BK> What do you RX with? Have you played around much with the little SDR
BK> dongles?
Yes, that's what I'm using, a RTL-SDR dongle, with telescopic dipole. It's
nothing special, but it cost less than $100 for two of them.
BK> In the US we have 3 license classes, my two 12 year old grandkids passed
BK> their Technician Exam on the first try and when my grand daughter gets
BK> on the air, as
BK> usual, it's an instant pile up. I think I saw you say you lived in
BK> Canada, I am
BK> not familiar with the licensing there but I QSO with a lot of Canadian hams
BK> (Canadian Bacons?) from here near Indy. I operate CW mostly, then some SSB
BK> and very little digital.
I believe there are two classes here, but don't quote me on that. It has been
a while since I looked at getting my license. For the most part, I tend to
use my devices to listen to the local trunks for police/ambulance, or
ADS-B/ACARS from aircraft. I live quite close to a major airport.
McDoob
SysOp, PiBBS
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