Re: Amateur Radio - to get weather info, access mail etc?

In article <5ik8u31v4euvklb6g4hp3ueij7almsb8g6@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 Brian Whatcott <betwys1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:10:11 +0100, Marc Heusser
> <marc.heusser@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> >I am an electrical engineer and could quite easily get a licence for 
> >amateur radio.
....
> Amateur licenses are worth another look at now. The morse code
> requirement has been swept away, and there are just three available
> cl***** - tech, general and extra.
>  Tests are held regularly in local areas, and an ARRL license Manual
> will get you there - not to mention the several sites offering
> practice tests at all three levels.

Thanks for the info - actually in Switzerland it is even easier if you 
have a degree in electrical engineering: The only part you have to pass 
is knowing the Radio Rules (20 minutes of multiple choice questions).
So it boils down to whether I'll actually use the amateur bands to 
access the internet via RF (to download GRIB weather files eg), or to 
receive weather faxes etc.

Marc

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