(sorta OT) Free Ham Radio Course

jsmith wrote:

Really?
What kind of code are identifiers on VOR's, ILS's and ADF's, etc sent in?
As a licensed Ham, I have no trouble discerning an identifier on the
first pass when it is drowning in the static.

Yes, I've often thought that would be another good reason to become a
code capable Ham.

Jim, given the three classes of license you described, how does your
course run? Does it cover the material needed for each class in
succession or does completing the course prepare you for the most
advanced class?

Can you give us an idea as to roughly how much course and study time is
required for each class?

Matt

It is all in succession, and my best guess is 30 days between each of the
elements -- Tech, General, and Extra.

Jim



Jim, given the three classes of license you described, how does your
course run? Does it cover the material needed for each class in
succession or does completing the course prepare you for the most advanced
class?

Can ou give us an idea as to roughly how much course and study time is
required for each class?

Matt

It's probably an old Machado joke, but the story goes that an examiner
disbelieved a pilot who claimed to be able to identify stations without
consulting a chart. He tuned in an unknown station and waited for the ident.
Then he asked the pilot what it said. The smart-aleck pilot replied, "Da di
di dit, di dah dah dah, dah di dah dit."

"Peter Duniho"

wrote

Bull****. It's 100% off-topic

Not that you'd care, of course. You always do what you want, and call
anyone that doesn't like it an "asshole". But why would you bother lying
about the appropriateness of your actions?

Man, take a chill pill. Off topic is not a big deal, anyway.
--
Jim in NC

I concur (with the pill idea). The original post said that it was
(sorta) OT. How much more of a clue does Peter need to decide he
doesn't want to read it if it isn't 100% on topic (in HIS opinion)? As
a ham, I love to have ham radio aboard the old Corben. 2M, 70cm, ATV,
etc. are great fun from 1000 AGL. As a "homebuilt" I can add ANY piece
of EQUIPMENT I want, therefore, ham radio IS on topic for ME and my
(experimental) Corben.

Scott
N0EDV


Morgans wrote:

"Peter Duniho"

wrote


Bull****. It's 100% off-topic

Not that you'd care, of course. You always do what you want, and call
anyone that doesn't like it an "asshole". But why would you bother lying
about the appropriateness of your actions?


Man, take a chill pill. Off topic is not a big deal, anyway.

Peter Duniho wrote:

"RST Engineering" wrote in message
...
With the crossbreeding of amateur (ham) radio operators and pilots being
something on the order of 25%, this is only slightly OT.

Bull****. It's 100% off-topic in rec.aviation.hombuilt AND
rec.aviation.piloting. There's no "crossbreeding", and I guarantee you that
it's not true that 25% of all pilots are amateur radio operators. Even if
it were, that doesn't make your post on-topic here.

Not that you'd care, of course. You always do what you want, and call
anyone that doesn't like it an "asshole". But why would you bother lying
about the appropriateness of your actions?

Thanks for posting the information to this group, Jim. I earned my Private last
summer, finally wrapping it up after I graduated high school. I've always
wished I could decode the morse code identifiers manually, and getting a ham
license seems like a lot of fun, especially if I can do it before my instrument
training starts in a few months. A friend of the family already has lots of
equipment that I can use.

It's a shame that certain people are so upset at you offering this and can't do
anything but curse and swear like a drunken drill sear. My high school had a
lot of kids with that maturity level. Maybe some day they will finally grow up
a little!

Thanks,
Jess

We can only hope, Jessica. I'm not holding out a lot of hope for this guy.

I appreciate your interest. I'll do everything I can to get you your
"ticket" in the shortest time possible.

Jim

It's a shame that certain people are so upset at you offering this and
can't do
anything but curse and swear like a drunken drill sear. My high school
had a
lot of kids with that maturity level. Maybe some day they will finally
grow up
a little!

Thanks,
Jess

Jessica Carlson wrote:

It's a shame that certain people are so upset at you offering this
and can't do
anything but curse and swear like a drunken drill sear.

My read of Pete's post was that there was some history of animosity
between himself and Mr. Weir, and the complaint about an "off-topic"
post was just an excuse to let go with a flame. Jim Weir has ripped
into me in the past for no discernable reason, so I have some sympathy.
Jim Rosinski

On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 20:58:45 -0500, Jessica Carlson
wrote:

I've always
wished I could decode the morse code identifiers manually, and getting a ham
license seems like a lot of fun, especially if I can do it before my instrument
training starts in a few months. A friend of the family already has lots of
equipment that I can use.

Just curious Jess, but if you feel the need to manually decode
identifiers, couldn't you just study morse code and learn it?

Of course, if you have an interest in ham radios that's fine too.

Corky Scott

Thanks for the info, jim and I think you are conservative in your
estimates..Pete

Peter Duniho wrote:
"RST Engineering" wrote in message
...

With the crossbreeding of amateur (ham) radio operators and pilots being
something on the order of 25%, this is only slightly OT.


Bull****. It's 100% off-topic in rec.aviation.hombuilt AND
rec.aviation.piloting. There's no "crossbreeding", and I guarantee you that
it's not true that 25% of all pilots are amateur radio operators. Even if
it were, that doesn't make your post on-topic here.

Not that you'd care, of course. You always do what you want, and call
anyone that doesn't like it an "asshole". But why would you bother lying
about the appropriateness of your actions?