Some Amateur radio RTTY decoding on 20 meters

Tuning the 14080 – 14100 mhz 20 meter band in search of RTTY signals.

Moving Up to Amateur Radio

Another from my collection of vintage ham radio movies. this one aspires to convince CB’ers to move up to ham radio. Also if you’ve watch the other films, yo…
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26 replies
  1. fwnbdaou
    fwnbdaou says:

    I remember converting an old DNT CB radio to work on the 10fm band. that
    was my very first HF rig after passing the morse test back in 198. Thanks
    for sharing. 73’s

    Reply
  2. TheZeke1974
    TheZeke1974 says:

    Thins were better back then because the quality of hams that had to know
    what they were doing and they had to LEARN electronics to get their ham
    ticket. No books, no online tests, or other “give it to me now” stuff..
    Unlike today where anyone and their son can become a ham simply by
    memorizing a few questions out of a book,… Shoot, some Extra class hams
    cant even solder a PL 259!!! I say bring back the code, ban the books and
    online tests. Make hams have to learn something!!!

    Reply
  3. pegbars
    pegbars says:

    This brings back a lot of memories. Thanks for uploading! I realize some of
    those appearing in this film are SK, but most of the calls are no longer
    valid, either…

    Reply
  4. WW0H
    WW0H says:

    Don’t lump us all together Zeke. I’ve been licensed for 35+ years and
    welcome new hams to the bands every chance I get.

    Reply
  6. Darren Bartlett
    Darren Bartlett says:

    this the true ham radio and love the old film been licence myself for and
    number of years. and it a great hobbie for disabled people

    Reply
  7. Adam Huffnagle
    Adam Huffnagle says:

    WOW ! Now I know was born 10 years too late to enjoy the 1970’s, I got into
    CB in the late 80’s and finally move up in 2003 and have no regrets. I just
    wish I could copy CW, I would have had my ticket sooner.

    Reply
  8. coalroller1
    coalroller1 says:

    W6HX workin’ that mudduck technology. I think I heard the other operator
    say something about it being a davemade world.lol

    Reply
  9. n2uhc
    n2uhc says:

    Where I live CB is dead, too. I have a couple of old CB’s but have no need
    to hook them up. I think cell phones have killed CB. Since everyone carries
    a cell phone where you can instantly reach anyone else, why would they
    bother with a 4 watt CB that only reaches a few miles and you have to use a
    big antenna? There are a few truckers who still use them around here but no
    hobbyists.

    Reply
  10. Chris Kelling
    Chris Kelling says:

    I was watching another film from the same time aimed at teens. It is
    interesting to see how operating practices have changed – BREAK isn;t used
    anymore except in traffic (messages) handling. Now, to jump into a QSO, we
    just give our call sign.

    Reply
  14. timinbovey
    timinbovey says:

    @TheZeke1974 Odd comment, because I’ve never noticed the bands to be over
    run. Except on a contest weekend. All the ham magazines, all club meetings,
    are always focused on how we can get more to join our ranks to keep the
    hobby from dying out. Yet you think the bands should be quieter. FYI, I
    have some ARRL license manuals that go back over 40 years that were pretty
    much the same as a Gordon West book.

    Reply
  15. n2uhc
    n2uhc says:

    You gotta love that old SSTV equipment and radioteletype terminal. Nowadays
    I can do the same thing with my laptop, a ham rig, and a small interface.
    If only back then they could see how easy it is these days.

    Reply
  16. TheZeke1974
    TheZeke1974 says:

    Back in that timeframe one had to WORK to get his her ham ticket. None of
    this QRZ online tests, Gordon West books, no coders, ect ect…. I will bet
    if things where still like this ( 5, 13 and 20 WPM CW test no books or
    online tests) nowadays our ham bands would be MUCH quieter!!!!!

    Reply
  19. Missouri Agitater
    Missouri Agitater says:

    typical ham dorks ha ha ha give me my 11 meter band and a skullcracka lmao
    this is old school… times have changed..if i say break its on 28 in dx
    not on a 2 meter ha ha..lets see how many ham dorks jump on this post ha
    haha hams for sissys.grow some nads and be a pirate station on 27mhz
    band….

    Reply
  20. TheZeke1974
    TheZeke1974 says:

    W6HX hes was a 20 WPM Extra back when you had to KNOW things to become a
    ham and before study books and online practice testing. This guys was/is a
    REAL HAM!

    Reply
  24. meangreen69Nova
    meangreen69Nova says:

    Fools like Missouri Agitator aren’t very smart. Yes I run ham and I also
    run CB. So you can work channel 28 with help from a Skullcracka….good for
    you. I’ll bet your fat mama must be proud. Now you want to make a bet I can
    talk the world over on less power than you? Go ahead…you’ll lose. Then
    again you probably don’t have much other than your broke down ass trailer
    and your beat up old 77 El Camino to bet, neither is worth anything to
    begin with. Fact of the matter is this: CB is only good for DX when it’s
    open. Cycle 24 is starting to come down. Won’t be much longer you’ll be
    talking to no one…well maybe your boyfriend. LOL.

    Reply
  25. OfficialSWLchannel
    OfficialSWLchannel says:

    No they use a special kind of digital signal that you cant decode because
    nobody has the right to use the decoding mode

    Reply
  26. Ovidiu Stoica
    Ovidiu Stoica says:

    It would nice if there were more digital broadcasting, maybe in the VHF/UHF
    bands as well, so as if you don’t have internet you could just connect your
    radio to your computer and get some files with the news. Say, have few
    frequencies which every hours broadcast files with the html pages of the
    website of the main news-channels (BBC.CNN. etc) and thus you can download
    them via radio too.

    Reply

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