I want to get my Tech licence can anyone offer some help?

[kw79]

You can download the question pools direct from the ARRL website...
KB8QWN

+1 that is a good resource and so is qrz.com

Good luck with the tests. Its a lot of fun.

[Oyusan]

Is this the same license needed to legally operate Radar?

[Laser-InterceptorUSA]

Yes.

10.0-10.5 GHz X-Band
24.0-24.25 GHz K-Band

Cliff - W4NJ

[rocky2]

I got my tech license this year, I need to study and get my General license. The tech was not that hard to pass, but the general questions seem a quite a bit more complex.

[Motor On]

I got my tech license this year, I need to study and get my General license. The tech was not that hard to pass, but the general questions seem a quite a bit more complex.

Wait until you go for your Extra! I'm hoping to have my GROL plus Radar endorsement by the end of the year.

Ka is not part of the ham bands, you'll need a Part 90 approval for that.

[grasshopper]

what are the benefits to having the tech lic??

[Arvetus]

Wait until you go for your Extra!

I've been hung on that for several years. It's very technical and hard to find time amidst a life of work, family, [ahem, forum browsing] and keeping up on the yard and other house chores to study.
Having our VE session next month on the 16th and I was going to try and go for it, but I haven't had time to look at the book lately! UGH!!

what are the benefits to having the tech lic??

I got out of the CB world in 1993 and the benefits to a ham license are practically endless. There's something for every flavor of operator from DX (long distance contacts), local VHF/UHF rag-chew stuff, technical stuff like learning how to bounce your signals off the moon and experimenting with what types of antennas work best, and then there's emergency communications - assisting your local government agencies with communications. You'd be amazed at how many public service agencies still can't talk to each other in the event of an interop event. Here in TX, hams have saved the day during Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Ike, etc and also during the Columbia Shuttle recovery. Plus, you can use up to 1500 watts PEP LEGALLY!

Just depends on what your fancy is and what you want to do with it. There's something for everyone and it's probably the best group of folks I've ever met. Met some lifetime friends during my ham "career."

I don't have cell coverage at my hunting lease, but I can use VHF to talk to my wife 60 miles away or get help if something ever happened. However I will say that 146.520 is not the place to get traffic/"bear trap" info. I will admit that I'm not a big CB fan anymore and don't use it everyday - only for interstate trips, but CB is still good for something, and that is its niche.

[Oyusan]

Yes.

10.0-10.5 GHz X-Band
24.0-24.25 GHz K-Band

Cliff - W4NJ

Ty Cliff.

What would I need for Part 90 approval?

[Arvetus]

Ty Cliff.

What would I need for Part 90 approval?

30GHz is not in the ham bands, which is governed by part 97, so your device would need part 90 approval to be operated in that frequency range.

From an ARRL publication:

All licensees except Novices are authorized all modes on the following frequencies:
2300-2310 MHz
2390-2450 MHz
3300-3500 MHz
5650-5925 MHz
10.0-10.5 GHz
24.0-24.25 GHz
47.0-47.2 GHz
76.0-81.0 GHz
122.25-123.0 GHz
134-141 GHz
241-250 GHz
All above 275 GHz

Your device would have to be registered with the FCC... which means lots of red tape with the FCC if your device was "home brew" equipment. Commercial equipment is already type-certified with in the part 90 code.

Part 90 certifies the DEVICE, whereas if you are a ham operating under part 97, your device doesn't necessarily have to be type-certified by the FCC, as long as you, the operator, are operating your device within the frequency range assigned to you defined in the class of license you hold...

As an example, Citizens Band (26.965MHz - 27.405MHz) is part 90 "type certified," which means you don't have to have a license to operate, but your device must be registered with the FCC. However, it is illegal to operate a modified ham device in the CB band because ham devices are authorized to transmit in ham-bands only, not outside of them.

There's a lot of granular detail I skipped over, but for simplicity's sake, that's pretty much the jist of it

[Motor On]

Yes.

10.0-10.5 GHz X-Band
24.0-24.25 GHz K-Band

Cliff - W4NJ

Ty Cliff.

What would I need for Part 90 approval?

Part 90, on the HAM bands generally refers to the standards the device is manufactured to, Part 90 rules also govern business and public safety radio use. Just like Part 97 covers what HAMs are allowed to do and that the radios must meet good engineering and amateur practice, ours don't need to be sent in to get FCC approval so long as they stay on the HAM bands, and within our allowed power limits for those bands. The following is pretty much the step by step on filling out the application for a business radio license, you can contact your local FCC field office for more information.

Part 90 Radar Licensing instructions Log onto http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls License Manager using FRN & Password. (You will need to create an FRN and password if you do not have one.)
On the left hand side choose apply for a new license.
Click down arrow and select radio service code (RS). Click Continue.
APPLICATION INFO: Complete Application Information. Click Next page at Bottom right of page.
APPLICANT: Choose the Licensee Type at the top right hand side of the page. Then complete the rest of the Applicant Info. and Contact Info. (If Applicable). Click Next page at Bottom right of page.
OWNERSHIP/QUALIFICATION: Complete Ownership/Qualification questions. If any questions are answered as "Yes" then an attachment is required explaining why it is yes. Click Next page at Bottom right of page.
GENERAL CERTIFICATION STATEMENT: Type in name of party authorized to sign. Click Next page at Bottom right of page.
CONTROL POINT: Click the "Add" button on the left hand side of page to enter Control Point information. Click Next page at Bottom right of page. Choose "Yes" on the pop-up screen to save information.
ADMINISTRATIVE: Complete the white boxes on the Administrative page. Click Next page at Bottom right of page. Choose "Yes" on the pop-up screen to save information.
LOCATION: Click the "Add" button on the right hand side of page to enter Location. Once they choose the location type, it will open other boxes that need to be completed. Once the required information is added, click the "save" button on right hand side of the page. Continue choosing the "Add" button until all locations are added. Click Next page at Bottom right of page. Choose "Yes" on the pop-up screen to save information.
ANTENNA: Click on location 1 under "Select Location" to highlight it. Then click the "Add" button on the right hand side of page to enter Antenna information. Complete Antenna information at the bottom. (ERP Radiated power = Less than .001 watt/square cm)
Output Watts = 0.013 watts) Click the "Save" button on the top right hand side of the page. Click Next page at Bottom right of page. Choose "Yes" on the pop-up screen to save information.
FREQUENCY: Click on location 1 under "Select Location" to highlight it. Then click on antenna 1 under "Select Antenna" to highlight it. Then click the "Add frequency" button on the right hand side of the page. Complete the frequency information. (10.525 GHz for X band, 24.150 GHz for K band, 33.8 GHz - 35.5 GHz for Ka band) Click the "Save Frequency" button at the top right hand side of the page. Repeat this process to add all frequency information for each location and antenna.
EMISSION: Click on location 1 under "Select Location" to highlight it. Then click on antenna 1 under "Select Antenna" to highlight it. Then click frequency 1 under "Select Frequency" to highlight it. Click the "Add Emission" button at the bottom right hand side of page. Enter emission information (n0n) and click the "Save Emission" button. Repeat this process to add emission information for all frequencies.
Click the "Check Errors" button at the bottom right of the page. Click the "Return Button" to correct any errors that it may show.
Click the "Submit button at the bottom right hand side of the page. Print confirmation page or jot down File number.
If any application fees are due, ULS will calculate those fees. Fees for online filing MUST be received within 10 calendar days of the filing. Click "Continue For Payment Options" button to make selection of "Pay By Credit Card" or "View Form 159". FCC highly recommends online electronic payment, by credit card, using our secure website. If you are paying manually using FCC Form 159 (Remittance Advice), send the application package to: Federal Communications Commission, P.O. Box 979097, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000. Hand or courier delivery only to: U.S. Bank, Attn: FCC Government Lockbox #979097, SL-MO-C2-GL, 1005 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63101.

Should you have any further questions, or need additional information, please submit a request through http://esupport.fcc.gov/index.htm or call the ULS Customer Support Hotline at (877) 480-3201, selecting option 2 after the main menu recording.