[ARC5] dying hobby?

[howard holden]

Makes sense. Why would you have to take a test, then get an obscenely expensive radio and multiband antenna just to have to get help if needed? Don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t trade my ham license for all the tea in China, etc., but back in the day, when I sold some of those toy CBs for a living, I had to get my CB call, early 70s I think when the FCC was so overwhelmed they resorted to having people use their initials and zip code for a temp license. Never used it beyond the showroom, and even there only when “required” to demo a CB to some fool. And back then I did use a “CB” radio, but converted to 10 meters AM in the car. An old Lafayette with tunable RX and crystal TX.

Howie WB2AWQ

Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows

From: mstangelo at comcast.net<mailto:mstangelo at comcast.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 5, 2023 4:43 AM
To: ARC-5 List<mailto:arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [ARC5] dying hobby?

I listen to the bands with an SDR receiver or see if they are opened. When listening to the 10 meter band I see there is usually more SSB activity on the "Freeband" between 11 and 10 meters than 10 meters. It kinda makes sense; Hams have multiple bands to play owith but these Freebanders are limited to one band. Also most Ham "communications" these days is with FT-8/FT-4.

The freebanders see to have call letters; I wonder how they get them? Is this allocation legal for CB radio in some countries?

I do lots of portable operation and meet people who are familiar with Amateur Radio; I hear "My grandfather/father was a Ham". Some of them are traveling in RV's and tell me that CB and GMRS radios are popular for RV'ing these days.

Mike N2MS


> On 08/04/2023 11:55 PM EDT hwhall at aol.com <hwhall at compuserve.com> wrote:
>
>
> >I guess the old 27 MHz CB band is pretty much real gone dead, maybe only a few logging operations out here still use it. I actually in recent history heard
> on some late night radio talk show ads for Uniden CBs, which amazed me.
>
> I've been seeing youtube videos aimed at preppers & similar folks that have been touting CB radios as a "must have" item.
>
> Wayne
> WB4OGM
______________________________________________________________
ARC5 mailing list
Home: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailman.qth.net%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Farc5&data=05%7C01%7C%7C7d1a3ab86fb84bc2a68708db95a921ce%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638268325870743467%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=n9Wg2XldEcdfUIeR0ZxgIXJUbuKDhZsWjC4fhkzg6lA%3D&reserved=0<http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/arc5>
Help: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailman.qth.net%2Fmmfaq.htm&data=05%7C01%7C%7C7d1a3ab86fb84bc2a68708db95a921ce%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638268325870743467%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zJNGYdc11gIZKaIApC6Ed03qYTrmlCvcP23s43AtJC4%3D&reserved=0<http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm>
Post: mailto:ARC5 at mailman.qth.net

This list hosted by: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.qsl.net%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C7d1a3ab86fb84bc2a68708db95a921ce%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638268325870899693%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=IUMswasLxSNPrizGpRRk96yBXRVzY3jwHVCDLkB6EAE%3D&reserved=0<http://www.qsl.net/>
Please help support this email list: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qsl.net%2Fdonate.html&data=05%7C01%7C%7C7d1a3ab86fb84bc2a68708db95a921ce%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638268325870899693%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=JZsBuEQrAHKG7wnYhOi0vjJi8e2NsEd0PnmbENTOWJY%3D&reserved=0<https://www.qsl.net/donate.html>

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/arc5/attachments/20230805/7fb97fd7/attachment-0001.html>