Congrats to Briggie

[jims-terrano]

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

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:thumbs:thumbs

Very well done mate and a respectable pass mark too.


Jim

 

[extreme-4x4]

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]

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]

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

 

[clivvy]

well done Peter, really glad you passed it mate!

 

[Adz]

Well done old timer :augie :lol

:clap :bow :thumbs :bow :clap



But as Colin has said, well sort of don't understand :doh

( 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 :nenau

 

[Hilltop]

M6brg/2e0???

Well done, 2 down 1 to go. Mike zero next. Bob gw0fje and Margaret gw4sue.

 

[briggie]

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

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 :lol

 

[supergnome]

Briggie can we have some jokes now??????

 

[Adz]

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

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 :lol

Intrigued now, tell us more in idiot terms :thumbs

 

[Adz]

Briggie can we have some jokes now??????

:doh O god no :doh

He wouldn't get a certificate for them :augie :lol

 

[rustic]

:doh O god no :doh

He wouldn't get a certificate for them :augie :lol

What do you call a pig with an aerial on his head ?...:nenau





A radio Ham...:doh:doh

Well done Pete, now you know why we need more of your jokes, and not mine..:lol:lol

 

[Terranical]

What do you call a pig with an aerial on his head ?...:nenau





A radio Ham...:doh:doh

Well done Pete, now you know why we need more of your jokes, and not mine..:lol:lol

:lol That's almost down to Briggie's standard! :lol

 

[Adz]

:lol That's almost down to Briggie's standard! :lol

No... It's much higher :augie :lol :lol :lol

 

[briggie]

http://www.rsgb.org/

 

[supergnome]

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

 

[briggie]

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]

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

 

[christof30]

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]

ham radio

well done mate

paulp