Congrats to Briggie - Page 2

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

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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 )

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

christof123 · 15-03-2012, 21:29

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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

solarman216 · 16-03-2012, 00:15

Very well done Pete, as for those that question the need for licencing on this issue, just look at the number of wireless things we have today, Door bells, intruder alarms, central heating systems, CB, etc, if there was no control, at the end of the day none of these things would work reliably as there would be massive interference from uncontrolled transmitters, I E Joe bloggs driving past your house with a radio chatting to his mate turns your CH on at 2 am Rick

edgerton19 · 16-03-2012, 00:21

Well done Briggie,

Soon you may well have a go at the full licence and then having got the ticket for the full 400W discover the joys of QRP and try to work the world all over again with a couple of watts.

73 hope to hear you on the air
M0EBR

extreme-4x4 · 16-03-2012, 00:43

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Originally Posted by solarman216

Very well done Pete, as for those that question the need for licencing on this issue, just look at the number of wireless things we have today, Door bells, intruder alarms, central heating systems, CB, etc, if there was no control, at the end of the day none of these things would work reliably as there would be massive interference from uncontrolled transmitters, I E Joe bloggs driving past your house with a radio chatting to his mate turns your CH on at 2 am Rick

so is it the same radio signals then rick . im actually looking for local info in it all now, now ive moved into a valley of a mountain

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, 22:10	#20
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, 21:01	#16
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	#18
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, 00:15	#21
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,430	Very well done Pete, as for those that question the need for licencing on this issue, just look at the number of wireless things we have today, Door bells, intruder alarms, central heating systems, CB, etc, if there was no control, at the end of the day none of these things would work reliably as there would be massive interference from uncontrolled transmitters, I E Joe bloggs driving past your house with a radio chatting to his mate turns your CH on at 2 am Rick

16-03-2012, 00:21	#22
edgerton19 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Yorkshire Vehicle: Terrano 3.0 SE Posts: 99	Well done Briggie, Soon you may well have a go at the full licence and then having got the ticket for the full 400W discover the joys of QRP and try to work the world all over again with a couple of watts. 73 hope to hear you on the air M0EBR

16-03-2012, 07:41	#24
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/