Re: Hobbies
By: Nightfox to Gate Keeper on Tue Aug 15 2023 03:20 pm

Re: Hobbies
By: Gate Keeper to Daryl Stout on Fri Jun 09 2023 06:52 pm

Yeah I agree, BBSing is old tech for us old folks hi hi. At least
ham radio is alive and well

Is HAM radio really alive and well? I thought I heard not many people are talking on HAM radio these days, and those who are tend to talk about HAM radio..

Nightfox

Its very very much alive and well. Your thinking of CB radio. Thats a whole different thing all together.
-GK

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Re: Hobbies
By: Gate Keeper to Nightfox on Sat Sep 20 2025 09:15 am

Yeah I agree, BBSing is old tech for us old folks hi hi. At least ham
radio is alive and well

Its very very much alive and well. Your thinking of CB radio. Thats a whole different thing all together.

I wasn't thinking of CB radio; I was thinking of HAM radio, and I thought I'd heard it had died down quite a bit. I was thinking of HAM because my dad has a HAM radio license and I've often thought of getting into it. I actually thought CB radio was probably more common because there are less restrictions on it?

Nightfox

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Nightfox wrote to Gate Keeper <=-

I wasn't thinking of CB radio; I was thinking of HAM radio, and I
thought I'd heard it had died down quite a bit. I was thinking of HAM because my dad has a HAM radio license and I've often thought of
getting into it. I actually thought CB radio was probably more common because there are less restrictions on it?

My personal view is this - YMMV. :-)

I've had my license for several years and recently put up a
tower at home to be able to 'reach out' further, but it's
NOT my main hobby/interest.

There are quite a few people that still use it, but it's NOT
24 hours a day around here, but in more populated places?
Yep! Still VERY very active!

KM4UXV



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