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It's on-going! [thumbzup] Welcome to the site. :-D There seems to be a good connection between the two hobbies. There are quite a few members here that enjoy both.

RE: Ham radio, A shameless plug kc8sfq, Perfect! That's the way to do it! Thanks for getting the information out and using good, "comm!" [thumbzup]

The old adage, "If you build it, they will come," I believe is very true. Just look at Disneyland. Or this website, for that matter. I think if something was established for the comm guys, it would be utilized. Just showing the interest as we have, should mean something. Oh well. I'm not a...

I would say you are right, cranetruck. However, the area would be open to ALL Steel Soldiers members! It is an additional area of interest that ANYONE can pursue and enjoy. The idea is not to exclude anyone. But, I agree. Feelings may get hurt and it is not an "all-encompassing" arena. We...

Still hoping to see the chat-room change!

RE: Radio "The Shack" has my vote for re-naming the "PX" or creating another chat for the radio-heads. Who do we see for this? Should I fill out an ID-10-T form?

RE: Re: RE: Green Radios Recovery4x4, Great idea! The "Radio Room?" Is this possible? Easy to do?

Great post Tyler! Thank you! Really opens up some doors! Bottom line: Folks need to get their "Technician" level ham license. Then they can get on 6-Meter (military) radios. Of course there are other bands "Techs" can be on, but we can, "stay green" with the 6-Meter military radios in our...

ems4ty, I take it, the military frequencies are available to hams? You say, 6-Meter band? What military radios can be used by hams and/or non-hams?

Re: RE: Another ham here Once you get that Tech license, (and it'll be easy), you're first radio will most likely be a 2-Meter hand-held or mobile radio, (looks about like a typical dash-mount comm radio). They run off 12 volts, and aren't standard military, but you're talking, and you're...

RE: K3TZJ Here This forum, "Military Radio and Other Electronics" is probably best. It doesn't get, "exclusive" that way. I've operated some military radios. I know that if you don't know what you're doing with certain ones, they can cook an omlet! Among other things. The GMRS radios have...

RE: Ham Radio The old military radios are pretty neat. But, they aren't as user friendly. Especially if you are starting from scratch in the radio hobby. The amateur radios that the average consumer can buy are less likely to discourage someone just getting into the hobby, too. With the...

One nice thing about amateur radio for our puposes is; repeater use = range! CB is very limiting and it gets so noisy and chaotic, that it feels good just to turn it off sometimes. Amateur radio has a code of ethics that is enforced. Kind of like the moderators and administrators of a website...

The tests have been re-designed. Morse code is no longer included or required. General Class is what I have, but Technician Class is fine for getting started on repeaters, which is what most amateurs appreciate as most affordable. Extra Class is tough. It just is. If you're really into...

I went ahead and added "Amateur Radio" to my signature. That should flag other hams. I'm sure as time goes on, we'll be able to develope our own lists. I'd like to fiqure out a way to put together a list of "favorites" (SS members). All I can do now is save threads. Any better ideas...

I wanted to suggest that, but Google-ing a call-sign reveals a lot of personal info. I didn't know if that was the best way to go. I'm still a little leery, myself.

I was hoping to come up with a way to get Steel Soldiers who are also Ham Radio Operators, together somehow. Is there a way to add an icon to our profile or something? Maybe just checking in here and just creating our own "pencil list" might be the only way. Just a thought. I know there are...