HAM or other amature radio - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

Double Phister · 2006-05-10, 02:38 PM

At the risk of sounding old, are there any amature radio types in here?

Are radios used at the autocrosses or other track events?

Nick Koan · 2006-05-10, 02:45 PM

Not usually, but they are always at local rally events.

Dean · 2006-05-10, 03:05 PM

Ah, yes, we use radios at every event. Nick must have been asleap during the safety briefings... I think they are UHF, but don't recall for sure.

I have thretened to get my licence a number of times and never done it. I know it's not required anymore, but I always wanted to learn Morse so i could save myself if I were traped in a sinking submarine or trapped somewhere that tapping on the wall would save me...

Nick Koan · 2006-05-10, 03:07 PM

Those aren't HAM though, I thought, just FRS.

Dean · 2006-05-10, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by nKoan

Those aren't HAM though, I thought, just FRS.

I doubt it. We paid way to much for them, and the club has a license for them.

MattR · 2006-05-10, 03:16 PM

I use a CB every day...breaker breaker bitches.

Dean · 2006-05-10, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by MattR

I use a CB every day...breaker breaker bitches.

I think that is Juvenile radio, not Amateur...

MattR · 2006-05-10, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean

I think that is Juvenile radio, not Amateur...

Have you ever seen "Joyride"?...You should watch who you make fun of

Dean · 2006-05-10, 03:26 PM

Just busting on you. I used to have a base station, and a rig in my car in the 80s. SSB, and everything...

I have two 5 watt walkie talkies somewhere in the garage I take on road trips... interesting listening driving to Topeka and back.

cody · 2006-05-10, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MattR

Have you ever seen "Joyride"?...You should watch who you make fun of

That movie is fucked up.

Double Phister · 2006-05-10, 03:47 PM

I just started getting into some of it. I'm rigging my motorcycle for bike-to-bike communications. We (other cycle buddies) have settled on using the "bubble pack" FRS/GMRS radios.

You're supposed to get a license to use the GMRS frequencies/wattages so I did that a few weeks ago.

There's no test or anything just agree to the rules and pay up.

If the club got something official then it's probably BRS (business radio service). dunno.

I recently got a wideband reciever (read scanner). It gets pretty much anything. (5KHz-1.3GHz)

There are some guys that hunt down 'pirates' and are all happy when they link to the warning letters sent by the FCC.

Kevin M · 2006-05-10, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by R4ND0M_AX3

There are some guys that hunt down 'pirates' and are all happy when they link to the warning letters sent by the FCC.

Hunting down ninjas would get them way more respect.

MattR · 2006-05-10, 03:54 PM

I think it would be cool to run a radio system like you mentioned Dan, only for use at track days. I'd love to be able to communicate with eachother while on the track.

Kevin M · 2006-05-10, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MattR

I think it would be cool to run a radio system like you mentioned Dan, only for use at track days. I'd love to be able to communicate with eachother while on the track.

Oh good lord... I can hear the garbled DOT/TG quotes flying now.

MattR · 2006-05-10, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

Oh good lord... I can hear the garbled DOT/TG quotes flying now.

"Eric, there appears to be a blue miata stuck on your grill... over"

qksubi · 2006-05-10, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by MattR

"Eric, there appears to be a blue miata stuck on your grill... over"

Kevin M · 2006-05-10, 05:28 PM

Radiowned.

Double Phister · 2006-05-10, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by MattR

I think it would be cool to run a radio system like you mentioned Dan, only for use at track days. I'd love to be able to communicate with eachother while on the track.

It's not that hard to setup.

The system I'm using is VOX activated (is that redundant?) or can be Push to Talk. It has a background noise sensor to adjust the volume of the helmet speakers and VOX threshold as ambient noise increases.

You could tie the two way audio and/or just you into a camera setup. That would be cool.

"PIT PIT PIT"

Bob Danger · 2006-05-10, 09:09 PM

I had planned on starting a pirate radio station out of my parents house, but they got pissed when I told them the idea.

cody · 2006-05-10, 09:11 PM

Don't let them give you any shit. Make them watch Pump Up the Volume.

zpeed · 2006-05-11, 07:17 AM

I have a tech license but it's expire already. I used it a lot when I'm at UNR.

ScottyS · 2006-05-12, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Dean

Just busting on you. I used to have a base station, and a rig in my car in the 80s. SSB, and everything...

Gotta DAK IX as a decorative office item.......sold my X on eBay a few years ago. I used to collect directional 10-11m antennas, but that got a little crazy.

Random ---- the resident HAM operator was Franz.....:-(

Double Phister · 2006-05-12, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ScottyS

Random ---- the resident HAM operator was Franz.....:-(

Bob Danger · 2006-05-12, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by cody

Don't let them give you any shit. Make them watch Pump Up the Volume.

Thats on my list of greatest films of all time, right under Space Balls, and above Rocky IV.

2006-05-10, 02:38 PM	#1
Double Phister EJ22 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 450 Car: 2005 WRX STi "I'm sideways and in control... I look good."	HAM or other amature radio At the risk of sounding old, are there any amature radio types in here? Are radios used at the autocrosses or other track events? __________________ Dan - '05 Black WRX STi. My Mods

2006-05-10, 02:45 PM	#2
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Not usually, but they are always at local rally events. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2006-05-10, 03:05 PM	#3
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Ah, yes, we use radios at every event. Nick must have been asleap during the safety briefings... I think they are UHF, but don't recall for sure. I have thretened to get my licence a number of times and never done it. I know it's not required anymore, but I always wanted to learn Morse so i could save myself if I were traped in a sinking submarine or trapped somewhere that tapping on the wall would save me... __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2006-05-10, 03:07 PM	#4
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Those aren't HAM though, I thought, just FRS. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2006-05-10, 03:26 PM	#9
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Just busting on you. I used to have a base station, and a rig in my car in the 80s. SSB, and everything... I have two 5 watt walkie talkies somewhere in the garage I take on road trips... interesting listening driving to Topeka and back. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2006-05-10, 03:16 PM	#6
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	I use a CB every day...breaker breaker bitches.

2006-05-10, 03:47 PM	#11
Double Phister EJ22 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 450 Car: 2005 WRX STi "I'm sideways and in control... I look good."	I just started getting into some of it. I'm rigging my motorcycle for bike-to-bike communications. We (other cycle buddies) have settled on using the "bubble pack" FRS/GMRS radios. You're supposed to get a license to use the GMRS frequencies/wattages so I did that a few weeks ago. There's no test or anything just agree to the rules and pay up. If the club got something official then it's probably BRS (business radio service). dunno. I recently got a wideband reciever (read scanner). It gets pretty much anything. (5KHz-1.3GHz) There are some guys that hunt down 'pirates' and are all happy when they link to the warning letters sent by the FCC. __________________ Dan - '05 Black WRX STi. My Mods

2006-05-10, 03:54 PM	#13
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	I think it would be cool to run a radio system like you mentioned Dan, only for use at track days. I'd love to be able to communicate with eachother while on the track.

2006-05-10, 05:28 PM	#17
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Radiowned. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2006-05-10, 09:09 PM	#19
Bob Danger Tape Terrorist Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melmac Posts: 1,792 Car: ? Class: Retired! Warning: Prolonged eye contact may cause insanity	I had planned on starting a pirate radio station out of my parents house, but they got pissed when I told them the idea. __________________ A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi.

2006-05-10, 09:11 PM	#20
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Don't let them give you any shit. Make them watch Pump Up the Volume. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2006-05-11, 07:17 AM	#21
zpeed EJ251 Real Name: Nat S Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Reno, NV USA Posts: 743 Car: 06 S2000 Class: RNP & PDX	I have a tech license but it's expire already. I used it a lot when I'm at UNR.

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