Ham Radio (Most active station)

The Summit, NY Qth is the most active station in the USA with 10-14 hours a day activity and 48 hours during contests. See why?
Video Rating: 5 / 5

Dave visited the Manly Warringah Amateur (HAM) Radio Society to see what they are up to…

/33 Comments/by
You might also like
Amateur Radio Quiz: A Log of dBs
Radio Waves – a film about amateur radio in Ireland
PEPRO Deployable Radio Sites
Latest Ham Radio News
Cool Amateur Radio images
A Century of Ham Radio video – Southgate Amateur Radio Club
Ham Radio License – Ham Test Online – Amateur Radio License
Moon-Bound Ham Radio Payload Will Transmit Your Message from Space — But Hurry!
33 replies
  1. CampKohler
    CampKohler says:

    @hitachi088 2 meter repeaters can be commanded by users to link up. You can
    go for hundreds of miles if you don’t mind hogging all repeaters while
    you’re doing it. Who knows, maybe they can even link up to a HF hop to get
    across the pond. I wonder if anyone uses the ‘Net as a backbone for radio
    links?

    Reply
  4. tehcarlo
    tehcarlo says:

    @heroineworshipper We did a little Rtty mode packet radio on the lighthouse
    weekend, check the VK2MB International Lighthouse video on youtube,
    starting at 5minute mark.

    Reply
  6. Luke Coffey
    Luke Coffey says:

    @laharl2k people do share the internet via ham radio but the speeds are
    slower than a 56k modem plus all the interference it would be fairly
    unreliable look up SSTV it is a way of sending a image via radio/audio

    Reply
  8. M0OFC
    M0OFC says:

    @axel1973w just wanted to add a little extra info. The whole point of using
    phonetics is to get the message across. During some contacts it becomes
    clear the that the NATO phonetics are not being heard correctly, so mixing
    it up with other well know word can be effective.

    Reply
  9. DO5TMX
    DO5TMX says:

    If you’re wondering why HAMs don’t simply use a cellphone: The whole fun of
    it is that there is no infrastructure between you and the nerd at the other
    side. Your communications range is virtually limited only by the equipment
    you put together (buy or….MAKE!) and your knowledge and skill.

    Reply
  13. DO5TMX
    DO5TMX says:

    @DO5TMX Oh and don’t get scared off by all the Emergency Communciations
    whackers. Amateur radio surely is a nice back-up for communication systems
    that depend on shared infrastructure but it’s a hobby primarily.

    Reply
  15. Andrés Pérez Pérez
    Andrés Pérez Pérez says:

    Are you a HAm radio amateur? i´m EA1IFF, i would like to contact you!
    Thanks for the video, 73´s and good luck!

    Reply
  17. Chester Wardan
    Chester Wardan says:

    During the cold war days “woodpecker” filters were very popular to filter
    out the signal from the Russian OTH radar systems. DUGA-3 is one of the OTH
    radar stations that now lies within the 30 km exclusion zone as a result of
    the chernobyl disaster. The transmitting antennas were massive, the
    receiving antennas were less than half of the size. Crazy stuff.

    Reply
  18. deathventure
    deathventure says:

    @laharl2k part of it was corporate interference to prevent it from taking
    off. They would lose control of any possible profits they could gain if
    they were the only ones that had the “technology” to connect people.

    Reply
  19. daddyoca69
    daddyoca69 says:

    haha not in America… cb’ers “freeband” which is using the bands next to
    the cb bands. we also run more than 5 watts of power… I heard people from
    aus on the radio so some people down there don’t have a issue talking in
    with cb guys from usa..

    Reply
  21. Dan Frederiksen
    Dan Frederiksen says:

    we have this thing called the internet now : ) friend of mine made this app
    called teamtalk for voice over ip. no static : ) but I guess they’ll be
    important in an apocalypse of sorts : )

    Reply
  24. VK2XE
    VK2XE says:

    @CorbyStarletCj1 – Mexico Boston is the same as Mike Bravo. But part of
    what is called the DX Phonetic Alphabet. ac6v.com/dxphonetics.htm

    Reply
  27. Rodrigo Tarikian
    Rodrigo Tarikian says:

    Most active station in the USA. Average of 12 hours a day of operation and
    DXCC on 10-160M yearly. Watch the video and you will understand why! Ham
    Radio (Most active station)
    #hamradio #amateurradio #radioamador #amateurfunk #radioamatori
    #arrl 

    Reply
  30. Indrid Cold
    Indrid Cold says:

    I think I have the dubious honor of Ham radio’s most inactive call sign. In
    about 25 years I have had about 6 QSOs. I have renewed twice but I don’t
    know why. I can not afford anything but a scanner. To carry a scanner in a
    car, in Indiana, I have to have an amateur radio license. I am not sure if
    this law still stands in Indiana. I came within 20 minutes of letting the
    grace period expire last time. Someone convinced me to renew. I just can
    not afford a transceiver, though I salvaged one I have been working on for
    a few months. It has failed again, but I will have it repaired and running
    again after payday. 

    Reply
  33. QRZ Now .com - Ham Radio
    QRZ Now .com - Ham Radio says:

    Most active station in the USA. Average of 12 hours a day of operation and
    DXCC on 10-160M yearly. Watch the video and you will understand why! Ham
    Radio (Most active station)
    #hamradio #amateurradio #radioamador #amateurfunk #radioamatori
    #arrl 

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Want to join the discussion?
Feel free to contribute!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.