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HF Beacons / Re: Help for a newbie
« on: September 04, 2013, 1818 UTC »
Thank you Token so much for taking the time to answer my questions. I was sort of afraid to ask them as I didn't think I'd understand the answers. I was wondering what FRS is that you mention. I was just sort of thinking that maybe I could try doing something like this in a simple way to see if I could get some friends and family interested in playing with it. I wish I had an electronics type mind. You guys are so smart!! ;-) Oh I just read that it's a Family Radio Service. Is there a list of frequencies that can be used license free that I can look up?
Oh and when I meant to check the transmitter from home...I was wondering if it could be heard on like a shortwave radio. I heard those can detect stuff all over the world. So if I'm understanding this...you can have a transmitter set at a certain frequency and then you dial in that frequency on a shortwave and can hear it. You can also use a ham radio and dial in that frequency and hear it if your close enough to it.
Thanks too for having patience with my layman type questions. I've just always had a fascination with this kind of thing, but it's hard to start when there are so many terms you don't understand.
Oh and when I meant to check the transmitter from home...I was wondering if it could be heard on like a shortwave radio. I heard those can detect stuff all over the world. So if I'm understanding this...you can have a transmitter set at a certain frequency and then you dial in that frequency on a shortwave and can hear it. You can also use a ham radio and dial in that frequency and hear it if your close enough to it.
Thanks too for having patience with my layman type questions. I've just always had a fascination with this kind of thing, but it's hard to start when there are so many terms you don't understand.
