Topic: Amateur Radio and the Honda Fours..

[Wingmonk]

Are there any other Amateur Radio operators in this group? It would be a lot of fun to talk with others and sharing tips with the Honda fours.
I am KA0ZJO, and I am located near Crawford, Colorado. I operate 80, 40, 20, and 15 meters.

Bob in Colorado

[eldar]

There are a few guys here. Have you tried to do a search on ham radio here?

[333]

Yes.  K7RDH, Stan here.  Just a tech now, but am studying to upgrade.  And yes, doing a search will find other threads, but it will also take you to the "Shameless Post Boost Thread"(a random posting place), where Ham has also been mentioned.

[fuzzybutt]

studying to get my general license now, all i have is some 2 meter equipment for now.

[eldar]

Ham is for old farts! 

See now if you can figure out a way to get a ham unit to work on a cb and use the frame as your ground plane without engine noise, you got my attention!

[tramp]

kc8ngw here
just a tech
trying to learn my morris right now

[333]

You're right about the motor noise, Eldar.  That's why I don't ride with radio.  Besides, riding takes 120% concentration.

[kghost]

Ham is for old farts! 

See now if you can figure out a way to get a ham unit to work on a cb and use the frame as your ground plane without engine noise, you got my attention!

Haha...

Could call ya on the HF in the airplane at .80 mach...the engine noise doesn't seem a problem.

[333]

Could call ya on the HF in the airplane at .80 mach...the engine noise doesn't seem a problem.

That's because the plane doesn't have an antiquated ignition system.

But if you listen to the airlines, the spurious emissions from a handheld video game, laptop computer or PDA could interfere with the onboard systems.  My 5 watt VHF won't do squat to a SOHC4.

[kghost]

Could call ya on the HF in the airplane at .80 mach...the engine noise doesn't seem a problem.

That's because the plane doesn't have an antiquated ignition system.

But if you listen to the airlines, the spurious emissions from a handheld video game, laptop computer or PDA could interfere with the onboard systems.  My 5 watt VHF won't do squat to a SOHC4.

Fat chance....I've never seen such spurious signals.

[Wingmonk]

Traveling alone long distance with no electronic equipment and the wind and road, and only the mind for entertainment. That is what makes motorcycles the ultimate traveling machine.
My favorite memories of long distance rides were never with any windshield, stereo or even ham equipment.
Traveling cold and wet thinking how much more can you take. Fingers numb and cheeks screaming whilst thinking how great the next stop will be with coffee. If you make it. And you know you will cause you are a motorcyclist!

But while home Amateur radio is really a lot of fun. You meet great people of all ages in all parts of the world. I have a little radio I take camping and I just throw a long wire into any tree and it usually works well.
Some hams do operate right off their bikes traveling and I once did too.
Its cool to see some other operators here and when you get your general licenses look me up. I am good on QRZ.

[Rocking-M]

Tech+ here but never up rated. I got 2m because it works well out in the sticks where
I worked alone for many years. Now if I drop a tree on myself my son will find me shortly
there after.

[Wingmonk]

Nice to see other hams here!
Two meters can be a lot of fun as long as you shun repeaters and play with long range simplex. My favorite mode on two is SSB. (single side band).
Ya have to use a horizontal polarity antenna and the ranges are sometimes unbelievable.
I use a ten element yagi beam and I have talked about 250 miles over mountains or through em..not real sure. If you live in the plain areas, 300 miles is not real unusual I have heard.
I made a homemade beam that totally blew away any commercial bought antenna. I used schedule 40 PVC pipe, #9 aluminum wire and simple formulas. A ham operator worth its salt always builds their own. Only sissy whining mamma's boys buy their antennas.

[techy5025]

WB4VVF here. I haven't been really active for over ten years....just a little two meter stuff now. At one time I had
a 130 foot tower with a Th6Dxx tribander and was really into DX chasing...consumed maybe!    I still have all the
gear but my interests have moved on.

Because I wrote an article for a electronic keyer that was in QST ... Aug. '73... and later handbooks,  I can't change my callsign
as it is etched in around 10,000 PC boards. 

Jim

[333]

I seem to have taken the wrong time to get into building antennae.  I've lately been getting into building with copper pipe.  I've built a 2M & 70CM J-poles, and a 2M Hentenna.

[Sam Green Racing]

Egil the fire fighter in Norway is LA2VPA 

Sam.