Ham (Amateur) Radio, what it is and why drivers should use it.

hey just a question can i listen to "ham"bands on my general lee? if so what are ones you suggest? i like taking on radio but get discouraged with all the idiots on 19 these days and like the thought of talking to some one different anytime anyplace.Also would i have to have 2 different radios in my truck?The cb is good when you can get info from someone that is nessasary but i dont know if ide want 2 radios in here.

 

10 meters is devided by the " normal " users into 3 main modes and several lesser used ones.

28.000 - 28.299 mhz CW ( code ) and digital modes

28.300 - 29.000 mhz USB Tech class can use 28.300 - 28.500 mhz

29.000 - 29.700 AM on 29.010 - 29.150 mhz ( some stations ) and FM and FM repeaters

FM simplex is on 29.600 nation wide no tone needed

FM repeaters are on 29.620, 29.640, 29.660 and 29.680 mhz ( -100 khz for inputs to use a repeater you may need a tone )

SO what ever your radio covers you can hear HAMS on that part of the baND.

 

Yes fgb3 you are allowed to listen in to hams on your General Lee. Just no transmitting w/o a license. However since your General Lee is not a SSB radio and pretty much all of 10 meters is, you may not be able to make out what anyone is saying....it'll sound like Charlie Browns teacher.

Sounds like you might need to study up to become a ham, then get yourself a small dual bander ham radio like a Yaesu FT7900. Or get you a hand held handy-talkie radio, though their range isn't usually that good.

If you had a repeater directory of your local area kept on you/in your glovebox, that would give you even more folks to talk to.

 

Here's a list of some of the repeaters in your area.

http://www.wnysorc.org/repeaters.php

 

You know your a SuperTrucker when you have one of these bad boys mounted on the dash.