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  • 08-01-2007 12:11am
    #1
    harpear
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    any ham or amature radio people out there


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  • #2
    Seanie M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭Seanie M


    A "wannabe ham radio geek" here. I have always been interested in it.

    Seanie.


  • #3
    harpear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭harpear


    i am in galway
    are you on the cb


  • #4
    Greenman
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    harpear wrote:
    any ham or amature radio people out there

    Yes I'm one for my sins.


  • #5
    Seanie M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭Seanie M


    harpear wrote:
    i am in galway
    are you on the cb

    I'm not - I'm a listener across the shortband spectrum though. Had a Bearcat once, but sometime in the future I'm going to set myself up with a proper CB ham radio set...


  • #6
    vigos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 646 ✭✭✭vigos


    isn't ham radio different to CB? dont you need to do a test or something to have a HAM radio as whereas you dont for a CB?


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  • #7
    monkeyfudge
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    vigos wrote:
    isn't ham radio different to CB? dont you need to do a test or something to have a HAM radio as whereas you dont for a CB?
    This is true. It's all regulated by ComReg. They call them Experimenter Licences.

    Lots of info here.

    There is some lovely technology available these days.


  • #8
    harpear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭harpear


    yes, getting busy on the cb again


  • #9
    harpear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭harpear


    studing for it now
    any tips


  • #10
    icom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 480 ✭✭icom


    harpear wrote:
    any ham or amature radio people out there

    Yes, since 1987.
    Most of my contacts are made using Morse Code.

    Icom....:)


  • #11
    Capt'n Midnight
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    harpear wrote:
    studing for it now
    any tips

    http://www.southdublinradioclub.ie
    Club meetings are held every Tuesday night from 8.00 pm to 10.00 pm in the Ballyroan Community Centre, Marian Road, Rathfarnham

    classes on at the moment too



    http://www.9h1mrl.org/ukrae/arc_cd/full/html/c0-1-0.htm
    chapters 2-12 are relevant everywhere.

    http://www.9h1mrl.org/ukrae/arc_cd/full/other/qrae.exe - multiple choices application - the licensing conditions and regulations are not quite the same as here but all the technical stuff is


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  • #12
    harpear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭harpear


    any cb users out there


  • #13
    John Luke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40 ✭John Luke


    Try the IRTS website - it's the official Irish Ham Site


  • #14
    John Luke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40 ✭John Luke


    CB might become popular again if Ireland follow the UK in opening up more free bands for CBrs to use.


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