Getting Started with Ham Radio

Thanks Amber and Josh! Amber (and Mike), "pro tip": if you are going to get your HAM license, don't do it the wrong way... ie: learning wrong information. Get the test guide Highlight the CORRECT answer for each question (or just the letter) Read the question and then ONLY the correct answer You will not put wrong information into your head When you take the test, the correct answer pops out at you! It is not "cheating"! It is learning ONLY correct information. This works the same for FAA written tests too...

This rabbit hole goes deep lol. This is a more complex world than I imagined. As a train conductor, we use radios in our daily work.... But I had no idea this whole ham world existed. Fascinating stuff! Makes me appreciate our radio communications more. I just ordered a baofeng UV-5R to dip my toes into ham and get licensed soon

I’m a HAM radio operator and I just want to say that not all of us are dicks. LoL Get involved as capable American citizens, people.

I love that you're doing this. I am a disabled veteran and I've been thinking about getting my HAM radio license and some budget friendly equipment. just need the motivation and a place to start

I love your "find a mom"; you know they're involved until the kid's mom is found.

I've been a Amateur radio operator since late 2015. I've learned a lot about how the bands act during certain times of the day\night, which frequencies will get you across town or across the globe. As with every hobby, you'll come across people who are just there to make life Miserable for others, as they are most likely living a miserable life. But all in all, I've really enjoyed the hobby and when the power in our area was out for 3- 4 days, it was a lot of fun to use battery power and talk across the state, and send emails without having local internet. In the end, it's worth it. Josh is a great guy and his channel is a good place to learn. Great Video.

Absolutely outstanding content. This is what we need to grow the community, Thanks Amber and Josh keep up the great work.

Went and joined Josh’s channel. Thank you both for the information, I will be working on it this summer.

If you put your name/phone number/address to a tune or rhyme, a kid can learn it at a super young, and then just practice on long car rides. Taught my nephew at 2 that way.

Another option that most people don't use is MURS It is license free and is 2 watts like FRS but has a couple of benefits. First it is VHF instead of UHF. Because of that it might be a little better in the woods. Second, you can remove the antenna and use a better one including using one 60 feet above the ground. It only has 5 channels instead of 22 like FRS. But, it is not as widely used so it is great for family and small groups.

Upgrading to General, radio is a great hobby and preparedness asset!

Josh does not get paid to educate people to help themselves. I have followed Josh on line and he has a lot of information about survival.

Very appropriate subject. I have been following Josh for some years, glad you teamed up with him. Thank you.

I love how Amber really breaks down the abreviations and tech lingo into layman's terms. This keeps the information very absorbable. Great work!

Question for Amber, at what age did you start implementing these things with your kids? And could you give an example of how to teach them this concept of learning? Thank you guys

When I had children I gave each of them a walkie-talkie for around the house and on vacations. It saved me a lot of walking. Also just listening I could tell where they were generally. Easy to walk to the car turn on the CB channel 14? And call supper is ready,lol.

Lots of great information!!! I got my license and upgrade easy with the ham radio prep app. Just keep taking those practice tests and studying! Josh has a ton of videos on HAM stuff. Thanks for being prepared 👍👍

As a Texan this is an important topic for myself (and for most Americans as well) especially with what we experienced on February of 2021. Thank you so much for sharing this video.

A radio is like a gun, learn to use it and be proficient. You wont rise to the occasion.

This was a great talk. Hopefully someone could do a great talk on what would happen if the whole grid went down, or we had EMP issues either from a rocket blast or the sun. That would be the best time that these ham radios would be life saving.