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|    Daryl Stout to All    |
|    The Triple Play (H)    |
|    13 Jul 23 00:05:12    |
      TZUTC: -0500       MSGID: 579.fidonet-ls_arrl@1:2320/33 2914be4b       PID: Synchronet 3.20a-Win32 master/777fb6d8b Jun 13 2023 MSC 1929       TID: SBBSecho 3.20-Win32 master/777fb6d8b Jun 13 2023 MSC 1929       BBSID: TBOLT       CHRS: ASCII 1       (CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MESSAGE)              On the 2nd day of Hamming, my radio gave to me:               Two license upgrades, and a license, callsign from the FCC.               Starting with the Technician Class license, the other two licenses       available are General...the one that most hams hold, and the Amateur       Extra Class license.              While Novice and Advanced Class operators are still around, no new       licenses for these are being issued...but holders of these licenses       may renew them at the appropriate time.               Also, once you have your license and callsign, if you pass a higher       license class exam at a test session, you can use your new privileges       immediately, with special suffix identifiers, when you are on the       upgraded bands...until your upgrade shows up in the FCC ULS. Once the       upgrade shows up in the FCC ULS, you no longer have to use the special       suffix identifiers. There is NO FEE for a license upgrade, or a change       in your sequential callsign...but there is a $35 fee if you want to       apply for a vanity callsign, as noted earlier.              Plus, General, Advanced, and Amateur Extra Class licensees can also       apply to become Volunteer Examiners, who give and grade the exams...as       long as their ham radio license is valid and unexpired, it has never been       suspended or revoked, and they are at least 18 years of age. Once they       have passed the accreditation process by the particular Volunteer Examiner       Coordinator (VEC), they can serve at any license session done by that VEC,       providing the Test Session Liaison OK's them to serve. The VE's license       class determines which exams they can give, and grade.              As a side note, being a Volunteer Examiner is the most rewarding thing       that I've ever done in amateur radio...because you are giving back to       the hobby, and getting new hams licensed. If you remember how thrilled       you were when you got your first license, you can imagine how thrilled       the Volunteer Examiners are, when you do pass the exam.              **              On the 3rd day of Hamming, my radio gave to me:               Three different radios, two license upgrades, and a license, callsign       from the FCC.              The "main bands" in ham radio are now HF (which has 160, 80, 75, 60, 40,       30, 20, 17, 15, 12, and 10 meters)...VHF (6, 2, and 1.25 meters), UHF       (70, 33, and 23 centimeters), plus SHF (everything above that). There are       other bands as well; but these are the main ones, on frequency charts of       various license class privileges.              Many Ham Radio Transceivers, whether base station, handi-talkie, or       mobile, are transmitting in just a single band. However, others now can       have transmitting capabilities via dual band, triband, or even quad-band.       And, the way that technology is advancing, in the not too distant future,       more transmitting bands in a radio may be covered.              Some radios even have"out of band receive", where you can listen to such       things as aircraft, railroads, NOAA Weather Radio, regular broadcast       stations, and more.              **              On the 4th day of Hamming, my radio gave to me:               Four sets of antennas, three different radios, two license upgrades, and       a license, callsign from the FCC.              G5RV's, J-Poles, Yagis, and Magmounts, are among the many types of antennas       available to work the various bands. Some are very small and simple to       build, set up, and work with; while others are on huge towers of stations       that literally "work the world" with amateur radio.              **              On the 5th day of Hamming, my radio gave to me:              5 Band DXCC. Four sets of antennas, three different radios, two license       upgrades, and a license, callsign from the FCC.               One of the most prized awards in amateur radio...and one of the most       difficult to obtain...it's gained by making contacts in at least 100       different countries around the world, on 5 different amateur radio bands,       using the desired mode...voice or digital.              **              On the 6th day of Hamming, my radio gave to me:              6 Meter Clean Sweep, 5 Band DXCC. Four sets of antennas, three different       radios, two license upgrades, and a license, callsign from the FCC.              Called "the magic band", the area just above HF, and at the low end of the       VHF spectrum...when tropospheric ducting occurs, inducing skip; one can       literally work coast to coast, or even across the ocean, on 6 meters.       Technician Class licensees and above have full access to this band. In       some areas, when foggy weather conditions are present, the "skip" can be       enhanced.              (CONTINUED NEXT MESSAGE)       --- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32        * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:2320/33)       SEEN-BY: 1/19 123 15/0 16/0 19/10 37 90/1 105/81 106/201 116/17 18       SEEN-BY: 123/10 130 131 142/104 153/7715 154/10 30 40 50 700 203/0       SEEN-BY: 218/700 840 220/90 221/1 6 360 226/18 30 227/114 229/110       SEEN-BY: 229/112 113 206 307 317 426 428 470 664 700 240/5832 266/512       SEEN-BY: 280/5003 282/1038 291/111 301/1 317/3 320/119 219 319 2119       SEEN-BY: 322/0 757 335/364 341/66 342/200 396/45 423/81 460/58 633/280       SEEN-BY: 712/848 2320/0 33 105 304 401 3634/12 5020/400 5075/35       PATH: 2320/33 105 154/10 221/6 1 320/219 229/426           |
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