Ahh seem's like he's updated the Intermediate course since the RSGB updated the course parameters. I'm guessing the Foundation course has also been updated and he's either working on it or not. I've heard great things about Essex Ham.
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I think it's probably worth saying, for anyone that's dithering, that the foundation course is very easy to get through (if it's been said, sorry, I missed it).
Indeed, foundation is quite simple, rote learning will get you through it, and the recent licence changes make it a much more useful ticket than it used to be. Which annoys a lot of 'classic' amateurs.
Being located in N. Ireland however, I notice that there's a bit of a groundswell in Ireland to bring in a foundation equivalent licence there. Not sure where the rest of Europe sits. It's a matter of maintaining sufficient numbers of users of amateur allocated bandwidth... It's important.
Being located in N. Ireland however, I notice that there's a bit of a groundswell in Ireland to bring in a foundation equivalent licence there. Not sure where the rest of Europe sits. It's a matter of maintaining sufficient numbers of users of amateur allocated bandwidth... It's important.
I think I'd like to see an earlier opportunity to use the license abroad. I'm a button presser not a solderer and if the kit off the shelf is the same the only issue is knowing the 'local' frequency boundaries and a few bits of varying legislation. At the minute it's the only inspiration to get the full license.
Look on ebay for ATS-20+ radio, under £25 and it covers the FM band and the HF (shortwave) radio ham bands. Its small but works very well. Comes with a telescopic antenna but you can clip on 10m wire.
Friend of mine and his wife have just done their VHF qualifications/;licence as they are Sailing Yachties, said it was easy.
airwave Flexibility and options are clearly important but I keep thinking about how and why would I need or want to use it.
Listening in to officialdom - emergency services and police, etc is important, allows you to know the score and act accordingly e.g. change route, bug out (say, spreading fire, social disturbance, nuclear leak/incident) or bug in and forget about going somewhere. - but is radio still of use for this, if they are going digital and encrypted? Forgive my ignorance.
As most local radio and news etc are moving to digital and abandoning radio, if there is a network outage there will be a news blackout, at the same time as mobile comms will be restricted to Gold teams if there is a major incident. Even with local CB etc you will be left with largely rumours and anecdotal info from other radio users. It might be fun to chat internationally but not of much relevance to your local/UK situation?
Unless your comms buddy is relatively close, assisting each other with help/refuge etc will be difficult to do.
airwave Flexibility and options are clearly important but I keep thinking about how and why would I need or want to use it.
Listening in to officialdom - emergency services and police, etc is important, allows you to know the score and act accordingly e.g. change route, bug out (say, spreading fire, social disturbance, nuclear leak/incident) or bug in and forget about going somewhere. - but is radio still of use for this, if they are going digital and encrypted? Forgive my ignorance.
As most local radio and news etc are moving to digital and abandoning radio, if there is a network outage there will be a news blackout, at the same time as mobile comms will be restricted to Gold teams if there is a major incident. Even with local CB etc you will be left with largely rumours and anecdotal info from other radio users. It might be fun to chat internationally but not of much relevance to your local/UK situation?
Unless your comms buddy is relatively close, assisting each other with help/refuge etc will be difficult to do.
I believe that currently Police, Fire and Ambulance along with some other services use the Airwave system which is a digital and needs to be received by units on the same network, like a mobile phone network type system. so not accessible by listening to the correct frequency like it was to the early 2000's
They look messy to use but you quickly get used to the controls. The internal battery is an EEMB 605575 and easily replaced or just run it/charge it off a power bank. A small phone solar charger will keep it topped up when out camping. The big surprise for me was the speaker, given its size its output/sound punches above its price.
Thank you for your input. i won that . got it for 18 quid. tell me does it pick up analogue signals, digital or both? And can you listen to lots of foreign channels as well? thanks. DD x
Hi All,
Just my thoughts (not sniping) if the You Know What hits the fan and then life as we know it stops/ends then I think the cheapest bestest radios of any type will suffice.
So listening in and/or speaking with others will be free and easy, no licence checks or fees, but, if there are checks / fees then it hasn't hit the fan or not hard enough to make a difference!
Cheers
Stood
Just my thoughts (not sniping) if the You Know What hits the fan and then life as we know it stops/ends then I think the cheapest bestest radios of any type will suffice.
So listening in and/or speaking with others will be free and easy, no licence checks or fees, but, if there are checks / fees then it hasn't hit the fan or not hard enough to make a difference!
Cheers
Stood
You could apply the same logic to motor vehicle or firearm use, and likely get similar results!
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