Off Road Podcast 074 – Offroad Radio Part 2

Off Road Podcast  074 – Offroad Radio Part 2

On this show we cover all things offroad whether you’re looking for some Sunday jaunts on some fire roads or some hard core rock crawling we will cover it all. I’m your host Ben and joining me is my fellow co host Steve How are you today. And our special guest joe

Has anyone done anything off road or exciting this week?

events and happenings

• King of the hammers – February 5th 2016
• Insanity Fab Challenge 1-9-16 – Naples, ID
• Desert Racing 4×4, Sweethearts Drag Races 2-13-16 – Moses Lake WA Sand Dunes 2pm

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Main topic   Off-road Radio part 2

Ham

• Pro’s

Range

education

other uses (out side of off-roading)

Good life saving tool

• Con’s

Cost

licensed

Number of users

Getting started

• License

The different levels

• Technician – 50mhz and above
• General – below 50mhz and shortwave
• Extra – must pass both prior before taking the test

Radio

What radio should i get and what should I expect out of it

(26$) BaoFeng UV-5R Dual Band Two Way Radio  

15 direct mile range without repeaters

(250$) AnyTone Dual Band Transceiver VHF/UHF AT-5888UV Two Way and Amateur Radio

75 miles on a vehicle base unit

Resources

• https://hamstudy.org/

• http://www.arrl.org/what-is-ham-radio

• Practice test apps
• https://ssl.qrz.com/bookstore
• http://m.dummies.com/how-to/content/ham-radio-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html

Next week

Interview with forever wave and special announcement

closing statements

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