CB/HAM radio: where to start

[badkuk]

patanong naman:

0. ...buhay pa ba to?
1. any license/permit required?
2. where to buy handset?
3. any special permits needed if you want to install a transceiver in your car?
4. any fees/recurring expenses?
5. me signal ba virtually anywhere in the philippines?

thanks

[Ungas]

0 - Medyo, there are still some active groups in amateur frequencies. Kung active ka sa mga NGO-socio activities like REACT, Kabalikat, fire volunteers & etc.

1 - Yes, you will need to take the National Telecommunications Commission test for Operator Certificate/License for Amateur (Class D-C-B-A). Which is non-transferrable by the way.

2 - Sa Raon pa rin ang murang portable, mobile, base stations for brand new units. Unless you want to purchase 2nd hand units which are available on daily ads classified ads section.

3 - No permit needed as long as your units are registered within your Operator Certificate.

4 - Operator Certificates have period of validity which is usually 365 days upon date of issue.

5 - Ham radios can and will have signals virtually anywhere even in the middle of the ocean. These aren't the same with beepers & mobile phones. All you need to do is scan for active frequencies who to modulate with.

[boybi]

buhay na buhay pa ang HAM radio. ang dami paring mga active communication groups. mas maganda pa ngang gamitin ito in cases of emergency basta's nasa range ka pa ng base station nyo.

aside from raon, mura din magbenta sa CQ-DX, sa may retiro, sa taas ng Red Ribbon. or sa Unico Sales sa may Chinatown Shopping Center sa Sta. Cruz.

[badkuk]

regarding ung licensure exam, san po makakakuha ng review materials, if any? Is there a website for this?

[zeourx]

pwede d na magexam kung commercial liscense ang gagamitin bayad lang ayos na may liscense na

sa amateur naman wala ng class d ngayon automatic class c na and yung morse code exam e required nalang pang class A

yung review materials e nagtanong na ko sa ntc nyan at walang silang maibigay mostly electronics lang naman yung laman ng exam e with some radio rules and regulations

[amboy]

check out website of the Philippine Amateur Radio Association (PARA) http://www.qsl.net/dx1par/. you might get an info there about review materials or at least an amateur radio group close to your location where you can get in touch regarding your querries.

[boybi]

pwede d na magexam kung commercial liscense ang gagamitin bayad lang ayos na may liscense na

seminar lang kapag commercial license, good for 5 years yung operator's permit, pero yearly yata ang renewal para sa registration ng radio.

[Ungas]

...sa amateur naman wala ng class d ngayon automatic class c na and yung morse code exam e required nalang pang class A...

Eto nga rin yung nabalitaan ko, may inalis na class. Di ko lang maalala yung unang reply.

Ang tanong, pano na yung mga Class B dati na may morse code tests na kinuha? Does it mean they are eligible to be Class A?

Naalala ko may nabibili sa National Bookstore na book, manipis lang and costs less than 100 dati. "So you want to be a HAM" ang title, compiled by previous local hammers... or jammers if you may.

[boybi]

Class C and A ang meron morse code exam dati, wala sa Class B.

ako swerte, nag exam ako sa class D, promoted agad sa Class C ;)

[zeourx]

pag dati ka ng class B d ka na kelangan pa magtake ng morse code pag upgrade ka ng class A yung written test lang ang kelangan mo ipasa class A ka na

yung book na "so you want to be a ham" yan lang yung available na reviewer dati pero la na ata mabili nito e

[amboy]

Class C and A ang meron morse code exam dati, wala sa Class B.

ako swerte, nag exam ako sa class D, promoted agad sa Class C ;)

from early 90's to the late 90's, from class C to A morse code is required. 5wpm for class C, 8wpm for class B and 10wpm for class A. fyi.

[boybi]

nung nag exam ako last year, yung kasama kong nag take ng Class B exam, walang morse code. kaming mga nagexam ng Class D, nag take din kami for Class C, which is purely morse code, nakatunganga lang kaming lahat

[StraightSix]

Most of those who posted here are obviously Amateur Radio operators. Ungas, boybi and zeourx, do you mind posting your Ham Radio callsigns? Ok lang PM kung ayaw nyong mabawasan privacy nyo.

Just wondering ... maybe we know each other personally. I already know amboy, who is a well-known Ham from the North.

So badkuk, what's new? Did you get your feet wet in Ham or CB radio?

[longbow]

Im really considering going back to this hobby. Been crazy with cb radios back in my college days....that was more than 20 years ago...l'm looking for a 2nd hand ham radio....

[badkuk]

bumping this thread. Seems timely after typhoon Yolanda. Somebody brought up the possibility of including ham radio operation as part of the curriculum for disaster response. imho, no harm in doing so.


Sorry my ham radio knowhow is quite dull: if you don't have a license, you can only listen in on the frequencies, but not be able to talk to anyone, right?

[CVT]

Puwede ka pa ring sumagot, bro.... Basta observe courtesy and protocol lang...

DU1-IJA here....



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[lowslowbenz]

I remember we had a DU6-***-something way back. We are still using VHF in the province.

[oj88]

An old hobby of mine as well... back in high school (late 80's to early 90's). I was on 2-meters and probably just one of the few 'geeks' that truly appreciated the hobby in all of its technicalities. Others are just along for social purposes (eyeballs and generally fooling around with pointless debates and banter)... those who don't know "squelch" from "frequency shift". While others are just plain idiots (jammers).

I confess that I didn't had an amateur license to operate any of my radios (Icom 02AT, 02N and 28H), but in my defense, I did observe proper protocol. I tried to secure a Class C license (and actually passed the written and Morse code exams) but I didn't pursue it. Why? In the words of Napoles; "I can't remember, your honor.." Must be my studies in the way or some other nonsense, I think. :D

I was reasonably active up until around '92-93, right about the time when my hobby shifted to dialup BBS. But the hobby officially died in the storm of 1995 (Typhoon Rosing), when it tore out my 70-ft. Ringo Ranger II antenna. I eventually lost interest and sold all my ham equipment shortly afterwards.

[badkuk]

What really got me interested here was a news report about how Ham radio volunteers coordinated disaster relief efforts after hurricane Katrina(and probably countless other disasters). i've never heard about the role they played before or since that report. Talk about unsung heroes

i also read somewhere that it's now possible to use the internet to "bounce" HAM radio signals across areas that radio signals won't go(between mountain ranges?). That is just so retro cool.

[jayteecie]

DU1 MCI here. Still got my 28H and repeater but barely used anymore. I know of a hospital using a repeater here so if it will be really a necessity in the future, I will still have these VHF radios to rely on.


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