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HAM RADIO LICENSE TRENDS in the US since 1997:

kind of interesting how the numbers were in decline before I...
misunderstood institution
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recommended ham radio? is the entry level license good en...
big nudist black woman
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technician class (the first level) is pretty much garbage, s...
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Translucent Disgusting Goyim Windowlicker
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I recommend getting involved in your local ham club, field d...
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good point
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ruddy parlour
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whats ur callsign?
boyish pale step-uncle's house faggotry
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a callsign literally OUTS you because it's available online ...
misunderstood institution
  11/17/19
what are your thoughts on ham radio forum guys who pressure ...
boyish pale step-uncle's house faggotry
  11/17/19
boomers tend to wrap up their identity in this stuff a lot m...
misunderstood institution
  11/17/19
its crazy when i try to poast on the QRZ forum (even though ...
boyish pale step-uncle's house faggotry
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i think they had some kind of spat with facebook over being ...
misunderstood institution
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boyish pale step-uncle's house faggotry
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How common are ham scofflaws? I've got some GMRS walkie t...
Aphrodisiac Fiercely-loyal Digit Ratio
  11/17/19
GMRS isn't ham
boyish pale step-uncle's house faggotry
  11/17/19
I know GMRS isn't ham, I'm just wondering. The number of peo...
Aphrodisiac Fiercely-loyal Digit Ratio
  11/17/19
I think it probably is, at least on vhf/uhf but the range is...
boyish pale step-uncle's house faggotry
  11/17/19
I don't know what any of this means but it sounds kinda cool...
Aphrodisiac Fiercely-loyal Digit Ratio
  11/17/19
those are nice radios. you've got most of the functionality ...
boyish pale step-uncle's house faggotry
  11/17/19
It's a shame they never entirely caught on. It's pretty obvi...
Aphrodisiac Fiercely-loyal Digit Ratio
  11/17/19
One sad aspect of those Rinos: back in the early stages of t...
Aphrodisiac Fiercely-loyal Digit Ratio
  11/17/19
Also, for those that don't know what a Garmin Rino is: they ...
Aphrodisiac Fiercely-loyal Digit Ratio
  11/17/19
there are a fair number of illicit users, but one of the pop...
misunderstood institution
  11/17/19
What a bunch of fags
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Lol at these incel gestapos
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Incel gestapo great moniker / band name
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Increasingly common, particularly with truckers. They all pi...
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  11/17/19
Should I get into this hobby? Tell me about it.
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the answer is, "probably." this video does a reas...
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Translucent Disgusting Goyim Windowlicker
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i bought an older copy of the ARRL's antenna guide from amaz...
misunderstood institution
  11/17/19
what bands are XO hams using?
boyish pale step-uncle's house faggotry
  11/17/19
i've been playing around with local MESH NETWORKS with a 2.4...
misunderstood institution
  11/17/19
what do people do / say on 80/40? 2 meter repeater chat is i...
boyish pale step-uncle's house faggotry
  11/17/19
in my area, i can hear up into alaska and northwestern canad...
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Translucent Disgusting Goyim Windowlicker
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i have an SWR meter. i hope that's enough, more or less.
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Things to get into: -ham -shrimp keeping
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nearly 100% overlap
Aphrodisiac Fiercely-loyal Digit Ratio
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“Raises hand” extra class here. HTH
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it's the per capita that matter i had friends who were into...
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Translucent Disgusting Goyim Windowlicker
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I honestly can't wait until boomers begin to kick the bucket
Aphrodisiac Fiercely-loyal Digit Ratio
  11/17/19
the ISPs may be manipulating/promoting ham in order to use h...
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yes, I know...I have a fcc general RT license...but it is a ...
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absolutely...there are even now ways to squeeze in far more ...
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Can we get cell accessories or hardware integration in my ph...
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experimental only, afaik...but apparently some implementatio...
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BaoFeng UV-82HP owner here! The over-boosted radios from Chi...
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UV-82's are great value radios but the HP is in no way worth...
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I opted for it because it came in a sweet ass urban camo col...
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Extra class here. Licensed since 1961. Mostly HF, but it's n...
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Why isn't it as fun as it used to be What was it like befor...
White Mischievous Location Fat Ankles
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The magic feel of long distance communication is gone. Also,...
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CR. I consider it my Zombie Apocalypse skill.
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my dad is a yuge ham radio nut. dude has rooms full of compo...
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one of the nice features of ham radio is that you can use re...
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  03/01/20
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  11/17/19
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What cool shit can I do with my BAOFENG? Aside from initiall...
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  11/19/19
we haven't updated this in a while, so here it is: ANNUAL...
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  10/09/22
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I'm part of that small 2017 class. Need to do more with it. ...
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  10/09/22
'17 here, too. i wasn't very active until i started using ft...
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FT8 is fascinating from a technical point of view but I'm st...
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  10/11/22
i've logged onto a local repeater and have listened to some ...
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  10/09/22
Local 40m is basically XO with the mean age shifted +20 year...
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  10/09/22
2023 update - a big DIP. we are seeing the convergence of s...
misunderstood institution
  11/20/23
Great thread. I am getting started in this 👍
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  01/17/24
so, it wasn't the greatest year for ham radio licensure, but...
misunderstood institution
  01/07/25
I wonder how many people got licensed in the early '10s beca...
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  01/14/25
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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:24 AM
Author: misunderstood institution

kind of interesting how the numbers were in decline before ITE, and then the explosion of preppers boosted them back up, in a trend that continues today:

ANNUAL CHANGE IN TOTAL LICENSE COUNT:

2019: +7,550‬

2018: +8,603

2017: +4,697‬

2016: +7,629‬

2015: +7,066‬

2014: +9,831‬

2013: +7,960‬

2012: +8,197‬

2011: +5,667‬

2010: +12,719‬

2009: +19,311‬

2008: +8,320‬

2007: -314

2006: -4,677‬

2005: -8,801‬

2004: -13,530‬

2003: -1,763‬

2002: +1,687‬

2001: +748‬

2000: +5,884‬

1999: +3,885‬

1998: -3,976‬

1997: -1,664‬

Starting point: (June 1, 1997) 678,473

Endpoint (January 1, 2020): 763,502

HOWEVER, the US population has increased from 267 million in mid-1997 to slightly over 330 million today, meaning that there has been some slippage in per capita terms:

PER CAPITA 1997: 1 license per 394 Americans

PER CAPITA Jan. 2020: 1 license per 432.5 Americans

BUT, the slippage has been reduced relative to what it would have been without the ITE bump. without that bump, the numbers would be close to 1 out 500.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130171)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:25 AM
Author: big nudist black woman

recommended ham radio?

is the entry level license good enough or are getting the two upgraded versions optimal?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130174)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:31 AM
Author: misunderstood institution

technician class (the first level) is pretty much garbage, since you have very little (legal) access to the high-frequency bands. HF bands are what you use for long-distance, non-line-of-sight communications. the minimum to aim for is the general license. amateur extra is nice for a bit of extra band-space, but is nowhere near the enormous leap from technician to general.

"which radio" is an absolutely enormous question and really depends on what you want to do with it, what you want it to be ABLE to do, and how much money you have. a cheap line-of-sight chinese handheld radio is $25-$30 and will work fine for what it does. a good modern HF-capable radio like the ICOM 7300 will be closer to $1,000 new. but you will also need to set up an antenna for it, in order to hear or send much of anything.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130181)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:34 AM
Author: big nudist black woman

ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130191)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: Translucent Disgusting Goyim Windowlicker



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:17 AM
Author: misunderstood institution

10m has gotten WRECKED by low sunspot activity in recent years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130251)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:24 AM
Author: boyish pale step-uncle's house faggotry



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:41 AM
Author: Translucent Disgusting Goyim Windowlicker



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Date: November 17th, 2019 3:15 PM
Author: Charcoal Mad Cow Disease Toaster

I recommend getting involved in your local ham club, field days and swap meets

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39131619)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:32 AM
Author: Translucent Disgusting Goyim Windowlicker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130185)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:34 AM
Author: big nudist black woman

good point

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130192)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:25 AM
Author: ruddy parlour



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:30 AM
Author: boyish pale step-uncle's house faggotry

whats ur callsign?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130180)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:33 AM
Author: misunderstood institution

a callsign literally OUTS you because it's available online in the FCC database.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130187)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:34 AM
Author: boyish pale step-uncle's house faggotry

what are your thoughts on ham radio forum guys who pressure you to use your callsign as your moniker? really annoying imo.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130190)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:35 AM
Author: misunderstood institution

boomers tend to wrap up their identity in this stuff a lot more than is necessary or desirable. that's something i notice a lot. being a ham doesn't mean that your BEING has to be 'a ham.'

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130193)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:37 AM
Author: boyish pale step-uncle's house faggotry

its crazy when i try to poast on the QRZ forum (even though I'm tech licensed) and people will be like "oh shit look at this guy poasting for two years now but doesn't have a call sign!"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130196)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:41 AM
Author: misunderstood institution

i think they had some kind of spat with facebook over being able to use callsigns as their "names," too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130204)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:42 AM
Author: boyish pale step-uncle's house faggotry



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:32 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Fiercely-loyal Digit Ratio

How common are ham scofflaws?

I've got some GMRS walkie talkies I've never bothered getting a license for

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130184)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:33 AM
Author: boyish pale step-uncle's house faggotry

GMRS isn't ham

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130186)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:36 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Fiercely-loyal Digit Ratio

I know GMRS isn't ham, I'm just wondering. The number of people that use GMRS without a license has got to be huge, and I'm just wondering if it's a similar situation with ham

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130195)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:40 AM
Author: boyish pale step-uncle's house faggotry

I think it probably is, at least on vhf/uhf but the range is so short unless you're hitting repeaters that no one is likely to care.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130201)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:53 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Fiercely-loyal Digit Ratio

I don't know what any of this means but it sounds kinda cool

I've got some Garmin Rinos and I think they're cool as shit. I've got a pair of them and I've used them for hunting. It's just so damn amazing to go hunting with someone else and know precisely where they are

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130225)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:55 AM
Author: boyish pale step-uncle's house faggotry

those are nice radios. you've got most of the functionality of short-range ham license gear with those.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130230)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:14 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Fiercely-loyal Digit Ratio

It's a shame they never entirely caught on. It's pretty obvious why they never did though, most of them are pretty expensive.

I got a pair of some really basic ones (the 110s) ages ago for about $150 each. That was a pretty fair price, but they discontinued the cheap models a long time ago. I took a look just now and Garmin has just one current Rino model and they go for $550 each. Crazy.

The quality was kind of shit (the screen on one of mine goes in and out) and they had a terrible UI.

But the functionality was amazing. My dad and I would go out hunting on national forest land. We often wouldn't have these places all that scoped out. A lot of it was kinda spur of the moment and we'd just sort of vaguely wander off in different directions from one another. The Rinos were amazing because they would let us keep a distance from one another in territory we'd never been to before.

You can kinda do the same thing these days with cheap cell phone apps *if* you're in cell phone coverage. That's a pretty big qualifier though; a lot of time you don't have coverage when you're in the woods.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130246)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:24 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Fiercely-loyal Digit Ratio

One sad aspect of those Rinos: back in the early stages of the Iraq war, families of those serving were buying Rinos to send overseas. Our troops were so under-equipped that their situation could be vastly improved with a bunch of cheap off-the-shelf radios.

They literally couldn't keep track of where their fellow units were, so they spent their own money on tech that would enable them to do so.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130266)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:56 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Fiercely-loyal Digit Ratio

Also, for those that don't know what a Garmin Rino is: they are combination walkie-talkie / GPS devices. You can send your exact GPS coordinates to other Rino users as long as you're within walkie-talkie (FRS/GMRS) range

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130308)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:33 AM
Author: misunderstood institution

there are a fair number of illicit users, but one of the popular activities in ham radio is something called "foxhunting," ie, using directional antennas and other gear to locate illegal transmissions and reporting them to the FCC.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130189)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:37 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Fiercely-loyal Digit Ratio

What a bunch of fags

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130197)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:17 AM
Author: Translucent Disgusting Goyim Windowlicker



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Date: November 17th, 2019 11:42 AM
Author: Supple Ivory Business Firm Faggot Firefighter

Lol at these incel gestapos

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39131032)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 11:43 AM
Author: Adventurous Peach Stag Film Volcanic Crater



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Date: November 17th, 2019 10:28 PM
Author: alcoholic smoky theatre

Incel gestapo great moniker / band name

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39132827)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 11:34 AM
Author: Adventurous Peach Stag Film Volcanic Crater

Increasingly common, particularly with truckers. They all pirate ham and don't both with cb anymore.

Those little Chinese radios are amazing for all sorts of shady shit too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130995)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:38 AM
Author: Vigorous indigo quadroon nibblets

Should I get into this hobby? Tell me about it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130199)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 1:43 AM
Author: misunderstood institution

the answer is, "probably." this video does a reasonable summary of some basics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtexMEqAuZ0

one thing to note is that the question pools for the tests are public information published online. if you wanted to just memorize the answers and zip ahead into a license, that can be done, though it would leave a lot of gaps in terms of your ability to operate or properly set up actual physical ham equipment.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130210)



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Date: October 9th, 2022 8:45 PM
Author: lascivious crotch mad-dog skullcap



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:20 AM
Author: Translucent Disgusting Goyim Windowlicker



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:24 AM
Author: misunderstood institution

i bought an older copy of the ARRL's antenna guide from amazon for a few dollars a while ago. it's a very good resource.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130263)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:04 AM
Author: boyish pale step-uncle's house faggotry

what bands are XO hams using?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130239)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:07 AM
Author: misunderstood institution

i've been playing around with local MESH NETWORKS with a 2.4ghz router running some freeware. it's interesting technology, but i don't understand much of it yet; it's mostly plug-and-play for me. otherwise, for general listening/monitoring, usually 80/40.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130241)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:23 AM
Author: boyish pale step-uncle's house faggotry

what do people do / say on 80/40? 2 meter repeater chat is insufferable in my area. is there something more interesting going on on HF?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130261)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:29 AM
Author: misunderstood institution

in my area, i can hear up into alaska and northwestern canada on those bands, and so i'll hear swatches of conversation from guys talking about flying out to the cabin or about how the storm is looking as it approaches the inlet, and that sort of thing. for local stuff, the 6 and the 2 seem pretty active. i'm more of a listener than a CQ'er, unless i have something specific to add.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130277)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:59 AM
Author: Translucent Disgusting Goyim Windowlicker



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Date: November 17th, 2019 3:12 AM
Author: misunderstood institution

i have an SWR meter. i hope that's enough, more or less.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130327)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:44 AM
Author: Translucent Disgusting Goyim Windowlicker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130294)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:45 PM
Author: massive orchid personal credit line milk



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39131524)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:25 AM
Author: White Mischievous Location Fat Ankles

Things to get into:

-ham

-shrimp keeping

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130268)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:33 AM
Author: Iridescent Painfully Honest Dysfunction Cuckoldry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130280)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:49 AM
Author: Translucent Disgusting Goyim Windowlicker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130303)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 12:11 PM
Author: big nudist black woman



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39131130)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:49 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Fiercely-loyal Digit Ratio

nearly 100% overlap

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130304)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 3:20 PM
Author: Charcoal Mad Cow Disease Toaster

“Raises hand” extra class here. HTH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39131636)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:59 AM
Author: motley halford address

it's the per capita that matter

i had friends who were into this in high school. back then, it was a quirky geek world very much like the early chat rooms.

how is it now?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130315)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 3:02 AM
Author: Translucent Disgusting Goyim Windowlicker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130318)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 3:06 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Fiercely-loyal Digit Ratio

I honestly can't wait until boomers begin to kick the bucket

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130323)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 4:57 AM
Author: Henna gas station

the ISPs may be manipulating/promoting ham in order to use ham to forestall new frequencies that could be used to circumvent the ISP monopoly

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130430)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 5:00 AM
Author: Translucent Disgusting Goyim Windowlicker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130437)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 5:09 AM
Author: Henna gas station

yes, I know...I have a fcc general RT license...but it is a POTENTIALLY AVAILABLE range of frequencies...I figured that the ISPs were getting their hands into the propaganda game on frequencies when I saw that every time municipal broadband via wifi/wireless/radio freqs came up, these news stories about wireless allergies/sicknesses starting popping up...that's when i knew that the ISPs were afraid of future tech using wireless/radio freqs to circumvent the ISPs inside the big cities using ad hoc or municipal infrastructure...and now we are starting to see propaganda circulating regarding Ham freqs...we live in a sea of propaganda...it is perhaps the major characteristic of modern societies

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130446)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 5:21 AM
Author: Translucent Disgusting Goyim Windowlicker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130457)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 5:24 AM
Author: Henna gas station

absolutely...there are even now ways to squeeze in far more communications capacity into a freq band, and soon more such tech will arrive...that means that ham freqs could be doubled up, which could be used for urban internet networks...that would bypass the ISPs...so they started pushed a lot of propaganda a few years ago about how noise from such doubling up tech would impair ham communications...propaganda

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130458)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 11:32 AM
Author: Adventurous Peach Stag Film Volcanic Crater

Can we get cell accessories or hardware integration in my phone so I can bounce between services?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39130986)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 12:41 PM
Author: Henna gas station

experimental only, afaik...but apparently some implementation of that new tech was forestalled by complaints that ham radio would see interference...were the ISPs behind all that?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39131208)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 12:06 PM
Author: Underhanded Ruby Nursing Home

The most prestigious ham radio discussion board in the world

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39131116)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 9:49 PM
Author: appetizing cowardly giraffe national



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39132696)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 12:18 PM
Author: Naked brilliant kitty crackhouse

BaoFeng UV-82HP owner here! The over-boosted radios from China are so cheap and useful, no reason for everyone not to have one handy in the event of a serious event.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39131156)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 12:26 PM
Author: boyish pale step-uncle's house faggotry

UV-82's are great value radios but the HP is in no way worth more than double the price the 5w version when that extra 2 watts achieves nothing other than draining the battery faster.

It's convenient that you can tx on MURS, GMRS, marine, and commercial frequencies though out of the box whereas most name brand amateur radios lock out those frequencies.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39131178)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 12:47 PM
Author: Naked brilliant kitty crackhouse

I opted for it because it came in a sweet ass urban camo color for $50.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39131228)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:09 PM
Author: godawful pink antidepressant drug cuck

Extra class here. Licensed since 1961. Mostly HF, but it's not as much fun as it used to be. Have a lot of vintage gear (mostly Collins) up to newer SDR stuff.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39131437)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:19 PM
Author: Translucent Disgusting Goyim Windowlicker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39131463)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 3:18 PM
Author: White Mischievous Location Fat Ankles

Why isn't it as fun as it used to be

What was it like before vs now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39131628)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 3:26 PM
Author: godawful pink antidepressant drug cuck

The magic feel of long distance communication is gone. Also, the demographic is pretty heavy with grouchy old farts. Many of my ham radio friends are dead or dying. Guess it’s a room in the mandala thing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39131655)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 2:49 PM
Author: massive orchid personal credit line milk



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39131537)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 3:14 PM
Author: Charcoal Mad Cow Disease Toaster

CR. I consider it my Zombie Apocalypse skill.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39131615)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 4:10 PM
Author: arousing coiffed orchestra pit feces

my dad is a yuge ham radio nut. dude has rooms full of components, including rare stuff like soviet radios. since he has a phd in electrical engineering, he also builds his own shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39131768)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 5:08 PM
Author: misunderstood institution

one of the nice features of ham radio is that you can use really old equipment indefinitely, provided that you can keep it working. you only run into trouble when the devices are so old that they violate modern electrical codes, like pre-vacuum tube spark gap transmitters with leyden jars and truly antiquarian designs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39131891)



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Date: March 1st, 2020 10:05 AM
Author: Translucent Disgusting Goyim Windowlicker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39676365)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: light dopamine

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39132704)



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Date: November 17th, 2019 9:54 PM
Author: light dopamine

we could have a bort packet radio bbs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39132717)



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Date: November 19th, 2019 5:09 PM
Author: Naked brilliant kitty crackhouse

What cool shit can I do with my BAOFENG? Aside from initially programming it, it's just set aside for emergencies. Is there any potential usefulness for me to consider? Can I radio ahead to the truckstop to schedule with Peterman, not sure how to add the CB channels.

Also, why do people make a big deal on licensing, it's really hard for me to imagine the FCC is going to "go after" someone with a $40 handheld (and I worked at the FCC).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#39141127)



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Date: October 9th, 2022 8:39 PM
Author: misunderstood institution

we haven't updated this in a while, so here it is:

ANNUAL CHANGE IN TOTAL LICENSE COUNT:

2020: +8,810

2021: +7,242

2022 (through October 4): -7,833

so, what happened here? it's actually quite straightforward - the flu era led to a surge in preppers and others who wanted to get their radio licences, leading to the booms in 2020 and 2021. this leveled off after 2021, and it also probably 'brought forward' licensees who otherwise would have gotten licensed in 2022 or beyond.

there have been steep reductions in 'grandfathered' license classes ('novice' and 'advanced') for which licenses are no longer issued, meaning that the people who hold them tend to be older. they are dying off. the boom in preppers offset the natural decline for a couple years, but that has reversed in 2022.

Starting point: (June 1, 1997) 678,473

Endpoint (October 4, 2022): 771,721

HOWEVER, the US population has increased from 267 million in mid-1997 to slightly over 333 million today, meaning that there has been some slippage in per capita terms:

PER CAPITA 1997: 1 license per 394 Americans

PER CAPITA Oct. 4, 2022: 1 license per 431.7 Americans

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#45306579)



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Date: October 9th, 2022 8:52 PM
Author: Chrome up-to-no-good temple elastic band

TY

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#45306667)



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Date: October 9th, 2022 8:42 PM
Author: Well-lubricated hairless masturbator

I'm part of that small 2017 class. Need to do more with it. Need to retrofit vintage rig for SSTV and digital modes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#45306607)



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Date: October 11th, 2022 1:21 AM
Author: massive orchid personal credit line milk

'17 here, too. i wasn't very active until i started using ft8 a few months ago. https://i.ibb.co/MN5L98L/lb.png

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#45313013)



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Date: October 11th, 2022 7:38 AM
Author: Well-lubricated hairless masturbator

FT8 is fascinating from a technical point of view but I'm still a little unsure if the "spirit" is maintained in automated QSOs. Would rather slow-speed chat.

Congrats on the Japan DX tho

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#45313403)



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Date: October 9th, 2022 8:47 PM
Author: Naked brilliant kitty crackhouse

i've logged onto a local repeater and have listened to some local shit, but other than that, not sure the utility of my baofeng aside from it being essential prep gear.

are there an xo type ham channels?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#45306638)



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Date: October 9th, 2022 8:48 PM
Author: Well-lubricated hairless masturbator

Local 40m is basically XO with the mean age shifted +20 years

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#45306646)



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Date: November 20th, 2023 6:33 PM
Author: misunderstood institution

2023 update - a big DIP. we are seeing the convergence of several trends: people who got licensed during the late-00's/early-10's surge not renewing their licenses, and gradually dropping off the rolls (the FCC does not delist expired licensees immediately; they are delisted in periodic chunks via database updates), old people dying, younger americans no longer taking up the hobby at the same rates, and (as before), the grandfathered license classes shrinking.

we see the largest decline in the entry-level 'technician' class, meaning that people who took the easiest test are tending to drop out over time. the 'extra' class is retaining a higher percentage of licensees.

let's tally up those numbers:

Starting point: (June 1, 1997) 678,473

Last year: (October 4, 2022) 771,721

Endpoint: (November 20, 2023) 756,466

YoY decline: -15,255

in raw numbers, this is the steepest decline thus far, and the sharpest in per capita terms since 2004.

PER CAPITA 1997: 1 license per 394 Americans

PER CAPITA Nov. 20, 2023: 1 license per 443.8 Americans

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#47079870)



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Date: January 17th, 2024 5:10 AM
Author: impertinent menage trust fund

Great thread. I am getting started in this 👍

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#47297459)



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Date: January 7th, 2025 5:58 AM
Author: misunderstood institution

so, it wasn't the greatest year for ham radio licensure, but i think the losses have been STAUNCHED for now. what we initially saw was a steeper dropoff followed by a bottoming-out, and then a slight increase in the past few months. the increase is much smaller than the decline, but the line is no longer crashing down.

as before, the twin penalties of demographics (ham operators skew older) and narrowing pipelines into the hobby are offset by ham radio as a growing cornerstone of people trying to adopt a prepper/rural lifestyle. whether they are LARPing or not, a license is a license.

Starting point: (June 1, 1997) 678,473

Last year: (November 20, 2023) 756,466

Endpoint: (January 7, 2025) 745,292

YoY decline: -11,174

this pares last year's decline by 4K, but of course, a decline in the rate of decline is some sort of derivative bullshit rather than what we want, which is a gain.

PER CAPITA 1997: 1 license per 394 Americans

PER CAPITA January 7, 2025: 1 license per 457.8 Americans

not great. could be worse. let's see what unfolds.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#48526389)



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Date: January 14th, 2025 4:53 AM
Author: razzle house

I wonder how many people got licensed in the early '10s because of the Walking Dead and then didn't renew.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#48551539)



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Date: January 14th, 2025 5:08 AM
Author: coral brunch

I had a General for a while as a teenager but let it expire. There were only old people to talk to, and they only wanted to talk about HAM gear/contacts.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4383596&forum_id=2:#48551553)