Welcome to radio…

Well, today was my HAM Radio Technician’s Class Exam. I’ve always wanted to get a license for operating HAM radio. I’ve just thought that would be a fun thing to do, and it provides with a lot of cool project opportunities that may not have been previously available. Anyways, a few days ago, my buddy came up to me and told me that he had been studying to take the exam. I decided that despite the short notice I would study and take the exam, what could it hurt? Nothing, and indeed it hasn’t. I went down to Ellensburg today and took my exam. I think I got 100%, by any means a very good score. So, sometime within the next few days I will be added to the FCC amateur radio callsign database. As of that point I will be legally permitted to broadcast at up to 1500Watts of power thats over 1/50th of the local country station, but because of my freedoms, I can reach much farther, FM signals have a limited distance of viability, whereas I can broadcast in other methods such as SSB (Single Side Band) with which, given certain conditions, I may be able to talk to individuals in other countries. Anyways, that will all just come in time, for now I don’t have a radio with which to do any of this, so, in a few days ill be legally allowed to, but have no equipment to do it with. I suppose saving up is the next step for that. Just thought i’d let ya know! If you listen to HAM radio, you may hear me on the airwaves someday!