ham equipment
What are the Ham licensing requirements for Packet Radio?
What level of license is required for transmitting AX.25 packet radio on a(ny) Ham radio band. I am interested in setting up some form of IRC with a friend in Hawaii, you know, for the zombie apocalypse. I’m happy to use whatever bands the most minimal license would require, but I would be operating at high power, my current equipment being over 100 watts. I am in Washington state, its still quite a long way to Hawaii. The licensing seemed way more geared towards more conventional use with things like call signs which would be completely irrelevant to me. Is the allocated spectrum mine to use as i please(with a basic permit)? Don’t hesitate to use big words in your answer, i’ll figure it out.
you don’t need any particular license to use packet radio. the entry level license is a technician class license. to get this, you must take the technician amateur radio test. to find out when and where you can take this, visit http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/examsearch.phtml and search for the site nearest you. however, you will not be able to make contact with hawaii using the bands allocated for technician class. you will need to take the general class exam as well. the technician bands cover 6, 2, 1.25, and .75 meters. this is determined by the wavelength, i.e. the amount of distance from peak to peak of the radio signal. think of it as a sin wave going through space, where the wavelength is the period. the best chance of making contact using only the technician class bands would be on the 6 meter band, during a period of high solar activity. this is because with the higher frequency (shorter wavelength), the radio wave is absorbed into the ionosphere. with longer wavelengths, i.e. 20, 40, 60, 80, or 160 meters, the radio wave is reflected by the ionosphere, allowing the wave to bounce or skip longer distances. there are however some restrictions on individual bands. for more info on bands, visit http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/bands.html
Now, as to your equipment, it doesn’t matter how much power your radio can output if you have a bad antenna. I am interested as to what type of equipment you have. i.e. manufacturer and model of the radio, type of antenna.
i don’t know what you mean by “The licensing seemed way more geared towards more conventional use with things like call signs which would be completely irrelevant to me.” if you successfully pass your exam, in as little as a few days, you will be issued a call sign, which you MUST identify with. it is illegal to operate a ham radio without identifying with your call sign. the best thing to get started with studying for the tech exam is to read the test pool questions, which can be downloaded here: http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=349
the actual test will be only 35 of those questions chosen at random by the testing coordinators in your area.
KJ4FWZ
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