know whats wrong with rubber duck

paulp · 15-03-2012, 22:10

well done mate

paulp

extreme-4x4 · 15-03-2012, 21:29

i have met a few people who do radio and

you can talk to people around the world riding different air waves and weather situations, there are 6 million people around the world who enjoy this hobby.
but you rearly speak to the same person twice, if any distance or reliability on weather etc

but... what do you talk about ? and if you spoke to someone in outer mongolia how do you prove it ?

i can see the emergency use, if someone is lost or in trouble they can call for help, if they have a radio, and know how to use it

briggie · 16-03-2012, 07:41

there are many questions being asked here , perhaps the best advice i can give is to visit the rsgb ( radio society of great britain ) website , as it covers most topics and will point you in the right direction

http://www.rsgb.org/

15-03-2012, 00:39	#1
jims-terrano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,965	Congrats to Briggie Congratulations to Briggie on passing his Intermediate Radio Ham exam tonight. To prove how much of a nice guy and gent he really is. Some of his friends have sponcered him to pass his exam. He's donating the money to Help For Heroes. What a diamond bloke Very well done mate and a respectable pass mark too. Jim

15-03-2012, 22:10	#13
paulp Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: essex Vehicle: nissan mistral 27td Posts: 1,043	ham radio well done mate paulp

15-03-2012, 00:47	#2
extreme-4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WALES Posts: 6,295	i know im going to get torpedoed now . im pleased for briggie and the charity he is sponsoring . but why do you need to do exams and tests etc. what is the big deal with ham ? i know lots do it and great ive just often wondered what its all about and what its used for . i know it might seem like a thread hijack but maybe an explanation might highlight what the deal is ! well done briggie, awaiting torpedoes !

15-03-2012, 00:52	#3
jims-terrano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,965	No torpedo's mate, just what ever floats your boat. Ham Radio is diverse, lots of different aspects and challenges. But back to it, well done Pete Jim

15-03-2012, 10:05	#4
supergnome Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Isle of Axholme Vehicle: T2, 2.7 TDI 2002 lwb Posts: 955	vERY WELL DONE. Glad to see you have stuck at it. David,G4VOV

15-03-2012, 12:47	#5
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	well done Peter, really glad you passed it mate!

15-03-2012, 15:19	#6
Adz Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Roaming Nomad Vehicle: 1995 SWB Terrano Posts: 5,370	Well done old timer But as Colin has said, well sort of don't understand ( I know it's all what we like doing & each to there own ) But explain more as surely it's just listening & talking & pressing a mike

15-03-2012, 17:00	#7
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	many thanks everyone , it was indeed hard work , but helped tremendously by jim and his team as for why i did it ,.. interesting question amatuer radio is a hobby , but also serves a very usefull purpose in times of national emergency/ search and rescue/event monitoring etc. cb only uses a fairly narrow band ( 27mhz) but amatuer radio uses a vast amount of frequencies and potentially vast amounts of output power too , so obviously there has to be some kind of regulation enforced as to the people that are allowed to use all these frequencies so as not to interfere with other services ,there are many more reasons but not enough space here

15-03-2012, 20:31	#9
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	http://www.rsgb.org/

15-03-2012, 21:01	#10
supergnome Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Isle of Axholme Vehicle: T2, 2.7 TDI 2002 lwb Posts: 955	Don't forget to send your stuff to ofcom. Do you have to pay again??

15-03-2012, 21:29	#14
extreme-4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WALES Posts: 6,295	i have met a few people who do radio and you can talk to people around the world riding different air waves and weather situations, there are 6 million people around the world who enjoy this hobby. but you rearly speak to the same person twice, if any distance or reliability on weather etc but... what do you talk about ? and if you spoke to someone in outer mongolia how do you prove it ? i can see the emergency use, if someone is lost or in trouble they can call for help, if they have a radio, and know how to use it

16-03-2012, 07:41	#15
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	there are many questions being asked here , perhaps the best advice i can give is to visit the rsgb ( radio society of great britain ) website , as it covers most topics and will point you in the right direction http://www.rsgb.org/