Between the NATO Phonetic Alphabet and Q codes, it’ll come more naturally to me in time. It still feels awkward to me trying to remember both. I pause often to look up each since it doesn’t come comfortably or quickly to me yet.
❝ Calling CQ CQ CQ
Hello CQ CQ CQ
Here is Kilo Oscar four Zulu Sierra Yankee
K O 4 Z S Y
Calling CQ and Listening ❞
QRZ Who is calling me?
You are being called by K O 4 Z S Y, Kilo Oscar four Zulu Sierra Yankee
QSA What is the strength of my signals?
The strength of your signals is ___
(1-Scarcely perceptible, 2-Weak, 3-Fairly Good, 4-Good, 5-Very Good.)
QTH What is your location?
My location is Sterling, Virginia.
After a busy couple of months between work, health, and personal events/hobbies, I’m finally able to dedicate my time and focus on studying/prepping for my FCC license. I’m reading and practicing from the ARRL study prep guides and enrolled in HamRadioPrep for the video courses and practice exams.
I’d love to tell you and show you my efforts in HAM radio soon… I’m also hoping to show my new FCC Vanity Callsign once I pass the test!
Here’s what I’m working on and practicing with:
SW Radios and Field Travel BagBTech DMR-6X2Yaesu VX-8DRBtech DMR-6X2, Yaesu VX-8DReton shortwave radio, Btech DMR-6X2, Yaesu VX-8DRSoftware Defined Radio (SDR) and HackRF One with Portapack H2+Software Defined Radio (SDR) and HackRF One with Portapack H2+Software Defined Radio (SDR) and HackRF One with Portapack H2+Software Defined Radio (SDR) and HackRF One with Portapack H2+One of my Field Radio BagsOne of my Field Radio Bags
As much as I truly would like to play console games all week (between Christmas and New Year’s) and read novels on the Kindle, I really do need to set deadlines for myself to get my FCC Technician license, General license, and begin my CISSP.
I’m taking classes, studying, and doing practice exams to test my knowledge cold. I want to score 90% (or better) with each practice exam (cold) before scheduling my proctored exams.
Ken Foreman (prepping and studying)
Ken Foreman (prepping and studying)
Ken Foreman (prepping and studying)
HAM Radio Gear and Pending “Radio Shack”
While I’ve been into radio scanning using Uniden Bearcat, Tandy/Radio Shack, and Yaesu receivers and transceivers since I was a teenager, I’m now using a Yaesu VX-8DR as my handheld transceiver, a Malahit 1.10c SDR (Software Defined Radio) at 50MHz through 2.0GHz, and getting a new HackRF One with Portapack H2 at 50MHz through 6.0GHz.
I already have my Federal Registry Number (FRN) but haven’t yet scheduled my proctored exam for my FCC Technician or General licenses yet. Right now, taking an FCC practice exam “cold” (no studying or prep) gets me 60-70%. I want to consistently score 90% or better on any practice exam (taken “cold”) before I schedule my exam with a certified radio operator. I’m hoping to take my FCC Technician exam by early/mid January, and to get my FCC Callsign by late January once I’m entered in the ULS.
I already have a few ideas for my FCC Vanity Callsign. I’ll make it public once I’ve passed my exam and I have my ULS pending or complete.
