Amatuer radio questions

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Hi NR,

I've posted comments nest to your questions below:

Regards

Lightspeed

(15 January 2012, 22:24)NorthernRaider Wrote: Guys can any of you please advise me on a couple of questions pertaining to amatuer (ham) radio.

(1) is there a type of licence I can apply for that does NOT require me to learn morse?, IE a Ham Light licence.

There is no longer any need to learn morse for any level of UK Amateur radio operating license. You have to take the license examinations in order. Foundation license first, then Intermediate and then Advanced. As noted in the article the Foundation license is pretty much all you'll need for prepping purposes, but the higher levels may be attractive to you as your knowlege developes.

Foundation license examnation is dead easy, it consists of simple practicals, a session called morse appreciation ( which requires no pre-preparation) and a multiple choice test ( 20 mins maximum). Training courses are available at local Ham radio clubs, all are well organized and have pass rates in the 90%+ range.

(2) what is the best frequency band for Uk operations.

The article discusses many options.Close range PMR446?, medium range VHF? and longer range HF, particularly 7Mhz and 14 Mhz. Maybe we should open a separate thead to discuss these further???

(3) What Transcievers do you reccomend

Ditto point 2.