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Title: Outer Banks, NC - student
Post by: Sacajawea on March 05, 2015, 03:41:00 PM
Hey guys & gals...

total newbie here just getting started studying. There's a decent sized group local here (as you'd expect with as many storms as we get). Just saying hiya... and please go easy on me, while I ask y'all some silly questions. I know software pretty well -- but can't deal with a/v or fax or copy machines to save my life. Which is it for fax? Face up or face down?? I NEVER remember. So I used a sharpie to write it on the danged machine.

Title: Re: Outer Banks, NC - student
Post by: AD on March 05, 2015, 04:31:06 PM
Bout damn time you showed up here!!!!!  8)

Welcome. 

Forget shooting from a horse and start here
http://www.preparedham.com/forums/training-presentationsvideos/ham-test-online-study-method/ (http://www.preparedham.com/forums/training-presentationsvideos/ham-test-online-study-method/)

And here
http://www.preparedham.com/forums/technician/website-links-to-help-you-pass-the-test (http://www.preparedham.com/forums/technician/website-links-to-help-you-pass-the-test)!/
Title: Re: Outer Banks, NC - student
Post by: Tevin on March 05, 2015, 05:28:43 PM
g'day and welcome!
Title: Re: Outer Banks, NC - student
Post by: Sacajawea on March 20, 2015, 01:14:02 PM
Thanks AD... gonna get started - again. I'll tell ya though my eyes cross & brain shuts down on the science/math stuff. Every. Single. Time.
Title: Re: Outer Banks, NC - student
Post by: AD on March 20, 2015, 02:42:48 PM
Just remeber that there are 8yo passing the exams  :(

http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/8-year-old-passes-fcc-s-amateur-radio-license-exam (http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/8-year-old-passes-fcc-s-amateur-radio-license-exam)

Its easy. If you want to discuss PM or email me.

You are using HTOL right?  If so just run through the process outlined in my post here.
Title: Re: Outer Banks, NC - student
Post by: Cindy on March 21, 2015, 03:04:57 AM
Welcome from Texas!

-Cindy
Title: Re: Outer Banks, NC - student
Post by: Tempstar on March 21, 2015, 05:43:38 AM
Welcome from down the road in Myrtle Beach
Title: Re: Outer Banks, NC - student
Post by: AD on March 21, 2015, 10:30:48 AM
Sac needs to study for both Tech and Gen at the same time then you 2 can praxtice some NVIS
Title: Re: Outer Banks, NC - student
Post by: Tempstar on March 22, 2015, 05:13:03 AM
We're a bit far for that, but I routinely talk to others in the area at about 10 watts.
Title: Re: Outer Banks, NC - student
Post by: AD on March 22, 2015, 10:04:54 AM
Your between 150-200 miles. NVIS should work
Title: Re: Outer Banks, NC - student
Post by: Tempstar on March 22, 2015, 09:00:32 PM
It should, but never seems to. Some speculate the ocean is the cause, some the terrain; I can work Columbia at 150 miles all day, but going East about 75-100 reliably. We've done pretty well with 10-20 miles of groundwave due to the conductivity of the dirt though.
Title: Re: Outer Banks, NC - student
Post by: AD on March 22, 2015, 09:04:39 PM
I have no experence with salt water. I live on a manmade lake but my antennas are over 100 feet from it. The ARRL section manager tried to get me to string a random wire up 3 80 foot tall palm trees next to the lake and run radials into the water and toss a few bags of rock salt on the radz to see how it worked.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v425/photofishn/IMG_1171_zpsa5400c96.png)
Title: Re: Outer Banks, NC - student
Post by: spacecase0 on March 22, 2015, 10:01:40 PM
I use to put up a 1/4 wave vertical for 40M and put my ground into the San Francisco bay
it worked fantastic,
but I never payed attention to if it was directional or not
Title: Re: Outer Banks, NC - student
Post by: BTPost on March 23, 2015, 02:20:28 PM
Nothing better for RF Ground than, Salt Water.... Just as an Maritime Mobile Operator.....
Title: Re: Outer Banks, NC - student
Post by: dangerdan on April 17, 2015, 08:39:58 AM
Sacajawea
I hope your studies are going well .

73

DD
Title: Re: Outer Banks, NC - student
Post by: AD on April 17, 2015, 09:42:17 AM
Knowing her, she is stocking up on tinfoil and has abadoned this effort  ;D
Title: Re: Outer Banks, NC - student
Post by: dangerdan on April 18, 2015, 08:44:50 AM
Hey AD ..don't knock tin foil..
It can make a nice radial field in a pinch..

Not easy to get it rolled back up ,but .....


73

DD
Title: Re: Outer Banks, NC - student
Post by: AD on April 18, 2015, 09:42:08 AM
Roger that.  Sac likes to chew on it  ;D
Title: Re: Outer Banks, NC - student
Post by: Sacajawea on June 19, 2015, 04:28:13 PM
Yeah, yeah.... I won't deny it. But I also still have quite the "hat" collection - as in a lot of varied obligations.

Making progress on hamtestonline. Trying to only pay attention to "hats" that matter - and ignore the ones that never fit well anyway.
Title: Re: Outer Banks, NC - student
Post by: AD on June 19, 2015, 05:44:42 PM
You go girl  8)