Vintage ARRL ham radio movie. Converted from 16mm film to video tape many years ago, and now from that ancient VHS to digital. Enjoy the flickering screen, and especially the funky organ music backgrounds! heavy focus on morse code, which of course is no longer a requirement.
Ham Radio 10 meter band is wide open to many Countries around the world. This is the best it has been for many years. It’s a great time to get your amateur radio license if you don’t have it, and a great time to once again try the 10 meter band. It’s smokin! You only need a Technician class license to talk on 10 meters. A great entry level, then you can upgrade from there if you desire.
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i have been wanting to buy a radio what is a good one to get i live in fl
I have a tech license but never used it. I’m interested in digital modes, especially PSK31. But as I recall, techs are limited to 10 meters with digital modes. Not sure why they didn’t open up other bands as well. I’m wondering if it’s worth the money just to be able to operate in digital on one band. Any advice? My hearing isn’t so good, so I’m not interested in CW or voice.
@mishima666 You can go digital between 28.0 and 28.3 MHz within 10 meters, and with it opening up again, there may be more people doing that. Some of the other bands that are set for CW also get digital modes going down there, and Techs are probably investigating those bands too, I would guess.
I think techs are allowed digital only on 10 and 6 meters. I can’t figure out the logic of the frequencies. While the CW requirement is eliminated, techs can do ONLY CW on most of the bands. Why not allow techs digital privileges on 160, 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, and 12 meters, or at least some of them? Having techs focus on digital on a number of bands would have made more sense to me. Didn’t work out that way. Anyway, I enjoyed the video. Thanks for posting.
@mishima666 thet probably do that so people have something to motivate them into upgradeing. maybe you can remember how it was when they had the novice license.
indeed the band is wide open every day 🙂
Oh man, that soundtrack! It’s so groovy. I feel like I’m in third grade all over again!
(But seriously, I find this really fascinating. Thanks so much for posting it!)
Nice chirp!
Nice posting but even 50 years ago they still said “name HERE is”
@VideoRanger give the credit for building it, what have you built?
Back in the days before no coders and mean nasty old hams began destroying ham radio……………
@burt2481 Professor, “Nice chirp!” means I like the chirp.
OMG young kids having fun!! Nowadays if a younger kids shows interest in ham radio the old farts run them off!!!!
Can you tell what was the year this film was made ? Thanks
awesome
@CT1ELP around 1:54 MCMLXX, so that would be 1970
some more hams tryin to brain wash people ha ha ha 11 meter or nothin..grow some nads buy you a good convered 10 meter and a big ol scullcraka and run a pirate station on 27mhz band…times have changed FCC does not bother people for running power on 11meter band…and you dont have to talk so queerish ha ha ha lmao……
LMAO! Thats what call some real vintage footage.
@CT1ELP…. Year has to be late 1960’s to mid 1970’s
What is name music in the end? Thank 🙂
What’s the music name in the begin and end? thank 🙂
Very cool. This guy is still around (WB6KPN). Check out QRZ.com and search for his call!
I remember seeing this film thirty years ago. Our club had a copy of the 16mm film and shown it at a club meeting. I remember the YL in the convertible and her Collins rig. I liked the two J-38’s back to back to form a paddle for CW. I loved that guy’s Lamb Chops! 🙂 Makes me wonder if Swan was a sponser?
What a completely pointless hobby this has become. Nowadays ham radio is full of old grumpy retired guys who have nothing better else to do with their time/money, or weirdo “whackers”
@c0deMunkey Odd. I’m not retired or grumpy. The number of licensees has just topped 700,000, more than ever in the history of ham radio. Yes, there are some weirdos, but I can find weirdos in any hobby or group. Hobbies do not have to have a “point” as long as you enjoy them.