WOMEN AND AMATEUR RADIO
BE PREPARED!
"WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS...HAM RADIO!"
BE PREPARED!
"WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS...HAM RADIO!"
How to be the best mom, wife, and neighbor: BE PREPARED!
Remember the Girl Scout motto, "Be Prepared!" Be brave, be bold, and push past
any phobia you have of "technology." You do not need to be a "tech head" to be a
licensed amateur radio operator (a "ham"). If I can do this, so can you. No, that is
not a photo of me, below. That is an opera star of the early 1900s who was brave
enough to put on a headset and listen to that new-fangled "wireless device" -- a
radio! She did not let all those knobs and lights scare her, or even that sign in the
background that says "burn dept." She was so enthralled with the concept of
sending voices through the air that she decided to buy the gizmo she is shown with.
Remember the Girl Scout motto, "Be Prepared!" Be brave, be bold, and push past
any phobia you have of "technology." You do not need to be a "tech head" to be a
licensed amateur radio operator (a "ham"). If I can do this, so can you. No, that is
not a photo of me, below. That is an opera star of the early 1900s who was brave
enough to put on a headset and listen to that new-fangled "wireless device" -- a
radio! She did not let all those knobs and lights scare her, or even that sign in the
background that says "burn dept." She was so enthralled with the concept of
sending voices through the air that she decided to buy the gizmo she is shown with.
Madame Tetrazzini, opera star, tries a new "wireless"
(radio) at the Wireless Exhibition in London.
(radio) at the Wireless Exhibition in London.
Do you know that during disasters such as earthquakes, floods, tornadoes
and hurricanes, it is very likely that regular telephones and cell phones will
not work? During the rescue operations and the clean-up period of many
disasters throughout the U.S., "ham radio" operators have provided the only way
to communicate for days and even weeks after the main event. You can get a
hand-held radio for just a couple of hundred dollars, or used ones for less. The
license is good for ten years. And no one has to learn Morse Code anymore.
You can get a basic communicator's license with a home study course or a
class given by a local ham radio club, and a low cost, 35-question multiple
choice exam. You might be the only link with your neighborhood or your child's
school, in a disaster, if you become a radio operator. Wouldn't it be great to be
really useful in a crisis?
Ham radio does not have to be a deeply technical hobby, although many hams
do get interested in electronics. In fact, you don't really need to know
anything about electronics to get this basic license! I certainly do not.
You can do what I did: just get the basic "Technician" license (I know, it sounds
technical, but it really isn't). Madame Tetrazzini probably couldn't tell you about
the electronics of her new radio any more than I can tell you how my radio works.
I do not really know how it works, or how my car works either -- but I am licensed
to operate them. Getting the basic Technician's license is no harder than
studying for a driver's license. Really! Feel free to email me about getting
started in ham radio, or...
For more information about amateur radio, check these web sites:
How Stuff Works - Ham Radio - Even Kids Can Do This
Get Started in Ham Radio - It's Easy! (and no Morse Code anymore)
Best Beginner's Book: TECHNICIAN CLASS by Gordon West
Note: buy only the current edition of this book, which has the
question pool for July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2010.
Money for Ham Radio Women
Remember Rosie the Riveter's motto: We CAN do it!
and hurricanes, it is very likely that regular telephones and cell phones will
not work? During the rescue operations and the clean-up period of many
disasters throughout the U.S., "ham radio" operators have provided the only way
to communicate for days and even weeks after the main event. You can get a
hand-held radio for just a couple of hundred dollars, or used ones for less. The
license is good for ten years. And no one has to learn Morse Code anymore.
You can get a basic communicator's license with a home study course or a
class given by a local ham radio club, and a low cost, 35-question multiple
choice exam. You might be the only link with your neighborhood or your child's
school, in a disaster, if you become a radio operator. Wouldn't it be great to be
really useful in a crisis?
Ham radio does not have to be a deeply technical hobby, although many hams
do get interested in electronics. In fact, you don't really need to know
anything about electronics to get this basic license! I certainly do not.
You can do what I did: just get the basic "Technician" license (I know, it sounds
technical, but it really isn't). Madame Tetrazzini probably couldn't tell you about
the electronics of her new radio any more than I can tell you how my radio works.
I do not really know how it works, or how my car works either -- but I am licensed
to operate them. Getting the basic Technician's license is no harder than
studying for a driver's license. Really! Feel free to email me about getting
started in ham radio, or...
For more information about amateur radio, check these web sites:
How Stuff Works - Ham Radio - Even Kids Can Do This
Get Started in Ham Radio - It's Easy! (and no Morse Code anymore)
Best Beginner's Book: TECHNICIAN CLASS by Gordon West
Note: buy only the current edition of this book, which has the
question pool for July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2010.
Money for Ham Radio Women
Remember Rosie the Riveter's motto: We CAN do it!
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WOMEN & AMATEUR RADIO
PAMELA ROYCE, ATTORNEY AT LAW
626 285 8987
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