[Vanhackspace] [Fwd: Ham Radio]

[Neeraj Murarka]

Hello folks.

I have not made any meetings yet, but I noticed this posting and I am very
interested in it. I already have my radio operators certificate for aviation
(as I am pursuing a license to fly) and so ham is another logical step.

Looking forward to hearing about any such courses.

On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Joe Bowser <bowserj at uselessdegree.net>wrote:

> Hey
>
> I knew that we had at least one person with a licence on the list, but
> here's something I'm going to forward to the list.  I removed most of the
> phone info, but this should be interesting reading for the list.  Also, if
> anyone can find that old poster with a guide to the spectrum, that would be
> useful.  Also, can anyone contact the UBC HAM club and find out when their
> next course is?  We should send at least three people over there to get
> trained up.
>
> Joe
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        Ham Radio
> Date:   Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:58:39 -0800
> From:   David Eaman <exman at telus.net>
> Reply-To:       david at exmantech.com
> To:     Joe Bowser <bowserj at uselessdegree.net>
>
>
>
> Joe,
>   I've had my ham radio license (VE7MDE) for 10 years (give of take a few)
> and don't use it that much.  Licensing is now fairly easy since the gov't
> has washed its hands of any interest in the bandwidth.  Basic Class is a
> shoo-in and Advanced is just some radio theory and mostly regs. (They're
> very big on regs!)  I've got all of the books (albeit old now and most
> likely, out of date) but you're more than welcome to them.
>   Best sources for info are the UBC Ham club and Peter Anderson in the
> Communications Dept. at SFU.
>   Here's the downside... Reason that the gov't has gone away from ham is
> 2fold:
>    1.  The anal-retentive hams do a far better job of policing their own
> band against evil-doers (like those who would say, "darn" on the air) and
> other bolsheviks than they could ever do.  If you do something outside the
> rules, some old geezer with nothing to do but monitor the bands all day and
> remembers the BIG WAR will be making your life Hell for as long as he can..
> (few women are hams).
> and
>    2. The bands are now probably considered white space to be gobbled up
> when the gov't gets some good offer from a telco or other monolith.  Most
> hams are now 115 years old, right-wing old guys that remember when
> electronics meant burning components and RF burns on your fingers and won't
> be around much longer to defend their turf.  More to be said on this...
>   I could be totally off base here and maybe it could change, but you might
> want to go down toBurnaby Radio  <http://www.burnabyradio.com>  orCom-West
>  <http://www.com-west.com/>  and get a sense of the vibe.
>    Unfortunately, I'm literally out the door now for a 2 week getaway down
> to Oregon and south, so I'm gonna miss the meeting dammit, but if I can be
> of any help, let me know.
>
>
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