Kristan, What's your call and what part of town / area are you? 73.....Rick W5RH
On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 8:44 AM Michael Amos via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > All of the below suggestions are VERY good. I would like to also add that > you should turn on that radio, tune into a QSO and just listen for a bit. > Then another and another… The idea is to get an idea of the lingo and pace > of the conversation. That with the extra education you will get from > someone showing you the ropes will do wonders. Even if you don’t see > anyone, listening to different QSO’s will give you a great sense of what > and how to conduct yourself on the radio. > > > > Lastly, GET ON THE AIR. You have to jump into the water sometime. Send a > message out on this email chat and say “hey, I’m going to be on X freq at X > time. Someone come talk with me to get familiar.” I’m sure you’ll end up > with a pileup within a short amount of time. > > > > Mike – KG4NDS > > > > *From:* BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> *On Behalf Of *gshockxcc via BVARC > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 19, 2024 8:13 AM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc@bvarc.org> > *Cc:* gshockxcc <gshock...@pm.me> > *Subject:* [BVARC] How to HAM? > > > > First, let me preface my request for help by saying that I am a Mechanical > Engineer and I still have no idea what is going on. I collect lots of data > on rotating and fixed equipment, and I understand Control systems just > enough to be dangerous. > > > > That said, I have had my General license for almost a year, and I still > have no idea how to operate a ham radio, how to communicate with anyone or > find channels to communicate on. I freely admit that the amount of time > that I spend trying to learn is minimal, because of other priorities at the > moment. I don’t have any friends who are into ham, and I am rarely able to > make BVARC functions like the POTA. > > > > How in the world do you get started if you don’t know where to begin? > Sorry, I am just lost. > > > > > > -Kristan > > > > > > Sent from Proton Mail <https://proton.me/mail/home> for iOS > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ > -- Rick Hiller *e-mail: rickhille...@gmail.com <rickhille...@gmail.com>* *Cell/VM/Text: 832-474-3713* *Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive* * Houston, TX 77036*
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