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HAM radio is one of the best ways to communicate after a disaster, especially over huge distances. The thing is, they’re a bit complicated. As with most electronics, it’s easier to learn as you go.
The problem is that you need to get a license before you can even use one. Tin Hat Ranch wrote a short, six-step guide to getting your HAM radio license in just one week. It will take some studying, but it’s definitely worth the effort.
The author writes, “The HAM Radio license, it seems, is one of the biggest prepping mysteries. Communications will be very important in any disaster, be it a local disaster, a regional event like Katrina, or even an all out grid down event. I myself fell prey to the notion that getting a license was reserved to folks who didn’t have friends and lived in their mother’s basements.” Follow the link below to keep reading.
I AM A 75 YEAR OLD MAN WHO KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT A HAM RADIO BUT LIKE TO LEARN AND HAVE ONE…..DONT KNOW WHAT TO BUY OR WHO TO TRUST IN BUY,ING ONE. I BOUGHT ONE FOR A LOT OF MONEY AND IT WAS JUNK.. DON,T HAVE MONEY FOR A NEW ONE SO I HAVE TO TRUST .THAT I WONT BE TAKEN AGAIN TRUSTING SOMEONE WHO SAYS THEY HAVE AGOOD RADIO TO SELL ME…CAN ANY ONE HELP ME??? THNK YOU MR VACCA…
I Agree with everything you have said. I only wish I had renewed it.I Will take it again The right Way. ie go back to night classes. Colin
I might think about getting rid of this article. While it IS possible to pass your amateur radio test in seven days, you end up with a operator that is going to make enough mistakes to get his license revoked. Ham radio requires you to know where and what type of transmissions can be made at different points of the radio spectrum. This can NOT be learned in a week! Ham Radio is not just glorified CB. I agree with the point of getting a radio first, it is a good incentive. The method described used to be called “Bashing” for a guy who advocated the same basic idea. These operators turned out to be some of the worst in the history of Ham Radio with multiple citations being issued to them. Just because you can pass a test doesn’t mean you have any idea what you are doing. Chris-AJ8Q