10 meter ham radio

Or if there are any good websites for make your own antennas that you know about.

There are lots of 10 meter antenna types. From dipoles to yagies to cubical quads. Whats best for you depends on how much space you have and what you can get away with neighbors wise...

The ARRL has a number of antenna books for sale....I'm sure if you google 10 meter antenna design you will find a zillion web cites with plans...

However, we are at a sun spot cycle low at the moment.... it will be a few years before 10 meters is "open" with any consistency...

2007-03-24 08:26:44 by wiiguy

This is a short demo video I made of amateur radio CW propagation Beacon station K6FRC/B3 at Mt Diablo, California being heard here in Denver ...

I have an old 10-meter ham radio transceiver.
I tried to sell it on eBay, and was told it is now illegal to sell such items. I guess the spectrum changed or something.
Ebay gave me this site to explain it:
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/

But, I cannot make head or tails of the gobbledegook government speak.

Can any tell me in plain English why the old 10-meter transceiver is illegal now??

It appears to me that the "Equipment Authorization" and "Compliance" certification requirements, as outlined on the FCC site, only apply to newly manufactured radio and telephone equipment.

We are all familiar with how we see virtually all electronics equipment has stickers on the back stating that a particular product is certified to meed FCC radiation specifications.

I expect your 10 meter xcvr has been certified by the FCC at one point in time. Does it have a visible certification sticker?
It would help if it did.

There may exist the issue of "resale" of equipment that was once certified by FCC. But once used, does it still meet FCC specifications? Perhaps because ham radio operators are notorious for modifying their own equipment, that once modified, it can no longer be certified to meet FCC certification without retesting. Even if you never did any modifications, how can you certify and verify that you didn't, or that it still meets FCC standards?

I am not personally familiar with the rules that eBay are citing that it is illegal to resale radio equipment. However, it may well be the issue of "licensing". All ham radio equipment requires the operator to have a valid Ham Radio Operators License. If you sell it on eBay, how can you guarantee that only licensed ham radio operators are purchasing it?

Personally, I wasn't aware that you cannot resale ham radio equipment without having the equipment "recertified by the FCC".....

2008-03-21 07:42:15 by nurseman916

here's the deal I just bought a Galaxy DX99V 10 meter radio which has been peaked and tweaked for an output of about 200watts, will a 10 meter CB radio operate on Ham freqencies? it does have the option to use PA,FM,AM,USB,LSB. and also I'm afraid I'm going to ruine it trying to set up the SWR because I don't know how far the antenna is out of calibration, and I don't want to damage it when i'm trying to set the SWR. I'm using it as a base station, but I need somone to help me out before I mess with the settings and ruine my 300$ radio. it has a frquency counter if this helps. here's the link http://www.www.premiere-electronics.net/ store/galaxydx99v.html any help would be apriciated.

Oh boy...where to start?... This isn't meant to sound "preachy," it is just to let you know where you stand, because by the sounds of it, you aren't too experienced with CB radios...

First, the "CB" you purchased is NOT a CB at all, and is illegal to use in the US (Not sure where you are located.)

Second, Yes, this unit will cover most of the 10-Meter Ham band in it's "stock" state, and that is it. If it's been modified, it will cover the above, the CB band, as well as MANY US Government frequencies that can get you into some MAJOR hot water if you are caught transmitting on them.

Third, if they told you it puts out 200 watts, then pulled a pretty good scam on you, that apparently you fell for. Good luck getting much more than the stock 10watts AM/FM or 25 Watts SSB...

As far as SWR goes, if they company didn't massively screw the radio up with their "Peak and Tweak," you shouldn't have a problem keying into a mis-tuned antenna for a few seconds at a time while attempting to get your SWRs down...

Oh, and one last thing. While the SWR feature of the radio can be helpful in letting you know if there is problem with the SWR *LATER ON*, don't rely on it to set your antenna. Get a GOOD SWR meter from somewhere and hook it inline. The unit on the radio works fine to let you know if there is a problem, but they are not all that accurate, and would not make for a good choice to do the initial tuning with.

2006-10-31 01:29:00 by colton_alexander2003

Hey I need to know what I should do! I want to start my hobby of by getting a CB Radio.(I want a HAM, But I dont got the cash.)I want to know what is the difference between a CB and a 10-Meter radio.Whic is better? What can you do w/ one that you cant with the other? And last but not least can you get CB on A 10-meter radio.O and what is a 10-meter radio? Thanks for you Input if you have anything to input. Please help me!
Thanks!

ham radio has dropped in price there is dis advantages to both , as i have never heard of taking a cb to ham i have heard the opposite i ran many galaxi radios on cb freq
http://www.claysradioshop.com/galaxyradi o-all.htm
you can get a nice ham for $169 which is cheap for new radios but if ya want a real good buy be on a reg cb on channel 19 around truck stops and let them know you are looking sometimes you can get a good bargain , just be safe about it take a friend , do it in a lit place and be sure it works

2006-04-25 15:34:51 by Ryan

Thanks, it has hi/lo band, FM/AM with 6 different bands A-F, and i can hear CB chs. but i don't know if i can talk to them, w/out havin license..Cuz my parents r big CB buffs back n the 70s/80s, but don't know nuttin now. So am i messing with HAM or CB?

You can't talk to them.

CB radios require legal, type accepted equipment. The only radios that are type accepted are plain, simple, 40 channel CB radios.

The radio you have is an amateur (ham) radio.

Honestly, most hams wouldn't touch that type of radio since it is really designed for the illegal CBer who operates illegal power and illegal frequencies. Manufacturers get areound regulations by designing equipment with the 10 meter band, and then making them easy to modify for the CB channels.

I'd stay away from that radio.

If you are interested in CB, then go buy a "real CB".

If you are interested in ham radio, then study up and take your test.

The web site I provided in my source list will tell you everything you need to know about ham radio.

It seems you have an interest in radio. Amateur (ham) radio is a fun hobby that gives you legal access to many frequency bands that can allow you to talk to people all around the world... or just across town.

Good luck in whatever direction you should wish to go.

2006-12-29 00:53:36 by Chris