My Ham Radio Journey
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“Good morning Josh and Leah from 2-Ville! I just wanted to share my ham radio journey with you and my appreciation for your podcast. I began, like many, joining the “feng army” in 2017 and purchasing my first uv-5r. I believed throwing this hunk of Chinese junk in with my ultralight backpacking gear would give me a means of emergency communication while off meandering in the backcountry (I didn’t bother actually learning how to use the thing, or bother getting licensed, even though “SOME people” said I should) .. Fast forward to 2023 and the feng usually was left where it belonged all along, in a plastic bin full of junk in my garage. In October of 2023 I decided to buckle down and actually begin learning the basics of HAM radio given the current state of the world and being an NYPD cop working long, often unscheduled hours. I wanted to have another skill that could prove itself invaluable in an emergency situation. I started reading through the tech exam question pool on the HamStudy.org and on October 17th I came across the HRCC YouTube channel .. my first stop, “ham radio technician license prep: sub-element 1 (2022-2026). I scheduled my exam through PARCradio.org. Bruce and the rest of the VE team at PARC were friendly and helpful and on 10/21/23 I became a licensed technician. I wanted to keep the momentum going so I immediately got on my computer and scheduled the general exam for the following week. With some heavy hours of juggling the test pool questions and listening intently to the fast track ham general class audiobook I managed to pass general on 10/28/23, although to my dismay I did get two questions wrong. Since October I’ve followed along with the HRCC podcast. I have subscribed to your livestreams whenever possible and always anticipate new uploads to the HRCC YouTube channel. I purchased a used Yaesu VX-7r, which needed a new screen and Yaesu was able to provide me with, a Xiegu G90 with an armoloq pack frame and after watching Josh’s reviews of the Wouxon kg-q10h I snagged one of those as well. My current HF antenna setup is a chameleon tactical dipole lite 2.0 strung from a large hickory tree in my yard, a chameleon OCF 40 in with my backpacking gear and my most recent purchase, a chelegence mc 750 vertical antenna. I’ve begun playing around with ft8, winlink vara hf, and APRS over the two HTs via a Mobilinkd TNC4, it’s safe to say I’m hooked and have drank the kool-aid. My most exciting moment so far was on December 30th when I was out for a walk with my wife and kids at Teddy Roosevelt’s house (aka sagamore hill aka k-0856) .. I set up the mc-750 in the parking lot, fired up my g90 and had my first successful POTA activation! I only had time for 18 contacts because my wife was pretty fed up at that point, but I did make a QSO in North Africa on 20 meters! This lit a fire under me to get my extra. I went back to HAMstudy.org, put the fast track ham audio book on hyper speed and bagged my Extra ticket last night, 1/9/2024. It’s been a wild ride. Thank you for sparking my interest in this amazing hobby and please, keep doing what you’re doing. 73. Matt L. N2NFG”
Medievalpaladin via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/11/24
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“Listen to several of the latest podcasts on a 6 hour round trip from the home QTH to Burlington, VT last weekend. Thanks for keeping me company. Always catch the live stream and Leah has a great, natural voice for broadcasting. Oh and you’re ok too Josh!
Scott
K1RTO”
sstanden via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/15/20
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“Love Leah’s podcast. She needs to get her extra before the hubby does. Really, I do love this podcast. It is fun to listen to on my drive to and from work. My drive times are very boring due to no nets during my commute. This fills my void for Ham info. They need to do more episodes a month!”
Skychip via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/01/20
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“unprepared and unedited with poor sound and an untrained voice”
Eey Eee via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/07/20
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