Answer: They are both located on the International Space Station
From Quiz: Ham Radio Interest
Answer: Robert Moog
K2AMH, Bob Moog, invented the famous Moog Synthesizer along with some other innovative electronic music equipment. He died in 2005. John McVie is the bass player for Fleetwood Mac. Tom Scholz is the founder of the band Boston and also an MIT graduate who has made his own contributions to music technology.
From Quiz: Famous Hams
Answer: Best regards.
Although hams use many different modes of communication such as voice, digital and even television the original mode was Morse code. In order to save time many abbreviations were created by Morse users and 73 is used to sign off with a friendly good-by. Of course, if you are talking with that special someone a different number is used, 88, which means "love and kisses"
From Quiz: Ham Radio
Answer: CQ
CQ sounds like "Seek You" - get it?
WX means "weather"
DE means "from"
CX is the common callsign prefix for hams in Uruguay.
From Quiz: Amateur (Ham) Radio Jargon
Answer: Walter Cronkite
KB2GSD, Walter Cronkite obtained his amateur radio license after he retired from CBS news, primarily to have another form of communication while on his sailboat.
Chet Huntley and David Brinkley were popular co-anchors of the NBC television news broadcast. Dan Rather replaced Walter Cronkite on the 'CBS Evening News' after Cronkite retired.
From Quiz: Famous Hams
Answer: Zero, The Ability To Copy Morse Code Is Not Required
In 2007 the Federal Communications Commission dropped the Morse code requirement for hams. In order to receive an amateur radio license you only have to pass a written examination.
From Quiz: Ham Radio
Answer: distance
DX is often used to indicate a station in a country outside one's own, regardless of "distance".
From Quiz: Amateur (Ham) Radio Jargon
Answer: He was the first cosmonaut and the first human in space.
Many Soviet/Russian Cosmonauts and American Astronauts have been Amateur Radio Operators. Yuri Gagarin (UA1LO), a Russian cosmonaut and Hero of the Soviet Union, was the first human in space, his flight taking place on April 21st, 1961.
From Quiz: Ham Radio Interest
Answer: Plastic Pocket Protector
It's been years since I've seen a plastic pocket protector, but it was designed to slip into your shirt pocket and hold your ink pens. Geek fashion dictated that you not only have a plastic pocket protector, but also have multiple pens tucked into it.
From Quiz: Famous Hams
Answer: Repeater
Repeaters are usually located at the top of a tall structure such as a building, tower or mountain top. The repeater simply receives the signal from one radio and re-transmits it to another. Because of the height, the repeater can greatly extend the range of a hand held or mobile radio.
From Quiz: Ham Radio
Answer: antenna
"Yagi" is the shortened name for a "Yagi-Uda Antenna". In 1926, Shintaro Uda of Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, with the collaboration of Hidetsugu Yagi developed the antenna. Mr. Yagi published the first English-language article about it in 1928 so his name got associated with it, though he was always quick to credit Mr. Uda.
From Quiz: Amateur (Ham) Radio Jargon
Answer: Our Gang
Jerry appeared in 18 'Our Gang' episodes and six movies. In 1942 he quit acting and joined the US Navy and was wounded when a kamikaze attacked his ship, the USS
Sigsbee. After World War II he studied engineering and retired as an engineer for RCA Global Communications.
From Quiz: Famous Hams
Answer: Senator Barry Goldwater
Senator Barry Goldwater lost the 1964 Presidential election to Lyndon Johnson. Senator Goldwater, who was known on the air as K7UGA was a ham for many years and during the Vietnam War provided a radio/telephone link to thousands of GIs and their families.
From Quiz: Ham Radio
Answer: a deceased radio amateur
A "telegraph key" (or simply "key") is a device used to send Morse code. A key goes silent when its owner has passed on.
From Quiz: Amateur (Ham) Radio Jargon
Answer: He was the first Amateur Operator (HAM) to operate from space.
Dr. Owen Garriott (PhD) has flown on Skylab-3, spending 60 days (a record at the time, doubling the previous record) in space in 1973. His next space mission was aboard Spacelab-1 for 10 days in 1983. During this mission (STS-9) Dr. Garriott, an amateur radio operator for over 40 years, was the first astronaut to take a ham radio into space.
Garriott said. "In my spare time only, I managed to hold up an antenna to the window and to talk to amateurs on Earth."
Since that time, Amateur radio has been included on almost every American spaceflight, and is currently in use on the International Space Station.
From Quiz: Ham Radio Interest
Answer: Jean Shepherd
Jean Shepherd was a writer and radio-television personality who narrated 'A Christmas Story'. The movie was based on his writing. Clive Cussler is a maritime history authority and author of many books including "Raise The Titanic". Franklin W. Dixon was the pseudonym for a host of writers who authored "The Hardy Boys" series.
From Quiz: Famous Hams
Answer: Dipole
The easy to build dipole antenna is often strung between two trees with a feedline running from the antenna to the radio. Cheap and easy to build, it is capable of world wide communications.
From Quiz: Ham Radio
Answer: without an amplifier
Generally, barefoot operating means using 10 watts to 100 watts. An amplifier would typically boost that to approximately 1000W.
From Quiz: Amateur (Ham) Radio Jargon
Answer: Good Morning America
Stephen Aug spent several years keeping Americans abreast of the latest business and economic news.
From Quiz: Famous Hams
Answer: Skywarn
Since the early 1970s the Skywarn program has enabled volunteer storm spotters to communicate information to the National Weather Service about severe weather activity.
From Quiz: Ham Radio
Answer: FCC
From Quiz: Amateur (Ham) Radio Jargon
Answer: Pass an FCC license test, which covers "basic regulations, operating practices and electronics theory"
To become a HAM you must pass an FCC license test, which covers "basic regulations, operating practices and electronics theory, with a focus on VHF and UHF applications. Morse code is not required for this license." (Reference: www.arrl.org) A degree is not required and many children under ten years old have passed the test and become Amateur Radio Operators.
From Quiz: Ham Radio Interest
Answer: Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins was very active in amateur radio and was said to even have a radio set up in his kitchen. Roy Rogers was of course a singing cowboy and Randy Parton is the musician brother of Dolly Parton. Buck Owens was the co-host of the long running country variety show 'Hee Haw'.
From Quiz: Famous Hams
Answer: XYL-Ex Young Lady
Again, dating back to the Morse code abbreviations the terms YL and XYL have stuck. You might hear a ham comment that he is "getting ready to take the XYL out to dinner." All guy hams are referred to as "OM", Old Man!
From Quiz: Ham Radio
Answer: Best regards
"73" means "best regards". So, technically, "73's" or "73s" means "best regardses" - some sticklers get worked up about that kind of grammar.
"88" means "love (or hugs) and kisses".
From Quiz: Amateur (Ham) Radio Jargon
Answer: False - Journalists and Politicians may be issued an Amateur Radio License.
Politicians who are or were Hams include former US Senator and Presidential Candidate Barry Goldwater (K7UGA) and Former Governor of New York George Pataki (K2ZCZ). Journalists who are or were Hams include Walter Cronkite (KB2GSD) and David French (N4KET).
From Quiz: Ham Radio Interest
Answer: Ronnie Milsap
All of these musicians hail from The Carolinas, but Ronnie is the only ham in the bunch. Darius Rucker is from South Carolina and released a solo album of country music; when not singing country, he's the lead singer for Hootie And The Blowfish.
Randy Travis is a well known country star from Marshville, NC. Doc Watson is a bluegrass legend and hosts the annual Merlefest (named for his late son) in Wilkes County NC, which draws thousands of fans every year.
From Quiz: Famous Hams
Answer: American Radio Relay League
Founded in 1914 the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) has over 150,000 members. They publish a monthly amateur radio magazine called QST and provide many services for their members.
From Quiz: Ham Radio
Answer: an operating event
Radio contesting is a highly popular sub-hobby in which amateurs, during some predetermined time period (like a weekend) try to make as many contacts with a variety of places as quickly as possible. It can cause a bit of chaos on the bands.
From Quiz: Amateur (Ham) Radio Jargon
Answer: Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly wrote "Peggy Sue" about his Texan girlfriend. Tragically, he was killed in an airplane crash in Iowa along with The Big Bopper and Richie Valens in 1959.
From Quiz: Famous Hams
Answer: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
ARISS is a program that enables astronauts on the space station to communicate with groups such as school students. Volunteer ham operators set up their equipment in classrooms and the students can chat with the astronauts and ask questions. Even though they are in space, the astronauts still have to have a valid amateur radio license to communicate back to hams on earth; that's why most of the members of the astronaut corps are licensed hams.
From Quiz: Ham Radio
Answer: a poor operator
No one can really say from where the term originated but to be called a lid is generally the ultimate insult.
An unlicensed operator is called a variety of things - pirate, bootlegger, slim, but he may operate respectfully otherwise so not qualify as a true "lid".
From Quiz: Amateur (Ham) Radio Jargon
Answer: Morse Code is not required to become an Amateur Radio (HAM) operator
In 2007, the FCC dropped the Morse requirement for all license classes. Since then, the number of new U.S. hams has increased dramatically.
From Quiz: Ham Radio Interest
Answer: Joe Walsh
All have been members of The Eagles, but Joe Walsh is the only ham. His callsign is WB6ACU and he is very active on the air and has quite a radio collection too.
From Quiz: Famous Hams
Answer: Q Signals
Q Signals are used to abbreviate a conversation, particularly when sending Morse code. For example instead of sending or saying "my location is in Miami Florida" a ham would transmit "QTH Miami FL".
From Quiz: Ham Radio
Answer: a card confirming a contact
There are many Q-signals employed by radio amateurs and the original meanings are often stretched in daily use. Technically, they should only be used during Morse code communications, but they have become part of the general vocabulary.
"QSL" means to confirm or acknowledge something (similar to "roger" in voice communications). Quite often it means specifically a card confirming a contact (these cards are often highly sought for awards).
A "QSO" is a contact; "QRO" means to turn up the power and can also mean operation with an amplifier; "QTH" means location.
From Quiz: Amateur (Ham) Radio Jargon
Answer: Marlon Brando
Jimmy Stewart, Richard Burton and John Wayne were all great actors, but none of them were hams.
From Quiz: Famous Hams
Answer: Molly Ringwald
All three have acted in movies with Molly Ringwald. Her proud dad is Bob Ringwald, jazz pianist and band leader. He appeared with daughter Molly in 'Twice Upon A Time' playing (what else?), a saloon piano player.
From Quiz: Famous Hams
Answer: Barry Goldwater
Even with his busy schedule, Senator Barry Goldwater, K7UGA found the time to be active on the ham bands. During the Vietnam war he ran thousands of phone patches through his amateur radio station which enabled the soldiers to talk with their families back home. Wonder if he ever hooked up with King Hussein while on the air?
From Quiz: Famous Hams
Answer: Pioneered live in concert sound for various rock and roll groups.
Bob Heil is responsible for taking the world of live rock and roll from a fairly puny sound from the band's amps, to the booming wall to wall of volume we enjoy today during concerts. He worked with The Who, The Grateful Dead, Jeff Beck, Joe Walsh and many other performers. Remember the "talking guitar" that Peter Frampton played? Another one of Bob's creations. Today he manufactures high quality microphones that are used in music and communications.
From Quiz: Famous Hams
