US West Reoccurring - Orange County Overland Bound Monthly Meet-up - 12/01/2018

[Snupee]

Rally point has been updated as well as the events tab on OB - West facebook for 2019 OC Meetup schedule. Next one is Saturday, January 5th, we'll have a ham radio intro that day at 9am!

Details:
Time: 8am - 9am
Location: Steelhead Coffee, 23382 Mill Creek Dr, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
MAP

Have a great holiday and Happy New Year! See you there in January!

Hey Frank, I think I might actually be able to make this one, its only taken me 6 months but this is probably going to be the first Saturday of the month I don't have a trip planned!

 

[FrankRoams]

Hey Frank, I think I might actually be able to make this one, its only taken me 6 months but this is probably going to be the first Saturday of the month I don't have a trip planned!

Awesome!

 

[NightCrawler]

Rally point has been updated as well as the events tab on OB - West facebook for 2019 OC Meetup schedule. Next one is Saturday, January 5th, we'll have a ham radio intro that day at 9am!

Details:
Time: 8am - 9am
Location: Steelhead Coffee, 23382 Mill Creek Dr, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
MAP

Have a great holiday and Happy New Year! See you there in January!

Can't wait for the advanced ham radio course...I could even give a digital hotspot presentation at some point...I will be giving it at my local ham club meeting on Jan. 3rd.

 

[FrankRoams]

Can't wait for the advanced ham radio course...I could even give a digital hotspot presentation at some point...I will be giving it at my local ham club meeting on Jan. 3rd.

Nice! I’d like to hear more about it. See about making that happen.

 

[FrankRoams]

If tomorrow goes "OC Rogs n Coffee at 23382 Mill Creek Dr. Laguna Hills, CA". Right?

Thank is correct! Tomorrow's meet up is 8am - 11am and there will be an intro to ham session at 9:30am.

 

[FrankRoams]

Great, see you tomorrow. we will be with you for the first time. Two adult overlanders and one mini overlander.
We're going from Pasadena.

Awesome! We'll have a station set up to receive on frequency 146.460. If you have a ham radio feel free to call in on your way! We'll have the radio up about 7:30am.

 

[Infamous El Guapo]

I am going to try and be there this weekend! Really interested in the HAM radio intro.

 

[FrankRoams]

Thank you all for the excellent meeting today, especially Frank for the call.
I hope we have the opportunity to see us next month.
Happy week to all.
I share some of the images I did.

Awesome!! Glad you made it out and had a good time!

 

[Jaebronski]

Rally point has been updated as well as the events tab on OB - West facebook for 2019 OC Meetup schedule. Next one is Saturday, January 5th, we'll have a ham radio intro that day at 9am!

Details:
Time: 8am - 9am
Location: Steelhead Coffee, 23382 Mill Creek Dr, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
MAP

Have a great holiday and Happy New Year! See you there in January!

I know this event has past, just curious to know what a ham radio was? And how to join the Facebook group? Thanks in advance!

 

[FrankRoams]

I know this event has past, just curious to know what a ham radio was? And how to join the Facebook group? Thanks in advance!

A Ham radio is a radio that transmits in the frequencies governed by the FCC allocated for amateur use. Access to these frequencies requires a license. There other frequencies that will hear about that are do not require a license, and some that only require a fee (no exam) to acquire a license. CB - no license anyone can use. for example. FRS requires no license, GMRS is a fee paid to the FCC and the license is good for you and your family for 10 years.
a ham license is also good for 10 years but is only issued to the individual. There are some usage exceptions that I won't get into, there are many threads here that do a much better job covering the details. But Essentially these frequencies are much more capable and are shared in some cases with emergency services so licensing and proper instruction is required. Don't let that scare you though, it sounds intimidating. IMO it's way easier than getting your drivers license.

Most are moving to ham because of capability and improved range and audio quality. One of those capabilities is APRS, yes you can transmit GPS Coordinates on specific ham radio devices. You can even create a data network if you're skilled enough. I'll try and find a detailed thread that contains this. maybe @Chris Jones knows of one he can link?

UPDATE: I did find this thread that has some good info in it but I haven't found a consolidated summary. https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/frequency-discussion-and-education.17792/

To join the Facebook group you need to be a badged member, then simply click the link in my signature and submit your member number when prompted.

 

[MA_Trooper]

A Ham radio is a radio that transmits in the frequencies governed by the FCC allocated for amateur use. Access to these frequencies requires a license. There other frequencies that will hear about that are do not require a license, and some that only require a fee (no exam) to acquire a license. CB - no license anyone can use. for example. FRS requires no license, GMRS is a fee paid to the FCC and the license is good for you and your family for 10 years.
a ham license is also good for 10 years but is only issued to the individual. There are some usage exceptions that I won't get into, there are many threads here that do a much better job covering the details. But Essentially these frequencies are much more capable and are shared in some cases with emergency services so licensing and proper instruction is required. Don't let that scare you though, it sounds intimidating. IMO it's way easier than getting your drivers license.

Most are moving to ham because of capability and improved range and audio quality. One of those capabilities is APRS, yes you can transmit GPS Coordinates on specific ham radio devices. You can even create a data network if you're skilled enough. I'll try and find a detailed thread that contains this. maybe @Chris Jones knows of one he can link?

UPDATE: I did find this thread that has some good info in it but I haven't found a consolidated summary. https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/frequency-discussion-and-education.17792/

To join the Facebook group you need to be a badged member, then simply click the link in my signature and submit your member number when prompted.

I don't think there is a single thread that is the best. A lot of good tidbits in these ones.
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/ham-radio-hf-vhf-uhf.854/
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/ham-cb-gmrs-handheld-vs-mobile-transceivers-get-one-get-the-other-or-get-them-all.18045/

 

[Jaebronski]

A Ham radio is a radio that transmits in the frequencies governed by the FCC allocated for amateur use. Access to these frequencies requires a license. There other frequencies that will hear about that are do not require a license, and some that only require a fee (no exam) to acquire a license. CB - no license anyone can use. for example. FRS requires no license, GMRS is a fee paid to the FCC and the license is good for you and your family for 10 years.
a ham license is also good for 10 years but is only issued to the individual. There are some usage exceptions that I won't get into, there are many threads here that do a much better job covering the details. But Essentially these frequencies are much more capable and are shared in some cases with emergency services so licensing and proper instruction is required. Don't let that scare you though, it sounds intimidating. IMO it's way easier than getting your drivers license.

Most are moving to ham because of capability and improved range and audio quality. One of those capabilities is APRS, yes you can transmit GPS Coordinates on specific ham radio devices. You can even create a data network if you're skilled enough. I'll try and find a detailed thread that contains this. maybe @Chris Jones knows of one he can link?

UPDATE: I did find this thread that has some good info in it but I haven't found a consolidated summary. https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/frequency-discussion-and-education.17792/

To join the Facebook group you need to be a badged member, then simply click the link in my signature and submit your member number when prompted.

It definitely does sound intimidating haha! I'll definitely have to look into this! Thanks for your help/info Frank! Loving all the help I'm receiving from this community already!

 

[FrankRoams]

It definitely does sound intimidating haha! I'll definitely have to look into this! Thanks for your help/info Frank! Loving all the help I'm receiving from this community already!

it is a lot to take in at first and all at once. That's part of the what makes it intimidating. It's like seeing a fully built rig and thinking you have to get to that in 6 weeks. Daunting, but also not the reality. Take it slow ask lots of questions. This group is a lot like ham, eager to help and will take any opportunity to talk about their setup and gear :)

Meetups are a great place to meet that have either done it or are on the same path as you. You can also see the setups and start thinking about what you need vs what you want.

 

[Jaebronski]

I don't think there is a single thread that is the best. A lot of good tidbits in these ones.
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/ham-radio-hf-vhf-uhf.854/
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/ham-cb-gmrs-handheld-vs-mobile-transceivers-get-one-get-the-other-or-get-them-all.18045/

Thanks for the thread link Chris! Great read! Have a lot for research ahead!

 

[WTFSoCal]

Would there happen to be a meet up in the next weekend? Im new to the group, sent a follow req. to the Mod over at FB OB - west , looking forward to making some more OB friends. FWIT im a Extra class ham, but not a geek :-)

 

[FrankRoams]

Would there happen to be a meet up in the next weekend? Im new to the group, sent a follow req. to the Mod over at FB OB - west , looking forward to making some more OB friends. FWIT im a Extra class ham, but not a geek :-)

Yup, there is one this weekend in Laguna Hills at Steelhead Coffee. 8am-11am.

 

[WTFSoCal]

Yup, there is one this weekend in Laguna Hills at Steelhead Coffee. 8am-11am.

Outstanding then ! Looking forward to the event! Ill bet SOS_RECON would come out as well. Thank you, see you this weekend!

 

[SOS_Recon]

First time attending and it was pretty cool. Saw many amazing rigs and met some great people.

 

[SOS_Recon]

 

[FrankRoams]

This weekend, we meet again! And we have a new name. Time and location stay the same!

Steelhead Coffee in Laguna Hills
8am - 11am See you there!