I had to find the link, as I had discussed this with my dad at one time. http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/license-requirements.html So you can do packet, with a technicians license. I discussed this with him, because I found a bootable distro, aimed at ham users. (long since lost the link). He is licensed, and I am not, though some point and time.... -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Leo Mauler <webgiant@yahoo.com>

Does anyone on here have a Ham Radio License? I'm trying to track down the minimum Ham Radio License to create and use a Packet Radio system.

The National Association for Amateur Radio (ARRL), http://www.arrl.org/, has all the ham radio license classes and what frequencies they can use. Wikipedia has a nice definition of Packet Radio, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packet_radio. Neither one mentions the minimum Ham Radio license to operate a Packet Radio setup.

I'm interested in getting a Ham License and would like to experiment with Packet Radio, but I'm rotten at Morse code and the Technician license doesn't require any Morse code. Can you operate a Packet Radio setup using Technician-class frequencies?

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