Ham Radio Exams in San Diego County

[SNOTROCKET]

CB's are limited to 4-5 watts and a set freq. (40 channels)
Ham is limited by your license. You have a much greater freq. range and more wattage.

so they arent really different radios just a different range of freq's. and i guess a radio that can handle more freqs. now why do you need a liscense?

[Mikegyver1]

You can broadcast through the repeater stations out in the middle of no where for 100s of square miles.. CB is line of site or approx 2 miles that's it.

[Mikegyver1]

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[SNOTROCKET]

You can broadcast through the repeater stations out in the middle of no where for 100s of square miles.. CB is line of site or approx 2 miles that's it.

so you could still essentially use a ham to talk to someone on a cb. correct?

and. i understand that you cna still communicate with people if your out in the middle of no where with a ham by your self. how is this bebefitial. what if no one is listening. or is there really enough people out there with a ham that if you are in an emergency would they be able to help some how.

basically what im trying to get at is if it would be more benefitial for me to get rid of my cb and invest in a ham and get my liscence.

[Mikegyver1]

so you could still essentially use a ham to talk to someone on a cb. correct?

and. i understand that you cna still communicate with people if your out in the middle of no where with a ham by your self. how is this bebefitial. what if no one is listening. or is there really enough people out there with a ham that if you are in an emergency would they be able to help some how.
basically what im trying to get at is if it would be more benefitial for me to get rid of my cb and invest in a ham and get my liscence.

Kinda'
That's up to you... I just think it's cool to have more power
It comes down to this... With the ham radio if needed you could call out and request help, someone will be most likely be listening and can make that important phone call for you if needed ( If you didn't have Cellular service or couldn't leave to find help )(JustRuns Emergency contact List that's in you glove compartment). In other cases your just over the hill from your buddies, maybe lost them or broke down etc.. with the CB and no straight shot for the signal to reach them. The ham could reach out and touch them... might be hours of back tracking before they find you.. I wouldn't replace your CB with it... just adds to your ability to reach out if needed. Also if you go out with JustRuns they still require a CB

[SNOTROCKET]

alright so i get it a ham is liek a cb on steroids, basically. but why would it not be a good idea to replace the cb with a ham? i fi could essentially talk to someone on a cb and they can talk to me?

[Mikegyver1]

http://www.advancedspecialties.net/ham-radio-faq.htm
WHAT EXTRA STUFF CAN I DO ON CB, MARINE, FRS & OTHER CHANNELS, WHEN I GET A HAM LICENSE?
Nothing! An Amateur radio license has Nothing to do with these other services, & Amateurs are not allowed to modify or otherwise use "Amateur Radio Gear" on these other bands. CB, Marine, commercial & GMRS bands each require use of "FCC Type Approved" radios for those services, & Amateur operators & equipment do not have any exemption from these rules, nor can any extra power or frequencies be used on these services.

[Mikegyver1]

From what I understand it's a NO-no  , I haven't read the book yet to comfirm.. stupid if you ask me, but I'm sure there is a good reason... 

[SNOTROCKET]

now im really coonfused. i wasnt talking about modifying anything i was just asking if you could do the same things you can with a ham (and more) that you can do with a cb. but why wouldnt you want to have just a ham and not both.

[Chief Gunner]

I think that a ham works on a different band than a CB.  So you would need a CB to talk to folks that have a CB, and a Ham radio for the long didtance.  What Mike was saying is that you cannot modify a CB or a Ham radio to work on differnt bands or freqs.  Now if someone made a combo, that would be cool, but that would probibly be a large unit.  The Ham radio idea is pretty interesting to say the least. 

[SNOTROCKET]

I think that a ham works on a different band than a CB.  So you would need a CB to talk to folks that have a CB, and a Ham radio for the long didtance.  What Mike was saying is that you cannot modify a CB or a Ham radio to work on differnt bands or freqs.  Now if someone made a combo, that would be cool, but that would probibly be a large unit.  The Ham radio idea is pretty interesting to say the least. 

i agree. i think having a ham in the truck could be benefitial. i just dont want to radios. and i know most only have a cb. so only having a ham wouldnt work out very well. i have no intentions on modifing anything. as you could probally tell, even if i wanted to i would probally just break the damn thing and im not a big fan of breaking things i had to pay money for (unless it was fun to break).

i guess im just still a little lost on this whole ham radio thing. 

[Chief Gunner]

i guess im just still a little lost on this whole ham radio thing. 

Same here.  Definately worth looking into though.  I like the idea of keeping a Ham radio packed away somewhere for emergancies, and hook it up when needed.

[HEEP4me]

Does anyone know what the diff is between a 10 meter radio and a hamm radio??? I have seen 10 meter radios modified to get CB freeqs. ILLEGAL IM SURE, but cool. I just dont know what the 10 meter part is other then alot more freeqs. Are they same as HAMM or different yet??

[Mikegyver1]

I'm no expert on this Ham radio stuff. CB works in the 26.965 - 27.405 MHz US CB Band
 and Ham communication 144 - 148 MHz

From Justruns site:
A CB Radio in each vehicle is REQUIRED for safety reasons.  Each vehicle must be able to communicate with all other vehicles in case one has trouble.  In addition the leader will announce trail instructions over the CB channel.  Because  we need a common mode of communication between all vehicles, no other type of Radio, such as HAM, FRS/GMRS etc., satisfies the Requirement.  CB Radios are commonly available and inexpensive  and no license is required so all participating vehicles must have one. (handheld CBs with spare batteries or 12v adapter are acceptable.)
Please do not attend a Run without a working CB Radio!

I know that when we are on runs with him we use CB channel 14 and he mentions Ham radio frequency 14.27.125 (something like that) So, I'm to believe that he is using the ham radio to listen to the CB communications and replying via with his CB Radio. He most likely is communicating with other ham radios in the group, but those conservations may or may not be heard over the CB Radio

[Mikegyver1]

Found this chart that explains the differences
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Hambands_color.pdf

[Mikegyver1]

Does anyone know what the diff is between a 10 meter radio and a hamm radio??? I have seen 10 meter radios modified to get CB freeqs. ILLEGAL IM SURE, but cool. I just dont know what the 10 meter part is other then alot more freeqs. Are they same as HAMM or different yet??

10 Meter radios are programed in the 28.000 - 29.700 MHz range.
So you would have to modify the radio to work in the CBs 26.965 - 27.405 MHz range. That would walk over everyones communication foshow
The FCC wouldn't be happy

[SNOTROCKET]

yeha i dont usually go on any trips with just runs. i get all the e-mails and talk to a few of them but i dont participate in any "formal" just runs events. for the simple fact that i dotn want someone telling me i cant go wheeling because i dont have a cb. i have one so thats not a probel but its not the point. i just dont like "clubs" with rules and beaurcratic bs. kind of take the fun out of it.

im not really to worried about not haveing a cb i just wanted to know if having a ham would allow me to hear and talk to people on a cb. and it doesnt so im probally just gonna stick with my cb for now.

thanks for all the info. ill do some more research to find out more on the limitations of both.