Geerling Engineering | It's ILLEGAL for my Dad to transmit! @GeerlingEngineering | Uploaded August 2023 | Updated October 2024, 42 minutes ago.
Well, technically *now* he can. But when we started making this video, he couldn't.

Learn more about amateur ('ham') radio: arrl.org/what-is-ham-radio

73 to all you hams!

Some of the things mentioned in this video:

- ARRL Ham Radio License Manual: amzn.to/3qQMuFu
- Baofeng UV-5R 5W two-way transceiver: amzn.to/45LU1Ei
- Nagoya NA-771 15.6" whip antenna for UV-5R: amzn.to/45PBp6w
- Yeasu FT-65R 5W two-way transceiver: amzn.to/3EfJcyq

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Contents:

00:00 - It's illegal to press this button
00:55 - Amateur radio
03:23 - What hams do
04:27 - Getting licensed
06:49 - Avoiding the FCC's ire
09:01 - Finally, First Contact