FishinGary

I have what is probably a silly question, but I searched and couldn't find the answer. What does this mean?

That what I was thinking, too. If it were some dodgy connections, might lead to a short which would cause other problems.

Found that out the hard way. I'm up to six now. Different services, but yeah.... wait, do scanners count? Make that seven.

Welcome and good luck! Technician is a cinch. You got this.

Always great news when a radio has full support in Chirp. I already have the 936 G Plus and UV8H, so I don't really need this radio as well.... or do I?

You rang? That's not me. Not far from the truth...

Great ideas in this thread. I have been using these. I use one to stash a GMRS and a ham HT in my car with antennas and drop-in charger.

That's exactly what I've done with Radiodditty, since their return policy seemed sketchy and we know that DOA happens.

What they're asking is awfully vague. Umm... maybe don't screw around with the amateur bands? I'd word it more politely than that obviously.

It's just slow and has intermittent issues. I've done ULS searches before and it's taken up to five minutes to return results on occasion.

Great point with HamStudy.org. We live in a time when there are so many different learning and study tools that it's unlikely you won't find something that matches your learning preference. HamStudy is great because it not only drills you on the questions, but it also offers resources to learn why that's the answer and not something else. Rout memorization is a great skill to have, I suppose, but don't just memorize the answers!

This is another website I need to start exploring more. More time on the internet, less time on the radio... but knowledge is power!

Yup, but it takes (a little) extra effort. The ULS site is interesting though. Didn't expect to find as many active amateur and GMRS licenses in my town and nearby towns as I did!

An awful lot of schools use FRS. I suppose this is because it's relatively inexpensive and the "license free" designation makes it's seem low-hassle. I've worked at school sites before where they used some Motorola radios, if I recall correctly. Probably business band, but it was a long time ago and I didn't know a lot about it at the time. Each school site in the district used a different channel.

Cool! Thanks for sharing this. At least, it doesn't show your street address.